Midland Odessa pact boosts La Entrada al Pacifico trade corridor
MOTRAN officials and Odessa Chamber leadership praise a new trade agreement linking Midland and Odessa. The project, key to La Entrada al Pacifico, will fund corridor development including mainlanes, frontage roads, bicycle lanes, and major interchanges. Public displays and hearings will explain routes and environmental impacts with comments invited by Ajay Shakyaver of the Texas Department of Transportation Odessa District.
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Women in executive roles face pay gap despite gains
The 1998 data show men in top jobs earning about 51,351 while women rose 20 percent to catch up. Catalysts note 11.9 percent of corporate officers are women in America's 500 largest firms as of March 31 1999, up 37 percent since 1995, yet men hold 93 percent of line officer roles. Analysts caution progress is uneven, influenced by old boys networks and gendered perceptions in the workplace.
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Reeve urges lifting of federal stem cell funding ban
Christopher Reeve argues for a federal law change to allow government funding of embryo research. He cites therapy potential for diseases like Alzheimer's and calls NIH oversight essential to prevent abuses and ensure wide dissemination of breakthroughs.
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Elian Debate Rages Over Castro Trophy Claim and Flight
U S officials caution Elian may return to Cuba as Fidel Castro is accused of using the boy for political leverage. Castro touts Cold War tensions while a Miami clan seeks access, and federal agents recount the child’s calm demeanor during the Andrews Air Force Base reunion.
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Nebraska partial birth abortion ban faces Supreme Court review
Nebraska lawmakers passed a 1997 ban on partial birth abortions. Sen. Ernie Chambers cast the lone vote. The Supreme Court will hear a challenge that could reshape national abortion rights. The case tags D and X versus the Nebraska ban, with penalties up to 25 years, and challenges its scope beyond the described procedure.
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US Supreme Court
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Poultry Egg Gathering and Miscellaneous Facts
The piece notes big poultry operators gather eggs four times daily. It blends quips about Wilde and voice theory with trivia on animal temperatures, divorce patterns, teenager counts, U S surgeons general, and a 1775 spy case. It ends with a remark on computer printouts and telephone numbers.
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Contact details for L M Boyd
L M Boyd can be reached by email at sayhello LMBoyd.com or by mail at PO Box 99126 Seattle WA 98199.
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Classified ad policy note from Odessa American stating advert acceptance discretion and error liability. Includes contact lines with out of town numbers, email and web address, plus copyright warning and reproduction restriction.
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