Oil spill near Beach City contained by cleanup crews
A spill of about one barrel of crude oil from Masters Resources’ offshore platform in Galveston Bay reached about a mile of shoreline from Point Barrow to North Point subdivision. State workers on Sunday and Monday supervised containment using 1650 feet of pom-poms and absorbents. cleanup targeted completion today with possible light sheen remaining.
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Kerry rivals wage last-ditch efforts in primaries
Kerry faced competition from Edwards Clark and Dean as they campaigned in Virginia Tennessee and Wisconsin while Bush defended his economic policy and tax cuts. Dean pledged to stay in the race though he signaled a reconsideration of deadlines. Edwards and Clark aimed for upset wins in Southern primaries.
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Bush Pushes Economic Message in Missouri Campaign Stop
President Bush toured an engine plant in Springfield Missouri highlighting job growth and low interest rates as proof of tax cuts. He urged Congress to make the tax cuts permanent while contrasting Democratic plans to repeal them.
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Goose Creek District Board Actions Include Budget, Elections, and Repairs
Goose Creek trustees approved the district budget timeline with a 2004-05 budget planned for July. They will consider Chapter 41 status after state property values. Joint city-school elections with Baytown were approved, with two early voting sites. A water line break at Highlands Elementary prompted 57 thousand dollars in maintenance. The board sets a special committee on high school facilities and schedules meetings through March 18.
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Baytown
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Highlands Elementary
Pete Cété
Sultis
Anahuac Council Receives Positive Audit Report
The Anahuac board praised last fiscal year’s audit calling the books clean and the city financially healthy. Officials set election judge and clerk pay at seven dollars hourly and discussed code enforcement for structures and tall grass. May 15 election re-election bids noted for Mayor Comer and two aldermen.
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Taylor
Bruce Comer
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Theodore Ricks
Guy Jackson
Stocks Drift as Investors Await Greenspan Testimony
Stocks slid in quiet trading as investors paused ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Greenspan's congressional testimony. The Dow fell 14.00 to 10,579.03 and the Nasdaq lost 3.44 to 2,060.57 while the S&P 500 declined 2.95 to 1,139.81. A NetScreen Juniper deal offered tech support but traders fretted over guidance and year-end volatility. Technical glitches at the Amex opened the session but were fixed by afternoon.
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Crude firm ahead of OPEC meeting in Algeria
New York traders pushed crude futures up about 4.4 percent on the NYMEX as they squared positions before Tuesdays OPEC gathering in Algeria. Ministers signaled possible tighter quota compliance while Venezuela and others noted options remain open amid output above the 24.5 million barrel daily target.
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