U.N. strikes Mogadishu warlord in second assault
The United Nations and U.S. air power bombarded the Mogadishu area near General Mohamed Farrah Aidid's residence as part of a broader campaign after two ambushes killed 23 Pakistani peacekeepers. The strike followed a pre-dawn raid on suspected weapon sites, with reports of homes and stockpiles hit and fears of further unrest among Aidid’s supporters.
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Somalia
United Nations
U.N
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Aidid
Osman Otto
Ward U.N
Koffi Annan
New York
Dropping Guinier Stirs Black reactions nationwide
Nationally blacks express disappointment over President Clinton's withdrawal of Lani Guinier as assistant attorney general nominee. Black leaders warned the move could weaken support while Odessa's black community remains cautious with no party exodus. Reverend Henry and local figures react but stay hopeful.
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Keon Jones
Clinton
Guinier
Lani Guinier
University of Pennsylva
Nia Law School
Congressional Black Caucus
Henry
St. Matthew's Baptist Church
Decision on religion in schools stirs ECISD views
ECISD officials say last week’s Supreme Court rulings narrowing church state separation will have little local effect but area religious leaders doubt that. Superintendent Gene Buinger and several board members say no changes are needed, while Pastor Bob Bratcher and Northside pastor Glenn Harlin view the decisions as a step forward opening doors for religious groups in schools.
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Supreme Court
High Court
New York
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gene Buinger
Ector County
Buinger
Jim Nelson
Bob Bratcher
Cresent Park Baptist Church
Glenn Harlin
Northside
Trustee proposes adding workplace learning facility
Ector County ISD trustees discuss a plan to build a workplace learning center to provide hands on training in fields like aircraft maintenance and robotics. The proposal aims to relieve overcrowding by removing students for four to five hours and would affect tax rates under bond options.
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Nick Fowler
Fowler
Ector County
Man Found Dead in Odessa Motel Closet
An unidentified man, about 25 to 35, was found dead in the closet of a Travel Inn room in Odessa. Blunt head trauma is suspected. Homicide unit Chief H.Q. Thomas said there are no suspects as of Saturday night. The motel manager alerted police after finding the victim with his phone off the hook.
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E. Second St
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Thomas
Foul play suspected in Lake Balmorhea disappearance
Reeves County officials and Texas Rangers escalate a missing person case into an abduction inquiry after 62 year old Dorthy Kelley vanished during a rock hunting trip with her husband Royce at Lake Balmorhea. Search efforts by land air and foot failed to locate her. No suspects yet.
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Reeves County
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Dorthy
Royce Kelley
Tokio
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