Drop-in obstetrics to cease at Kermit Memorial Hospital
KERMIT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL will stop accepting obstetric patients with no prior prenatal care or physician contact, effective after publication. Hospital officials say only two local doctors will handle unbooked cases, alternating weeks, raising concerns about coverage and liability while urging expectant mothers to seek prenatal care through the Texas Department of Health.
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Donohoe
Foster
Memorial Hospital
Fostel
Joseph Gibson
Texas Department of Health
State Health Department
Gibson
City moves to regulate street vendors in Odessa
City Council approved on first reading a peddler ordinance by a 3-2 vote to require $25 permits and monthly renewals for itinerant vendors. The rule demands five paved parking spaces and written landlord consent, with opponents calling it too restrictive while supporters cite traffic and appearance benefits.
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Odessa
Melissa Hirsch
Vern Foreman
Hirsch
Judy Miller
Bob Bryant
Miller
Bryant
Foreman
Economic indicators rise as Reagan cites sparkle in recovery
The May index of leading indicators climbed 1.2 percent as the economy shows ongoing recovery. The Commerce Department also announced a record foreign trade deficit of 6.91 billion dollars, driven by a strong dollar and faster U.S. growth than partners. President Reagan raised the forecast for 1985 growth to 5.5 percent.
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Associated Press
Commerce Department
Reagan
America
Reserve Board
U.S
Mexican president urges border trade for recovery
Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid urged the United States to buy more Mexican goods to ease Mexico's financial crisis. Speaking in Matamoros across from Brownsville, he vowed government support for border business and agriculture with credit and incentives as inflation nears 100 percent and the peso weakens. He called for dismantling protectionism in international forums and noted U.S. border trade has suffered amid Mexico's crisis. He also inaugurated several industrial and social projects during a Tamaulipas border tour.
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Matamoros
Mexico
Miguel de la Madrid
United States
de la Madrid
Brownsville
U.S
Tamaulipas
Ruling bars Texas schools from random drug-sniffing dogs
The U S Supreme Court let stand a decision banning random canine searches in Texas classrooms. Odessa and Midland officers say it won’t alter their programs, as dogs are used only for locker or area searches, not students. Baytown district appeals to resume canine patrols but court requires proven reliability first.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Odessa
Midland
Baytown
Rick Newman
Houston
Gene Kloss
Kloss
Midland Police
Wayne Gideon
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
5Th Circuit
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School
Don Treuhardt
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