California flood evacuations stretch to tens of thousands
Govs across five Western states declared 70 counties disaster areas as storms since December 26 wreaked havoc. 18 deaths were reported while surging rivers and mudslides closed major roads and stranded 2,300 in Yosemite. A levee breach near Woodland and Marysville prompted mass evacuations up to 95,000, with crews racing to shore up weak spots and authorities fearing further breaks.
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Nevada
California
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Yosemite National Park
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Freida Williams
Yuba City
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Eighth letter bomb found at post office
An eighth letter bomb surfaced Friday as investigators pursued leads and examined whether the package included a booby trap or other harmful device at the post office in question.
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Bomb found at Leavenworth. letters to Al Hayat traced
AP reports say a bomb was found at Leavenworth as officers investigated six more explosive letters bound for the Arabic newspaper Al Hayat in Washington. Eight letters mention plotting bombings of the United Nations and New York landmarks. Mohammad Salameh, a Leavenworth inmate, is tied to the 1993 World Trade Center attack. FBI and Egyptian authorities pursue letter origins amid unclear motives.
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Washington
Al-Hayat
United Nations
New York City
Federal
Mohammad Salameh
Tng
World Trade Center
New York
FBI
Cairo
Murray
Job seekers pack line for H E B Odessa store opening
More than 1,000 hopefuls stood in line outside the Radisson Friday hoping for one of 200 jobs with H E B Food Stores as the Odessa location prepares to open in late February. Cars filled roads and fields from East University Boulevard to a nearby field behind a 7-Eleven.
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Fnday
H-E-B
Odessa
East University Boulevard
Ron Bourland
Bourland
Wallet Returned After Six Years In Desert
In the Persian Gulf War a Marine officer lost his wallet in the Kuwaiti desert to protect his family. Six years later, mud soaked billfold with three credit cards, military ID, three family photos and $47 arrived in the mail. A laborer found it and sent it to the Marines, who forwarded it to the officer now 52. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Guy Hunter Jr
Hunter
San Thegs Union-Tribune
Backyard church case halts services in Odessa estate
Neighbors secured a temporary restraining order from 244th District Judge Joe Seeee barring Donald and Patricia Hetherington from holding services on their 5412 California Ave lot in Ponderosa Estates. Probate deed restrictions limit the area to residential use, and hearings resume Friday as the case seeks a permanent injunction amid questions about the subdivision deed and property rights.
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Patricia Hetherington
River of Life Church
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Hetheringtons
California Ave
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