Democrats unveil sweeping Democratic agenda proposals
Democrats in Congress outline a broad set of proposals including tax breaks for child care, private insurance for kids, penalties for pension abuses, stronger child support enforcement, a teen pregnancy prevention drive, and corporate pollution accountability. Boehner dismisses the plan as a partisan election-year tactic based on polls.
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Congress
House
Republican Conference
John Boehner
Ohio
Boehner
Darnell Carpenter
Aeyak
Fairfax
Carpenter
GOP
Steve
Missie Weatherholt
Jeve Weatherholt
Congressional Democrats
Families First agenda pushes crime, kids care, and tax reforms
Democratic plan widens child care tax breaks and college incentives while expanding pension protections and police hiring. It calls for private insurers to offer kids only health plans, tougher penalties for pension abuses, broader IRA coverage, and tax relief for family businesses. It also targets drug testing in schools, welfare reform, teen pregnancy prevention, and infrastructure funding, with a focus on budget balancing and overseas job moves.
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Clinton
Odessa crime incidents and arrests reported to police
A tally of local police and sheriff reports shows a 32 year old Fort Worth man stabbed at Western Crest Apartments 2051 Coahuila Road. At 1130 Drury Lane a 17 year old Odessa man reported gunfire and a car attack, with the case ongoing and a female companion driving away in a 1991 Pontiac Firebird. Multiple Odessa men aged 21 to 22 were assaulted at West LA bar 1900 E Eighth Street. one treated at a hospital. A 22 year old Odessa man reported a known person struck him with a vehicle near 800 N Grand View Ave. case active. An Odessa woman, 35, is jailed for aggravated assault. bonds set. Other arrests include a 24 year old Odessa woman released after forgery and aggravated assault charges. several others held without bond for aggravated robbery or probation violations. A 31 year old Odessa man reported shots at him and family on Dixie Boulevard near Murphy Street. case active.
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Fort Worth
Western Crest Apartments
Coahuila Road
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Drury Lane
West LA Bar
Eighth Street
N. Grandview Ave
Ector County
Bernabe M. Nabarrete
Lauderdale Ave
Tyshone M. Henderson
Jackson Ave
Dixie Boulevard
Murphy Street
Hurricane Alma Hits Remote Mexican Coast Near Lazaro Cardenas
Hurricane Alma struck a sparsely populated stretch on Mexico s southern Pacific coast near Playa Azul west of Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas with winds up to 100 mph and heavy rain. No immediate damage or injuries reported as warnings covered 175 miles of coast between Zihuatenejo and Manzanillo. Benito Soto of the Mexican Coast Guard said the Lazaro Cardenas port and docked ships appeared undamaged.
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Mexico City
Alma
Mexico
Pacific
Guerrero
Michoacan
Playa Azul
Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Zihuatenejo
Manzanillo
Hurricane Center
Benito Soto
Mexican Coast Guard
Lazaro Cardenas
Soto
Fallout shelter program shifts to federal control in 1961
The fallout shelter program moved to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with the Army no longer tracking shelters. State and local governments now decide on sheltering for disasters. Odessa and Midland coordinate a plan for natural and nuclear attacks while evacuation remains central.
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Federal
Ey Management Agency
Wolfson
Federalgency Management Agency
Army
Odessa
Midland
Ralph Swisher
Tee
el Paso
Ector County
Andrews
Lynn
Dawson Counties
Andrewses
Swisher
MacAllister
Penwell
Goldsmith and
Gardendale
Former Greek premier Papandreou dies at 77
Athens announces death of Andreas Papandreou at home from heart failure at 2.30 a.m. He was Harvard trained economist, founder of Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Greece's first socialist prime minister, who led the country from 1981 to 1989.
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Athens, Greece
Andreas Papandreou
Greece
Socialist Party
Ceed Papandreou
Papandreou Raeder
District Puts Focus on Dropout Causes and AIM High School
Odessa and Permian high schools expand School-Within-A-School programs to keep at risk students engaged in two hour blocks for English science math social studies. AIM High School serves dropouts seeking diplomas with 100 plus graduates this year and a peak enrollment over 300, prompting four new teachers. The district aims to lift graduation rates through Career Center courses and broader career pathways.
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AIM High School
Rams
Odessa
Permian
Mendez
Alon
Hez
Manu and the Fish on the Great Deluge Voyage
Manu guides a golden horned fish to the sacred Ganges and later survives a world ending flood. The fish reveals Vishnu and directs Manu to build a ship carrying two of all creatures and seeds. As storms rage, Manu and his cargo ride toward a new golden age, led by the divine fish.
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Manu
Ganges
Vishnu
Lord Shiva
Amy Friedman
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
Jillian Hulme Gilliland
King
Death notices from Cleburne Odessa and Big Spring
Death notices list Lonnie Guss Crawford Jr 71 retired Lone Gas Service worker in Cleburne service at Sipea Cemetery June 22 1996 with Rev James Finley survivors include two sons and five grandchildren Manuela Maldonado Gallardo 91 homemaker died June 21 1996 in Odessa burial Rose Hill survivors include four daughters and two sons W C Bil Ward 72 railman died June 23 1996 in Big Spring service at Myers Smith Funeral Home burial Trinity Memorial Park survivors include his son and siblings
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Cleburne
Lonnie Guss Crawford, Jr
Lone Gas Service
Cleburne Nursing Center
Sipea Cemetery
James Finley
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Rising Star
First United Methodist Church
Odessa
Manuela Maldonado Gallardo
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa Funeral Home Chapel
Alonzo Alvarez
Rose Hill Cem
Big Spring
Chuck” Ward
Texas & Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Myers and Smith Funeral Home
Robert Lacey
Greg Taylor
Trinity Memorial Park
Myers and Smith Funeral Home Chapel
Bowie
New Guinea
Australia
W.C. “Bil” Ward
Andrews
Orville Ward
Betty Jean Graham
Odessa American Death Notices Policy Summary
The Odessa American accepts death notices and obituaries from established funeral homes and offers paid extended obituaries with tributes life histories and pallbearers. Notices received by 4 30 p m typically appear the next day and photos are accepted only for paid obituaries.
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Odessa American
Odessa
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Odessa High
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Wayne Easterling
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Houston
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