Counties at a glance fastest growing and losing counties
Census Bureau data shows 1996 to 1997 population shifts. Fastest growth: Douglas County Colorado 12.9 percent, Lincoln County Idaho 9.9 percent, Forsyth County Georgia 9.5 percent, Park County Colorado 8.9 percent, Nye County Nevada 8.3 percent, Elbert County Colorado 8 percent, Paulding County Georgia 7.7 percent, Loudoun County Virginia 7.7 percent, Henry County Georgia 7.5 percent, Collin County Texas 7.5 percent. Largest declines: Ketchikan Gateway Borough Alaska minus 4.6 percent, Vernon Parish Louisiana minus 4.2 percent, Jackson County Oklahoma minus 4 percent, Geary County Montana minus 3.4 percent, Rosebud County South Dakota minus 3.2 percent, Meade County Maryland minus 3 percent, Martin County Kentucky minus 2.9 percent, Albany County Wyoming minus 2.8 percent, Jackson County Arkansas minus 2.7 percent, McDowell County West Virginia minus 2.5 percent.
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Lincoln County
Forsyth County
Park County
Nye County
Nev
Elbert
Paulding County
Loudoun County
Henry County
Collin County
Texas
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Alaska
Vernon Parish
Jackson County
Okla
Geary County
Mont
Rosebud County
S.D
Meade County
M.D
Martin County
Albany County
Wyo
Ark
McDowell County
W.va
Texas growth driven by births, migration concentrates in few counties
Texas added population from natural increase and international migration between 1990 and 1997, overtaking New York to become the second most populous state. Harris and Dallas counties led gains. El Paso also grew. Domestic outflow in several counties was offset by foreign inflows, with roughly 80 percent of growth concentrated in about 25 of Texas 254 counties.
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New York
Ector County
Texas A&m University
Steve Murdock
Murdock
Harris
Dallas
el Paso
Census Bureau
Harris County
Dallas County
Twain launches first world tour with Canadian start
Shania Twain plans seven Canadian shows beginning May 29 in Sudbury to promote Come on Over, then a June 10 stop in Spokane, as she continues touring through 1999. She defied Nashville wisdom in 1995, relying on radio and videos to sell The Woman in Me, which moved 10 million copies.
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Spokane
Wash
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Oil Surges Amid Debt Pushes Prices Down Economy Faces Mini Bust
Oil firms sell off to service national debt as overproduction and a weak Asian market combine with a mild winter to depress prices. Industry leaders foresee a slow slowdown, with some crews cut back, while natural gas remains robust. OPEC action questioned, local operators brace for delayed effects and tightened drilling.
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Mark Tompkins
Phillips Petroleum
Tompkins
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Perryman
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Steve McCoy
Patterson Drilling
Keck Sentenced After Fatal Midland Home Invasion
Keck received a life sentence plus 10,000 dollars for burglary with intent to murder or rob, with a concurrent sentence on murder. He faces at least 40 years before parole. Alicia Gans testified emotionally about her mother, noting she deserved a life, not death.
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Keck
Midland County
Johnson
Midland
Alicia Gans
Gans
Bill Kirkwood
Eric Kalenak
Midlander
Kalenak
Sovereignty Commission files reveal deep background checks on integration agitators
The Sovereignty Commission released records showing extensive spying on segregation opponents, including Kennard and other activists. Investigations reveal efforts to block desegregation, with mentions of FBI bribes, imposed liquor charges, and purging of incriminating material. The files document county sheriff Rainey and others, the NAACP links, and the later 1990 exoneration of Kennard, amid broader state secrecy.
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Hattiesburg American
Sovereignty Commission
Commission
David Ingebretsen
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ACLU
Kennard
Michael
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Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Rainey
Cecil Price
Mississippi
Zach van Landingham
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
T-1
Sup van Landingham
Southern Mississippi College
Mississippi Supreme Court
Chicago
Archives & History Department
Erle Johnston
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Freedom Democratic Party
Johnston
Vernon Dahmer
NAACP
Hatties
Dahmer
Vitamin E Shows Cancer Prevention Signals in Study
Albanes reports alpha tocopherol may protect against colorectal and lung cancers while confirming a striking one third reduction in prostate cancer incidence and deaths. Jialal calls the results significant but needing confirmation. cautions against broad vitamin E use until long term studies.
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Albanes
University of Helsinki
Finland
Ishwarlal Jialal
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Report for Cash 5 and Pick 3
Tuesday draw results list Cash 5 numbers 7 15 17 28 38 and Pick 3 digits 3 1 4, with ticket holders urged to verify numbers. InfoLine provides up-to-date Lotto Texas, Pick 3, and Cash 5 results and accessibility.
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Lotto Texas
InfoLine
Fragmented miscellany quotes and odd facts from history
A collage of odd trivia on perceptions senses and names including redskins color myths piranha and knotty historical notes. It mentions Duke d Epernon and archaic wedding vows with brief asides on language and a quirky author contact line.
Odessa American Postal Notice
USPS publishing notice from the Odessa American. address changes to be sent to Odessa TX 79760 2952 and distribution address at 222 East 4th Street, Odessa Texas.
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E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Ensee Eee
Advertising policy notice from Odessa American
The Odessa American reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement. It will not be liable for errors omissions or failure to publish ads or for any representation of facts. Each issue is protected under federal copyright.
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Odessa
Sienioh Toms
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