Ambulance bill worries Odessa firefighters over rules
Odessa Fire Department leaders warn a state ambulance bill could invalidate recertified paramedics and grant sweeping Health Department authority. Fire Chief Bill Childress cites risks of unrealistic standards and loss of control, as lawmakers consider minimum training and equipment rules.
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Odessa Fire Department
Bill Childress
Red Cross
Texas Health Department
Childress
Senate
Health Department
House
State Health Department
Fire Department
Odessa
Houston
Houston Fire Department
L.O. Martin
Martin
State Ambulance Providers Association
John Harrison
Chester Nolen
Austin
John Montford
Crubbock
Montford
West Texan Finds Water With Divining Rods
Charles Noll, a 72 year old West Texan, uses two copper wired divining rods to locate water. He claims a success rate of 95 out of 100 and attributes results to belief and possible divine aid. Noll has spent 30 years in water well work, mixing methods over time.
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Elizabeth Simpson
West
Texas
Charles Noll
Noll
Nell
Ex EPA chief front runner for top post
President Reagan considers William D Ruckelshaus to lead the Environmental Protection Agency to restore credibility. Officials say he accepted in principle but final decision awaiting conflict of interest review. Ruckelshaus, 50, was EPA administrator from 1970 to 1973 and is a senior VP at Weyerhaeuser.
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Washington
Reagan
Environmental Protection Agency
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
White House
Larry Speakes
EPA
Camp David
The
Weyerhaeuser Co
Federal Way
Wash
Seattle
Russell W. Peterson
Council On Environmental Quality
Nixon
Ford
National Audubon Society
Walter Barber
Agency
Life without parole option grows in Texas death case debate
West Texas district attorney John T Montford known for 99 year sentences weighs alternatives to execution as Texas sees its first injection execution since 1964. Lawmakers Joe Hernandez and Sam Hudson propose life without parole as a third juror option alongside life and death.
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Associated Press
Austin
West Texas
John T. Montford
John T. 99
Mr. 99
Sen. Montford, Crubbock
Texas
Montford
Charlie Brooks Jr
Fort Worth
Brooks
House
Joe Hernandez
San Antonio
Hernandez
Sam Hudson
Dallas
Hudson
West
Dain Whitworth
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Texas District and Criminal Attorneys Association
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