Gas curtailments loom as colder weather nears
North Central Texas and southern Oklahoma schools closed by a gas curtailment may reopen as forecasts warn of a colder winter. Lone Star Gas Co officials cited below normal temperatures and anticipated interstate supply strain with additional curtailments possible depending on weather conditions. The Shaw area and Wichita Falls schools faced shutdowns affecting about 50 institutions while cities like Electra canceled energy studies.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Lone Star Gas Co
National Weather Service
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Tex
Electra
Federal Power Commission
Lone Star
Fulks
Austin
Mack Wallace
Commission
FCC
North Texas
Houston
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Lone Star Daily
Eavesdropping deemed obsession at Southwestern Bell
James Ashley, ex Southwestern Bell executive, testifies in a $4 million invasion of privacy suit alleging the company wired taps and eavesdropped on calls to aid defense in a separate $29 million libel suit. He says wiretapping was common, part of service monitoring, and that he was urged to cooperate with law enforcement. He claims many employees are fired for policy violations but not for listening in. The suit names decades of internal surveillance and a former Texas executive's death as context, with no trial date yet.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
James Ashley
Ashley
Southwestern Bell
57Th District Court
T. O. Gavitt
Gravi
Pryor cites health crises facing Arkansas
Arkansas Governor David Pryor says the state faces a series of health crises solvable only by targeted solutions. He notes counts of dentists, nurses, pharmacists and other health personnel lag behind national levels and argues for better geographic distribution and efficiency over simply training more workers.
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Pryor
Little Rock
David Pryor
Arkansas
Dallas firm drawn into influence and bribery probes
The SEC probes E Systems Inc of Dallas over whether fees paid to Yoo and Lee, Korean consultants in Los Angeles, funded bribes to U.S. congressmen. The Justice Department and State Department also pursue related influence buying questions centered on South Korea figures including Tongsun Park and Kim Sang Keun.
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Washington
The
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S
SEC
E-Systems Inc
Dallas
E-Systems
Jong Ho Yoo
Howard P. Lee
Los Angeles
Korean Research Institute
South Korea
Yoo
Lee
Justice Department
Tongsun Park
State Department
Kim Sang Keun
United States
Kim
Lottery Authorized by Continental Congress in 1776
The Continental Congress approved a lottery in 1776 to fund the Revolutionary War effort. The move aimed to raise needed cash for military supplies and operations amid the struggle for independence.
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Continental Congress
Hearst to appear in court under heavy guard today
Patricia Hearst, 22, free on 1.25 million bail, will appear with heavy private security for a Superior Court hearing in Los Angeles related to charges of kidnapping robbery and assault. The appearance may include a request to delay the January 10 trial date as her defense seeks pretrial motions.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Boston
al Johnson
San Francisco
Superior Court
William Rizzi
Johnson
Nob Hill
Harrises
Johnny Cash Ends TV Career After Christmas Special
Johnny Cash declares he will quit television after CBS cut parts of The Johnny Cash Christmas Special. He calls the program the worst in TV history and says he is through with television.
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Nashville
Tenn
Johnny Cash
CBS
Labor panel backs home rule concept in Arkansas
The Arkansas AFL-CIO executive committee endorsed the idea of home rule while voicing concerns about Pryor’s specifics. President J Bill Becker said a special committee will study the plan and propose improvements before the legislature to be introduced next year. He warned the plan could push local governments toward sales taxes, which are viewed as regressive. Becker pledged to reconcile past opposition with this endorsement.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
Arkansas Afl-Cio
Afl-Cio
J. Bill Becker
David Pryor
Becker
Pryor
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Lehman
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