County studies WIC expansion and fixes coliseum sign
Ector County commissioners approve studying basement expansion for the WIC program to serve up to 3,500 women and children with federal funds covering the renovation. They also seek bids to repair or replace the coliseum sign control box after a flood damaged machinery, with mid August repair target. A $176,544 out-of-court settlement with seven Odessa banks ends an 11 month tax on stock lawsuit.
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Ector County
Ector County Health Department
Ector County Coliseum
Odessa
WIC
Health Department
Texas Ave
Dave Stout
Toby Cross
Stout
Don Thorn
Thorn
City of
Ector County Independent School District
Odessa College Board of Trustees
Lea
Taylor
City of Odessa
Ector
Odessa College
Blue law stores to open Sundays at Permian Mall
Sears Roebuck and Co and J C Penney Co are set to begin Sunday hours from 12 30 p m to 6 p m five weeks before a blue law repeal. Store manager Harold Bates cited customer needs and competitive openings by Montgomery Ward Wal Mart and Siegels at Winwood Mall. J C Penney operates Sundays under an agreement tied to Sears sales, says John Marroquin.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
J.C. Penney Co. Inc
Permian Mall
Harold Bates
Bates
Montgomery Ward
Wal-Mart
Siegels
Winwood Mall
Kerry Sweatt
J.C. Penney
Sears
John Marroquin
Driscolls See Surgery Rates Slightly Above Norm in Suit
Odessa doctors Stephen and Edward Driscoll, a father son team, claim a conspiracy by Odessa clinicians and insurers to ruin their practice and seek 945 million dollars. Dr Webb testified repeat surgeries reached 18 percent, above the 5 to 16 percent norm, as the case moved through federal court in Midland.
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Midland
Stephen
Edward Driscoll
Paul Webb
Federal District Court
Driscolls
Webb
Odessa
Baylor Medical Center
Medical Center Hospital
Edward
Lubbock
John Wittman
Driscoll
Wittman
Steve Driscoll
Billings
Dirk Murchison
Florey Claim Service Inc
Odessa loses, gains taxi service
Odessa City Council canceled the Odessa Taxi Inc franchise and approved a one year franchise to Midland Yellow Checker Cab owner B G Lee. Six Midland cabs will be transferred to Odessa with service continuing at current rates and phone numbers. Lee said it will be business as usual.
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Midland
Odessans
Odessa
Odessa Taxi Inc
Midland Yellow Checker
B.G. Lee
Lee
U.S
Speck
Brown
Lampasas
Internal Revenue Service
Nearly slick tires blamed in fatal church bus crash
A church bus overturned on a wet highway killing four and injuring 37. Investigators cited rear tires as nearly slick with little tread while front tires were fair. NTSB plans to study skid marks on U S Highway 87. Bus carried 34 people from Church of God in Christ congregations in San Angelo, Midland and Big Spring to a choir event near Lubbock.
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Ackerly
Department of Public Safety
Wayne Whiteaker
Lamesa
The
National Transportation Safety
Here
Big Spring
Church of God In Christ
San Angelo
Midland
Lubbock
Real chases prove more thrilling than TV stunts on Interstate 20
A veteran police reporter recalls two high speed pursuits on Interstate 20, one mirroring a Dirty Harry style chase and another a rambling truck pursuit. He contrasts real life gunfire, dangers, and long siren-wail timings with cinematic slow motion and choreographed film sequences.
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