Service Merchandise to close 134 stores nationwide
Midland store not among closures as Brentwood based retailer trims 134 of 347 jewelry and home stores over four months to cut debt. Proceeds from closed locations fund debt reduction while 25,000 workers are affected industry wide. list of closures to be released soon.
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Midland
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Bettina M. Whyte
Greg Winnett
Paramedic Suspended Over Dolphin Transport
NATION BUNNELL Fla AP Roy Longo a 10 year veteran paramedic was suspended for two shifts after using an ambulance to move a beached dolphin to a holding tank County officials said the act violated policy though Sea World officials were later called to treat the animal Longo said he understood the discipline.
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Bunnell
Fla
Roy Longo
Longo
Sea World
Sculpture lights loom at east London junction
Drivers in east London approach a junction where a new sculpture by French artist Pierre Vivant, 46, replaces traditional signals. The piece sits between two trees and may confuse motorists as they adjust to the avant garde installation.
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Pierre Vivant
Senate debates Clinton impeachment in private deliberations
The Senate shut its doors to debate the verdict on Bill Clinton's impeachment. After a month of hearings, senators began private deliberations amid speculation of bipartisan acquittal possible by week’s end. Clinton faces perjury and obstruction of justice charges over the Lewinsky affair.
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Bill Clinton
House
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Three die in West Odessa crash involving three vehicles
An Odessa family of three died and four others were injured Tuesday in a three vehicle crash in West Odessa. Victims were Timothy Wright 26 Karen Wright 20 and their 1 month old son Timothy Wright Jr. The accident occurred about 4 40 p m at West 16th Street and Roadrunner Avenue as DPS officers arrived to a crumpled 1994 Chevrolet SUV 1978 Honda and a minivan.
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Odessa
West Odessa
Timothy Wright
Karen Wright
Timothy Wright Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
West 16Th Street
Roadrunner Avenue
DPS
Legislature OKs 45 Million Tax Relief for Some Oil Owners
In Texas the Senate approved a bill to provide about 45 million dollars in tax relief to owners of small oil wells. The measure passed 25 to 1 amid discussion of industry hardships, especially in the Permian Basin, and now goes to the House.
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Buster” Brown
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Texas
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Teel Bivins
Aamarillo
Associated Press
Duncan
Paso
West Texas oilman moves to forefront of petroleum fight
John Bell of Goldsmith collapses from what doctors describe as a stressed heart amid a chaotic scene at a gas well. An ambulance rushes him to Medical Center Hospital as reporters flood the site, complicating business amid the petroleum dispute.
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West Texas Oilman
War era films lead Oscars race with Elizabethan rivals
Hollywood honors World War II films Saving Private Ryan The Thin Red Line and Life Is Beautiful up for best picture alongside Elizabeth Shakespeare in Love. Spielberg calls the nods a tribute to veterans as Elizabeth racks seven nominations and Shakespeare in Love leads with thirteen.
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Matt Damon
Private Ryan
Edward Burns
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Spielberg
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