Edwards Aquifer pumping restricted by federal judge ruling
A federal judge ordered San Antonio and other Edwards Aquifer users to curb pumping to protect dependent people and endangered species at Comal and San Marcos Springs. The 10 page ruling plus an 38 page emergency plan set Oct 1 start, sparking debate between city officials, pumpers, and environmental groups led by the Sierra Club.
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San Antonio
Comal
San Marcos
Midland
New Braunfels
Cedar mulch fire in Jonah draws health fears and delays
A large cedar mulch pile near Jonah, Texas has burned for weeks, emitting strong odors that trigger asthma for about 60 residents. Officials from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and Williamson County emergency and health departments plan a public meeting to discuss regulations, while noting no current law caps mulch pile size. The fire could burn two weeks to two months depending on weather, with residents asking for relief and potential relocation for affected families.
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Jonah
State
Williamson Song
Orange
David Asquez
Austin
Terry Hadley
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Williamson County Emergency Services and Health Department
Hadley
Vasquez
Mollie Bee 84 Dies in El Paso Obituary
Mollie Bee 84 died August 20 1996 in El Paso Texas. She directed Sunland Park Idoso Downs Racetrack Ruidoso Jockey Club and Horsewomen United and served with the Texas Rangers Association Foundation Central Christian Church Dallas and Church Women United Dallas. Survived by niece Jean Nicholson children Barclay Nicholson Loulynn Townsend Kelly Townsend and many relatives. Memorials to the American Heart Association. Cremation completed. Martin Funeral Home West of El Paso led arrangements.
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Sunland Park
Idoso Downs Racetrack
Ruidoso Jockey Club
The
Horsewomen United
Texas Rangers Association Foundation
Central Christian Church Board
Dallas
Church Women United
Jean Nicholson
Barclay Nicholson
Loulynn Townsend
Kelly Townsend
Houston
Texas
Paul Tripplehorn
Alexis
Clair
Jacob Tripplehorn
Fort Worth
Lena
Louis Kelly
Maurice Tripplehorn
Lonnie Kelly
Pecos
Chuck Mattox
Lorann
Autumn
Matt Mattox
American Heart Association
Martin Funeral Home
el Paso
Toyota recalls Tacomas to inspect front suspension brackets
Toyota Motor Corp will recall Tacomas in the United States and Canada to examine and replace front suspension brackets. The brackets can weaken under heavy stress from off road use. A Dallas Morning News report cited potential 1995-96 truck modifications with an estimated $30 million in labor. Only two wheel drive models affected. Owners will receive notification letters before Sept. 1.
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Tokyo
Toyota Motor Corp
Tacoma
United States
Canada
Toyota
Dallas Morning News
John Hanson
Brownsville firm plans Port Isabel to Honduras ferry
A Brownsville company announced plans to launch a weekly ferry route from Port Isabel to Honduras starting in October. The three day each way trip will use a large ferry with cabins and one way tickets with a vehicle expected around $900. Fred Drew, UT Brownsville professor, originated the idea after working with U S Customs at Los Indios and cites border delays as a motivation.
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Port Isabel
Brownsville
Honduras
Fred Drew
Drew
University of Texas At Brownsville
U.S
Los Indios
Ro Cortes
Loretta Lynn’s husband Mooney Lynn dies at 69
O V Lynn, coal miner and moonshine runner who helped Loretta Lynn start singing and inspired the film Coal Miner’s Daughter, dies at 69 in Tennessee. Survived by Loretta and five children, 15 grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday at Hurricane Mills ranch compound.
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Loretta Lynn
Mooney
Nashville
Lynn
Kentucky
Loretta
Doolittle
Hurricane Mills
Lynn Ranch
Alyce King Clarke of King Sisters dies at 80
Alyce King Clarke, famed voice of the King Sisters from the 1930s to 1960s and later The King Family Show, dies at age 80 in Los Angeles. The quartet frequently appeared on radio, Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, and Merv Griffin programs, with surviving sisters listed among the survivors.
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Alyce King Clarke
King Sisters’ Radio Quartet
Los Angeles
King Sisters
Ed Sullivan
Johnny Carson
Merv Griffin
Death notices from Odessa and Pecos areas
Obituaries report the deaths of J C Shony Digby 67 a former In ternational Diamond Coring Co president Aug 20 1996 Odessa survivors include wife Billie Joann and children Funeral services at Hubbard Kelly with burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Also Maria Magdalena Martinez 91 Pecos homemaker Aug 22 1996 Mass at Santa Rosa Catholic Church burial Greenwood Cemetery Survivors include siblings and two Pecos sisters Morris Waldo Stewart 85 retired Amoco pumper Aug 23 1996 service Highland United Methodist Church burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Survivors include daughter Nell Robinette and multiple siblings Richard C Rick Thornton 72 Rexene warehouse clerk Aug 1996 World War II Navy veteran service First Church of God burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Survivors include wife Doris and children Leonard B Wor sham 83 Pecos farmer Aug 21 1996 graveside Mount Evergreen Cemetery Survivors include wife Laura Belle and children
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Odessa
Morris Waldo Stewart
Amocco Oil Co
Deerings Nursing Home
Highland United Methodist Church
David Weyant
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
First Church of God
George Golden
Frank W. Wilson
Roswell
N.M
Odessa man 78 dies. services pending
Homer Lyle Lau derdale, 78, of Odessa died Friday. Services are pending with Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
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Odessa
Homer Lyle Lauderdale
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Obituary Advertising Details From Odessa News
Families may purchase a full obituary for a nominal fee. Paid notices can include tributes, life history, pallbearers, and other details. Information must come from or be confirmed by an established funeral home. Photos are allowed only with paid obituaries. The Odessa News bears no responsibility for image quality.
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Odessa
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