Bush entourage to accompany Bush visit in Midland
President-elect George W. Bush travels to Midland on Wednesday with a sizable entourage and numerous Secret Service agents. Also includes MLK Day closing notes: city offices open, county courthouses closed, schools and many banks closed, Odessa American office open, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center closed.
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Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Florida and counties spend over 3 million on recounts and lawsuits
The Orlando Sentinel reports Florida and its counties face more than 3 million dollars in ballot recounts and related lawsuits. State level costs exceed 1.24 million, including 682,266 from Steel Hector and Davis for Secretary of State Katherine Harris. A 10,000 flight to Washington for attorney Joe Klock is among items.
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Joe Klock
Tallahassee
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U.S. Supreme Court
Lang Fu Watches Spinnaker At Houston Boat Show
Colorful sails frame Lang Fu as he looks up at the spinnaker during Houston’s nine day boat show. The event is one of the nation’s largest boat exhibitions drawing crowds and exhibitors.
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Lang Fu
Houston
Cabinet picks face intense scrutiny in Senate debates
Democrats sharpened scrutiny of John Ashcroft with divisive and extremist labels while some backers urge restraint. Debate centers on abortion and civil rights, with Harry Reid wary of historical feuds. Gale Norton interior concerns add to Bush's contested slate as Barbara Boxer calls Ashcroft appointment terrible. See CABINET on Page 2A.
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Odessa churches honor MLK with community arts show
About 300 attended the third annual Musical Community Celebration at Ector Junior High, staged by area churches and the Black Cultural Council of Odessa to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Estella Willard called the event a showcase for arts, music and drama and a chance for the community to unite in justice and equality. St. James Baptist Church youth choir performed as part of the program with other churches and speakers taking part.
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Estella Willard
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Martin Luther King Jr
Ector Jr. High
ECISD to evaluate superintendent Roy Benavides
After seven months on the job ECISD Superintendent Roy Benavides will face a January evaluation by the school board. Five of seven board members express strong approval noting the hiring process was deliberate and appropriate and that he is doing a wonderful job.
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Ector County Independent School District
Odessa
Region 13 Educational Service Center
Phil Fouche
Benavides
Fouche
Tommy Salmon Sr
Delma Abalos
Carol Gregg
Floy Hinson
Hinson
Reagan stable and recovering after hip surgery
Former President Ronald Reagan remains in stable condition one day after hip repair at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. He was eating and preparing to sit up, with doctors noting low pain medication use for such a procedure.
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Reagan
John’s Health Center
Joanne Drake
Kevin Ehrhart
Drake
St. Joan’s Health Center
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