Mount Carmel fiasco earns little new heat in hearings
Ken Brodnax dismisses congressional Mount Carmel hearings as a partisan rerun that won’t change the outcome. He argues the ATF and FBI bungled the raid and siege, politics will scapegoat a few bureaucrats, and the public laughs at a two year episode tied to Democratic control.
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Mount Carmel
America
House
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
FBI
Feds
Keystone Kops
Three Stooges
U.S
Washington
Waco
Texas
Susan Smith
South Carolina
Democratic Watch
David Koresh
Koresh
ATF
Congress
Rty
Igwigs
D.C
Police seek two suspects after string of robberies
Police arrested two area men after five convenience store robberies over about a 1 hour 12 minute span early Sunday. Jose Miranda, 17, and Benjamino Munoz, 18, were charged with aggravated robbery. bond set at 20000. Police search for two Hispanic males described as 25 and 21, tall and brown-haired.
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Jose Miranda
14Th St
Odessa
Benjamino Munoz
N. Lynn Ave
Midland
J.E. Weatherly
West 23Rd Street
H.Q. Thomas
Andrews Highway
Emart
N. West County Road
Wind Rips Through Texas Trailer Shattering Home
Debbie Braswell 42 and her two daughters watched a sudden gust rip off the roof and gut the 14 by 80 foot mobile home near Odessa. The uninsured trailer and a travel trailer were destroyed while a 1967 Pontiac Firebird hood was dented. A Pomeranian was killed and a cat is missing. Local NWS officials cautioned storm collapse can mimic tornado effects. The nearby hamburger stand and convenience store were damaged as contents lay scattered three days later.
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California
West Texas
Debbie Braswell
Braswell
Mary
Debbie McCarty
Odessa
National Weather Service
George Mathews
NWS
Midland
Bush to study actual impact of programs in Texas
Gov George W Bush said he will review affirmative action programs in Texas to see if they are fair and inclusive and whether HUBs help startups or merely aid a few. He wants clear goals and will work with the General Services Commission to assess race and gender based programs including HUBs. Rep Sylvester Turner urged strengthening HUB programs to increase state business with minority firms.
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Austin
George W. Bush
Texas
Bush
General Services Commission
Sylvester Turner
D-Houston
HUB
Turner
David Sibley
University of California Board of Regents
California
Texas reshapes Permanent School Fund with private managers
Texas will hire three private firms to invest part of the $3.5 billion Permanent School Fund and venture into international markets. Capital Guardian Trust Co Wellington Management Harbor Capital will oversee about $8.4 million annually to manage $3.5 billion, with $1.2 billion in international assets. The move aims to boost returns and diversify amid state oversight and skepticism.
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Austin
Texas
Associated Press
State Board of Education
Capital Guardian Trust Co
Brea
Calif
Wellington Management Co
Harbor Capital Management Co. Inc
Boston
Permanent School Fund
U.S
United States
Education Board
Odessa College names Vance Gipson new president
Getting acquainted scene shows Vance Gipson, Odessa College's new president, greeting Neal Marshall at a Chamber of Commerce and Nations Bank reception. Marilyn Gipson, Mike George and Amy Jo Marshall are also pictured at the event.
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Vance Gipson
Odessa College
Neal Marshall
Odessa Chamber of Commerce and Nations Bank
Marilyn Gipson
Mike George
Amy Jo Marshall
Former Odessa officer accused in 1993 assault lawsuit
An Odessa man, Chris Durbin, files a federal suit alleging former Odessa Police Department officer Leslie Alexander assaulted him during a 1993 investigation at Penbrook Apartments. The suit also faults the department for inadequate training and cites a concussion and head wounds from the incident.
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OPD
Odessa
Chris Durbin
Leslie Alexander
Alexander
Durbin
Medical Center Hospital
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Odessa American
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Tammy McCarty
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the Penbrook
Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission
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