Cold front drives south across nation with record East warmth ending
Alaska cold front triggers snowstorms and widespread hard freezes from the West to the Dakotas. Severe crashes and school closures mount as the Arctic surge moves south. Forecasters warn freezing rain in North Texas with blustery winds and subzero wind chills across the northern plains.
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Midwest
Texas
Texarkana
Waco
Lubbock
New Mexico
North
National Weather Service
Bill Scura
Atlantic City
Pomona
N.J
Idaho
Oregon
Coleraine
Minn
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Missouri
Indiana
Dakotas
Montana
Stan Stephens
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow, Predicts Six Weeks More Winter
Punxsutawney Phil, the famed groundhog of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, saw his shadow today. James H. Means, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, said the sighting signals six additional weeks of a kinder and gentler winter, aligned with the new presidency of George Bush.
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Punxsutawney Phil
America
George Bush
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
James H. Means
Means
Woodchuck
County misses funding deadline for sewer project
Ector County failed to meet the October 27 1988 deadline for $300000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to build sewer lines for the 114 family El Ranchito subdivision north of Schlemeyer Field. Officials blamed late start and missing required public hearings. planning staff warned about process complexity. The county plans a new attempt in spring 1989 and faces further review by the Per mian Basin Regional Planning Commission.
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North Ranchito
Ector County
Jerry Tschauner
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
el Ranchito
Schlemeyer Field
Austin
Tschauner
PBRPC
Planning Commission
Don Bonifay
Midland TI plant safe from cuts says official
TI plans nationwide voluntary workforce reductions to cut costs. Midland facility personnel director Roger Guess says no layoffs planned and the reductions are across the board but voluntary. TI chairman Jerry Jenkins notes the program targets selected areas and is not expected to impact the Midland plant significantly due to its newness and shorter tenure of workers.
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Midland
Texas Instruments
Jerry Jenkins
Roger Guess
Guess
Norman Neureiter
Neureiter
Odessans oppose congressional pay raise proposal in weak economy
Local residents and Texas congressmen voice opposition to raising salaries from 89500 to 135000. They say the time is wrong due to the economy and deficit budgets. Some express fairness concerns and warn of poor messaging at Congress start. Rich Adams quotes Rep. Larry Combest and others question timing.
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Texas
U.S
Larry Combest
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Rich Adams
Combest
Washington D.C
Lubbock
Congress
Roy Flanagan
Hancock Ave
Residents debate congressional pay raise proposal
Lou Etta Cummins a 49 CAP Route 6 Box 1310 says the latest plan to cut a proposed 50 percent rise to 30 percent is an attempt to snowball residents. Phil Montoya 34 of 2003 Orlando Ave and Ray Storey 75 of 3734 Amherst Ave back raises citing underpaid lawmakers and inflation.
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Lou Etta Cummins
Phil Montoya
Orlando Ave
Ray Storey
Amherst Ave
Congress
Four Texans back pay raise for members of Congress
Four Texas congressmen say they support a proposed 50 percent pay raise from 89500 to 135000, while most Texas lawmakers oppose. House Speaker Jim Wright says a vote could occur if a confidential survey shows they want it, despite earlier plans to pass without a vote. Wright, from Fort Worth, indicated members will express their wishes.
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Washington
Texas
Jim Wright
Wright
Fort Worth
House
Sunshine collapses bid for Rexene in $865 million deal
Rexene Corp former El Paso Products unit sought another buyer after Sunshine Mining Co backed out of an $865 million deal. Rexene VP Jon Wheeler said negotiations ended. Rexene operations and Odessa plant not affected. The Dec 27 letter of intent had Sunshine to pay $28 per share for 30.9 million Rexene shares in cash and securities, pending approvals.
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Rexene Corp
el Paso Products
Sunshine Mining Co
Jon Wheeler
Rexene
Sunshine
Grandview Avenue
Odessa
Sheril Berryhill
A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc
Lawmakers praise Odessa photographer Scott Shaw
Texas House approved resolutions honoring The Odessa American and photographer Scott Shaw for winning the Pulitzer Prize in spot news photography. Rep. Gary Watkins of Odessa sponsored HR 55 recognizing Shaw's award and the newspaper's achievement.
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Scott Shaw
Texas House of Representives
Gary Watkins
Odessa
Shaw
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