Iraq Holds Foreigners In War Zone Amid Gulf Crisis
An Iraqi official said foreigners including Americans will be kept in strategic zones until war ends. Reports say Americans in Baghdad may be moved to chemical sites and other targets as the US sends advanced weapons. Iraq’s decision follows its August invasion of Kuwait and traps about 4,000 British citizens, with around 14,000 Westerners held overall.
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Iraq
Baghdad
United States
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Nicosia
Sadi Mahdi
Revolutionary Command Council
Saddam Hussein
Price surge spurs new oil production in Basin
In Midland Chevron USA declares a $100 million rise in domestic spending to lift production nationwide amid Persian Gulf price shocks. Shushan cites immediate gains in production though details on Permian Basin allocation remain undisclosed. Ken Thompson of Arco Oil and Gas notes firm activity in the region.
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Midland
Pe Ece
Pelicies
Chevron USA Corp
Permian
Ove Eee
Chevron
San Francisco
Shushan
President Bush calls up military reserves amid Gulf crisis
President George Bush moves to activate part of the 1.2 million reserves to fill shortages of doctors cargo handlers and other specialists as the United States mounts a large force movement toward the Persian Gulf. Navy forces intercept Iraqi vessels near Bahrain while Iraqis move civilians in violation of international law.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Bush
Sltense Gulf
Nenders
Iraq
Bahrain
Pentagon
U.S
Kuwait
Gulf
Joe Sanchez
Landfill Proposal Fears Odessa Area Homeowners
Odessa resident Robert Rowe fights a proposed regional landfill three miles from his 10 acre property near Interstate 20 and the Sid Richardson plant. Charter Waste Management seeks a 395 acre site with capacity for 1458 tons daily. Rowe cites odors and groundwater risk but company officials promise measures and adherence to Texas Health rules. A formal hearing on the permit will be scheduled after review by health officials.
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Robert Rowe
Odessa
Rowe
Sid Richardson
Charter Waste Management, Inc
Texas Department of Health
Heaven
Charter Waste Management
Texas
Eden
Rhodes
Charter Waste
Wayne Lee
Health Department
Bureau of Solid Waste Management Permitting and Processing
SF Gyre
Depeepee Serer
Se Fey
Cavazos remark draws fire from Texas educators
Education Secretary Laura Cavazos drew quick criticism in Laredo Texas after saying students not yet speaking English are not ready to learn. Local superintendents and legal observers said the remark discounts multilingual education and urged inclusive approaches while Cavazos reiterated support for English proficiency.
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Laredo
Laura Cavazos
Texas-Mexico City
Cavazos
South Texas
Robert Zamora
la Joya
Ap Bal
al Kauffman
Edgewood Vs. Kirby
Kauffman
Texas Tech University
United States
Magellan mission faces brief comms blackout on Venus images
NASA engineers wrestled with a radio link loss aboard the Magellan spacecraft as it sent back detailed radar pictures of Venus. After regained contact at 3 03 p.m. CDT, engineers worked to prevent future outages by adjusting antenna alignment while the $744 million mission aims to map Venus’ clouded surface.
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Pasadena
Calif
NASA
Magellan
Venus
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Steve Wall
David Okerson
JPL
George Alexander
Wall
Tony Spear
Spear
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