UC Regents end race as hiring and admissions factor
The University of California's 1996 hiring and contracting policy excludes race and gender, and the 1997 admissions rule bases admissions increasingly on grades. Supplemental criteria may include adversity and disadvantaged backgrounds, while socioeconomic considerations stay. Governor Wilson defends the move as not lowering the bar, citing talent across races.
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Road work coats Odessa area roads with tar and delays
Officials say summer seal coating by the Texas Department of Transportation and Odessa city crews will continue into September or October in Odessa and Ector County. Tar and slow traffic upset residents and boost car wash business as cleanup rises, with few complaints so far.
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Good Ol Boys event fraught with agency ties and racism
Washington AP reports investigators aim to recover deleted files from organizer Gene Rightmyer to trace federal agents at a Tennessee Good Ol Boys weekend marked by racist material and alleged illegal activity. Valerie Lau disclosed at a congressional hearing that affidavits describe drug use and a gang rape at the event, as senators push for DOJ and Treasury involvement.
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Tennessee
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Trucker's death may tie to wife slaying in 1994
Texas Rangers investigate possible links between the July 7 killing of Keith Smith, a 37 year old South Carolina trucker in Jeff Davis County, and the 1994 murder of his wife Denese Smith. Denese was found in a Tuolumne County drum after being stabbed and burned.
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California
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Anderson, S.C
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Western allies warn Bosnian Serbs of strong reply
The United States and NATO warned that further attacks on UN safe havens would trigger a substantial and decisive response though they stopped short of endorsing aggressive air strikes. Bosnian leaders and civilians faced ongoing Serb attacks on Zepa Gorazde Sarajevo and advancing forces toward Bihac as UNPROFOR remains in place.
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Austin considers camping ban to curb homelessness
Austin City Council debates a preordinance to ban camping in outdoor areas open to the public amid a heated hearing. About 5,500 homeless people are said to live on Austin streets per a Community Action Network study, with supporters citing safety and critics calling it heartless.
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