Dying woman denied faster ferry service at Anacortes
Kathleen Lee-Geist, 42, died after her husband was forced to wait for hours when ferry workers refused priority loading despite a doctor note. The couple, returning to the San Juan Islands, waited at least two hours for a later ferry in a case highlighted by ferry officials as mishandled. a spokeswoman later acknowledged more compassion should have been shown.
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Seattle Times
Odessa's yellow rose wins Miss Texas Scholarship Pageant
Permian High School graduate Tatum Hubbard, 24, captured the Miss Texas Scholarship title in Fort Worth, saying it felt fantastic. Competing as Miss Arlington, she had previously held Miss West Texas, Miss Waco, Miss Rio Grande Valley, and Miss Dallas titles, and is a 1992 Permian High School and UT Arlington political science graduate.
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Four dead in Tacoma Vietnamese restaurant shooting
Gunmen opened fire inside Trang Dai restaurant and karaoke club in south Tacoma around 1 30 a m killing four people and wounding six others. About 20 patrons were present as at least three gunmen barged in. Police said it bore hallmarks of a gang hit and no arrests were made. Several victims were treated at local hospitals including Fort Lewis Madigan Army Medical Center. The owner sustained minor injuries.
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Odessa Surges to Basin's Largest City by 1959
Odessa became the Permian Basin's largest city as its 1959 population reached 94,600, triple the 1950 figure, fueling a year-long fight over a 2.6 million Medical Center Hospital addition amid funding disputes and construction concerns.
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