Midland Rebels Parade Honors 5A Football Champs
The Midland Lee Rebels celebrate winning their second straight Class 5A Division I football title after beating Aldine Eisenhower 42 21. A 5 p.m. parade departs Fairmont Park Church of Christ Lot 3813 N Midland Dr, travels south on Midland Dr then east on Neely Ave ending at Lee High School Field House. Mayor Bobby Burns and Rep Tom Craddick are set to speak.
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Midland Lee Rebels
Rebels
Aldine Eisenhower
Fairmont Park Church of Christ
N. Midland Drive
Midland Drive
Neely Avenue
Lee High School
Tarleton Street
Midland
Bobby Burns
Tom Craddick
Time Warner to be acquired by AOL in 166 billion deal
New York AP reports Time Warner, the world’s largest media company, will be acquired by America Online for about 166 billion dollars in stock. The merger aims to transform online reach with Time Warner’s cable network and AOL’s online platform, signaling a major shift in the media landscape.
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Time Warner
AOL
New York
America Online
Steve Case
People Online
At&T’s
Tom Wolzien
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co
Center
Gerald Levin
After drought, Odessa ranchers seek longer relief
In the Permian Basin Odessa area ranchers hailed last week's rain as welcome but insufficient to end seven years of drought. Extension agent Jim Ward noted subsoil moisture at 15 to 20 feet, saying extended above average rainfall is needed. Ranchers have destocked to cope, with some tending to only bare minimum while awaiting better conditions.
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Odessa
Permian
Bob Steakley
Jim Ward
Texas Agricultural Department
Agricultural Extension Service
Ector County
Word
Ward
Steakley
Spaceport plans stalled by private funding fears in Pecos County
Pecos County readers see spaceport dreams stall as investors fear NASA competition. Texas Aerospace Commission chief Tom Moser cites slow progress due to money issues and Wall Street hesitation for private firms. Kistler Aerospace pursues K-1 reusable rocket with Woomera and Nevada land deals while Space Access L.L.C. scouts Kennedy and Brazoria counties.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos
NASA
Tom Moser
Texas Aerospace Commission
Wall Street
Moser
Space Access L.L.C
Kennedy
Brazoria
Kistler Aerospace Corporation
Pecos County
Greg McKenzie
Kistler
Woomera
Australia
Congress and White House clash over Elian Gonzalez case
Congress moves to block Elian Gonzalez return with a subpoena for the 6 year old to testify before a House committee. A Miami judge granted Florida relatives temporary custody and set a March 6 guardianship hearing. Justice Department and INS weigh the Burton subpoena while Sen. Helms seeks to grant the boy US citizenship and other lawmakers weigh father’s status. The subpoena targets February 10, but Burton’s office says the boy may not be compelled to testify.
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Washington
Congress
Elian Gonzalez
Cuba
House
Miami
Florida
Justice Department
The
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Dan Burton
House Government Reform Committee
Elian
Capitol Hill
Jesse Helms
Burton
R-Ind
Mark Corallo
INS
Wal Mart meat department workers seek union in Jacksonville
Workers at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Jacksonville Texas petition the National Labor Relations Board to form a union within a separate meat department unit. An NLRB meeting with Wal-Mart and UFCW Local 540 was slated for Wednesday after postponement, with concerns over hours health benefits and salaries.
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Jacksonville
Texas
Wal-Mart
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Meat Department
Fort Worth
UFCW
Claude Witherspoon
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
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Cal Thomas
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