1.   Jury selection in the federal defamation trial was to begin today in Amarillo, where a livestock mural is painted above the courthouse elevators.

2.   One said she had encountered reporters discussing the case in a courthouse elevator.

3.   The sentencing was delayed half an hour when the judge, known for his promptness, was trapped between floors in a courthouse elevator.

4.   After the morning session, one man wished him well while the two were crammed into a courthouse elevator.

5.   Whiten declined comment as he and Glynn walked toward the courthouse elevators.