Law officers prepare to enforce Brady bill in Odessa
As the Brady bill takes effect Monday Odessa law officers finalize how to run background checks for handgun purchases. Agencies will perform criminal and wanted-person checks with no current application fees though fees may arise later. Dealers must submit or arrange applications to the sheriff or police chief who oversee the checks and respond within five days.
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Odessa
Ector County
Sheriff's Deent
Jenkins
O.A
Bob’’ Brookshire
Ers
Sheriff's Office
Police Department
Dinah Shore dies at 76 after brief illness
Beverly Hills California entertainer Dinah Shore dies at age 76 after a brief illness. The radio television and film star whose career spanned seven decades earned eight Emmy Awards and nine gold records and was the first entertainer to visit GIs on the World War II front. Born Frances Rose Shore in Winchester she became a beloved public figure through Chevrolet endorsements cookbook authorships and hosting a popular golf tournament.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Dinah Shore
Reynolds
Frank Sinatra
Dinah
Shore
Frances Rose Shore
Tiny
Winchester
Witness describes welfare fraud scheme harming taxpayers
An undercover informant testified behind a screen that translators doctors and attorneys aided healthy immigrants in securing disability benefits through the Social Security program. He said middlemen coached applicants to feign illness while charging fees, with threats prompting security precautions and a hooded departure.
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Washington
Congress
California
Senators clash over Whitewater probe and White House ties
Washington Republicans pressed the Whitewater inquiry, alleging insufficient pursuit of the case and possible political interference. RTC chief Roger Altman told Senate Banking Committee lawmakers he briefed White House officials on Arkans as thrift Madison Guaranty as civil claims deadline neared.
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Senate
Whitewater
GOP
Senate Banking Committee
Savings and Loan Cleanup
White House
Arkansas
Roger Altman
Resolution Trust Corp
Bernard Nussbaum
Madison Guaranty S&l
Congress
Houston bus driver wins Texas Lottery top prize
Wanda Wilson, a 36 year old Houston bus driver, claimed a 41.48 million dollar lotto jackpot, the state’s largest winner to date. She plans to spend on her 11 year old daughter, pay off her mother’s house, open a trust, and support family and church while budgeting carefully. The prize total comprises an initial 2.08 million payout plus 2.07 million annually for 19 years.
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Austin
Houston
Wanda Wilson
Easy Street
Texas
Wilson
Nora Linares
Texas Lottery Commission
Oneron
Rebecca Brown
Irving
Ropolitan Transit Authority
Tia
Morell Wilson
Ozona
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Alfonso D'Amato
R-N.y
Banking Committee
Don Riegle
D-Mich
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House Education and Labor Committee
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