Huntsman plant repairs, flare start up after expansion issues
Huntsman will perform repairs today and Thursday at the Odessa olefins facility and then burn the flare up to 24 hours as part of start up the ethylene unit. The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission continues an investigation after earlier violations and a $7500 fine, while local residents protested in Austin.
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Huntsman
Mike Hagen
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Midland
Rexene Corp
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Odessa
Permian Basin
TNRCC
Austin
Pat Shaughnessy
Andrea Wade
Medical Center Hospital
Ward Memorial Hospital Faces Tax Increase Petition
Ward Memorial, county owned, operates ambulance service, lab, X ray, respiratory therapy, surgical unit, nursery and obstetric services, rural clinic, and home health. A petition circulates for a November ballot on funding, as the hospital braces for a federally mandated outpatient billing system change that may slow reimbursements.
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Ward Memorial
Wright
Myers counters Universal in privacy suit over chase incident
Mike Myers countersues Universal Pictures claiming a process server pursued him in a threatening fashion and seeks at least 20 million dollars for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Universal calls the suit meritless.
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Los Angeles
Austin Powers
Mike Myers
Universal Pictures
Universal
Myers
Dieter
Jeffrey Sakson
Kidman pledges $90,000 to Australian theater group
Nicole Kidman, Sydney's famed star, pledges 90000 to the Australian Theater for Young People. she says she wants to give back to ACTRESS Salida and acknowledgment of support during her teen years. Kidman is married to Tom Cruise and has starred in Eyes Wide Shut and To Die For.
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Sydney
Australia
Nicole Kidman
Salida. Kidman
Tom Cruise
Ventura cameo on soap left to education duties
Governor Jesse Ventura skipped watching his cameo on The Young and the Restless to discuss education matters. He noted he filmed the role weeks ago and would view the tape later. In the scene Victor Newman asks him not to run for president and they joke about a dream ticket and ego clashes.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Jesse Ventura
the Young and the Restless
Ventura
Melody Thomas Scott
Eric Braeden
Victor Newman
Desperate Nigerians risk deaths amid fuel thefts after pipeline blast
In Warri and surrounding villages, poverty drives people to scoop fuel from a punctured pipeline though authorities warned of danger. Witnesses report 100 to 250 dead as flames engulfed buildings within a mile radius. Residents seek fuel from illicit sources while authorities vow tougher security and public education.
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Austin Obaseki
Okupe
Warri
Sola Adebayo
Lagos
Daily Times
Dan Akpele
Oviri Court
Akpele
State Petroleum Corporation
Gaius Obaseki
Dallas mechanic killed two coworkers in shooting at truck center
Larry Noble 48 of Winnsboro allegedly shot two coworkers at RDO Truck Center in Dallas killing Ron Penix 47 of Dallas and Sam Porter 47 of Arlington. Noble fled to Sulphur Springs where DPS arrested him. Motive undetermined. other staff unharmed.
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Dallas
Larry Noble
Winnsboro
RDO
Ron Penix
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Sam Porter
Arlington
Parkland
RDO Truck Center
Randy Amerine
Noble
Sulphur Springs
Texas Department of Public Safety
Chris Gilliam
Gilliam
Penix
Porter
Rescuers search for victims after Brooklyn building collapse
In New York a four story apartment building collapsed Tuesday night on a quiet Brooklyn street, pulling a nearby structure into debris. Fire Commissioner Thomas Von Essen said rescue teams hunted for trapped residents as Mayor Giuliani confirmed reports of people seen entering the buildings prior to collapse. Dogs aided searches but found no human scent. Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries. A KeySpan Energy spokesman denied a gas leak caused the incident.
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New York
Brooklyn
Giuliani
Smuggling Ring Charged Over El Paso to East Texas Load
A Border Patrol investigator described a shipment from Mexico to East Texas at about 3000 dollars per person, totaling 72000 dollars, with age and gender affecting fees. He noted smugglers treat humans as cargo and that victims are often deprived of food, water, or air during long truck journeys, sometimes for over 15 hours, though this operation reportedly avoided injuries or hospitalization in this case.
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Mexico
el Paso
East Texas
Rodriguez
Border Patrol
Red skies, Tambora, and odd trivia mingle in July note
A mixed page fragment notes the 1815 Tambora eruption causing red sunsets, a French slip fashion quip, Turner pastoral skies, polyandry question on spousal rights, a 300 year street dentist chorus with horn players, and a honeybee music quip. It ends with contact via L. M. Boyd.
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J.M.W. Turner
Tambora
Odessa American masthead and contact guidance snippet
The Odessa American publishes daily from Odessa Texas with postal and contact details. It lists staff positions and notes liability statements and address for subscriptions and editorial offices.
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Brigitte Bardot
John Paul II
Spain
Pamplona
Vatican
Golden Valley
Pete Sampras
Wheaties
Chris Evert
General Mills
Sampras
Michael Jordan
Muhammad Ali
Arthur Ashe
Don Budge
Jack Kramer
Japan
Boston
England
Juan Sebastian de Elcano
Europa
Netherlands
Kidman
Ucts
Nigeria
United States
KeySpan Energy
Texas Lottery
L. M. Boyd
Europe
L.M. Boyd
Sayhello
Seattle
Odessa American
4Th Street
Readers
Freedom.com
Laortienetens
Tyler Patton
Caieaiiienedi
Ecensotens
Tammye Mineo
Frances Irvine
Imo
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