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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1990
Page
9
Basin students headed back to class on West Eighth Street as Cameron Elementary welcomed about 30 new enrollees, totaling 501, with districtwide ECISD reporting 25,015 students, a rise of 334 from last year. Enrollments show shifts to balance classes and new staff arriving districtwide.
The Texas Department of Health reports Permian Basin teen birth rate rose to 18.4 percent in 1989 from 17.3 percent in 1988 as 1,281 of 6,947 births were to teenagers. Under-15 births accounted for 3 percent. Stakeholders call for comprehensive sex education and parental religious collaboration to address the rise.
U S Secretary of Education Laura Cavazos visits Laura F Cavazos Elementary at 1 p.m. and Austin Elementary at 10 a.m. to honor students and present a national drug free school award at Crockett Junior High. Officials say the trip fulfills a vow made last year to the Cavazos Cougars.
Crude oil rose nearly 2 to 29.12 for October delivery on the NYMEX amid stalled Persian Gulf actions. Brent traded to 28.55 in London as markets followed foreign price moves with Monday downtime due to Labor Day.
Peacock, longtime bailiff for 244th District Judge Joe Connally, recalls a five to six year old murder trial involving J Foote. A judge ordered jurors sequestered at the courthouse, with Peacock serving as chaperone for five days and personally screening newspapers. Foote was acquitted after the trial concluded on a Saturday. Peacock notes her path through education and pride in being among the courthouse’s first female bailiffs.
The subject asserts Texan identity despite Carlsbad New Mexico listed as birthplace. She recalls oil field roots, mentions Odessa and Balmorhea, and notes a certificate may show New Mexico while she identifies as Texan.
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