Oilman first gas strike near Dallas in suburb wildcat well
Sanford Dvorin, a Dallas area independent oilman, says Callejo Well No 1 near upper Midwest Dallas suburb has detected natural gas about 8600 feet underground in a suburb with $200,000 homes. He expects the well to begin production in a few weeks as tests continue to gauge volume and purity.
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Dvorin
Dallas County
Callejo
Dallas
John Kellen
Newark
N.J
Crude oil bootleggers find success on Chechnya road
In Chechnya a gang of bearded Chechens operates roadside refineries on muddy tracks along a pipeline network. They boil stolen crude oil in tanks to produce questionable gasoline, a thriving byproduct of the war era and insurgent oil ventures. Magomed Yakhiyev explains the simple process as locals evade formal controls.
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Grozny
Russia
Chechnya
Tsotsi-Yurt
Magomed Yakhiyev
Bipartisan gestures mark early Clinton era in Washington
In the opening days of the new administration President Clinton and Republican leaders show unusual civility. Senate confirms Madeleine Albright and William Cohen at 99 0 margins while Clinton offers Medicare savings plan and budget outline for February 6. Disagreements loom on budget and Medicare reform.
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Washington
Clinton
Senate
House
Newt Gingrich
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Chamber
Madeleine Albright
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Albright
William Cohen
Congress
Drought Prompts Texas Water Management Bill
Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock announces Senate Bill 1 as the top issue for the 1997 Legislature. The measure, authored by Sen. Buster Brown, would push local governments to coordinate water use plans while preserving the right to pump underground water and avoid confrontations over pumping. Gov. Bush backs the move as essential for conservation and future planning.
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Brown
Texas water bill targets interbasin transfers and local control
President Bush frames water policy citing local control and conservation. Brown cites drought costs of 2.1 billion for farmers and 5 billion statewide. The bill requires the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to balance needs of receiving basins and weigh economic effects on the giving basin.
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Bush
Brown
Texas
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Philip Morris drops Marlboro sign before Super Bowl telecast
Philip Morris Inc. agreed to remove a large Marlboro sign from the Louisiana Superdome to prevent television airing of cigarette ads during Super Bowl XXXI. The move follows government action and a 1995 court order aimed at keeping tobacco ads off televised sports events.
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Washington
Philip Morris Inc
Louisiana Superdome
Justice Department
Philip Morris
New York
Madison Square Garden
Superdome
I 'Y
Ilip Morris
Classifieds Snapshot Comics Arts and InfoLine Directory
A compact reading of classified items spans comics arts death notices and the InfoLine directory. Includes brief listings and notices to guide readers through entertainment and community sections.
Green M&M campaign ties myth to Super Bowl ads
Candy maker M&M Mars debuts a pregame spot featuring a green M&M to poke fun at the long standing myth that green candies have powers. Spokeswoman says the ads aim to be fun and introduce a new character while noting sexualized marketing is a broader trend ahead of the Super Bowl.
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M&m-Mars
Darlene Watson
Bob
Wanda's
Odessa
Pat D'Amato
Hackettstown
N.J
D'Amato
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