Gale winds and floods hit Louisiana coast
Danny Lemaire reports gale warnings and a hurricane watch from the mouth of the Mississippi to Pensacola Florida. Coastal towns report thunderstorms and tornadoes with winds over 90 mph. An evacuated offshore oil rig recorded 101 mph winds, per the National Weather Service in New Orleans.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi
Pensacola
Fla
Clarence Vicroy
National Weather Service
Hurricane warning remains from Freeport to mouth of Mississippi
The storm, though classified as minimal, kept warnings active from Freeport Texas to the Mississippi River mouth about 100 miles south of New Orleans. The Coast Guard at Grand Isle reported a mayday from a 41 foot sailboat with seven aboard adrift in the Gulf 50 miles south of the river mouth. Grand Isle police said two tornadoes struck early today, cutting power to the town.
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Freeport
Texas
Mississippi River
New Orleans
U.S. Coast Guard
Grand Isle
Gulf
Williams files EEOC complaint over fire inspector job denial
Williams says he filed the complaint about three weeks after fire department supervisors rejected his application for a fire inspector position despite outscoring all other applicants on an aptitude test. El Paso EEOC official Legarreta cited the 1974 Privacy Act in explaining she cannot confirm complaints. City official Hall denied that Williams’ prior charge affected hiring, noting Williams had the top aptitude score but a woman with no firefighting experience won the job. Hall acknowledged some subjectivity in criteria besides test scores. Williams claimed city hasn’t hired minorities in the fire department for a long time and questioned the test as sole predictor. Assistant Chief Wiggs said the department lists 11 women, four blacks, six Hispanics, and one other member among 186 positions.
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Williams
Fire Department
Yvonne Legarreta
el Paso Area
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
City Administrative Services
Jim Hall
Hall
Employment Commission
James Wiggs
Williams alleges race bias in city fire job rejections
Williams recalls applying for a Fire Department post in July after losing work in oil field tool repair amid an industry downturn. He says test scores were disqualified for omitting a 16 year old disorderly conduct charge. He filed a 1980 EEOC discrimination charge and says reinstatement followed a grievance hearing.
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Williams
Montgomery Ward sued over catalog agencies closing claims
The suit alleges Montgomery Ward lied about continuing catalog sales to rural agents while closing company owned stores and ending agency relations. Spokesman Powell said officials would not comment as agents considered selling their stores after Ward announced closures.
Montgomery Ward Catalogs Ends After 113 Years
Montgomery Ward told catalog agents on August 2 that after 113 years in catalog business all catalog operations would be discontinued. The May 1985 Forward magazine had stated the company would stay in catalog sales. The move aims to focus on retail customers due to business factors.
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Forward
Montgomery Ward
Bernard F . Brennan
Missing Child Alert from Sonora California Abduction
A missing child alert from Sonora California cites an abduction on May 18, 1980 and a related incident on June 23, 1982. Authorities urge anyone with information to call the toll free line 1-800-843-5678, referencing the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1835 K Street, N.W. Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006.
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Chceunou
Sonora
Calif
K Street
N.W
Washington, D.C
Structural failure triggers mandatory 747 tail inspections in Japan
Tokyo reports a joint U S Japanese probe links the Japan Air Lines crash to tail section damage. The Transport Ministry orders mandatory inspections of tail sections on all Boeing 747s operated by Japanese airlines after wreckage found in Sagami Bay and a fatal crash that killed 520 people. JAL officials offer no comment though service disruption is denied.
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Tokyo
Transport Ministry
Japan Air Lines
Sagami Bay
Record of Trade Deficit and Sluggish Growth in Early Year
Production struggles amid heavy foreign competition as imports erode domestic sales. Analysts foresee a possible 150 billion dollar foreign trade deficit this year, while GNP rose only 1 percent in the first half. Federal Reserve notes June saw Americans add 6.8 billion in installment debt, hinting cautious consumer borrowing.
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United States
Federal Reserve
Gulf Coast braces for hurricane as Permian Basin stays fair
The National Weather Service reports Hurricane Danny near the Louisiana coast with hurricane warnings issued Texas coast from Freeport to Port Aransas. Midland Regional Airport readings show a 92 degree high and 67 degree low with scattered storms across West and North Texas.
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Permian
National Weather Service
NWS
Texas
Port Arthur
Freeport
Danny
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Port Aransas
Gulf of Mexico
Sabine Pass
Galveston
Northwest Plains
Midland Regional
Odessa American Mail Subscriptions Rates and Delivery Info
The Odessa American outlines daily and Sunday subscription prices, including mail options and second class postage. Contact numbers and delivery problem help are provided for customers.
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Ime
Imo
Cal
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del Rio
High Plains
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