Odessa tax protest and stadium bonds in 1978 Odessa
The Odessa area faced widespread protests over property tax revaluation with a Boston Tea Party style burn of tax notices by about 100 residents. In late 1978 voters approved a 21.6 million bond package for a new football stadium and school expansions, while other bonds failed amid tax controversy. 2,500 births were recorded, bank deposits hit 440.9 million, traffic deaths fell to 21, and rainfall totaled 17.29 inches.
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Reporter Gunman Tied to TV Station Slayings
A shooter at a Virginia TV station killed reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward during a live interview. The gunman, Vester Flanagan, 41, claimed to be mistreated at work and left a 23 page fax citing mass shooting inspirations. The victims' colleagues and station leadership mourned as investigations focus on motive and workplace tensions.
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Airsho Builds Momentum for Inaugural Show
High Sky Wing volunteers push to stage the first Airsho without CAF backing. Greg Gutting notes nerve racking yet rewarding progress as crews prepare exhibits on Midland Army Airfield and a George Bush display. Brent Collins leads work in the hangar with 250 to 300 volunteers committed to education driven preparations. Airshows run 8 30 a m to 5 p m Saturday and Sunday.
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Trial verdict decides Ramirez prison term for Omar death
In Ector County Texas the judge set a nine a.m. sentencing hearing to determine Ramirez fate for the 2013 case in which 3 year old Omar Frias Jr. died after sustaining blunt force trauma. Prosecutors argued Ramirez injured Omar while Olivas faces similar charges and plea deals.
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Texas teen fights brain eating amoeba after lake swim
In Houston area a 14 year old boy remains in critical condition after swimming Aug 13 in a north Houston lake. Relatives say Michael Riley Jr. developed headache fever and disorientation before diagnosis of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis caused by Naegleria fowleri. CDC notes 35 U S cases 2005 to 2014 with all but two fatal. A swimmer died in Oklahoma earlier this month.
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