Mexico probes arrest of US agent in Guadalajara torture claim
The Mexican attorney general sent a team to Guadalajara to investigate the arrest and alleged torture of DEA agent Victor Cortez Jr. by Jalisco state police. White House and DEA officials condemned the detention as unjustified and noted possible corruption among local police who questioned Cortez about DEA operations. authorities reported an unidentified man beaten and later in the United States, with automatic weapons found in a car trunk.
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Guadalajara
U.S
Manuel Alonso
Cortez
Jalisco
Drug Enforcement Administration
Victor Cortez Jr
Washington
White House
Larry Speakes
United States
DEA
John Lawn
Lawn
Refinery water lines eyed for two Ector County areas
After an EPA hearing in Odessa, Vern Foreman objected to extending city utilities into county areas with chromium contaminated water. Cristeena Meyer opposed paying for water, noting residents drilled wells. Ector County seeks to buy the Greater Odessa Chamber building at 400 W Fourth St as talks continue. A special audit corrected June retail tax rebates, shifting drops from 35 to 18.6 percent and revealing a $150,000 misallocation to Midland.
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Ector County
EPA
Odessa
Greater Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Fourth St
Midland
Frank Muser
Senate Reaffirms Gramm Rudman But Seeks Delay
The Senate commits to Gramm Rudman budget rules while delaying final action to avoid House confrontation over an emergency debt bill. Gramm and allies seek passage of a debt bill tied to restoring automatic spending cuts to Gramm Rudman. Congress then enacts $48 million stopgap for Superfund to carry cleanup through September.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Phil Gramm
Texas
White House
Tropical Storm Charley Forms Near South Carolina Coast
Miami AP reports Tropical Storm Charley gathered off South Carolina Friday with winds near 50 mph, becoming the season's third named storm. The National Hurricane Center noted the storm's development and potential trajectory.
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Miami
Charley
South Carolina
National Hurricane Center
Salt Lake City to Open Five Mile Interstate Section
A five mile section of Interstate 80 through suburban Salt Lake City will open Sunday, completing the nation s first transcontinental interstate highway. The 2 907 mile route will connect California s State Route 480 in San Francisco to Interstate 95 at Teaneck New Jersey, and finish about 50 miles from the original golden spike site that joined the first transcontinental rail line 117 years ago.
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Salt Lake City
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Embarcadero Freeway
Teaneck
N.J
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
River Bend Nuclear Plant to Close for Defect Tests
Gulf States Utilities will shut down its River Bend nuclear plant for at least a week to test for possible defects, officials told the Public Service Commission on Friday.
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Gulf States
River Bend
Public Service Commission
Soviet satellite may fall today over ground? unknown
Soviet satellite expected to re enter the earth’s atmosphere today with pieces possibly crashing to ground at undetermined locations. Military tracking officials said the satellite’s mission power source and size are unknown.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
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