Government buyout forces many to leave Trinity River banks
Liberty County residents along the Trinity and San Jacinto rivers accepted a 2.2 million buyout after the 1994 floods. Charles and Marie Follis moved from their stilts home in Dayton Lakes to a location six miles from the river. The program, backed by FEMA and the Texas housing agency, aims to reduce flood risk in 16 riverfront communities, though only a fraction of affected homes were included.
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Liberty
Charles
Marie Follis
Trinity River
Texas
Follises
Liberty County
Trinity
San Jacinto
Houston
Dayton Lakes
Follis
Riverside
Dallas-Fort Worth
Trinity Bay
FEMA
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Dempsie Henley
UT researchers pursue gene therapy for breast cancer risks
Two University of Texas microbiology professors Dudley and Payne seek a cancer treatment using a mouse mammary tumor retrovirus and a Shigella bacterium to deliver healthy genes into mammary glands. They hold a 170000 grant and aim to test in mice before NIH-funded trials in women.
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Dudley
Austin American- Statesman
Payne
UT Microbiology Department
National Institutes of Health
Mercury contamination found in Pantex reassembly units
At Amarillo’s Pantex plant officials and weapons designers investigate possible mercury contamination in rebuild units returning for maintenance. A technician found mercury in a leak detection system inlet on January 29. government reports cite 37 potentially affected weapons, with authorities noting the count could shrink.
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Pantex
Tom Walton
Amarillo-area
Mason & Hanger Corp
Death notices from Fort Stockton and Odessa 1998
Fort Stockton and Odessa obituaries report Severo Escajeda 69 retired Firestone supervisor died March 20 1998 with services and burial planned in Fort Stockton. Survived by wife Domingo and children. Other Odessa obituaries include Ethel Ward Haner Russell 97 former English teacher died March 21 1998 with services at Hubbard Kelly. Jettie Mae Salmon 85 co founder of G Q Salmon Son died March 22 1998 with Sunset Memorial Gardens service. William Israel 66 died March 22 1998. Waldine Powell Lane 87. T A Taylor 55. Services and arrangements by local funeral homes.
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Fort Stockton
Severo
Cookie"’ Escajeda
Firestone Test Track
Pecos County Memorial Hospital
Odessa
Ethel Edwina Ward Haner Russell
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Chapel
Resthaven Cem
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Scurry County
University of Texas
First Baptist Church
Jettie Mae Salmon
G.Q. Salmon & Son
Derrings Nursing Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ernest Easley
John S. Rosco
Frank W. Wilson
Olney
Guy Q. Salmon
The
Hospital Auxiliary
Eastern Star
Tommy Salmon Sr
J.C. Akers
Mendon
William Israel
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Waldine Powell Lane
TA. Taylor
T.A. Taylor
Trial set in sex abuse case against suspended priest Kos
In Dallas a criminal trial for Rudy Kos a suspended Catholic priest accused of sexually molesting boys is scheduled this week. Kos faces multiple counts including aggravated sexual assault and indecency with a child. A parallel civil trial last summer produced a record $119.6 million verdict against Kos and the Diocese of Dallas.
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Dallas
Rudolph Kos
Kos
U.S
Rudy Kos
Janice L. Warder
Ennis
Irving
Norman Kinne
Brad Lollar
Lollar
Tourists jailed in Mexico over gun law breaches
U S consular officials say many Americans held in Mexican border states on firearms charges are innocent tourists. Darrell Dowden, a Carrollton landscaper, faced a lengthy jail term and fines for possessing an unloaded shotgun. his case ended with a two year sentence and a $640 fine after charges shifted to possession.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Eesti
U.S
U.s.-Mexico
Darrell Dowden
Carrollton
Dallas
Dowden
Mexico
Janice Dowden
Ross Perot
Washington
Mark Leoni
Matamoros
Leoni
Burleson
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
J. Andrew Rice
Rice
Walton
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Jim Chaumont
East Hill Cemetery
Domingo Escajeda
Orlando Escajeda
Jimmy Escajeda Escajeda
van Horn
Ernest Lynch & Associates
Paula Ee Associat
E. 42Nd
Chante
TC Lynch
Clu
Weigh of Life Clinic
N. Grandview, Odessa
Baristre Medici
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