Appeals court rules in county favor on judges salaries
The Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso unanimously reversed a 1993 district court ruling, reinstating a $22,000 cut to Ector County court at law judges salaries. Judges Bobo and Hollman sued for $86,000 yearly pay, while commissioners had voted to reduce it to $64,000 amid state funding shortfalls.
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Ector County
Eighth Court of Appeals
el Paso
Jim Bobo
Bob Hollman
Bobo
Texas Supreme Court
Robert Heath
Austin
Ee Heath
Jack Crider
Dow Corning files Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Dow Corning Corp filed for Chapter 11 in Bay City Mich jeopardizing a $4.25 billion breast implant settlement and potentially delaying payments to women suing over health problems. The move aims to preserve finances as the company, a Dow Chemical Corrning joint venture, seeks a plan to pay creditors while continuing operations.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dow Corning Corp
Dow Corning
Dow Contin
Midland
Mich
Bay City
Don Corning
T. Michael Jackson
Jackson
Dow Chemical Co
Corning Inc
Two people possibly brought Ebola to Kinshasa from Kikwit
Ebola deaths rise to 77 with 84 confirmed cases as health officials hunt a riverboat captain and a nurse who may have carried the outbreak into Kinshasa. WHO warns cases will surge in two to three weeks among those exposed in care settings.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Kikwit
World Health Organization
Geneva
Kikwit General Hospital
WHO
Richard Leclair
Musango
Vanga
Yassa Bonga
Kenge
Kinshasha
Abdou Moudi
Moudi
Budget cuts fracture both parties in Washington
Democrats struggle to slow the Republican push for a balanced budget amid intra party rifts over tax cuts and a seven year plan. Panetta defends a middle class tax cut while Daschle supports a firm 2002 deadline, and Dodd calls for scrapping the tax cuts. The clash signals a fractured approach to deficit reduction.
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Washington
White House
Leon Panetta
Senate
Tom Daschle
Daschle
D-S.d
Panetta
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
National Party
Clinton
Two Odessa Women Hurt In San Angelo Tornado
Two Odessa women remained in critical condition in Shannon Medical Center as a tornado picked up their car and dropped it on its top. DPS trooper Alvin Hale said eight people were treated after Sunday’s storm. Brown remains ventilator dependent for a broken foot while Stephan will move to a regular room after surgery. The San Angelo area and much of West Texas faced a tornado watch from 4:30 to 11 p.m., with warnings issued for several counties.
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Odessa
Shannon Medical Center
San Angelo
Andama
Texas Department of Public Safety
Richard Treece
Freda Brown
Cathy Stephan
Tom Green County
DPS
Alvin Hale
Stephan
Hale
West Texas
National Weather Service
North Crane
West Ector
East Winkler
Ormit
Susan Griffin
Weather Service
Midland
Penwell
The
Win
Western Pacific Hockey League aims West Texas growth
A bid for a minor league hockey franchise in the East sparked the Western Pacific Hockey League formation with teams planned in West Texas New Mexico and Arizona Play expected to start in 1996 Rick Kozuback led the effort saying the idea began about three years ago while seeking an East Coast franchise See HOCKEY on Page 2A.
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United States
Southwest
Rick Kozuback
Western Pacific Hockey League
West Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
East Coast
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Appeals Court
Texas
Lionel Ramirez
Implant Maker Files
CDC
Kikwitae Hospital
Qo.a
Ken Brodnax
Fun & Games
Treece
Brown
Hockey League
W. Texas
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