Holy man dyes eyes after river bath at Kumbha fair ritual
A holy man applies eyeliner after bathing in the Ganges to mark the Kumbha fair held every 12 years. Hindu myth holds a dip absolves sins as authorities seek spiritual renewal through ritual. In other news, Ector County Sheriff Reggie Yearwood proposes using 180000 in security fees to ease courthouse fears. A Chicago art museum sues a couple over a 5 million pledge.
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Ganges
Ector County
Reggie Yearwood
Education level links to frequency of sex study finds
A Chicago based study using 10 000 interviews shows high school graduates averaging 58 sexual contacts annually versus 62 for some college 56 for four year degrees and 50 for those with postgraduate education. Researchers note age and long work hours affect activity.
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Chicago
American Demographics Magazine
National Opinion Research Center
University of Chicago
John Robinson
University of Maryland
Geoffrey Godbey
Penn State
Tom Smith
ECISD mulls freshmen eligibility under UIL policy changes
ECISD officials held a Austin meeting with Texas Education Agency and UIL to decide if east Odessa freshmen in the new Ector magnet program may play varsity or junior varsity sports at Permian or Odessa high schools. They consider requiring enrollment in the resident district for high school athletics and having juniors declare planned high school.
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Ector County Independent School
ECISD
Austin
Texas Education Agency
The
University Interscholastic League
East Odessa
Ector Junior High
Permian
Odessa
Vernon Stokes
Ector
Stokes
UIL
U.N backs inspectors as Iraq blocks inspections
The U N Security Council condemned Iraq for denying access to an American led inspection team and urged cooperation. Russia France and China voiced frustration, while Russia opposed using force. Richard Butler prepares to depart for Baghdad amid calls for talks. Tariq Aziz criticizes the U S led team amid tense inspections.
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Scott Ritter
U.N
Baghdad
Ritter
United Nations
Security Council
Iraq
Council
Russia
France
China
Foreign Ministry
Valery Nestrushkin
Interfax
Moscow
United States
Richard Butler
Suty
Tariq Aziz
Retired farm worker lands $330000 slot jackpot vote Phoenix
Herminia Rodriguez 64 won a $330,000 slot jackpot at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino near Phoenix after the casino had voided the prize for a computer glitch. Media attention helped push payment despite initial disqualification. Rodriguez plans to use funds for grandchildren's college and dialysis for a granddaughter.
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Phoenix
Rodriquez
Texas
Janet Beronio
Rodriguez
Hermenia Rodriquez
West Texas DA who prosecuted Estes dies at 73
Alva Rado Archer 73 former West Texas district attorney who won four Supreme Court cases and helped convict financier Billie Sol Estes died after a long illness. He led private practice in Monahans and served as district attorney of Ward Reeves and Loving counties from 1966 to 1970. He was famed for a sharp mind and strong presence in court, with colleagues noting his wit and extensive prep. He studied at Baylor University after Abilene Christian and remained a true West Texan.
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West Texas
Supreme Court
Billie Sol Estes
Alva Rado Archer
David
Austin
Rado
Warren Heagy
Odessa
Baylor University
Abilene Christian University
Monahans
Heagy
Archer
Janice
Midland
Ward, Reeves and
Loving Counties
Doctors fight floodwaters to stop Rift Valley fever
In Kenya and across a 4000 mile stretch of northeastern Africa a Rift Valley fever epidemic spreads with symptoms including nose and mouth bleeding fever vomiting and diarrhea. WHO epidemiologist Louise Martin and doctors trek swamplands urging precautions such as mosquito protection and avoidance of slaughtered sick animals amid floods flooding Kenya Somalia. Death toll exceeds 350 and may be higher according to officials as authorities battle the outbreak.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Africa
Louise Martin
World Health Organization
Kenyan Ministry of Health
Jordan
Mozambique
Martin
Somalia
Parents discuss daughters safety after team threats in Santa Fe
La Marque Middle School eighth grade girls basketball team faced racial threats and a rope gesture as they prepared to board a bus in Santa Fe on December 18. Four people were arrested. adults charged with assault, two Santa Fe juveniles not charged. Parents meet with principal to consider future play.
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LA Marque
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Middle School
Melissa Mattes
la Marque Independent School
Dwight Puckett
Lawrence Guillory
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