Budget cuts threaten Midland NWS weather warnings
Federal Gramm Rudman driven cuts may furlough 14 Midland weather service employees reducing 24 hour coverage to 6 am to 6 pm. Officials warn late developing storms could go unwarned as furloughs spread to West Texas and beyond, impacting radar access and regional forecasts.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service Office
Midland
Weather Service
Midland International Airport
Congress
Rick Davis
Midland Nws
West Texas
Davis
Department of Commerce
Gramm-Rudman
Walter Anderson
NWS
Midland-Odessa
Amarillo
el Paso
San Angelo
Anderson
Lubbock
First Day At Cameron Elementary As ECISD Sees Enrollment Rise
On opening day SS 5 attends Cameron Elementary School while Jerrie assists with paperwork. ECISD reports 25015 students enroll across district, up 334 from last year, with gains in elementary and high school figures but a drop in junior enrollment.
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Cameron Elementary School
Jerrie
Ector County Independent School District
Gene linked to early onset osteoarthritis found
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and Case Western Reserve University report the discovery of a faulty gene in three of ten families with inherited osteoarthritis. The mutation alters collagen, causing cartilage breakdown and early joint degeneration. Further genes may be involved and aims include restoring good gene function to relieve inflammation.
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Bethesda, Md
Darwin Prockop
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia
Roland Moskowitz
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Moskowitz
Letters From Home aid for Permian Basin families
Odessa American and Big 2 News offer a program at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Center for Energy and Economic Diversification on Texas 191 between Odessa and Midland at 9 a.m. Saturday Sept 15. A family photo will be taken and a video filmed for sending to relatives in the Middle East.
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Permian Basin
Middle East
Odessa American
Big 2 News
University of Texas
Navy ships seize Iraqi-bound vessel amid UN sanctions
The U S Navy boarded and took control of an Iraqi-bound ship hauling tea refusing to honor UN trade limits. The operation followed the first publicized boarding since the August invasion. Westerners evacuated continued with flights and convoys moving toward Jordan and Baghdad.
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Iraq
Kuwait
Jordan
U.S
U.N
Navy
Baghdad
Britain
Iraqi Airways
Power surge disrupts Odessa American telephone service
A Monday night power surge damaged four telephone circuit boxes at the Odessa American, leaving the paper without service until 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Calls before 3:30 p.m. likely rang continuously or showed busy signals. Only four telephones on separate lines remained usable for outgoing or incoming calls. The American apologizes for the inconvenience.
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Odessa American
Health chief urges Texas to recycle before landfills overflow
Texas health commissioner told lawmakers Texans generate about 17 million tons of waste annually, with little recycling. He proposed a statewide solid waste plan by 1992 and targets to cut landfill waste 25 percent by 1994 and 40 percent by 1998, plus policies to boost recycled content and reduce out of state shipping.
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Austin
Robert Bernstein
Texas
Bernstein
Health Department
Esco
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