Hurricane Danny hits land as evacuations continue
The eye of Hurricane Danny made landfall near Pecan Island Louisiana with winds over 90 mph and heavy rain. More than 30,000 people were evacuated from offshore rigs and towns to areas including Galveston. The storm spawned tornadoes and prompted a state of emergency in 13 parishes. Sheriff Ray Lemaire described worsening conditions as rescue teams prepared to evacuate remaining families on Pecan Island.
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New Iberia
Danny
Galveston
Pecan Island
Lake Charles
Lafayette
National Weather Service
Texans Sigh as Danny Brings Fringes to Gulf Coast
Texans relax as Hurricane Danny bears down on central Louisiana coast leaving the Texas coast with only fringes of the storm. Frantic shoppers buy emergency provisions while others evacuate low lying Jefferson County and Galveston Island. Port Arthur reports calm with forecast inland move south of Lake Charles before noon. Eddy Johnson of a Galveston hardware store notes quicker responses than during Hurricane Alicia two years earlier. Port Arthur Civil Defense reports three shelters open with only one person present.
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Houston
Texas Gulf Coast
Danny
Louisiana
Texas
Jefferson County
Galveston Island
Port Arthur
Lake Charles
Eddy Johnson
Galveston
Alicia
J.E. Huebel
New Discrimination Charge Filed by Former City Firefighter
Bobby Williams a 32 year old black former firefighter and EMT filed a second racial discrimination charge against the city with the El Paso Area Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Williams earlier suit from 1980 is cited as harming his chances of rehire after leaving city service in 1981 to start W W Tool Repair. He earned about 20 000 dollars annually from 1975 to 1981 at city payroll.
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Bobby Williams
Autumn Ave
Williams
W&w Tool Repair
S. Grant Ave
el Paso Area Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Production up Slightly in July
Nationwide industrial output rose 0.2 percent in July, extending a year of weak gains. The Federal Reserve Board noted revisions to June, with a 0.3 percent rise after an initially reported 0.1 percent. The index stood at 124.9 percent of the 1977 base, well above recession lows but with overall tepid progress for the year.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Trio boys build Popsicle stick log cabin tableau for fair
Trinity Pressar nine, his brother Trapper twelve, and Jason Terry eleven create a log cabin scene from Popsicle sticks and materials. They plan to enter it in the Permian Basin Fair and Expo 85 in September. Trinity and Trapper are sons of Sandy Pressar of 311 Casa Grande Drive. Jason is son of Wayne Terry of 1207 West 19th Street.
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Trinity Pressar
Trapper
Jason Terry
Trinity
Sandy Pressar
Casa Grande Drive
Jason
Wayne Terry
19Th St
Wards faces franchise suit in Texas Permian Basin
Ten Montgomery Ward catalog stores across Texas and New Mexico sue the company alleging misled franchise owners before a planned catalog end. Andrews franchise owner says local shops may join. city outlets include Lampasas Fredericksburg Carrizo Springs Mexia Monahans Denver City Lamesa Alpine Fort Stockton Marfa Lovington.
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Montgomery Ward & Co
Permian Basin
Texas
Sandy Carrigan
Andrews
Frank Powell
Lampasas
Fredericksburg
Carrizo Springs
Mexia
Carrigan
Montgomery Ward
Chuck Holland
Monahans
Denver City
Lamesa
Alpine
Fort Davis
Fort Stockton
Marfa
Lovington
N.M
Kermit
Seminole
Charlie Monk
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Montgomery
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