Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Festival at Ward County Fairgrounds
Monahans hosts the seventh Butterfield Overland Stagecoach and Wagon Festival running today through Saturday at the Ward County Fairgrounds 2000 S Highway 18. Events include 6:30 p.m. kickoff barbecue beard contest and kids rodeo tonight, bull riding and dance Friday, parade of stage coaches and bull rides Saturday plus autograph session. Porch Music E Flat Porch Band plays at 8 p.m. on the Presidential Museum lawn as part of Back Porch Swing. Other listings include Seri Steane on sug tres Pan Country at Globe of the Great Southwest and Roses for Santa Rita at The Petroleum Museum Thursdays through Saturdays.
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Globe of the Great Southwest
Shakespeare Road
Balli heirs win historic Padre Island equity case
Judge Pat McDowell read the verdict as Armando Alonzo hailed the Balli decision as revolutionary and a model for Hispanic equity in courts. Family members from Florida, Arizona, and Mexico packed the courtroom as Ballis celebrated, saying the ruling could open doors for others.
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Balli
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Donor backs Yearwood as Wright’s support acknowledged
Donor notes Wright’s business ties and says he is glad Wright supports Sheriff Yearwood. Donaldson remarks everyone has a right to an opinion and emphasizes awareness of Wright’s business involvement. Yearwood was traveling to Austin on Wednesday. attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.
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Wright
Yearwood
Austin
Odessa Mayor Hext named second vice president of AMCC
Odessa Mayor Bill Hext has been named second vice president of the Association of Mayors Councilmembers and Commissioners for 2000 2001. His nomination was accepted July 27 at an AMCC meeting in Corpus Christi. He will serve on the Planning Committee, which meets twice yearly, with the next meeting in February.
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Association of Mayors
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Wonder Bread workers win $120 million discrimination award
In San Francisco a jury ordered Interstate Bakeries Corp to pay $120 million in punitive damages to black workers alleging racial discrimination at a Wonder Bread plant. The verdict followed $11 million in actual damages for 21 employees.
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Interstate Bakeries Corp
Ventura not to bid on jesseventura.com domain
Gov. Jesse Ventura’s webmaster says he won’t bid for the nearby jesseventura.com site as a competitor bought it after his election. He notes the governor won’t engage in a bidding war and suggests others avoid it, while a purchase price was discussed at about $100.
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Minn
Jesse Ventura
Jesseventura
Phil Madsen
Ventura
Madsen
Ford remembers president in prayer after stroke at hospital
Former President Gerald Ford, 38th in line, suffered a small brain stem stroke after a sinus infection. Betty Ford stayed at his side as doctors noted he was serious but improving while Clinton and Bush sent well wishes from across the country.
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Global smoking death toll projected to hit 10 million by 2030
Oxford researchers led by Sir Richard Peto estimate worldwide tobacco deaths will rise from 4 million annually now to about 10 million by 2030 if smoking continues. They warn 15 percent of adult deaths could be due to tobacco in the latter half of the century, with early quitting reducing irreversible lung damage.
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Oxford University
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Oxford
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Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Odds Summary
Winning numbers for the Texas Lottery Lotto are 9 13 19 27 30 38 for Wednesday August 2 with an estimated $6 million jackpot. Also listed are Pick 3 numbers 3 3 5 and related lottery details.
Readers Guide Switchboard and Staff Directory Listing
A local newspaper page lists contact numbers for departments and editors including Publisher Bill Salter Executive Editor Jon Kot and Managing Editor Pace Borton with page references for advertising, classifieds, production and church news. The page shows phone lines, office fax numbers, and department names in a dense staff directory format.
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Jon Kot
Tammye Mineo
Bill Mins
Frances Irvine
News
Epon Pace Borton
Bripas
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