Suspected killer a master of disguise, authorities say
The railroad drifter Rafael Resendez Ramirez, linked to at least five Texas slayings and two in Illinois, uses disguises and fake IDs to move between towns by freight train. Investigators say the 38 year old ex convict may have hunted victims near railroad tracks and bludgeoned them. FBI notes place him in Louisville Kentucky recently and hint at shelter witnesses.
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Rafael Resendez-Ramirez
West University
Ken Macha
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Illinois
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Resendez- Ramirez
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Resendez-Ramirez
Columbus
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Safari Club International Members Hear About Ethics
A Safari Club International message addresses members focusing on hunting as more than a killing game and underlining ethical considerations during gatherings and discussions.
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Jobs Wanted in Odessa Oil slowdown ads posted
The Odessa American runs free Jobs Wanted classifieds on page 60 for workers displaced by the oil downturn. Call 333-7777 or visit the paper’s website to place notices. Promotion ends June 30.
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Seiji Ozawa Leaves Boston Symphony for Vienna Opera
Boston fans react as Seiji Ozawa confirms departure after 05 years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra to lead Vienna State Opera in 2002. He is praised as Boston’s defining musical figure with wide cross appeal among sports and arts communities.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Vienna State Opera
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BSO
Cal Ripken
Seiji
Boston Symphony
Catherine Peterson
Arts Boston
Red Sox
New England Patriots
Drew Bledsoe
New Orleans
Patriots
Legislature alters Texas water policy amid regional plans
The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 2660, signed by Gov. Bush, adding non voting members from the Texas Department of Agriculture to 16 regional water planning groups. Region F official Comer Tuck notes groups, created by Senate Bill 1, must draft regional plans by January 5, 2001, while weighing groundwater districts municipalities and water agencies input to resolve policy differences.
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Texas
George W. Bush
Texas Department of Agriculture
Comer Tuck
Texas Water Development Board
Region F
Midland
Odessa
Tuck
Court limits corporations' mass settlement power
The Supreme Court narrowed corporate ability to approve nationwide settlements and overruled a 1.5 billion asbestos deal. The 7-2 ruling requires strict standards for mandatory settlements while excluding opt out deals. Trial lawyers praised the decision as a victory for victims and consumers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arthur H. Bryant
Trial Lawyers For Public Justice
America
Texas
Migrant workers face mistaken identity amid fugitive hunt
In southern Illinois many Hispanic farm workers fear being mistaken for Rafael Resendez Ramirez, the man wanted for multiple killings. A West Frankfort woman and a Cahokia gas station attendant say sightings resemble the fugitive, though most leads are false alarms. Migrants at Flamm Orchards note locals’ wary stares as they work fruit orchards while Resendez Ramirez faces charges in Gorham and other killings.
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West Frankfort
Rafael Resendez- Ramirez
Cahokia
Mexico
Ilinois
Flamm Orchards
Evaristo
Resendez-Ramirez
Gorham
Kentucky
Texas
Richelle Left Ready For ECISD Ropes Challenge Team Touchdown
Richelle Left, 17, of Austin bites her thumbnail as she anticipates falling into the arms of teammates at the ECISD Ropes Challenge Course on Wednesday. Mark Sterkel photographed the scene for the American.
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Larry Mitnaul
Killeen
Mitnaul
UTPB
Richelle Calvin
Austin
Chevron employees approve early retirement plan
About 2,500 Chevron Corp employees accepted an early retirement program, announced by chairman Ken Derr at an employee town hall in San Francisco. The company had stated in December it would lay off 1,000 workers to cut annual expenses by 500 million dollars.
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Ken Derr
San Francisco
Oil Company
Neal Miller
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Austin
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Explorer Ballard Finds Phoenician Shipwrecks From 750 B.C.
American explorer Robert Ballard locates two Phoenician wine cargo ships from around 750 B.C. in the Mediterranean using Titanic search methods. The wrecks near Tyre contain intact amphorae, stacked in rows, with archaeologists calling the discovery a major moment.
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