County judge weighs crossing guard after fatal accident
Claude County Judge Hugh Reed urged action after a Saturday crash killed John Kennedy and Maxine Hodges and severely injured Earline Ivy near County Road 14 and the railroad. Reed seeks a TxDOT crossing guard, noting the sign alone failed to prevent the tragedy. TxDOT reports 7000 crossings lack guards, with priority based on traffic and crash history.
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Claude
Armstrong
Hugh Reed
Reed
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
The
Railroad Commission
Texas Department of Public
Tracy Tellman
Kennedy family rocked by triple loss after fatal train crash
Claude John Kennedy 69 and Peggy Kennedy 68 were longtime residents with extended kin, remembered for family gatherings and Peggy’s cooking. Minutes after Peggy’s funeral, John and sisters Maxine Hodges 66 and Earline Ivy 64 died when their car was hit at 5 45 while en route to Claude cemetery. Earline remained critically injured Sunday.
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John Kennedy
Kennedy Peggy
Claude — John
Peggy Kennedy
John
Peg
Claude
Dot Bernstein
Bernstein
Peggy
Maxine Hodges
Earline Ivy
Maxine
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Earline
Bill Kennedy
Ohn
Christmas Events Light Canyon With Candles and Victorian Open House
Canyon kicks off the Christmas season with a candlelight ceremony at City Hall. Mayor Lois Rice notes the spiritual opening as bands, prayers, and a nativity scene. Lights illuminate City Hall, Community Center and water tower. The Panhandle Plains Historical Museum hosts a Victorian Christmas Open House with Santa, a storyteller corner and model train exhibit. The library offers story time and Books on Wheels volunteers seek patrons.
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Canyon
City Hall
Canyon Square
Lois Rice
Rice
Glen Metcalf
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
Pioneer Town
Susie Parsons
Santa Claus
England
Parsons
Canyon Library
Melissa Eder
Eder
Epileptic man seeks tape player through Empty Stocking Fund
A man with epilepsy and dialysis needs blues music to lift his spirit. He suffered abuse in childhood and faces ongoing seizures and kidney problems. Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund at Amarillo Globe-News can help provide a tape player, with details via Susie Lemons or Corrine Ewen for more information.
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Daddy
Mr. Y
Amarillo Globe-News
P.O
Amarillo
Texas
Susie Lemons
Globe-News
S. Harrison St
Corrine Ewen
Quilt creator reflects on World AIDS Day
Cleve Jones recalls the mid 1980s pain of losing friend Marvin Feldman to AIDS as he travels from Rhode Island to San Francisco. He will help Rhode Island mark World AIDS Day and observe the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt anniversary, visiting Marvin’s grave and receiving a local honor.
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Providence
Cleve Jones
San Francisco
Marvin Feldman
Rhode Island
Feldman
Jones
Marvin
UN peacekeepers leave Haiti after three year mission
UN peacekeepers ended a three year Haiti mission leaving a return to democracy but ongoing political turmoil. The exit follows American troops’ 1994 intervention, with Canadian and Pakistani forces replacing combat troops. Despite peaceful elections in 1995 and a 6,000 strong police, violence and corruption claims persist with 200 officers fired for crimes.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Florida
Rosalind Petit-Homme
Icians
Preval
U.N
Clinton
U.S
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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J. Kenn
Julia Adhissory
Herb Mart
Sonya Marespe
Conn Johnson
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Amara
Tok Amara Horace
Rene Preval
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