Multiple crashes injure two on West 42nd Street in Odessa
Emergency crews responded to a four-vehicle wreck sequence along West 42nd Street near Andrews Highway Tuesday evening. Augustine Cavazos, 22, of McCamey, was taken to Medical Center Hospital with minor neck and back pain after his Chevrolet 1500 flipped, while another driver suffered minor injuries. Police said the chain of collisions began about a half mile east, with drivers fleeing the scene in later crashes as investigators continue to identify all involved and no charges were filed as of that night.
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West 42Nd Street
Odessa
42Nd Street
Golder Avenue
Ubaldo Estrada
Augustine Cavazos
McCamey
Medical Center Hospital
Cavazos
MCH
Astrada
Sherrie Thompson
Thompson
Andrews Highway
Estrada
Texas Ranger probe in death of man in Big Spring custody
Big Spring police report Robert Wiltsie 33 died Thursday afternoon after arrest at 4th and San Antonio. He was taken to Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Dallas? No, in Big Spring. Rangers investigate as he died while in ESPD custody after reportedly eating an unknown substance. Autopsy in Lubbock conducted Friday. results not yet released. Duesler also notes a separate fatal shooting at a Lubbock bar early Sunday morning leaves Wright in critical condition. suspect at large.
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Big Spring
Texas Rangers
Stanton
Robert Wiltsie
State Comptroller’s Office
4Th
San Antonio
Wiltsie
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
ESPD
Lubbock
Lubbock’s University Medical Center
Wright
Duesler
Judge to Speak to Rotary Club
Administrative Law Judge Dan Dane of the Social Security Office of Hearings and Appeals will address the Downtown Odessa Rotary Club at its regular noon meeting today. The talk covers Social Security disability and will be held in the Odessa College Student Union Building. Call 331-7814 for details.
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Dan Dane
Rotary Club
Dane
Social Security Office of Hearings and Appeals
Odessa College Student Union
Suspect sought in weekend shooting at 104 Lounge Odessa
Ector County sheriff's deputies hunt for Randy Wright 29 of Odessa after a Sunday morning shooting at the 104 Lounge 5619 N. Golder Ave Set Gary Duesler said Wright was transported to a local hospital or facility for treatment and questions remain about the victim and motive.
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Ector County
N. Golder Ave
Gary Duesler
Lewis
Randy” Wright
Odessa
Garro Biography by Toruno Covers 1993 to 1997 Summers
Toruno, Spanish area coordinator at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, assembled a two part study on Garro. The biography uses taped conversations from summers 1993 to 1997 and includes an analysis of Garro’s literary works and political activism.
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Garro
Toruno
Torun
University of Texas
Permian Basin
el Salvador
Mexico
Torufo
Garro Hid Poetry To Avoid Competing With Paz
Interview with Elena Garro's life and works reveals her cautious path to publishing none of her poetry during life to avoid competing with husband Octavio Paz. The biographer Toruno notes Garro’s protests against Mexican government actions and her defense of farmers, plus CIA scrutiny due to family ties to Cuba and Russia.
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Octavio Paz
Garro
Toruno
Helena
Tlatelolco
Tres Culturas Plaza
Paz
India
Torufo
CIA
Cuba
Russia
Torufio
UTPB To Host Mock Debate On Presidential Election 2004
UTPB hosts a Lincoln Douglas style mock debate on October 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Center for Energy and Economic Leadership featuring area college students as Republican and Democratic candidates. Sponsored by UTPB and the Presidential Museum and Leadership Library with moderator Tatum Hubbard of KOSA TV.
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Area College
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
The
Presidential Museum and Leadership Library
Tatum Hubbard
Kosa: TV
Center For Energy and Economic Leadership
UTPB
Odessa College
Midland College
Derek Catsam
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
E. University Blvd
Odessa
County public hearing postponed to Sept 15
A public hearing on the county's proposed tax rate has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. September 15 at the County Annex, 1010 EF Eighth Street. For information, call 498-4100.
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Eighth St
Tragic Midland Train Death Under Investigation
DPS investigators probe fatal Midland train strike that killed 21-year-old Frank Perez Jr near Loop 338 and I-20. Autopsy results pending to determine if alcohol was a factor as Perez and friend Michael Wallace, both 21, walked on tracks and were hit by a Union Pacific locomotive traveling east at about 58 to 60 mph.
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Department of Public Safety
Midland Dps
Judy Alcom
Frank Perez Jr
Midland
Union Pacific
Altom
Perez
Michael Wallace
Cargo Road
B.J. White
Odessa
DPS
Brian Burney
Wallace
Midland County
Jaguars Gold Club
White
Lubbock
Burney
Red Bluff lawsuit judge seeks proposed judgments in Monahans case
District Judge Bob Parks said the court will enter judgment for Red Bluff in the Ward County Irrigation Districts 1 and 3 suit. A non jury trial occurred Aug. 4 in 143rd District Court. The Sept. 20 deadline invites proposed judgments and findings of fact and conclusions of law from Red Bluff attorney Robert Scogin and all parties. Ward County firms consider appeals and respond as to next steps.
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Red Bluff
Ward No. 3
Robert Scogin
Scogin
Ent
Parks
Glenn Jarvis
McAllen
Ward County
Jarvis
Education chief affirms Texas school finance flaws
Education Commissioner Shirley Neeley told a lengthy Texas trial that the finance system works well for many districts but fails some. She said current funding can meet state standards, and she noted the Robin Hood plan has outlived its usefulness as districts seek relief from unequal funding.
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Austin
Texas
Shirley Neeley
Neeley
Public TV drives budget and fall programming lineup
PBS KOCV-TV operates on an annual budget of 1.3 million with 200 thousand from Ector ISD. In 2003 public television cost about 85 cents per citizen in CPB funding. a 90 dollar yearly donation equals about 25 cents daily. The week begins Saturday with Pamela Hamm and Jim Scott launching membership drive featuring Lawrence Welk and Roy Orbison. Special fall lineup includes artifacts from Lawrence Welk, Roy Orbison, Daniel O'Donnell, Loretta Lynn and Phil Collins with noted anchors and guests guiding the drive.
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Kocv-Tv
Ector County Independent
Dowdy Jackson
CPB
Kosa-Tv
Pamela
Roy Orbison
Nature
Fort Stockton rail line opening delayed to November
Doug May of the Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation says the South Orient line will open in November with Texas Pacifico operating the rail. A Sept 22 meeting with TxDOT officials and potential shippers is planned. Riata Energy plans an east Fort Stockton entertainment complex near U.S. 285 and I 10, aiming to attract chain restaurants, while developers warn establishments require alcohol service to commit.
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Doug May
Fort Stockton
Riata Energy
U.S. 285
I-10
Applebee's
Chili’s
Logan's
Falcon
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