Tornado devastates Jarrell Texas killing dozens
Rescuers hunted for missing people as a killer tornado tore through central Texas. Jarrell, a town of 1000, was hit hardest with 31 dead and 50 homes leveled. Authorities warned as many as nine remain missing while the wider area faced multiple funnel clouds and extensive damage. Local residents described vehicles and buildings hurled into the air and homes erased, leaving a flat, vacant field in the wake of the disaster.
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Jarrell
Texas
Double Creek
R.B. Raby
Raby
Waco
Austin
Department of Public Safety
Mike Cox
Max Johnson Jr
Ray Westphal
Wendy’s
Cedar Park
Beacon Falls approves 1.25 mill increase in 1997-98 budget
Voters at a town meeting approve a 2.6 million municipal budget for 1997 98 raising the town mill rate to 26.25 mills combining with Region 16 school budget of 6.3 million. The Board of Finance approves the increase after the vote. Key raises include 3 percent for most town employees and 4 percent for several clerks and the First Selectman. First Selectman Susan Cable declines a raise to keep salaries stable for 1997 98.
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Beacon Falls
Board of Selectman
Board of Finance
First
Cable
First Selectman
David Scott
Richard Rudzik
Susan Cable
Selectman
Scott
Region 16
Beacon Falls Library Introduces Student Computer Mentors
Beacon Falls Public Library launches a new program pairing area students as computer mentors to ease fear of using computers and Internet access. The library has a Microsoft equipped machine and CD-ROM resources, aiding residents who own computers but need basic guidance.
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Beacon Falls
Patrick DeAngelis
Selectmen weigh Region 16 bill amid state delays
Beacon Falls leaders urge action on Public Act 83 to allow leaving Region 16 without Prospect voter approval. The Board of Selectman met with Rep. Leonard Greene and Rep. Vickie Nardello to push amendments, arguing the measure should reach the House floor before the session ends.
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Beacon Falls
House of Representatives
Connecticut
Prospect
Board of Selectman
Leonard Greene
Vickie Nardello
Naugatuck Eyes 250000 Grant for Railroad Station Museum
Borough officials await a Bonding Commission vote expected Friday to secure a 250000 grant for renovating the Naugatuck Railroad Station as a museum. The project competes with renovating Building 25, which was to house a museum, but officials prefer the station due to cost, parking, and quicker setup while preserving a historic asset.
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Naugatuck
Timothy Barth
Barth
Fred Hennick
Naugatuck Daily News
Hennick
Detective killed in L A shootout at sex toy warehouse
In Los Angeles Chatsworth investigators say a police detective died in a warehouse shootout after an all night SWAT standoff. The suspect was found dead as officers entered at 7 30 am. Two officers were wounded. The warehouse owned by Patrick Collins Inc. houses sexual props used for filming and distribution.
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Los Angeles
Anthony Alba
Bayan Lewis
Alba
Glendale
Rick Young
Chatsworth
Patrick Collins Inc
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