Health officials urge dual polio vaccines in children
Local providers note options beyond sugar cubes while CDC urges a mixed schedule using killed virus injections and oral live virus doses. Experts cite safety gains with IPV and ongoing debate over OPV use, recalling past polio fears and noting few recent paralytic cases linked to vaccines.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Victor Raul Ramos
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Commission On Immunization
United States
Ramos
Plattsmier
Odessa College seeks new two year paralegal degree
Odessa College board votes to offer an associate of applied science degree to train legal assistants and qualify them for the national certification exam. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will review the proposal in May with fall 1997 start possible. The 70 credit program emphasizes technical skills and leads to faster, better education.
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Odessa College
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Ron Kern
Ben Wilcox
Wilcox
TAMACC Urges Legislature to Prioritize Access and Fair Laws
The Texas Association of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce lists access to state government, education, and fair consumer laws as top priorities. Chairman Massey Villarreal notes doors must stay open, recalling past financing barriers and self-reliance in building the business over 25 years.
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Texas Association of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce
Massey Villarreal
Tamacc
Hernandez
Time a key element in Powell drug trial
Nine jurors must decide if a 76 second cocaine sale captured on a secretly recorded tape proves timing reasonable for an undercover officer to complete the deal. Elton Powell, 33, faces up to life for possession of cocaine amid a long pursuit after 1995 charges. the trial also covers a separate 10 year sentence and a cafe purchase on May 23 1995.
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Elton Powell
Bill McCoy
Powell
Ector County
Ron Price
Price
Tony Garcia
Permian Basin
David Greenhaw
Greenhaw
Garcia
Hawaii
Tulsa
Okla
Prom breath test eyed by Arlington school board
Arlington's school board plans a February 6 vote on subjecting all prom attendees to a breath or saliva test to detect alcohol use. The move, led by a 22 member committee, aims to keep prom safe though specifics on permissible alcohol levels are not set. Some students question the policy as impractical.
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Arlington
Taffeta
Steve Jacoby
Dallas
Debra Roth
National Association of
Reston
Texas
Lamar High School
Trevor Hamilton
Seminole choir earns prestigious Texas convention invitation
Seminole High School’s men’s a cappella choir earned an invitation to perform before about 12,000 music teachers at the Texas convention in San Antonio February 12 to 15. Director Eric Hindman called it a major honor and likened it to winning a state contest.
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Texas
SHS
San Antonio
Eric Hindman
Seminole
Hindman
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Ector County Health Department
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Kern
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kellye Newman
Lawrence L. Barber Jr
Hispanic Chamber
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Hitch
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