Odessa considers in car video for police patrol cars
Odessa city council will discuss buying audio video monitors for patrol cars. Police Chief James Jenkins says the systems protect officers and citizens, aid prosecutions, reduce complaints, and may deter misconduct. DPS has used such systems about five years, with audio valued alongside video. If approved, four cameras cost about 17000 dollars from drug forfeitures, with plans to equip all cars gradually.
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Odessa
James Jenkins
Jenkins
Texas Poe
Wes Patrol
Coy Clanton
DPS
Lanton
Mothers cling to spanking despite experts’ advice
Chicago AP reports a Pediatrics survey finds 42 percent of mothers with children under four spank in the prior week. Inner city mothers spank more, and those spanked as children tend to spank more, prompting calls for broader research.
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Chicago
Rebecca R. S. Socolar
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Socolar
New York
Area musicians hit high note with All-State Band
Thirty-one top area high school music students earned All-State Band and Choir honors in local auditions. Midland Lee High School led with eight selections, Odessa High eight, and Permian two. OHS Director Pano Mata praised early prep and voiced pride in Odessa's achievements.
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Midland
Lee High School
Odessa High School
Permian High School
OHS
Pano Mata
No new taxes budget kicks off 1995 Legislature
The 1995 Legislature opens with a no new taxes budget plan aiming for a lean start. Major elements include about 2 billion more for public schools, 770 million in overdue payments, and 1.4 billion for health, human services, and prisons. Funding relies on 4.9 billion new money, 3 billion carried over, and extra revenue and federal fund shifts. Budget leaders foresee a cooperative path with Gov George W Bush and Democratic leaders.
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House
John Montford
D-Lubbock
Robert Junell
D-San Angelo
House Appropriations Committee
Janis Carter
Carter
Health and Human Services
Bush to replace Texas education chief Meno
Republican Governor elect George W. Bush will replace Education Commissioner Lionel Skip Meno, who was praised by some educators. Bush cited a climate of change and reform, while Meno said he hoped to stay but respected the decision. The State Board of Education will nominate a successor for Bush to confirm.
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Austin
George W. Bush
Lionel
Skip’ Meno
Meno
Ann Richards
Bush
Richards
State Board of Education
State Senate
Texas Education Agency
Gabon may quit OPEC in sign of cartel strain
Gabon says its OPEC dues are too high and hints it may leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The move would mark another exit by a member after Ecuador in 1992, reflecting waning clout as outsiders like Britain and Norway emerge as major oil suppliers.
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Brussels
Belgium
Gabon
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Pierre Terzian
Petrostrategies
Britain
Norway
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Ecuador
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