Veterans urge Clinton to block Vietnam ties
Vietnam veterans and families press last chance lobbying as Clinton aides push for normal relations with Hanoi. Spokesman hints at ambassador exchange amid claims of greater MIA POW cooperation, but critics say Vietnam has not met accounting demands. Groups plan to take case to Congress and mobilize members nationwide.
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Washington
White House
Clinton
Vietnam
Warren Christopher
Hanoi
State Department
Nicholas Burns
Christopher
National Alliance of Families
Washington State
City debates housing costs of prisoners
City officials weigh options as Odessa Detention Center prisoners leave and city inmates shift to Ector County jail. GRW Inc and local officials discuss cost cuts, possible county housing, and federal inmate contracts amid shrinking city jail population.
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McGuire
James Zentner
GRW
Zentner
Montgomery
Ector County
Jim Jordan
Jordan
Tom Pace
Pace
Mike Patton
Bob’’ Brookshire
U.S. Marshal's Office
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Half of Texas teachers quit by fifth year
A Texas Education Agency report shows that nearly half of beginning teachers in 1988 89 left the classroom within five years. It notes 19 percent quit after the first year and 12 percent after the second, with the overall five year attrition approaching 50 percent while the statewide teacher pool exceeds 220 000 and aging.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Education Agency
Aes
Heat spikes as July becomes hottest month in West Texas
Permian Basin residents face rising temperatures through Tuesday with readings near 100 degrees. National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Jackson ties the heat to a high pressure system over West Texas bringing clear skies and light southerly breezes. The warm spell is expected to continue through September, making July the peak heat month.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Greg Jackson
the Weather Service
West
Texas
Jackson
Sonja Merrick Rails Against Telephone Mental Diagnosis
Sonja Merrick voices strong opposition to diagnosing mental health issues over the telephone calling it bad medicine and ineffective care. She urges in-person evaluations to ensure accurate assessments and proper treatment planning.
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Sonja Merrick
Jobless Dip Signals Stable Economy as Markets Rally
Unemployment fell to 5.6 percent in June with payrolls up 215,000 driven by construction and services. Stocks surged past 4700 as the Fed cut rates, while the US and Japan intervened to support the dollar, citing currency stability and inflation risks amid slight manufacturing weakness.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
United States
Japan
Fed
Labor Department
David Wyss
Dri-Mcgraw Hill Inc
Robert Dederick
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Rency
U.S
Robert Hormats
Goldman Sachs
New York
Bank of Japan
Clinton
Observatory tops telescope at McDonald Observatory
The Hobby Eberly Telescope dome was lifted at sunrise on Mount Fowlkes in the Davis Mountains. UT leads a $13.5 million project with Penn State and three other universities to build a giant spectroscopic telescope with a 91 hexagonal mirror array and a geodesic dome by Temcor of Carson, California.
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McDonald Observatory
Mount Fowlkes
Davis Mountains
Hobby-Eberly
Odessa
el Paso
Tion
Penn State
Temcor
Carson
Calif
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Lipham Construction Company Inc
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Texas Department of Transportation
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University of Texas
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