Community pressures grow on ECISD over UIL ruling
Residents at an ECISD meeting applaud calls to fire Superintendent Gene Buinger and Athletic Director John Wilkins amid ongoing debate over UIL policies. Citizens fault administrators for enforcing UIL rules, while some seek accountability and progress. Local voices urge collective responsibility as the district navigates Permian High’s playoff exclusion.
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UIL
Winfred Richmond
Richmond
Layer
Odessaigh
Panthers
Garcia
Ector County Independent School District
Odessa
Tim Pinkstaff
Allen Strambler
ECISD
Gene Buinger
John Wilkins
Strambler
Georgia firm breaks 24 hour electric vehicle distance record
Electronic Power Technology Inc. of Norcross Ga shatters 24 hour EV mileage with an electric Chev S 10 pickup covering 831.8 miles at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The feat averages 35 mph, beating the prior 24 hour record by 200 miles set in Los Angeles in 1992. The approach relies on off the shelf electronics and a novel charging method aimed at reducing battery wear and enabling future street side charging stations.
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Georgia
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Los Angeles
Electronic Power Technology Inc
Norcross
North Korea agrees to full IAEA inspection of sites
North Korea reversed course Tuesday and will allow the IAEA to inspect seven sites linked to its nuclear program. The move, aimed at averting West confrontations, faces limits as two suspect waste sites are excluded. inspections would cover Yongbyon facilities near Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
North Korea
International Atomic Energy Agency
Vienna
U.S
Security Council
Washington
Atomic Energy Agency
Yongbyon
Pyongyang
United States
Oil trade groups weigh production halt plans
Kansas and Colorado trade groups discussed closing regional oil taps to protest cheap imports. Industry officials doubt a shutdown due to lack of unified voice and absence of strong organization, with calls for a coordinated, unified effort.
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Kansas
Colorado
Wire
Gene Warley
Midland Resources Inc
Viacom Wins Paramount Fight After Long Struggle
Viacom clinches a hard fought victory for Paramount Communications in a five month takeover brawl defeating QVC Network. Sumner Redstone celebrates a personal triumph while Viacom plans a Blockbuster merger. Barry Diller, once Paramount chief, lost his bid to build an interactive multimedia empire.
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Viacom
Paramount
New York
Viacom Inc
Paramount Communications Inc
QVC Network Inc
Blockbuster Entertainment Corp
Sumner Redstone
Barry Diller
Paramount Pictures
QVC
Simon & Schuster Books
Madison
Top admiral retires to end Tailhook saga
Adm. Frank Kelso II will retire two months early on April 30 as the Navy seeks new leadership over the Tailhook scandal. He cited ongoing criticism and said endorsements from Defense Secretary Perry and Navy Secretary Dalton allowed the Navy to close the chapter. The Tailhook convention in Las Vegas in 1991 prompted accusations of misconduct by Navy and Marine Corps aviators.
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Chief of Naval Operations
Adm
Frank Kelso Il
Pentagon
Navy
Washington
Frank Kelso II
Lightning Rod
Kelso
Defense
Illiam Perry
John Dalton
Tailhook
Perry
Dalton
Tailhook Association
Marine Corps
Las Vegas
Interfer
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Korea
Warley
Independent Petroleum Association of America
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