Odessa book fuels race tensions and broadcast debate
The Friday Night Lights discussion splits Odessa into east and west camps amid racial tensions once hidden south of the railroad. L.V. Miles, Boobie Miles’s uncle, and others challenge author Bissinger as callers accuse the book of bias while officials debate representation and academic priorities in Ector County.
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L.V. Miles
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Permian
Carol Uranga
LULAC
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Gene Collins
Odessa Naacp
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Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
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Permian High School
Mike Wallace
CBS
60 Minutes
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George L. Gibson
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Mojo
New York Time
AIDS march speaker calls for action amid epidemic
AIDS advocate Carl Call recalls his life partner's death and urges continued work to curb AIDS. He notes a large Washington march and cites global infection totals. Dr. David Snyder stresses worldwide reach, early testing, and yearly checks for high risk groups as the Permian Basin reports fewer financial hurdles.
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Washington, D.C
David Snyder
United States
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