Pfizer not added as defendant in PCB suit against Solutia
A federal judge in Alabama ruled Pfizer should not be joined as a defendant in a lawsuit by about 15,000 Anniston area residents against Solutia Inc over PCB contamination. Judge Clemon rejected claims Pfizer liability through its acquisition of Pharmacia, which had merged with Monsanto in 2000.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pfizer
Anniston-area
Solutia Inc
AW. Clemon
Monsanto Co
Sclutia
Pharmacia
Monsanto
Salvadoran 15-year-old among migrants who died in Texas
The Foreign Ministry reported a 15-year-old Salvadoran boy, Jorge Torres of San Alejo, as one of 19 migrants who died May 14 after being abandoned in an airless semi-trailer in Victoria, Texas. US officials had not confirmed his death. relatives said he traveled to reunite with his mother and sister, per El Diario de Hoy.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Foreign Ministry
Texas
Jorge Torres
San Alejo
Victoria
Torres
United States
el Diario de Hoy
Natural gas pipeline explosion near Sun Oil plant in Nederland
Jefferson County authorities investigate the 30 inch line rupture near the Sun Oil Co plant in Nederland. No injuries reported as roads were closed for about two hours while flames were fought and the fire brought under control by 1 30 a m Wednesday. In Lubbock, Philip Hagar a 36 year old former church worker pleaded guilty to a federal child pornography charge admitting a pattern of sexual abuse of minors. He was fired from Trinity Church in 2002 after FBI arrest for downloading images of young boys.
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Nederland
Jefferson County
Sun Oil Co
Houston Pipe Line Co
Peter Main
Darrell Bush
Lubbock
Philip Hagar
Hagar
FBI
Trinity Church
Former priest gets 10 year sentence in El Paso
Roy Joe Givens also known as Father Mathias, 67, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after a four hour jury deliberation for indecency with a child. He faced a $10,000 fine and was extradited from Illinois after arrest in Springfield. The charges stem from alleged sexual misconduct with a 15 year old girl while he served at a church he founded in El Paso.
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EL Paso
Roy Joe Givens
Givens
Father Mathias
Springfield
Jewel thieves steal $1 million in gems in Houston
Two jewelry dealers reported gems worth about $1 million stolen from their hotel room while they dined. Police note the heist is the fourth jewelry dealer theft in Houston in recent months and are reviewing hotel surveillance tapes to identify the culprits.
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Houston
DeLay pushes fairness in highway funding act
U S House Majority Leader Tom DeLay proposes the Highway Equity Funding Act of 2003 to boost Texas back to at least 95 percent of its gas tax returns. Co sponsors include Rep Baron Hill and Senators Voinovich Levin Hutchison Cornyn. DeLay argues current allocations are unfair and notes donors like Texas have long sent more than they receive.
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Washington
Texas
U.S. House
Tom DeLay
DeLay
Sugar Land
Baron Hill
D-Ind
House
George Voinovich
Ohio
Carl Levin
Mich
Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
John Cornyn
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Indiana
Michigan
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Oregon
Kansas
Maine
Don Young
Transportation Committee
Odessa seeks 350 jobs as 55 million center opens
Dollar signed a contract with the Odessa Development Corp to hire at least 350 people in year one for the 55 million distribution center. Twenty five percent must be disadvantaged workers or residents of the citys enterprise zone. Construction near finish with guardrails and bollards to be completed. Sub contractor Security Fire Co. is installing the sprinkler system as crews finish interior work.
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Dollar
Odessa Development Corp
Highth Street
Loop 338
Neil McDonald
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Humphrey
al Heustis
Hensel Phelps Construction
Greeley
Colo
Heustis
Houstis
Security Fire Co
Memphis, Tenn
Pony Express style letter ride muled through town
Express riders promise 10 day delivery with Pony Express style care. Costs include $2.45 sender fee and $2.03 commemorative label. Letters dropped at Laskeys or Outlaw Sports or at Music City Mall before 11 am May 29. Riders join a three day ride with overnight camps in Kermit and Jal NM. no bandits, just barbecue.
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Hobbs
Laskey
Western
Outlaw Sports
United States
Laskey’s
Music City Mall
Hann
Kermit and
Jal
N.M
Bust arrested in multi-charge marijuana case in DCJ
Bust faces two misdemeanor counts and one felony for marijuana delivery plus an Ector County theft by check charge. He remains in the DCJ on a 14 500 bond. Three others held on misdemeanor marijuana charges. Simmons said the investigation targeted people, not drugs or money, and consent searches turned up nothing.
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Ector County
DCJ
Simmons
Baby dies after bathtub neglect in Odessa
A 16 month old, Karren Bernice Parker, was found face down in a bathtub Sunday after her parents left her unattended at 808 W. 20th St Odessa. She was airlifted to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock and died Wednesday. Police and Child Protective Services investigate the case.
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Lubbock
Karren Bernice Parker
Odessa
W. 20Th St
Parker
Covenant Medical Center
Covenant
Odessa Police Department
Child Protective Services
MOTRAN plans cross-border route for Odessa Midland growth
MOTRAN officials from Odessa and Midland pursue the La Entrada reliever route from Topolobampo deep water port to Lubbock via Presidio and U S 18. Alpine opposes due to truck traffic. Beauchamp aims to address concerns while director search with 26 applications narrows to five finalists.
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Odessa
Midland
Carlton
John Ben Shepperd
U.S. Highway 90
Beauchamp
Alpine
Motran
la Entrada
Topolobampo
Pacific
U.s.mexico
Presidio
Odessa-Midland
Lubbock
Ray Perryman
Kyle Womack
Pete Almanza
William Maples
Carroll Thomas
Kelly Mcbeth
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Sun Oil
U.S
Young
R-Ala
Basin
Permian Basin
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee
Vietnam Memorial
Midland International
CAF
Vietnam Memorial + Midland International
Andrews Hwy
Wall St
Front St
Cass - Wiba
VFW
E. Vfw
John Philbeck
Bill McNeil
Vic Silvester
Teresa Galloway
Tah Station
KMID
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