Bush declares Texas drought emergency across 207 counties
Governor George W. Bush announced an emergency proclamation covering 207 counties as 80 percent of Texas remains in drought with extreme fire danger in the Panhandle-South Plains region. He called for federal aid, water conservation, and strict fireworks caution amid hot, dry conditions.
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Austin
George W. Bush
Texas
Panhandle-South Plains
Texas Forest Service
Bush
Clinton
Kmart to Lease Venture Stores and Expand Big Kmart Plans
Kmart Corp officials say 48 former Venture locations will be leased, including a Westgate Village site at 2601 Soncy Road in Amarillo. The 105000 square foot store to be remodeled into a Big Kmart with expanded grocery and inventory. A contractor is sought. lease length and terms not disclosed.
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Venture
Amarilloo
Soncy Road
Westgate Village
Justices Skeptical of Starr Request Over Foster Notes
A Supreme Court majority signaled skepticism about Kenneth Starr seeking three notes from James Hamilton about Vincent Foster’s conversation before Foster’s suicide. Hamilton argued attorney client privilege survives death. justices weighed exceptions for prosecutors, while Brett Kavanaugh urged ending privilege after death to aid prosecutions.
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Supreme Court
Kenneth Starr
White House
Vincent Foster
Starr
Hillary Rodham Clinton
James Hamilton
Foster
Hamilton
Antonin Scalia
Sandra Day O'Connor
Scalia
Brett Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
Homicide suspected after Amarillo apartment fire death
Police suspect arson in the death of 37 year old Ronnie Dawn Hewitt known as Kitten Buchanan. Firefighters found her body in a burning, four unit complex on 11th Avenue after a 11 33 am call. Autopsy planned. investigators seek an arsonist and Hewitt's killer. contact Special Crimes at 378 9468 with information.
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Ronnie Dawn Hewitt
Gerald Bailey
Amarillo
11Th Avenue
Hewitt
Modena Holmes
APD
Bailey
Kitten Buchanan
Holmes
Mare Lusk
Tack Buchanan
Potter County OKs $8 Million Bond for Santa Fe Building
Potter County Commission approved $8 million in certificates of obligation to renovate the Santa Fe Building, adding to $11 million jail debt. Debt service stays at about $1.85 million annually, extending repayments six years and retiring by 2014. Judge Arthur Ware notes no tax increase. Southwest Securities expects about 4.7 percent interest. A July 13 notice will announce the intention to issue, with final rate set after sale. The total project cost tops $11.78 million, aided by a $3 million 1996 federal grant for first floor work, a transportation museum, and shell improvements.
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Potter County
Santa Fe
Arthur Ware
Ware
Ken Smith
Southwest Securities
Commission
Amarillo judge bars eight-liner confiscation ruling
An Amarillo judge barred the Department of Public Safety and Potter County from confiscating eight-liner gaming machines. The ruling allows potential prosecutions of operators under gambling laws while delaying seizure until November 2. The decision follows hearings on injunctions and emphasizes equity powers in the case.
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Amarillo
Department of Public Safety
Potter County
David Gleason
47Th District Court
Gleason
Sonya Letson
Reed Lockhoof
Joe Jernigan
Bob McClendon
Texas
Lockhoof
Smith and
Harris
McClendon
Stephen Feno
Austin
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