DERAIL From 1B Opelt of Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
Opelt disputes report figures but says low pain and suffering awards would support a cap. Consumer groups say insurers faced $800 million loss in Texas from 1997 to 2000 as investments in bonds fell with lower rates. Doctors were hurt by companies entering Texas on low rates and exiting, pushing premiums higher.
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Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
Opell
Mio
Compan
Texas
James
Forum defense proposals shape 19th District race
Neugebauer pushes border security and tax reform including national sales tax while Mahon era energy policy ideas echo. Williams urges restraint on war but calls for removing Saddam Hussein and arms confiscation. Bartlett touts physician representation in Congress and Medicare drug aid. May pledges town halls and charity support. Christian, Gramm aide, emphasizes military experience and economic growth through jobs and fair trade.
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Lubbock
Mahon
Williams
America
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May
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Texas
Midland-Odessa
Christian
Phil Gramm
Marine Corps Reserve
Assaults and property crimes report in Odessa area
Police logs show an Odessa woman faced an attempted vehicle strike at 3600 block Adams Street at 8 10 p m Saturday. An officer reported a man struck him with a vehicle at 239 a m in the 2000 block East Eighth Street and 3 03 a m in the 1600 block Avenue F. Burglary cases include $1 873 in pool supplies stolen from a yard in the 4600 block Garden Lane between noon Feb 16 and 2 30 p m Sunday and $3 500 damage to a car in the 1100 block Fitch Avenue between midnight and 2 a m March 9. A deadly conduct report notes a handgun pointed at a man in the 3400 block Andrews Highway at 9 50 p m Saturday, and a stabbing of eight wounds in the 400 block Murphy Street at 2 a m Sunday.
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Adams Street
East Eighth Street
Avenue F
Garden Lane
John Ben
Fitch Avenue
Andrews Highway
Murphy Street
French Woman Seeks Vandalism Probe After Anti France Graffiti
In Houston a French resident Francoise Thomas found a garage door vandalized with anti France graffiti amid anger over Iraqi policy. Neighbors repainted the door while others gave flowers and chocolates in support. Thomas labels the act a hate crime and offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrest and prosecution. Police are asked to contact them with tips.
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Saddam Hussein
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Former Bastrop police chief Bill Anderson remembered
Former Bastrop Police Department officer Bill Anderson died at 51 after a career including service in the canine unit. Community leaders described him as a professional, a supervisor who mentored younger officers, and a catalyst for youth programs like the Bastrop Explorer unit. Funeral services were scheduled at Ascension Catholic Church.
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Cynthia Schmidt
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Odessa seeks Juan Morales in girl abduction case
Odessa police and federal agencies are pursuing Juan Ramon Morales in connected abductions of a New Year’s Eve churchgoer’s daughter and two 5 year olds in central Odessa. Morales, a 30 year old Hispanic male with a five nine frame and a white 1999 Chevrolet pickup, is considered armed and possibly fled to Mexico.
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Juan Ramon
OPD
Sherrie Thompson
Denton
Morales
Mexico
Pson
Se Eerales
Odessan pioneer John Vacca Jr. remembered for KOSA start up
John Joseph Vacca Jr. known as Channel 7’s first manager from 1956 to 1964, helped launch KOSA TV and KOSA radio in Odessa after moving from Chicago in 1947. He also served on the Odessa City Council and active in civic groups such as the Junior Society and Knights of Columbus, earning praise for his on air work and salesmanship. He died March 12 with services set at St Michael’s Catholic Church in Bedford.
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Channel 7
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Chicago
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Odessa Man Stabbed After Bar Altercation
An Odessa man is in critical condition at Medical Center Hospital after being stabbed about eight times in an early Sunday assault near Jessica’s Bar. Police responded to the 3100 block of North Adams Street around 3:30 a.m. and found Miguel Macias, 912 E. 17th, following an altercation at closing time. Reported suspects include three Hispanic males, varying in height from 5’7” to 6’9” with black hair and brown eyes.
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Miguel Macias
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Sherrie Thompson
Odessa man charged with assaulting police officers
A 21 year old Odessa man Esau Rey Samaniego is jailed in the Ector County Detention Center without bond after police say he assaulted two officers with a car. Officers chased him from East Eighth Street to West 16th Street and Avenue F where a sheriff’s deputy halted the pursuit. He is charged with assaulting an officer and evading defense.
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Odessa
Ector County
Esau Rey Samaniego
Blackstone Ave
OPD
Sherrie Thompson
East Eighth Street
Thompson
Ector County Sheriff's Office
West 16Th Street
Avenue F
Samaniego
Odessa Fire Receives Eight Thousand Five Hundred One Dollar Grant
The Odessa Fire Department accepted an $8,501 grant on Monday to purchase and maintain Emergency Medical Service equipment. Fire Chief Charlie Smith said funds will replace batteries and cables for cardiac monitors, spine boards, vacuum splints, and cricothyrotomy kits.
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Odessa
Tous Regional
Actio Xas 0
Council Ofc Assisant
Charlie Smith
NASA Frames Columbia Debris Stream From California To Texas
NASA officials told the accident board that Columbia shed a steady stream of debris from California to Texas as wires burned in the left wing during re entry. Debris and sensor failures appeared as the shuttle broke up, with video evidence showing objects detaching across the sky.
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Columbia
California
Texas
Shuttle
Accident Investigation Board
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Paul Hill
Hill
Gyme Board
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