Odessa approves parks master plan update hiring consultant
City council unanimously hires Austin firm Hallf & Associates to update the master plan for Odessa parks, a yearlong $137,052 contract aiming to add two new parks. Consultant Jim Carrillo flags public input via mall booth and survey, with plans for park developments in Bryan, Corpus Christi, McAllen, Mansfield, and a Round Rock trail complex.
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Austin
Jim Carrillo
Hallf & Associates
Carrillo
Bryan
Corpus Christi
McAllen
Mansfield
Round Rock
Richard Morton
Parks & Recreation
Steve Patton
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Lookout Seaman Views Carrier Deck Amid Gulf Tensions
Port au Prince sailor Keniide Francois gazes at USS Kitty Hawk from USS Cowpens in the Persian Gulf as Tomahawk missiles and defense gear line the ship. UN diplomacy stalls a war deadline extension, with the United States and Britain seeking a brief delay while France and Russia threaten vetoes and Pakistan abstains. Iraq maintains it has decided to rid itself of weapons of mass destruction and cooperates under UN inspections, signaling readiness to respond to any challenge.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Cowpens
Persian Gulf
United Nations
United States
Britain
Saddam Hussein
Council
Bush
France
Russia
U.S
Pakistan
Iraq
Al-Douri
McDonald Observatory to stay open amid cuts says director
UT system officials warned that a 3.4 million cut could hit McDonald Observatory as director Frank Bush asserted the facility would remain open and continue research. The piece also notes UT Permian Basin CEED and John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute funding being reviewed, with House committee signaling possible restoration. Governor Perry proposes line item cuts to close a budget gap.
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Permian Basin
Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
John Ben Shepperd Leadership Institute
UTPB
Myra Salcedo
David Watts
House Appropriations Committee
CEED
JBS Institute
Salcedo
Watts
Rick Perry
The
Leadership Institute
Kathy Walt
Perry
McDonald
Walt
Weapons confiscated in ECISD rise to 37 on campuses
Ector County Independent School District reports 37 weapons confiscated on ECISD campuses since Aug 19, up from five previously released. The list includes 35 pocketknives, one illegal knife and one handgun. Superintendent officials cite internal miscommunication in public information.
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Odessa
Public Information Office
Bonham Junior High
Bonham
Janie Moore
Russians Ukrainians study Permian Basin oil tech in Odessa Midland
APTA runs a four day academy at CEED in Odessa Midland for eight Russians and Ukrainians to learn horizontal drilling seismic practices in the Permian Basin advanced oil recovery and hydrogen sulfide control methods. Participants say they seek cross country solutions to industry problems and note USSR tech was constrained by past economic issues. Karl Doenges of the Commerce Department U S Energy continues to support the exchange.
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Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
Odessa-Midland
Applied Petroleum Technology Academy
CEED
Permian
APTA
Bob Riker
Academy
Victor Cherevan
Ussr
Cherevan
Akrnafta
Karl Doenges
Commerce Department
U.S. Energy
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Baghdad
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Security Council
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University of Texas At Austin
Kevin Heggarty
ECISD
Moore
Midland
Jasha Culteri
Oxana Giannetti
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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