California cab on I 70 carries marijuana to Kansas
A California taxi en route to Cincinnati was stopped on I-70 by a sheriff's deputy in Kansas. Inside a TV set, 10 pounds of marijuana was found with the 20 year old passenger, who was jailed in Shawnee County. The cabbie was unaware of the haul.
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Peka
Kan
Sheriff's
Interstate 70
California
Kansas
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Shawnee County
Maris
Flying high again photos by Beau States Odessa
A compact Odessa American photo caption highlights soaring action as photographer Beau captures aerial moments. The piece showcases athletic grace and local talent in a vivid sports or event moment.
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Beau
Odessa
Flying B-29 Fifi resumes tour after 20 months idle
Fifi the only flying B-29 Superfortress leaves CAF Midland for a four month tour to fly to Andrews AFB and then to the Korean War Memorial in Washington DC. Pilot in command Charlie Tilghman expects a seven hour trip and says the plane will stop at 15 locations before returning for Airshow.
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Fifi
Confederate Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Charlie Tilghman
Fiji
Tilghman
Hiroshima
Gore transcript release shows 1996 temple fundraiser denial
Vice President Al Gore tells investigators I don't recall being told the Buddhist temple visit was a fundraising event. The transcript notes pressure to appoint a special counsel to probe Gore's responses and the DNC fund transfer involving 60,000 in illegal donations during the Clinton-Gore re election campaign.
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Washington
al Gore
White House
Gore
Robert Conrad
Justice Department
California
Democratic National Committee
Clinton-Gore
DNC
Conrad
Air Force Two
Denver
Palo Alto
Calif
Bush campaign defends oil ties as Gore highlights conflict
The piece notes Bush’s long standing oil industry support from 1992 letters to the White House and current donors surpassing 1.5 million dollars, while Gore criticizes Bush’s oil ties. Gore’s family also has Occidental Petroleum connections. Bush blames Clinton for high gas prices and cites foreign production, asserting leadership failures by the administration.
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Washington
George W. Bush
Bush
White House
al Gore
Gore
Sen
Albert Gore Sr
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Clinton
Scott McClellan
PRI Faces Possibility of Defeat in Tight Mexican Election
Mexico City AP reports the PRI after 71 years in power faces a close presidential race on July 2 with National Action Party rivaling the long ruling party. Historians warn a loss could fracture the PRI and end its governing backbone as calls for a clean vote rise.
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Mexico City
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
National Action Party
Lorenzo Meyer
Colegio de Mexico
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Botanical Research Institute of Texas
Fort Worth
CAF
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Goa
Michael McManus
Abby Epeat
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Nene
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