Panel allows limited logging to save owl jobs in Oregon
A 5-2 Endangered Species Committee decision overridden the act to permit timber sales on 13 tracts totaling 1 700 acres in two Oregon counties. Courts may halt further cutting. economic concerns cite job protection while critics warn of a broader weakening of protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush Administration
Congress
Oregon
Caliornia
America
Michael Fischer
The
Sierra Club
George Frampton
Wilderness Society
Owl
Endangered Species Committee
Mark Rey
American Forest Resource Alliance
Interior Department
Michael Boskin
President’s Council On Economic Advisers
Interior
Manuel Lujan Jr
White House
Judy Smith
Bush
Grayrocks
Wyoming
Platte River
Nebraska
William Reilly
Environmental Protection Agency
Tom Walsh
Astronauts celebrate as Satellite takes off
NASA reports Kathryn Thornton becomes the second American woman to spacewalk during the shuttle Endeavour mission. Thomas Akers joins in the satellite capture and the Intelsat-6 satellite reaches a high Earth orbit. The crew observes a reddish glow as the satellite lifts away and engineers confirm the operation a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kathryn Thornton
Endeavour
Thornton
Thomas Akers
Shuttle
Daniel Brandenstein
Akers
Mission Control
Jeff Wisoff
NASA
Pierre Thuot
Richard Hieb
Intelsat
Washington
Daniel S. Goldin
al Pennington
Weongeet
Coase
America
Akers- Thuot-Hieb
Unique reading program wins Travis top award
Travis Elementary Magnet School earned the Exemplary Reading Program Award from the International Reading Association for innovative reading activities. Principal Sue Bradley notes students act out stories with cardboard weapons and police officer visits, highlighting parent and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Travis Elementary Magnet School
Sue Bradley
International Reading Association
Orlando
Fla
Bradley
Texas State Reading Association
An_ International Reading Association
Travis Elementary
Adonica Galindo
Alicia Bradley
Nehemiah Nealy
Jacob Nunn
Perot says Navy drive led to early release bid
Ross Perot says his dislike of the Navy's seniority based promotions prompted his father to seek help from Senators Lyndon Johnson and Price Daniel in 1955 to win his release two years early from active duty. Documents reviewed by The Associated Press show the effort followed his belief merit promotions were needed as the Korea peace era began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ross Perot
Navy
Associated Press
Perot
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Price Daniel
Texas Lottery to roll out fun ads for new games
Comptroller John Sharp unveiled a restrained fun oriented media push for Texas new state run lottery starting in two weeks. TV spots feature cowboy Buddy Webb and dancing scenes while avoiding over promising images. About 695000 in ads fund the kickoff with May 29 sale of instant scratch cards and Spanish language campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sharp
Buddy Webb
Texas
Sharp
Also Mentioned on This Page
Odessa American
West Texas
Lyle Alzado
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Ini
DeConcini
By Eric Vaughan
Odessa
John Faught
State
Texas Lottery
Exas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!