Odessa sees 7.42 percent rise in February sales tax revenue
Odessa's sales tax revenue rose 7.42 percent in February from a year earlier, mirroring a 17.3 percent statewide gain. The city recorded a $1,137,967.57 tax rebate while Ector County Hospital District earned $1,368,071.57, up 13.75 percent. The February disbursement reflects December 1992 retail sales.
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Ector County
John Sharp
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Hetzler
Wal-Mart
Sam's
Exhumation planned in Ector County homicide case
The exhumation of a presumed homicide victim’s remains is planned within a month to be re examined by Dr. Sparks Veasey Ectors medical examiner. District Attorney John Smith says the second autopsy could provide evidence for a grand jury indictment. A $2500 request was made to fund an additional forensic pathologist at the exhumation.
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Ector County
Sparks Veasey
Ralph Erdmann
Lubbock
Hockley County
John Smith
Veasey
Smith
Ector County Commissioners Court
District Attorney's Office
U N Moves to Create War Crimes Tribunal for Yugoslavia
The United Nations Security Council votes to establish an international war crimes court for former Yugoslavia. Skeptics warn a tribunal may not halt ethnic cleansing or stop mass killings, torture, and rape. The move marks a shift toward international human rights enforcement, though success is uncertain.
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Security Council
Yugoslavia
Edt Germ
Council
Somalia
Kurdistan
U S Considers Air Drops Over Eastern Bosnia
Washington officials say relief flights to Sarajevo resumed as the United States and allies plan air drops of supplies for needy areas in eastern Bosnia. President Clinton hinted an announcement after a meeting with U N Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
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Sarajevo
United States
U.S
Bosnia
Clinton
U.N
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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Boutros-Ghali
Somalia
Crowd attacks vans carrying two suspects in toddler's death
In Liverpool a violent crowd attacked police vans transporting two 10 year old boys charged with kidnapping and murdering two year old James Bulger. Six arrests were made as lawmakers warned of vigilante action in Britain amid public demands for crime crackdown.
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Liverpool
England
James Bulger
Britain
Commissioners court refuses to rehire Reeves County workers
The Reeves County Commissioners Court declined to rehire about 16 workers dismissed by Sheriff Arnulfo Gomez in January. State law gives the Sheriff discretion over county employees, the court said. Odessa lawyer Melissa Hirsch pressed to question the sheriff about just cause for the firings, but the request was denied. Reeves County Judge Mike Harrison said the workers were not terminated but not rehired, noting a distinction.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
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Gomez
Durt
Odessa
Melissa Hirsch
Harrison
Health care fix could mean more taxes in 1993 plan
President Clinton weighs a broader overhaul of the U S medical care system as a potential next target for tax increases. House Budget Director Leon Panetta signals that tax hikes remain likely while Clinton health advisers study options. Risk of new taxes to fund reforms.
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Clinton
House
Leon Panetta
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