Inmate Dies in Fight at Abilene Prison
ABILENE AP An inmate Rayos 21 was killed in an apparent fight with another inmate at an Abilene prison Saturday. He collapsed in his cell after being struck in the head or upper body. Workers revived him with CPR but he died at 6 45 p.m. An autopsy was ordered and officials investigated. Rayos was serving a life sentence for murder in Ector County.
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Abilene
Justice
Rayos
Todd
Ector County
United Airlines cancels 108 flights amid pilot shortage
United Airlines canceled 108 of its 2,400 flights Sunday due to a pilot shortage and weather issues. Many pilots refused overtime amid stalled contract negotiations. Spokesman Andy Plews did not have an immediate explanation.
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Chicago
United Airlines
United
Andy Plews
Diving From Malecón Wall Draws Havana Locals
A person dives from the Malecón wall into the water on a Sunday in Havana. Many Old Havana residents swim here on weekends because transport to beaches east of the city is scarce.
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Havana
Cuba
Wink student puts project to practice
Ashley Taylor a Wink Elementary sixth grader earned third in the UTPB Science Fair in March with a social and behavioral science survey of 23 Wink High School health students. The study asked about drug knowledge usage and perceived addictiveness amid a town population of 1189.
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Wink
Ashley Taylor
UTPB
Wink High School
Ashley
Wink High
Mothers march in Washington call for gun control
Tens of thousands of mothers gathered in Washington on Sunday to memorialize loved ones and push for strict handgun limits. Participants, many wearing T shirts, voiced opposition to gun lobby allies and urged lawmakers to act, with Dawn Anna naming her daughter Lauren Townsend from the Columbine tragedy.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
National Mall
Washington
National Mail
Capitol
Dawn Anna
Lauren Townsend
Columbine High School
After Cerro Grande Fire Los Alamos Community Reassesses
Nuclear lab officials and residents confront fear and grief as they discuss the Cerro Grande fire. Tom Turner stresses mission focus while Stephen Younger recalls Los Alamos history and the need to rebuild. The article notes uncertainty about the town’s future and a chemical explosives lab.
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Pojoaque
N.M
Tom Turner
Los Alamos
Cerro Grande
Odessa elections see turnout below six percent in May vote
Odessa area voters showed low interest as May 6 municipal elections drew under 6 percent turnout. Election Administrator Sharon Wilson called the result sad, noting 13 races with only six contested and that Odessa College Board of Trustees elections were canceled for lack of opponents. The 1999 City Council elections were also canceled.
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Odessa
Sharon Wilson
Odessa College Board of Trustees
Bush platform shocks many
Washington AP reports Gov. George W. Bush shocks some by embracing Social Security reform as a campaign pillar. Analysts note his stance diverges from typical party positions as he argues for personal payroll tax investments supported by his broader tax-cut agenda. Gore counters with defense of a universal system.
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George W. Bush
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al Gore
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