Four Thousand Lose Phone Service In Odessa
More than 4,000 Odessa households and businesses lost phone service after workers cutting four underground cables near 31st Street and Dawn Avenue. The outage began about 11:30 a.m. with restoration expected by 8 a.m. for businesses and 11 a.m. for residences. Cables buried four to five feet deep in concrete. replacement lines required from Dallas arriving by 6 or 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Odessa
31St Street
Dawn Avenue
Andy Bustos
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Bustos
John Ben Shepperd
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Violence erupts as Cowboys parade crowds clash in Dallas
Police faced sporadic violence as about 400000 Dallas Cowboys fans filled downtown Dallas for a parade. Officers struggled to control surging crowds amid the celebration on Tuesday afternoon.
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Dallas
Dallas Cowboys
Paraders Overrun as Bay Area Crowd Swells For Emmitt Smith Parade
A large parade celebrating a sports figure faced a chaotic moment as fans surged, with Emmitt Smith removing jewelry and hiding it after a fan climbed onto his car. Police numbers grew from 350 to 460 as more than twice the expected crowd packed the Baylor Kin Center area. An injured person was treated and released at a hospital.
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Emmitt Smith
Baylor Kin Apeco Center
NBC and GM settle rigged pickup truck suit
NBC News says it settled a defamation lawsuit related to a Dateline NBC segment that rigged a 1973 to 87 full size pickup truck with incendiaries for a demonstration. GM attorney Pearce said the suit is dismissed as investigations continue and safety claims remain under scrutiny.
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NBC
New York
NBC News
Stone Phillips
Pearce
Steve Powers
Judge blocks GM from closing Willow Run plant
Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Donald Shelton ruled GM cannot close Willow Run, stating a shutdown would be unfair to Ypsilanti area workers and tax coffers. The nine day trial finished Jan. 22 as GM faces a second major setback in five days amid plant restructuring plans that aim to cut 74,000 jobs by 1995. Local workers questioned whether the ruling would stand on appeal.
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AM Aan Fan
General Corp
Willow Run
General Motors
Washtenaw County
Donald Shelton
Ypsilanti
Shelton
Paul Batchelor
Costs outweigh benefits of aggressive cancer care
CHICAGO AP A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds life prolonging treatment for cancer patients often costs a fortune and yields little extra survival. Of 150 studied, 66 died in hospital. those surviving home typically gained under three months, with only 20 exceeding a year. Dr. David Schapira of H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center notes personal and national costs.
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Chicago
Solac
Journal of the
American Medical Association
David V.pira
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa
Fla
Schapira
Clinton orders White House cuts in staff salaries and perks
President Clinton announced reductions of 350 full time and part time workers and borrowed staff. He said the government must share the pain and do more with less while limiting chauffeur driven limousines to three officials.
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Washington
Clinton
White House
Tna
Bush
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