Measles outbreak hits Odessa hospital workers
Two Medical Center Hospital employees confirmed with measles amid Odessa outbreak prompting vaccination for about 200 hospital workers. Total cases rise to 13 in Ector County with a possible case at Permian High School. A 19 month old Kermit child diagnosed as measles victim marks new local spread.
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Odessa
Ector County
Health Department
Toby Cross
Permian High School
Cross
Kermit
County Health Authority
C.S. Patterson
Permian Basin
Crockett
Crockett Junior High School
Sandra Corbell
MCH
Corbell
Texas Sees Light Rain Across State Amid Drought Fears
Farmers and ranchers welcomed moisture from a wide Texas rainfall as East and Northeast counties faced flash flood watches. .08 inch fell at Midland airport to 0.33 inch year to date, with forecasts predicting more rain. Dryness persists with dust storms and concerns for spring planting and statewide moisture recovery.
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Texas
Athens
Henderson
Marshall
Tyler
West
National Weather Service
Midland International
Permian Basin
Panhandle
Childress
Snyder
Big Spring
Oil industry able to meet wartime fuel needs study says
A Commerce Department report concludes the United States can meet direct and indirect military petroleum requirements in a major conventional war through domestic production imports and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It warns that forcing public fuel cuts would cause serious economic hardship.
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Washington
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Commerce Department
United States
Bureau of Export Administration
LULAC accuses police in Latino man shooting case
LULAC Texas chief accuses Colorado City police of lying about the May 13 shooting death of Sammy Gomez 27 and says two Anglo officers executed him. FBI plans probe after activists urge federal action, with conflicting witness accounts and a bureau comment.
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EL Paso
Colorado City
Texas
LULAC
FBI
John T. Garcia
League of United Latin American Citizens’ Texas
Sammy Gomez
Abilene
Big Spring
Bureau
Charles Steinmertz
West Texas
Steinmertz
Bush seeks to sever regulators from S and L oversight
Washington AP A top adviser to President Bush says the administration will fight efforts to sever the close relationship between federal regulators and the savings and loan industry. Breeden touts a $126 billion plan over a decade to close or sell failed S&Ls and merge oversight into the Treasury and FDIC. Industry officials push back calling it a power grab while lawmakers pledge support. Breeden notes the plan aims to insulate examiners and ensure accountability to the president.
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Bush
Savings and Loan
S&l
Richard C. Breeden
White House
S&ls
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Frank Annunzio
D-Nii
House Banking Subcommittee
Breeden
Congress
Donald W. Riegle Jr
D-Mich
Rain Man and Dangerous Liaisons Lead With 15 Oscar Nominations
The film lineup dominates the Academy Awards with Rain Man and Dangerous Liaisons each earning multiple nominations. Major categories include best picture and best actor contenders, signaling a strong awards season for 1980s cinema.
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Bonham Junior High School
Heather Wallin
Ector County Health
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San Angelo Standard-Times
General Rainz
Lubbock
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Jake Garn
Utah
Baker & Botts
Business
Abby
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