Ospreys crash prompts safety debate after fatal Marine loss
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey plunged straight down and burned, killing Marines. Lt. Mark Carter offered condolences at Yuma where the flight originated. President Clinton expressed sympathy and noted the risks borne by service members. The incident renews questions about the aircrafts safety amid prior crashes in 1991 and 1992, with the program co produced by Bell and Boeing.
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Marine Corps Air Station
Yuma
Clinton
Bush
Marine Corps
Delaware
Virginia
Bell Helicopter Textron of
Fort Worth
Boeing Co
Ridley Park
Ector County Commissioners Court Agenda Highlights Today
Ector County Commissioners Court meets at 10 a.m. in Odessa to discuss minutes from March 13, declare National Infant Immunization Week April 16-27, waive Building 6 fee for April 27 awards luncheon, bid actions for Life and Asphalt materials, consultant on facility contracting, vehicle-use policy, school lunch program application, grants of 90,484 from DOJ and 4,264 from the Texas Health Dept, lease extension with CiviGenics, cooperative purchasing addendum, Robin Avenue water pipeline deed, extend contracts for Auctioneer Services and fuels, foreclosure consent to sell under market value, accounts payable and financial reviews, a line-item transfer of 400, and 500 under forfeited property laws.
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Commissioners’ Court
Ector County
Health Department
Partners In Education
Texas Department of Human Services
U. S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Texas Department of Health
CiviGenics
City of
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital Board
Odessa College
Robin Avenue
Chaparral Estates
Maria
April Drive
General Fund
Rage Against the Machine Dominate California Music Awards
Rage Against the Machine won five California Music Awards led by Zack de la Rocha. The Los Angeles group took outstanding hard rock album for The Battle of Los Angeles, and won outstanding group artist of the year and public excellence award. Tom Morello earned outstanding guitarist. Carlos Santana won outstanding album for Supernatural and Smooth with Rob Thomas won outstanding single as the BAMMIES expanded statewide.
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San Francisco
Zack de la Rocha
Los Angeles
Arthur M. Schcot
Tom Morello
Carlos Santana
Supernatural
Rob Thomas
Matchbox 20
Ling Defends Old Navy Role As Empowering Choice
Lisa Ling argues the Old Navy commercial was a deliberate bid to challenge stereotypes and show a minority woman in control, while critics in the Asian American community view it as materialistic and betraying cultural expectations. Ling, 26, spoke at Duke University about creative control and empowerment versus backlash.
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N.C
Lisa Ling
ABC
the View
Ling
Duke University
Old Navy
Pryor Rights Dispute Spurs LA Court Battle
Loud Records of Delaware seeks a court ruling over ownership of master recordings from Richard Pryor performances. The label says it paid 200000 dollars in 1998 under an agreement with Found Money Inc. to acquire the material.
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Pryor
Richard Jr
Los Angeles
Richard Pryor
Loud Records
Delaware
Loud
Found Money Inc
Bonfire at Texas A&M fuels ongoing safety questions
Texas A&M awaits a commission report on the 11 student deaths and 27 injuries from the November bonfire collapse. Officials cite not rushing decisions, with President Ray Bowen at the center of whether the 90 year old tradition continues. The panel faces questions over design, construction, blueprints, alcohol use and prior safety concerns while OSHA may reopen interviews.
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Linbeck
Texas A&m
Lane Stephenson
A&m
Ray M. Bowen
Stephenson
Will Hurd
Bowen
Texas A&m Board of Regents
Commission
Austin American-Statesman
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Dallas
College Station
Osha Regional
John Miles
Austin American- Statesman
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Randy Field
Elian's custodial dispute sparks vigil and diplomacy effort
Lazaro Gonzalez asks that meetings with government psychiatric experts be set tentatively as Elian's fate remains unsettled. Supporters vigil outside the Miami home while protests flare near Juan Miguel Gonzalez in Bethesda. Attorneys urge swift, lawful action as the U.S. court fight over Elian's return to his father continues amid international tensions.
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Elian Gonzalez
Miami
Immigration and Naturalization
United States
Lazaro Gonzalez
Elian
Reno
Washington
Bethesda
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Delfin Gonzalez
Justice
Havana
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Cuba
Donato Dalrymple
Sam Ciancio
Ciancio
Gonzalez
Dalrymple
ABC
Spencer Eig
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa
U.S
Fidel Castro
Donated breast milk aids Austin NICUs and outpatient babies
Donated milk distribution in Austin rises from four to seven gallons as NICU doctors credit breast milk with sharply reducing necrotizing enterocolitis. The nonprofit milk bank charges two dollars and fifty cents per ounce to cover about half its costs while screening donors and pasteurizing milk.
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Austin
James Courtney
Children’s Hospital of
George Sharpe
Children’s Hospital
Sharpe
Bank
Oatan
Quiz of odd facts and light science curiosities
A compilation of quick Q&A style tidbits spans topics from physiology and language in notes on puberty and SOB terms to historical legal milestones, regional longevity myths, and a penny doubling puzzle. It also mentions a humor column by L M Boyd with contact details.
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Sierras
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