Bush unveils homeland security plan with broad powers
President Bush outlines a national security strategy calling for a cabinet level Homeland Security Department, expanded spending, and state law changes to counter a looming wave of terrorism led by al Qaida. Despite push for budget transfer authority, lawmakers already reject broad fiscal control. The plan envisions domestic use of military force and centralized oversight to meet evolving threats.
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Washington
Bush
United States
Qaida
America
Homeland Security Department
Congress
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Homeland Security
Dick Cheney
Department of Homeland Security
Rose Garden
White House
Tight borders spark record drug seizures in West Texas
The U S Border Patrol reports rising seizures at checkpoints as part of counterterrorism efforts. In Sierra Blanca a tractor hauling a load was found to contain 8 600 pounds of marijuana. Pablo Caballero, a public affairs officer, says the drives reflect intensified enforcement. Additional details follow on Page 2A.
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U.S
Border Patrol
Maffa
Sierra Blanca
Texas
Texas teachers earn $5000 below national average
A survey by the American Federation of Teachers shows Texas educators earned an average $38,359 in 2000-01, $4,891 below the national $43,250, placing Texas 26th among states and D C. Odessa teachers average $39,205, above the state mean but below the national figure. Connecticut leads at $53,507. South Dakota is last at $30,265.
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Austin
Texas
American Federation of Teachers
District of Columbia
Odessa
Connecticut
South Dakota
John Cole
Texas Federation of Teachers
Odessa to host Jim Sharp Top Guns Bullride event
The two day bullride at Ector County Coliseum draws $200,000 in estimated economic impact to Odessa. Tickets cost 12 dollars with discounts on Friday. Local merchants expect a profitable week as visitors boost the economy.
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Odessa
Jim Watkins
Bad Boy
Jay Hart
Jim Sharp
Larry Laskey
Laskey
Western
Ector County Coliseum
Wood
Mike George
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Munition crashes into Monahans home during training flight
In Monahans a training misfire from an F-117A Nighthawk shattered a roof and ceiling at 904 S Gary Ave. 17 year old Sarah Tarin near the front door described the blast as startling and described shock after the inert munition dropped during a mission near Pecos NM. Authorities from Holloman Air Force Base said three inert munitions were released near Pecos and NM.
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Sarah Tarin
Air Force
Monahans
Holloman Air Force Base
N.M
Tarin
Alamogordo
Pecos
S. Gary Ave
Air conditioning's centennial in Texas heat and history
The piece marks Willis Haviland Carrier’s invention of air conditioning a century ago and notes how modern life in Corpus Christi and beyond centers on cool spaces. It contrasts ancient snow cooling and early malaria care with Carrier’s system cooling air via coils of cold water, addressing a printing plant’s humidity problems.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Willis Haviland
Cornell University
Buffalo Forge Co
John Gorrie
Judge
Carrier
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Paul Zoeller
Gary Payne
Gloria Aker
Andrew Aker
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Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographic and Publishing Co
New York City
Brooklyn
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