Gas leak in Cameroon kills over two thousand
More than 2,000 people die from a toxic hydrogen sulfide leak at Lake Nios near Wum in Yaounde’s northwest region. Survivors flee as rescue teams, including Israeli, American, British, and French help, mobilize with gas masks and evacuation efforts. Recovery officials warn the toll could rise.
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Cameroon
Yaounde
United States
Britain
France
Ngango
Lake Nios
Wum
Nios Hes
Paul Biya
Lee College SHWC Master Plan Update Report Tonight
SHWC Inc will present a LC master plan update at a 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting in Moody Center Rundell Hall. The Houston architectural firm has worked on the plan since October 1985 after LC hired them for 25000. A second SHWC session with more staff is planned for September to field questions on future campus space, goals, and needs for 10 and 20 years.
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Shwc Inc
Lee College
LC Board of Regents
Moody Center
Rundell Hall
SHWC
Houston
LC Board
James Brown
Jerry Bevel
Robert Larsson
Larsson
Miss Rambo Sparks Debate Over Armed Miss Liberty
In a provocative remark, Miss Rambo from Pearce Street Journal comments that some pessimists think the United States would be better off if Miss Liberty carried a machine gun rather than age, highlighting a provocative stance on national symbols and defense.
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USA
Miss Liberty
Around Town Notes on Local Residents and Activities
Irma Rodriquez departs for Aggieland as Beth Carroll hopes to return to Austin and school. Graywood subdivision residents are reminded to fly flags on Labor Day. Gene Hayden works on his car while Chris Mason sits on the football field sidelines. Vivian Albritton buys lunch for an old high school friend. Dot Schaeffer wonders if anyone remembers her name. Jack and Martha Bishop visit relatives in Baytown.
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Irma Rodriquez
Aggieland
Beth Carroll
Austin
Graywood Subdivision
Gene Hayden
Chris Mason
Vivian Albritton
Dot Schaeffer
Jack
Martha Bishop
Baytown
Council to meet in 3 sessions over budget week
Baytown City Council will hold three 6 a.m. budget workshop sessions Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to review the proposed 1986 87 budget. City Manager Fritz Lanham says the barebones plan maintains most services, with water and sewer rates rising to 6.50 a month and brush pickup cut to every six weeks.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Fritz Lanham
Lanham
Council
Texas set for third execution in a week
Chester Lee Wicker, 37, faces lethal injection in Beaumont for the August 1980 abduction and murder of Suzanne Knuth on Bolivar Peninsula. His case, brought before the U S Supreme Court after New Orleans circuit denial, marks Texas’ eighth execution this year and 65th nationally since 1976.
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Huntsville
Chester Lee Wicker
Beaumont
Texas
Wicker
Suzanne Knuth
A Bolivar
Peninsula Beach
Galveston
James Hury
Randy Woolls
Larry Smith
Dallas
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
The
Bruce Griffiths
American Civil Liberties Union
Larry Gist
Registration for LC Fall Semester at Lee College
Registration for the Lee College fall term runs Aug 26 28 from 10 am to 7 pm in Moser Hall. New students must file an application and bring transcripts or degree plans and test scores. ASSET testing is available during registration with sessions at 8 am 11 am 1 30 pm and 4 pm in Rundell Hall Auditorium. Cost 7 50 payable to the LC Business Office.
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Lee College of Baytown
Moser Hall
Admissions and Records Office
Rundell Hall
Mexico president downplays Cortez detention incident
Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid says the United States DEA agents in Mexico remain, while acknowledging the Cortez case could alter their status. He rejects torture allegations but will not confirm if Victor Cortez Jr. was tortured. The interview follows the Guadalajara arrest and a Reagan meeting addressing drug trafficking tensions.
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Miguel de la Madrid
Drug Enforcement Administration
Dallas Times Herald
de la Madrid
DEA
Mexico
Victor Cortez Jr. de la Madrid
Los Pinos
Mexico City
Cortez
U.S
United States
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Reagan
Washington
Weather sketches mild to hot with scattered rain
The forecast calls for fair skies and a low in the mid-70s Monday night, followed by sunny conditions and a mid-90s high Tuesday. In the previous 24 hours, temperatures ranged from 71 to 91 degrees with 0.02 inch of rain.
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Rshbel Smith Elementary
Ashbel Smith
Carver-Jones
San Jacinto
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Knuth
Gist
Dimension
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