Faith sustains family in illness and faith journey
Matt Lummus, 38, battles brain cancer with his wife Erin and children Chris and Becky, supported by Grace Baptist Church. After four brain surgeries and ongoing treatments, faith remains central as the community opens a relief account at First State Bank of Odessa, 1330 E. 8th St. 79761.
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Matt Lummus
Erin
Chris
West Texas Cancer Center
Matt
Erin Lummus
Lummuses
Donald Bugg
Grace Baptist Church
Butch Waldrop
Matt and
Becky
First State Bank of
Odessa
8Th St
Clinton outlines cheaper Medicare cancer screenings plan
President Clinton, reflecting on his mother’s death from breast cancer, announced Medicare reforms set to begin January 1 to reduce costs for screenings for 39 million beneficiaries. He touted early detection boosting survival to 90 to 100 percent and called for renewed action in the battle against cancer.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
Oval Office
White House
Cowboys merchandise sales slump as Cowboys struggle
In Dallas Galleria stores a small rack of Cowboys gear sits unused amid a drop in demand. Officials note the team’s 6 10 season and first non playoff Sunday since 1990. Retailers describe heavy clearance with jackets and jerseys left unsold as fan interest wanes.
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Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
FootAction USA
Dallas Galleria
Fernando Young
Young
Sporting Goods Business
Cowboys
Green Bay
NFL
Lisa Smith
Smith
Champs Sports
Corey Fletcher
Spain
Fletcher
Troy Aikman
Which came first chicken or fresh chicken ruling ends
Washington AP reports a four year clash over when poultry is truly fresh. New Agriculture Department rules ban selling raw poultry as fresh if it has ever been chilled below 27 degrees Fahrenheit. Prior to Dec 17 many chickens could be chilled to 0 to 26 degrees then thawed and sold as fresh.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
California
Jim Perdue
Perdue Farms Inc
Congress
Bob Hahn
Public Voice For Food and Health Policy
Mayor faces murder charge in Acteal massacre
In Chiapas Mexico authorities charged Acteal mayor Jacinto Arias Cruz with murder saying he supplied weapons used in the massacre of 45 villagers and worked to cover it up. He and 23 supporters from nearby villages were jailed in Tuxtla Gutierrez along with others charged with homicide injuries and illegal association.
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Acteal
Mexico
Jacinto Arias Cruz
Tuxtla Gutierrez
Arias Cruz
Chenalho
Los Chorros
Federal
Attorney General’s Office
Jose Luis Ramos Rivera
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Roger Aguilar
Mark Sterkel
Kenny Taylor
Martha Lianez
Drury Lane
Keg Brodnax
Bubba Gravelhauser
Chiapas
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