Measles cases rise in Basin with new infections
Measles cases increase across Ector County and Midland as health officials report 24 in Ector, 1 at a Midland elementary, and 10 new suspected cases. Officials confirm a 77 year old Anson Jones Elementary student as Midland’s first confirmed red measles case.
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Ector County
Monahans
Midland
Toby Cross
Health Department
Crockett Junior High School
Ector County Health Department
Crockett
Midland Health
Monette Burke
MMH
Humphreys
High court upholds Texas seat belt law and fine
The Supreme Court declined to hear Raymond D. Richards Jr. challenge to a Texas seat belt requirement, leaving in place a $35 fine from 1986 for not wearing a seat belt. Justice Levy dissented, warning of broad potential penalties for everyday conduct.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Houston
Raymond D. Richards Jr
Richards
Ben G. Levy
Court of Appeals For
First Supreme Judicial District of Texas
Levy
Greenspan presses rate hike stance amid Bush policy clash
Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan reaffirmed that higher interest rates are needed to curb inflation, contradicting President Bush who argues rate hikes risk slowing growth. The Fed, meanwhile, rolled out another round of credit tightening as consumer prices rose 4.4 percent in 1988 and wholesale prices spiked in January. Rep. Panetta warned Bush’s rosy 1990 budget assumptions could backfire, urging caution as budget rules loom.
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Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
U.S
Bush
Greenspan
Fed
Senate Budget Committee
Bush Administration
Leon Panetta
D-Calif
House Budget Committee
David Stockman
Ronald Reagan
President heads to Asia on five day overseas trip
President Bush departs before sunrise for a five day mission to Japan China and South Korea his first overseas trip as president The White House says it will show the United States as an Asian power The journey includes a Tokyo stop for Emperor Hirohitos funeral and a flurry of scheduled meetings with world leaders to highlight U S ties in Asia and ahead of Sino Soviet talks slated for May
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Japan
China
South Korea
U.S
Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Scowcroft
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Deng Xiaoping
Hirohito
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Singapore
Pakistan
Thailand
West Germany
France
Belgium
Turkey
Brazil
Nigeria
National Security
Impor
Hospital reports a profit at Medical Center in January
The county owned Medical Center chalked up a $62,577 January profit the second straight month of narrowing deficits. Board vice chair Narita Holmes said cuts are helping but year to date remains red at $498,477, with a $1.587 million overdraft at Odessa MBank and prior large losses. The Feb 28 Board meeting will review the latest figures as administrators aim for a $20,000 year end profit.
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MCH
Odessa
Ector County
Hospital Board
Holmes
David Meisell
Ralph Conley
C.S. Patterson
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Midland Independent School District
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High Court
Nimitz Junior High School
Gary Grubbs
Panetta
Michael Boskin
Hospital
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