Safety gift for Christmas fire safety from Odessa fire official
Odessa Fire Department arson investigator Al Mata warns winter fires stem from electrical problems and moisture. He urges ground fault interrupters on outdoor lights and UL labeling on products. Real Christmas trees must stay well watered to avoid rapid, dangerous fires. if a fire starts, evacuate and call the fire department.
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al Mata
Mata
Underwriters Laboratory
College Fund receives $150000 donation from estate
The College Fund of Ector County received a $150,000 gift from the estate of J C Ferguson. The funds will support scholarships for financially needy graduates from local high schools who plan to attend Odessa College or the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Ferguson died last January and owned E L Farmer & Company in Odessa.
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Ector County
J.C. Ferguson
Odessa College
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Ferguson
E.L Farmer & Company
Odessa
College Fund aims to boost Ector County scholarships
Billy Bassett, president of the College Fund of Ector County Foundation, says the group will raise scholarships by at least 50 percent and hopes to award about 20 scholarships this spring from a $384,000 balance. Scholarships average $250 per semester and target students based on need. The long term goal is to fund scholarships for all Ector County ISD graduates who want to attend OC or UTPB.
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College Fund of
Ector County Foundation
Bassett
Ector County Independent School District
College Fund
Ector County
Clinton names Lee as civil rights chief in surprise move
President Clinton bypassed Senate to name Bill Lann Lee as civil rights chief, defying GOP threats. Lee sworn in as acting assistant attorney general with full authority, while Republicans vow to monitor his stance on affirmative action and racial quotas.
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Clinton
Senate
NAACP
Bill Lann Lee
GOP
Lee
Congress
White House
Legal Defense Fund
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
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Oval Office
Appointee brings calm to chaos
Washington AP reports Bill Lann Lee remained calm amid Capitol Hill scrutiny over his record as critics labeled him an affirmative action zealot. He recalled his 7 year old son Mark’s view of Washington, joking the boy thought it was a foreign country, a sign of his resilience under pressure.
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Washington
Bill Lann Lee
Mark
Lee
Capitol Hill
Pesticides threaten health of child farmworkers in US
In a third of five part series, children for hire, the article reveals tens of thousands of kids laboring in California onion fields, Florida strawberry fields, and Midwestern cucumber patches exposed to methyl parathion, captan, and endosulfan. It notes gaps in government pesticide standards that overlook working children and their long term health risks.
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United States
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Central Valley
Florida
Empty Stocking Fund aids Odessa children this Christmas
A social worker at a local hospice seeks help for two motherless boys to enjoy Christmas with toys and clothes. The Empty Stocking Fund, a Salvation Army Odessa American campaign, aims to raise 40000 dollars by Friday. Donors can mail or deliver gifts to the Salvation Army center or the Odessa American offices.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Salvation Army Community Center
10Th St
Fourth St
Thrifty Nickel
N. Golder Ave
Texas Commerce Bank
N. Grant Ave
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