Escape convicts trigger Texas manhunt road blocks
In South Texas and near the Mexican border a manhunt for seven escaped convicts expands with road blocks on U S 77 and U S 281 in Nueces County. A DPS helicopter and heavily armed deputies inspect licenses while Border Patrol joins the search and schools briefly delay classes amid reports of sightings near Odem Corpus Christi.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Nueces County
U.S. Highway 77
Driscoll
Kingsville
Texas- Mexico
U.S
Leroy Moody
U.S. 77
U.S. 281
Man charged with burning activist's house
BAYTOWN AP Authorities charged McNair man Egan Thomas 38 with arson and retaliation after he confessed to starting a fire that gutted the home of anti-drug and anti-gang activist Milton Collins. Thomas faces up to 20 years for each count while Precinct 3 will seek attempted murder charges since Collins and his grandson escaped.
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Baytown
McNair
Egan Thomas
Harris County
Ken Jones
Milton Collins
Milton Collins III
Thomas
Collins
Bush aims to set healing tone in inaugural speech
President elect George W. Bush intends his Capitol address to unite the nation and close the political rift that marked his arrival. Senior adviser Karen Hughes noted the speech seeks a healing tone as Bush plans a 12 to 15 minute delivery after taking the oath on January 20.
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Hughes
Mike Gerson
Bush
Blair House
White House
Odessa Career Center students build skills for college and careers
Curtis Britt, principal, says students at the Career Center gain hands on experience in marketing and entrepreneurship. Junior marketing students plan to attend college after graduation and acquire marketable skills for good paying jobs. Students describe hands on learning as appealing and the atmosphere as business like.
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Underwood
Odessa
Curtis Britt
Career Center
Britt
Cody Young
Bianca Young
Sanchez
American Airlines faces possible strike by flight attendants
AP reporting from Dallas notes American Airlines cannot secure union backing for its TWA purchase as flight attendants vote to strike. Association directors approved an 18-0 decision to hold a vote by 23,000 members, with a potential mid February result. The union must wait for a federal mediator to declare negotiations over, a step American opposes. Spokeswoman Karen Watson said American favors resuming talks.
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Dallas
American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
The
Association of Professional Flight Attendants
American
Karen Watson
Houston trio form childhood cancer center
Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children's Hospital and the University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center join forces to launch the Childhood Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Center housed at the Texas Children's Cancer Center. The center aims to research causes of childhood cancer, identify prevention strategies and train professionals.
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Houston
Texas Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Texas Children’s Cancer Center
Melissa L. Bondy
Bush and Clinton to share limousine on Inauguration Day
White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said Bush and Clinton will ride together to the Capitol on Inauguration Day despite talks of separate cars. Bush family will stay at Blair House with 35 rooms 15 suites and 30 bathrooms.
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Bartlett
Bush
White House
Capitol
Ari Fleischer
al Gore
Florida
Washington
Fleischer
Blair House
George Bush
Odessa weighs moving fire station to better cover city
Fire Chief Pollack described a 1.58 million plan to relocate Station No. 8 near Jordan Elementary across from a school to improve service within a 1.5 mile radius. The study used no new funds and keeps ownership of Stations 5 and 8, with December plans for future use undecided.
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Jordan
Pollack
Fire Department
Odessa
Odessa police report crackdown on truancy and loud car music
Odessa police and ECISD Police intensify enforcement as truancy tickets rise to 353 in 2000 and loud car audio tickets increase. Officers say parental control and school attendance are emphasized, with SAS home visits and classes to support parents and students. A zero tolerance policy governs offenses like drunk driving, funding city services from ticket revenue.
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Ector County Independent School District
ECISD
Henry Jackson
Lettie Bernal
Student Assistance Services
SAS
Bernal
Odessa
Sherrie Thompson
Thompson
Fire Department
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