Glazed eyes and summer games on global TV
Readers are warned about TV saturation during the 1992 Summer Games and political conventions. The piece jokes about couch potatoes and suggests how to distinguish key figures like Barbara Bush Hillary Clinton and Ronald Reagan while noting the unlikely earthshaking impact of the events.
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Houston
Phil Gramm
Spain
Dan Quayle
Jim Courier
Pat Sajak
Middle East
Bosnia
Barbara Bush
Hillary Clinton
Barbara
Hillary
Bush
Millie
Jessie Jackson
Jerry Brown
Reebok
Dan
TU Electric wins contract dispute in Midland court
A Midland district court judge ruled Cap Rock Electric must buy wholesale power from Texas Utilities Electric Co under a 1990 contract. About 22,000 Cap Rock customers in Stanton area will face TU Electric rates. Cap Rock plans an appeal.
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TU Electric
Midland
Cap Rock Electric
Texas Utilities Electric Co
Stanton Area
West
Texas
238Th District Court
John Hyde
David Pruitt
Cap Rock
TV Electric
Hyde
Teresa Kelly
Darrell Prein
Prein
Rainy weather disrupts Odessa phone lines and services
More than an inch of rain knocked out phone service citywide causing delays at Nations Bank and Dillard's. University of Texas of the Permian Basin clerks faced credit card verification problems while UTPB reported no major computer delays. By mid afternoon most issues were resolved after emergency testing, though residents faced nuisances and emergency communication concerns remained.
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Jeanne Baker
Nations Bank
Carol Morgan
Dillard’s Department
Permian Mall
Morgan
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Cindy Curnutt
Travis Woodward
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Linda Basham
42Nd Street
Dawn Avenue
Susie Whitman
West Odessa
Odessa Fire Department
Odessa
Jury Award Overturned in Upton County Case on Appeal
The 5th Circuit in New Orleans voided a 1.5 million jury verdict against Upton County and ex sheriff Glen Willeford from a January 1991 Midland trial won by Mary Turner. The court ruled the evidence failed to support the claim of a conspiracy with informant Walter Wolf to plant drugs and violate civil rights. Turner’s attorney plans further appeals after the panel noted insufficient grounds to sustain the verdict.
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Upton County
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Mary Turner
Turner
Glen Willeford
112Th District
J.W. Johnson
Walter Wolf
Midland
U.S
Lucius Bunton
Johnson
Steven Woolard
Willeford
John Gunter
Veasey eyed as regional medical examiner in Permian Basin
Dr Veasey, named Ector County medical examiner candidate, may lead a regional forensic pathologist role for the Permian Basin. He met with planning commission officials as Ector ponders replacing the current autopsy system with a state law based medical examiner setup.
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Ector County
Permian Basin
Sparks Veasey
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Veasey
Ector County Commissioners Court
Justices of the Peace
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J. Michael Stephans
Ector County Hospital District Board
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