First Hypermart Opens To Crowd In Garland Texas
Thousands of customers flocked to the first Hypermart USA opening in Garland Texas causing 30 minute parking waits and hour long checkout lines. The store a Wal-Mart Callum joint venture covers 222000 square feet and blends supermarket discount department store and fast food. Overwhelmed shoppers including Van May and his mother Patricia spent up to 80 minutes in lines while Tom McCarthy estimated 3000 to 4000 in the store by mid afternoon.
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Florida Surges to Fourth in U S Population Ranking
Florida rises to fourth place with an estimated mid-1987 population of 12.02 million, passing Ohio and Illinois as California and Texas lead. The Census Bureau notes broad growth in the South and West, with 15 million of the 17 million national increase this decade, while several farm states lose population.
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Eight States Still Alive In Bid For Supercollider
The National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering narrow 35 proposals to eight sites for a 4.4 billion supercollider. The shortlist includes Arizona Colorado Michigan New York North Carolina Texas Illinois and Tennessee. The plan would place a 53 mile tunnel to collide protons at energies far beyond current capabilities, creating thousands of jobs and a large regional economic impact.
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Paterson Board weighs suspending Eastside High principal
Eastside High School principal Joe Clark prepares to fight any suspension after expulsions totaling about 60 students. The Paterson Board of Education discussed discipline in a December meeting, while U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett voiced backing for Clark and praised his methods.
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