Flight crew subdues cockpit intruder using axe in Brazil flight
A United Airlines passenger, a Uruguayan banker, forced entry into the cockpit five hours into a Buenos Aires bound flight over Brazil. The co pilot struck him on the head with a small ax, the intruder was restrained and later arrested. The incident raises questions about cockpit security and counter measures.
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United Airlines
Miami
FBI
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Brazil
Innocent Bystander Reflections After Sept 11
A reader ponders if people would act as bystanders or would step in during crises after Sept 11. Observations note witnesses on a Brazil plane incident and shoe bomb attempt show passengers sometimes rush to help. The piece suggests fear, vigilance, and renewed patriotism shape public behavior and readiness to act on planes.
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Brazil
United States
Houston area police chief suspended for two weeks unpaid
Kevin Begley a longtime Odessa police officer and former head of its criminal investigations division was suspended for two weeks without pay after a software security system found his visits to cybersex sites. Begley apologized and offered resignation but was not accepted. He will forgo a typical salary raise and receive a $3,000 dock in pay during March while on leave.
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Houston Area
Odessa
Kevin Begley
Criminal Investigations Department
West University Place Police
City of Odessa
Begley
West University Place
Houston
West University
Sherman Yehl
Yehl
OPD
Sherrie Thompson
James Jenkins
Biotech firm rejects TI site in Midland region
A New York based biotechnology firm declined Midland County's 400000 square foot Texas Instruments building as a relocation site due to its closeness to Midland International Airport. Odessa Development Corporation discussed the potential move, job creation goals, and shared letters of interest from regional leaders.
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Midland County
Midland International Airport
Odessa Development Corporation
Neil McDonald
Chamber
Texas Instruments
Biotech
McDonald
Texas
Odessa-Midland
Gubernatorial campaigns rally minority voters in Texas race
Democratic candidate Tony Sanchez spoke at Prairie View A&M before about 250 black church leaders denouncing Dan Morales' affirmative action record and pledging an administration reflecting Texas ethnic diversity. Morales gained support from Latina PAC of Houston as he contests the March 12 Democratic primary.
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Prairie View
Tony Sanchez
State University
Dan Morales
Sanchez
Morales
Texas
Hopwood
University of Texas Law School
Ordinance Aims to Make Hobbs Convenience Stores Safer
Hobbs New Mexico prepares a draft ordinance to require cameras in stores, multiple clerks during late hours, and window signage for visibility. The move, backed by Allsup's representatives, seeks safer working conditions as police investigate a clerk’s death.
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Hobbs
N.M
Allsup
Donnie Graham
Tony Knott
Hobbs City Commission
Graham
Longview Man Faces Possible Death Penalty in Capital Murders
Clinton Lee Young, 18, indicted on two counts of capital murder in Midland County. Victims Samuel Perry of Eastland and Doyle Douglas of Ore City were found shot to death in an oilfield and Marshall. Assistant DA Teresa Clingman and DA Al Schorre pursue punishment-phase evidence. The arraignment is set for Monday in Judge John Hyde's court.
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Midland
Longview
John Hyde
Clinton Lee Young
Samuel Perry
Eastland
Doyle Douglas
Ore City
Midland County
Teresa Clingman
Clingman
al Schorre
Douglas
Marshall
Perry
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