Promiscuous monkeys linked to stronger immune systems
A study led by Charles Nunn at the University of Virginia finds that more sexually active primates show higher basal white blood cell levels, suggesting a stronger immune system. The research, analyzing 41 species over two decades, notes monogamous primates have lower counts, while humans resemble monogamous species in this measure.
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Charlottesville
Charles Nunn
University of Virginia Biology
Science
Nunn
John Gittleman
Jeffrey Frelinger
University of North Carolina
Bush seeks court order to halt Florida recounts
A Bush adviser sought a court injunction Friday to stop Al Gore's campaign from pursuing manual recounts in Florida while both campaigns faced a possible court resolution in the contentious state. Gore's campaign vowed to continue protests and seek additional votes to overturn the initial tally amid nationally anxious Democrats and political pressure.
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George W. Bush
al Gore
Florida
Judicial Branch
Gore
William Daley
Veteran recalls service in World War II tale
Odessa veteran Lee Norman recalls his U S Army service from 1941 to 1945 with modesty and fear, volunteered after Pearl Harbor. His memories. part of Veterans Day tribute in Odessa American with upcoming material in the Sunday edition.
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Permian Basin
Odessa American
Lee Norman
Tom Brokaw
Japan
Italy
Norman
Odessa
Springer
Pearl Harbor
Patton
Third Army
Veterans Day events set across city with ceremonies
At 7:14 a.m. the American Legion holds a sunrise ceremony with flag lowering and Taps. At 11 a.m. a second ceremony honors World War II veterans at the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial on Wright Drive with Midland High School band patriotic songs. Flags are replaced by an armed services honor. Permian High ROTC will present colors at the American See EVENTS on Page 2A.
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Oxford Elementary
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American Legion
Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial
Wright Drive
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Permian High School
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Permian students rally for Joe Beene medical bills
Permian High School students staff and parents organize fundraisers after football player Joe Beene suffered a broken second vertebra in a Wednesday practice accident. Beene underwent surgery in Dallas attended by family as donors contribute about 1500 dollars by Thursday morning.
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Permian
Joe Beene
Permian High School
Beene
Dallas
John Beene
Tiffany Moore
Moore
United Way in Odessa tops fundraising goal by 95 thousand
United Way of Odessa announced at a finale luncheon that the 2000 campaign exceeded the 1,125,000 goal by over 95,000 reaching 1,220,571. Campaign chair Peggy Dean and Tracey Stevenson praised Odessans as ECISD employees and county workers joined large donors Huntsman Corp and Halliburton Energy. Mya Davis attended with her mother Belinda Martinez.
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Odessa
Peggy Dean
Tracey Stevenson
United Way
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Ector County
Greg Simmons
Simmons
Ector County Independent
Richard Calzada
Dean
Huntsman Corp
Halliburton Energy
Mya Davis
Davis
Belinda Martinez
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