Japanese destroyer fires on downed US pilot in Pacific
In Pacific war games a Japanese destroyer aimed at a towed target and instead shot down a US A-6E Intruder. Two Navy aviators, Lt Cmdr William Royster and Lt Keith Douglas, ejected and were rescued by the Japanese destroyer Yuugiri after the crash about 1,600 miles west of Hawaii. Japan apologized promptly for the incident.
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Honolulu
Yuugiri
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Cmdr
William Royster
Kansas City
Keith Douglas
Birmingham
Ala
Yungiri
City agencies receive lion's share of funds
The Odessa City Council distributed 1.7 million dollars in federal community development funds among eight city departments and seven public agencies, totaling nearly 4 million in requests. Mayor Mike Atkins said not all requests could be funded, noting the ongoing shortage of money despite the program’s aim to aid poorer neighborhoods. The funds derive from a 4.4 billion HUD block grant, with past years showing shrinking allocations.
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Mike Atkins
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Odessa
Texas adds 113 parole officers to state ranks
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced a 10 percent staffing surge adding 113 parole officers to 1,178 across 67 district offices. Odessa will gain one officer bringing its total to eight as it monitors 567 parolees, with the new hires due to start by early July and include 11 sex-offender specialists and 34 who will handle mentally impaired cases.
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Odessa
Midland
Texas
Department of Criminal Justice
Mexico suffers extreme drought blights cattle and crops
In Rancho Piedras Mexico drought hits hard as rancher Bruno Trevino torches cactus to feed his herd of 31 cattle. The drought, the worst since 1953, has reduced rainfall by 77 percent in the north and threatens farmers with losses over 1 billion dollars. The government has allotted 157 million in relief while many small farms struggle with loans and water scarcity.
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Rancho Piedras
Mexico
Bruno Trevino
Trevino
Kansas
United States
Francisco Labastida Ochoa
Yeltsin courts rock n Rollerbladers in Moscow
Boris Yeltsin, 65, headlines a pop concert in Ufa to rally young voters for the June 16 election. He prompts the crowd with votes while pledging to end the draft and the Chechnya war, courting the youth with tax breaks and housing help. Analysts note youths’ low voting engagement and short memory of past events.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Ufa
Russia
Gennady Zyuganov
Chechnya
Anna Andreyenkova
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Odessa Crime Rate Stays Mid Tier In 1995 Texas Ranking
Odessa again lands in the middle third of Texas cities for crime in 1995, ranking No 10 among 20 cities in the Crime in Texas report from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The city had been among the highest in the early 1990s for populations 50,000 to 100,000.
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Odessa
Texas
Texas Department of Public
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Permian Basin
Girl Scout Council
Sherwood Park
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College Station
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Odessa Police Dept
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