ECISD Sex Education Aims to Cut Pregnancy and STD Rates
ECISD eighth graders study hate, rape and the law with abstinence as the central message. Leach and Wilcox project fewer pregnancies and STDs in five years as informed youths make healthier choices. About 70 girls were pregnant last year. HIV/AIDS seen in early adulthood linked to earlier infections. Parents report more open dialogue after courses.
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Leach
Wilcox
Randy Talley
Talley
Barbara Ramirez
ECISD
Ramirez
Rio Grande water crisis shrinks river mouth and harms crops
The Rio Grande's width at Brownsville has dwindled to 15 to 20 feet with stretches going dry, threatening 1600 water rights and leaving Matamoros water taps dry. US farmers call for improved irrigation and weed control while officials await storms or treaty releases in July.
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Brownsville
Gulf
Falcon
Laredo
Matamoros
Mexico
Rio Grande
Falcon Dam
Texas
Texas to Oklahoma Panhandle trade corridor proposal
A proposed trade corridor would connect Texas roadways ending at the Oklahoma border near Dumas with a possible New Mexico diversion. The Texas segment would cost about 800 million to build a four lane divided highway with no funds yet set aside. State votes on the Texas route are due today in Austin with a completion timeline of twenty years and federal funding eligibility once approved.
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Panhandle
Denver
Texas
Dumas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Gabriela Garcia
Texas Department of Transportation
Austin
Colorado
Kevin Evan
Coalition
House
Senate
Texas officials to vote on west Texas interstate corridor plan
Transportation officials meet in Austin to vote on a route through Texas aimed at linking the border with west and northwest Texas. Commissioner Rick Williamson cited long term payoffs, while West Texas towns like Lamesa see slow but potential growth from a new economic corridor amid drought and farm income pressures. Local voices point to an eventual activity boost and regional revival.
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Texas
Rick Williamson
Lamesa
Lubbock
Mike Tyler
West Texas
John Branham
Matt Lauer and wife Annette Roque welcome baby son
NBC Today co host Matt Lauer misses show as wife Annette Roque gives birth to Jack Matthew Lauer weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces. It is the couple's first child. Lauer to return to work next week. Meanwhile Michael Flatley insures his dancing legs for 50 million dollars and says the policy won’t stop him from dancing or leaving home.
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New York
Matt Lauer
Lauer
NBC
Annette Roque
Katie Couric
Jack Matthew Lauer
Roque
Puffy the actor aims for two Oscars in Made film
Puffy Combs, making his acting debut as a Manhattan gangster in Made, says he aspires to win two Academy Awards. The crime comedy, written and directed by Jon Favreau, co stars Favreau and hits theaters July 13.
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Burbank
Calif
Sean
Puffy” Combs
Academy
Combs
Access Hollywood
Jon Favreau
Clinton joins stars to celebrate music class restoration
Bill Clinton appeared with Mariah Carey and India.Arie at Louise Spencer School in Newark to mark restored instrumental music classes. VH1 Save The Music and Cablevision donated about 750 instruments to the school system. India.Arie sang briefly to cheering students while Carey declined due to fatigue and Clinton did not perform on a saxophone.
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Newark
N.J
Bill Clinton
Mariah Carey
India Arie
VH1
Save the Music Foundation
Cablevision
India
Arie
Louise Spencer
Carey
Clinton
Memorial service for Yates children described with care
Relatives and community members gathered to remember Noah and Mary Yates, two children killed in a tragedy. The family shared comforting memories, and friends described the siblings as well behaved. A makeshift memorial grew near the church with balloons, stuffed animals, flowers, and drawings.
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Yates
Joanne Juren
Arnold
Andrea
Auction halted for AndreaPiaYates com web address
eBay stopped bidding on a domain tied to Andrea Yates after bids reached 752011 dollars. The site policy bans murderabilia and the seller hoped to redirect buyers to another domain while aiding traffic to his own ventures.
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Houston
eBay
AndreaPiaYates.com
Kevin Pursglove
Houston Chronicle
Charles H. Ziegler III
Penndel
Ziegler
California Gears Up for Nation's Largest Drug Rehab Experiment
The Prop 36 program moves into implementation as California counties race to fund treatment over jail for about 36,000 nonviolent drug offenders annually. Los Angeles County warns of underfunding for an estimated 17,000 cases, with state money at 30 million and local plans to supervise through 26 special judges. Offenders may plead guilty conditionally to enable treatment and record clearance upon completion.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Los Angeles
Arizona
Superior Court
Michael Tynan
Elizabeth Stanley-Salazar
Phoenix Houses
Stanley Salazar
Los Angeles County
L.A
Whitney Taylor
Lindesmith Center
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers June 27 2001
Winning numbers drawn for Texas Lottery Texas Million game on Wednesday June 27 2001 show numbers 48 9 82 51 15 with additional digits listed per game rules. No other details provided.
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Texas
Fugitive McCoy Captured in Washington Then Bonded Out
Clarence McCoy a 50 year old man and convicted killer who escaped from a New Mexico prison in 1978 was arrested in Renton Washington while driving in a car pool lane and released on 75 000 bond eight days later The New Mexico Corrections Department will investigate authorities said McCoy was sent to prison for voluntary manslaughter of his wife and escaped after eight months An extradition warrant signed by Gov Gary Johnson was issued to return him to New Mexico
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
Washington State
New Mexico Corrections Department
Gerges Scott
Clarence McCoy
Renton
Wash
Seattle
Scott
McCoy
Clarence Williams
Regional Justice Center
Kent County
Gary Johnson
Washington
Odessa Morning Briefs From Odessa American
Short dispatch from Odessa Texas compiling local items in brief form. Odessa American notes community happenings and notices in a compact morning roundup for readers.
Odessa American Readers Guide and subscription rates page
Odessa American presents contact numbers and staff credits for departments. It lists home delivery rates, subscription options including daily and weekend packages, and pricing by duration with special prices and holiday edition notes.
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OADA
Pius Imo
Mail
Odessa American
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Puffy
Clinton Goes Pop
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Mary
Byron Fike
Terry Arnold
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Andrea Yates
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