Heather Connally remembered via organ donation after fatal crash
The memory of 6 year old Heather Connally will live on in family friends and strangers as her organs were donated to help other children. Heather died after collisions with a vehicle following a snow cone truck incident. Her death occurred June 13 at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
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Heather Connally
Heather
Nts
Jesse
Cathy Connally
Lubbock’s University Medical Center
Judges laud EC teen drug report by Gail Burke in unusual take
Judges praised a special report on drugs and alcohol among Ector County teens directed by Gail Burke as unusual in approach. M Olaf Frandsen highlighted staff standards while Kentucky judges noted reader‑worthy, accessible reporting. Other Texas papers earned awards at the TPA convention in San Antonio, including Midland Reporter‑Telegram and Pecos Enterprise in multiple categories, with weekly papers Andrews County News and Fort Stockton Pioneer also placing.
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Gail Burke
M. Olaf Frandsen
Kentucky
Frandsen
TPA
San Antonio
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Pecos Enterprise
The
American
San Angelo Standard-Times
Amarillo Globe News
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Reporter-Telegram
Beaumont Enterprise
Denton Record-Chronicle
Waco Tribune
Galveston News
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Andrews County
AIDS Vaccine Boosts Immunity In Some Patients
Protesters chant against AIDS issues as a Salk vaccine trial reports about 60 percent immunity boost in 82 AIDS patients. No deaths in 2.5 years. three cases of Kaposi's sarcoma, pneumonia, and eye infection noted. large-scale trials slated pending FDA approval. A San Francisco group reports another CD4 cell stabilization from a Chinese herb drug in 46 patients.
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Catherine Ritter
New York
Jonas Salk
Alexandra M. Levine
University of Southern California
Kaposi
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
San Francisco
Martin Delaney
Mandela arrives in New York amid heavy crowds and charity events
Mandela's New York tour included fund raising at Arthur Krim's home and Robert De Niro's offices, drawing stars like Denzel Washington and Robin Williams. A separate Johannesburg report said 11 whites were arrested in connection with a right wing plot against Mandela and de Klerk, later released.
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African National Congress
de Niro
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Bette Midler
Spike Lee
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Joe Piscopo
Lou Diamond Phillips
Madonna
Artists United
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Phil Donahue
David Dinkins
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Mandela visit to Boston outlined amid security and local hopes
Mandela 71, ANC deputy leader freed after 27 years, tours 13 countries on six weeks of fundraising and pressure for end to apartheid. In Roxbury his motorcade drew few signs as residents hoped for a wave at the Mandela housing complex, while organizers kept route details secret for security.
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Boston
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South Africa
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Mandela Complex
Amy Port
Africa
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Liberia
Iran quake toll rises in Gilan and Zanjan regions
Iran confirmed deaths in Gilan and Zanjan with a toll surpassing earlier regional quakes. Tehran University seismology officials reported 140 aftershocks after a 7.3 to 7.7 quake, while relief flights, military transports, and international aid efforts intensified. President Rafsanjani visited Roodbar and urged foreign aid as rescue operations continued amid poor visibility.
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Zanjan
Soviet Armenia
Iran
Seeeeeeee Farhad Shad
Geophysics Center
Tehran University
IRNA
Tehran
Edinwi Scotla
People’s Mu
Saerinns
Naderian
Cee A
Israel
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Roodbar
Rafsanjani
Weather snapshot for West Texas to North Texas extended
Extended forecast across Permian Basin Far West and North Texas through Wednesday. Permian Basin and West Texas heat with mid 90s to near 100 highs and 60s to 70s nights. North Texas warm with 90s by day and 70s nights. South Texas coast hot and dry with scattered daytime showers inland.
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Permian Basin
Ko Valley
Far West
Big Bend
North
Texas
South Texas
Hill Country
South Central
Coastal Bend
Weather Summary for Reading Friday Night Update
Friday night low around 94 with a forecasted sunset at 6 58 pm. Saturday expected near 44 with yesterday's precipitation totaling 01 inch for June and year to date 4 56 inches. Record high 107 set in 1951 and tonight’s low around 60.
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Meee
Midland area forecast sunny warm and hot to near 100
The National Weather Service at Midland International Airport predicts a sunny warm day with widespread light thunderstorms in the southeast Texas and Coastal Plains region. Tonight will be fair with a low around 70. Sunday calls for sunny hot conditions with a high near 100 as a cold front moves in.
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Midland International
Texas
Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
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