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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1996

Page

3

Teen racer battles Hodgkin’s disease with family, community support

Justin Graves, 17, faced a Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis after weight loss and a neck lump. Treatment at Dallas Medical City began with chemotherapy, aided by a permanent catheter. Despite illness, he returns to racing with his team, supported by parents James and Debbie Graves, friends, and a caring community as doctors report a strong prognosis.

Graves Justin Texas Oncology Group Dallas Medical City T.K. George West Texas Cancer Center George Hodgkin James Debbie Graves Hobbs N.M Woody's James Graves Rexene Hin's

California schools face crowding as class size rules loom

In Anaheim and across California, educators scramble to fit 40 pupils into two classes plus one teacher. The state plan to reduce early grade class size to 20, funded by 971 million dollars, demands 6,500 new teachers per grade if fully adopted, with districts racing to secure space and staffing before February 16, 1997.

Anaheim Calif California Maria-Elena Romero National Assessment of Education Progress Kevin Gordon State School Association Gordon Bill Walters Action Mobile Entals Inc Long Beach

Olympic closing ceremony highlights and flag bearer chosen

Ceremonial finale features the extinguishing of the Olympic flame after a two hour opening style parade. Al Gore attends with Clinton not planning to attend. Michael Matz named US flag bearer after heroics in a 1989 crash rescue.

Izzy Mischer Antwerp Atlanta Billie Frank Sartor Sydney Australia Pementes al Gore Clinton White House Ce Ftaer Ean Michael Atz Matz Collegeville United Airlines Sioux City Iowa Mats Sa

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