Morgan travels to Kenya to study wildebeest and conserve wildlife
Morgan plans a Kenya field study at Mara Flats to count migratory herds and learn mating habits of endangered wildlife. She will study wildebeest and hartebeest while documenting drought impacts on people and animals in Ethiopia and Tanzania. She will fund the trip with a $200 California university tuition and donations.
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Morgan
California University
Mara Flats
Kenya
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Indigent Care Law Ties Standards to Statewide Definition
Indigent care policy makers say the new state law creates a statewide standard for indigence. Indigent patients are the bottom 25 percent under federal poverty guidelines. Counties without tax supported hospitals must reserve 10 percent of ad valorem taxes to pay indigent bills and are exempt from tax rollback if needed.
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Bryan Sperry
Sperry
Texas
Barry
Mercker
MCH
Andrews
Ector
Sam Glenney
Medical Center
A. A
Indigent Care Policy Draws County Action in West Texas
Ector County residents face new policy aims prompting aid applications. Brewster County weighs a taxing district as neighboring counties pay indigent bills to keep patients from being dumped at Big Bend Memorial Hospital. Officials note reduced cross county nonpayment and expect hospitals to market services to indigents, with private hospitals facing costs from unpaid bills.
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Ector County
Kyler
Brewster
Tom Conner
Big Bend Memorial Hospital
Alpine
Jeff Davis
Terrell
Presidio
Brewster County
Conner
Mercker
West Texas
Women's and Children’s Hospital
Robert McCormack
McCormack
Permian Basin
Finnish peacekeepers freed by South Lebanon Army in Lebanon
In a tense standoff lasting eight days the South Lebanon Army released 21 Finnish U N peacekeepers held since June 7 after accusing them of disarming militia members. Diplomatic sources say Israel pressed for the release. The Finns left a fortified house and were described as in very good condition and bored by their captivity.
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Marjayoun
Lebanon
U.N
Finland
United Nations
South Lebanon
Antoine Lahd
South Lebanon Army
Lahd
International Red Cross
Israel
Laird
Karl Korttila
Saudi and French Astronauts Arrive for Space Shuttle Discovery
Sultan Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia and Patrick Baudry of France meet reporters at Kennedy Space Center after arriving from Houston. They will join the Space Shuttle Discovery crew for a launch set for Monday.
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Sultan Al-Saud
Saudi Arabia
Patrick Baudry
France
Kennedy Space Center, Fla
Ter
Houston
Hijackers seize plane. Red Cross team arrives in Algeria
An six member International Red Cross team arrived in Algiers amid a plane hijacking. Islamic Jihad militants demanded Israel free 700 Arab prisoners by 9 a.m. GMT or the hijackers would depart and trigger unspecified actions. Reports vary on the number of hijackers aboard the aircraft originally from Athens with 153 people aboard.
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International Red Cross
Algeria
Jean Hoeflinger
U.S
Islamic Jihad
Islamic Holy War
Israel
Algiers
Athens
Greece
Rome
Beirut
David Venz
TWA
New York City
Michael H. Newlin
Christine Cooke
Hijackers Free Passengers On Beirut to Algiers Flight
Boston reported the second Beirut stop saw six hijackers rush the plane and free 53 passengers and five female flight attendants in Algiers after an accomplice was released by Greek authorities. Later 10 male captives were freed. a male passenger was killed to pressure refueling. The plane landed in Algiers for a second time in 24 hours.
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Boston
Mass
Beirut
Algiers
Houari Bourmedienne
Weather roundup for Texas from Midland NWS outlook
Sunny hot conditions dominate Permian Basin with a 20 percent isolated thunderstorm chance overnight. Temperatures will reach mid 90s with upper 60s at night, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Extended forecasts show hot, partly cloudy days across North and South Texas with periodic thunderstorms in West Texas.
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National Weather Service
NWS
Midland
Weather Service
Texas
el Paso
Childress
Big Bend
South
Midland Regional
West Texas
North Texas
South Texas
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