Meningitis rates drop after June spike in Odessa
Health officials report no Haemophilus influenza meningitis cases in a month in Ector County. Dr. David Reddell notes one non Haemophilus case in the last month and recalls five cases in June with one death. Vaccination for ages 2 to 6, and younger in day care, is discussed with low uptake so far.
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Odessa
Health Department
Ector County
Toby Cross
David Reddell
Reddell
Inmates Seek Expanded Library Aid In Ector County Jail
Texas Civil Liberties Union attorney Jim Harrington argues that jail law libraries must serve nonreaders and Spanish speakers with para legal help to satisfy a 1976 Fifth Circuit ruling. Officials defend access hours and privacy, while lawyers urge on site law resources.
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Ector County
Texas Civil Liberties Union
Jim Harrington
Harrington
Associated Press
Texas
U.S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
TCLU
Waco
Baylor Law School
McLennan County
Commissioner’s Court
Brookshire
Richard Alvarado
Alvarado
Larry Myrick
Myrick
Judge upholds protective order in Permian Corp. suit
In Midland a state hearing over a long running class action against Permian Corp. ended with Judge Perry Pickett upholding a protective order that shields confidential documents from public view. Houston attorney Scott Williams argued the order cloaks proceedings and gags disclosure, while reporters attended the session in a law office.
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Midland
Permian Corp
Houston
Perry Pickett
Pickett
Scott Williams
Williams
Midland couple start hubcap business after wheel cover hunt
C K Strobel and Mary Jane in Midland began a hubcap venture about 2.2 years ago after failing to find two used wheel covers for a 1979 Buick Riviera. They bought a franchise and $6,000 worth of hubcaps and wheel covers and now own Hub Cap Annie with ample stock.
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Midland
C.K. Strobel
Mary Jane
Hub Cap Annie
Reading as a pastime in waiting rooms and everyday life
A man in a bank lobby studies a credit card application while others scan magazines in assorted waiting areas. The piece notes how people grasp for printed words in places from doctors’ offices to car glove boxes, showing a universal reading thirst even for mundane material.
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Mr. Macho
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