U S Tsunami Aid Rises as Victims Seek News on Losses
The United States boosted tsunami relief to 350 million dollars as ships and planes converged on affected shores. Tragedy spread from Banda Aceh to India and Sri Lanka, with fears of epidemics and starvation rising. Delays and logistical bottlenecks slowed delivery of blankets water and medicines to victims and remote communities.
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Banda Aceh
Indonesia
United States
Utapao
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Larry J. Redman
Bangkok
Australia
New Zealand
Sumatra
India
Andaman Islands
No break for the ECISD school construction boom
ECISD projects gain momentum during a two week holiday break as Ed Mussinan notes access to sites improves safety and efficiency. Bowie Junior High gains a new fine arts center once a former Latter Day Saints church. Sam Houston Elementary will receive kitchen cafe renovations, updated offices and code upgrades.
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Ector County
Ed Mussinan
N.C
Mussinan
Bowie Junior High
Sam Houston
Bowie Fine Arts
Ity
Bowie
ECISD
Sam Houston Elementary
Cindera Nealyjodessa
American N.C. Sturgeon L.P
Ector County Independent School District
Memo clarifies torture limits under U S law
The Justice Department released a rewritten memo after Abu Ghraib that drops the earlier claims of presidential wartime authority and broad defenses for U S personnel. It states torture violates U S and international law and rejects any authority to sanction torture.
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Washington
Justice Department
Abu Ghraib
Iraq
Bush
U.S
United States
Daniel Levin
Office of Legal Counsel
James Comey
County insurance clash edges through 2004 turmoil
County business centered on insurance raises and taxes as the Ector County Commissioners Court wrestled with a 22 month dispute over former Commissioner Tom Todd’s coverage. The year included a Rangers probe, a three month suspension of Brazeal, a $35,000 settlement, a new administrator, and a contested bid process that led to a rebid and retention of GRI in October.
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Tinsioe One
The
Texas Rangers
Brazeal
David Austin
Austin
Said
GRI
Ing
Mark Sterkel
Odessa
Ector County
Mark Donaldson
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Phuket
Dan Kwan
Colombo
Larry Johnson
Johnson and Seefeldt
Justice Dept
Cliff Hamilton
America
Gaoa
YFAR
Ther
Las Vegas
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