Permian Basin Oil Show draws crowds to Midland area
Odessa American previews the biennial Permian Basin International Oil Show from today through Thursday with a special oil show section in today's paper and notes on community events during the show Readers can expect extra oil show coverage Wednesday and Thursday Local candidates discuss Democracy 98 in a televised forum on KOCV channels with rebroadcasts scheduled on Sunday and KWES TV November 1 results anticipated
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Court won't ban Huck Finn from high school curriculum
A 9th Circuit panel ruled against Kathy Monteiro, allowing Tempe Union High School District to keep Huckleberry Finn and a Faulkner story on required reading. The court said courts cannot ban books over content even amid harassment claims, while upholding the suit to address district response.
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Arizona High School
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Kathy Monteiro
Tempe Union
Stephen McNamee
Appeals Court
Chavez given 2percent year term in federal drug case
Chavez and Hernandez admitted acting as middle men in a drug trafficking operation based in Odessa and Mulato. Chavez received 2percent years in prison plus 5100 dollars in fines and three years supervised release. Hernandez got 21 months. both faced up to 20 years.
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Odessa
Jose Antonio
Tony” Chavez
FBI
Lucius Bunton II
Chavez
U.S
J. Miller
Miller
Moises “Boy” Hernandez Jr
U.S. Department of Justice
Richard Durbin
San Antonio
Hernandez
Ted
Roseanne Homberg
Monahans
Ward
Justice Department
Ing
Mulato
Chihuahua
Mexico
Raul Garden-Luna
Homberg
H.G. Bissinger
Oil on parade at Permian Basin show parade
Permian High School Junior ROTC cadets lead the color guard to open the Permian Basin International Oil Show parade on Andrews Highway. Young spectators Eric Holguin 8 Isabel Holguin 5 Tyler Guinn 7 and Matthew Holguin 9 wave at floats and cars they like during the Monday evening event.
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Isabel Holguin
Tyler Guinn
Matthew Holguin
Mideast talks stall in Queenstown summit
President Clinton wrestled with Israel and Palestinian leaders in Queenstown Maryland as talks to seal a West Bank accord stretched into a third day. The summit was extended and no clear gains were announced while Clinton canceled a California fundraising trip.
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Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Brain signals mute self tickles in new study
New York AP reports that an area of the brain dampens self tickling. The cerebellum sends a cue that “it's you” to reduce the tickle sensation. Researchers led by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore at University College London study self-generated touch and its brain prediction mechanism.
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New York
Nature Neuroscience
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
University College London
Deborah Yurgelun-Todd
McLean Hospital
Belmont
Mass
South Texas floods devastate homes and lives
In New Braunfels Ragena Case returns to a ruined home swept from its foundation as flood waters scatter heirlooms and furniture. Governor George W. Bush vows rapid damage assessment for federal aid while noting the tragedy of lost lives and widespread material loss across the region.
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