I 27 Extension Promoted At Fort Stockton Trade Show
Odessa and Midland officials urged support for a proposed Interstate 27 extension through the Permian Basin at the Binational Business Partner Trade Show in Fort Stockton. Chihuahua officials and Mexican business people showed interest, with posters illustrating regional trade links. Ensuing sessions covered Nafta opportunities, legal issues, and cross border marketing, while about 70 booths offered networking guidance.
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Odessa
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Permian Basin
Midland
Texas
Mexico
Chihuahua
Neil
McDonomic
de Pine
Odessa-Midland
Armando Santa Cruz
Sancorps
van Horn
Alliance of Northwest
Bob Porter
JCR
Porter
Civic Center
Pecos County Coliseum
Texas Comptroller's Office
Texas Department of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Lubbock
San Angelo
Pecos County
Legislator Admits Affair With King In Autobiography
Georgia Powers, the first black Kentucky legislator to serve in the state Senate, confirms in I Shared the Dream a longtime relationship with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The claim aligns with prior FBI allegedly started reports, and Powers notes their final encounter on April 3, 1968, the night before King's assassination at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
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Georgia Powers
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Ralph Abernathy
Abernathy
Kentucky
Powers
Lorraine
Memphis
Tenn
Coretta Scott King
Dexter
South Korea
New Horizon Press
Budget plan faces House showdown
The Republican led House advanced a balanced budget amendment to end the federal deficit, with GOP leaders framing it as a core element of the Contract With America. Democrats demand clearer cuts and warn of hidden agendas on Social Security and Medicare as the measure awaits a two thirds vote and separate action on a companion Social Security protection measure.
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Washington
House
America
Dan Schaefer
Colorado
Simpson Defense Points to Gaps in Prosecution Case
In Los Angeles, attorney Johnnie Cochran argued the prosecution relied on a theory that ignored witness accounts and blood evidence. He claimed crucial blood trails were not pursued and vowed to show OJ Simpson as an innocent, caring family man and ex-athlete unable to commit the murders of his ex-wife and Ronald Goldman.
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Simpson
Johnnie Cochran
Lea
Cochran
Nocent
Ronald Goldman
Johnnie Cochran Jr
GOP critics and Democratic fears after Clinton State of the Union
After Clinton's address Congress mostly followed polite scripts. Republicans soon mocked him as a drifting, left-right speech not aligning with either side. Some see Clinton wounded by November results and doubt support for recovery.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
Jack Kingston
Georgia
Mexican aid package falters without support
Washington Republican leaders voiced grave doubt about President Clinton's 40 billion dollar Mexico rescue plan. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole warned changes may be needed as Democrats and Republicans debate funding and exposure. They cited weak public backing and urged a stronger explanation of U.S. interests.
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House
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Senate
Bob Dole
Gingrich
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Oves
Dole
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