Measles Cases Rising In Ector And Midland Areas
Health officials report 33 measles cases countywide as immunity questions linger. A Gale Pond Alamo Elementary student who was immunized in 1983 tests positive, prompting hundreds of students to be re vaccinated. Authority officials urge re immunization for those vaccinated before 15 months or not vaccinated since 1980.
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Permian Basin
Ector County
Ector County Health Department
Toby Cross
Gale Pond
Alamo
Chuck Hornung
Ector County Independent School District
Midland County
Midland
Anson Jones
Health Department
Patterson
Texas Department of Health
Gale Pond/Alamo elementary
Cross
Midland County Health Department
Joe Ramirez
Crockett
Lawmaker Says Lotto Fears Unfounded in Texas
A Texas lottery proposal drew support from Senator Hector Uribe who argued opponents fear gambling is immoral and ungrounded. The Senate State Affairs Committee backed the measure 9-4, noting twenty-nine states have lotteries and asserting they increase state revenue without major scandals.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Hector Uribe
Brownsville
Uribe
Bush seeks late push to salvage Tower defense nomination
Washington AP Bush launches last minute lobbying with Senate Democrats to salvage John Tower as defense secretary amid concerns over judgment and ties to military contractors. He plans meetings with key lawmakers including Mitchell Warner Robb Bentsen Johnston DeConcini Bradley to urge support after FBI report review.
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Washington
Bush
Senate
John Tower
Far East
Air Force One
Tower
George Mitchell
Maine
John Warner
Rva
GOP
Senate Armed Services Committee
Texas
Charles Robb
D-Va
Lloyd Bentsen
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
FBI
Er Tower
Bob Dole
Capitol
Bob Graham
D-Fla
Miami
U.S
Geneva
Graham
Noel Heritage Plaza faces $200,000 funding shortfall
Odessa city officials warn a further $200,000 may be needed to cover cost overruns for the Noel Heritage Plaza project. Parks Director Joe Carithers cites added amenities and ongoing design changes as the cause while the council has already allocated $200,000 in CDBG funds and Ellen Noel's widow has donated $1 million.
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Noel Heritage Plaza
Odessa
W.D. Noel
Joe Carithers
Carithers
J.T. Dunkin
Noel
Ellen
Lincoln Avenue
Ector County
Carthers
Code names shield witnesses in North Iran Contra trial
In Washington CIA coded names were used to hide identities of foreign officials and operatives. A Costa Rican official and assistants were labeled Costa Rican Official No 1 and Assistant of Costa Rican Official No 1 while CIA One covered a senior CIA official. Judge Gesell halted to resolve a name-disclosure roadblock during questioning of witness Owen about the Costa Rica trip in 1985 for an air base site for the Contras.
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Washington
Oliver North
CIA
North
Robert Owen
Costa Rica
Owen
No. 1
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Gesell
National Security Council
Congress
Brendan V. Sullivan Jr
Virginia
Sullivan
Langley
Potomac River
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Jeanette M. Alien the
Little Helper
Lito Tercero
Frank Jacobo
Jacobo
Lito
Manuel and
Mary Tercero
West Odessa
Lotto
Senate State Affairs Committee
Abby
Sen
Donald Riegle
D-Mich
Armed Services Committee
Plaza
City Council
Noel Heritage Park
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