Sierra Club urges stronger protections in Texas water package
The Sierra Club tells a Texas House Natural Resources committee the state water plan fails to safeguard bays and estuaries and calls for greater municipal and agricultural conservation. The package includes 600 million in bonds and a 250 million guarantee program, seen as an emergency measure by Gov. White.
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Youths killed in house fire in Henderson North Carolina
Seven youths aged 3 to 17 died in a second floor bedroom fire in rural Henderson North Carolina. Fire Chief Ranger Wilkerson said smoke inhalation killed them after doors closed and heat rose up the stairwell like a chimney. The blaze occurred during a cold snap that led to school closures across the state.
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PentagonOpposes Overhaul of Joint Chiefs Structure
Pentagon officials say they favor the current Joint Chiefs of Staff setup and oppose changes amid a Georgetown Center study finding interservice rivalries cause wasteful duplication and poorer military readiness. A separate New York scene reports a 75-year-old man fending off two muggers on a Manhattan subway platform until transit police arrested the suspects, Motola unharmed.
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Body Found in Impounded Camper Truck in Minneapolis
Police identified the deceased as James Roy Hodges, 40, of Le Center. The frozen body was found inside a 1974 Ford camper in a city pound after it had sat abandoned for about a month. Hodges was described as a convicted car thief who had been shot several times. A lot employee discovered the body while preparing the vehicle for auction.
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