Barak backs away from deadline to curb Palestinian violence
In Jerusalem and Ramallah violence flared after Yom Kippur, with a Hebron gunbattle and clashes around Nablus as Prime Minister Barak said he would attend a U S hosted summit if called and urged calm while giving Yasser Arafat more time. A Crescent Park Baptist group from Odessa arrived in Israel amid the tensions.
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Jerusalem
Ehud Barak
Israel
West Bank
Hebron
Nablus
Odessa
Paul Vree
Crescent Park
Dickerson
Vree
Tel Aviv
Two Americans and a Swede Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
Two Americans and a Swede won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries about brain cell communication. The announcement highlighted advances in understanding neural signaling and synaptic transmission.
Deadline Set for Voter Registration in Nov 7 Election
Odessa American reports today is the final day to register to vote in the November 7 general election. It is also the deadline to update voter certificates. Ector County residents can call the elections office at 498-4030 or visit 1010 E Eighth St Suite 200 in the Courthouse Annex. Early voting runs Oct 23 through Nov 3.
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Ector County
Eighth St
Sharon Wilson
Wilson
Relief expected as winter weather ends in Permian Basin
The cold spell and ice in Brewster County are set to fade with seasonable temperatures starting Wednesday. National Weather Service forecaster Chris Smallcomb at Midland International Airport notes a high in the low 50s with a 30 percent rain chance today and southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. A warming trend will push highs to the low 70s and lows to the low 50s next week, with October averages cited.
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Permian
Brewster County
Chris Smallcomb
National Weather Service
Midland International Airport
Smallcomb
ECISD board mulls bond packages
ECISD trustees at a special meeting discussed five potential bond packages from 60 to 105 million dollars. Talks covered funding options and educational impacts including full day kindergarten and shifting from a junior high model to middle schools for grades six through eight. Proposals also debated handling ninth grade placement with centers or split high school structures.
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Midland Independent
Ector County Independent School District
Ecisd Board of Trustees
David Finley
ECISD
Daii Rauscher
Phil Fouche
Fouche
Roy Benavides
Campaign mudslinging and truth checks rise in final month
Analysts say the race tightens as Bush supporters brand Gore a serial exaggerator and Gore allies accuse Bush of flubs. The campaigns intensify criticism with e mail reports and web site browbeating while polls show Bush gaining momentum since the last debate.
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Austin
al Gore
George W. Bush
Bush
Gore
Gore slips on FEMA trip claim and Sarasota desk tale
In a presidential debate Gore claimed he accompanied James Lee Witt to Texas in 1998 to inspect fire and flood damage, then said he had not gone with Witt nor to the disaster area. He also described a Sarasota 15-year-old girl forced to stand in class due to overcrowding and a missing desk.
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Gore
James Lee Witt
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Texas
Witt
Sarasota
Fla
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Victor Navarrette
Woodson Park
Navarrette
Thomas Andrade
Pablo Nunez
Ecisd Board
Larry Sabato
University OF Virginia Political Scientist
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Dear Abby
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