Royalties suit names eight oil companies
The Texas General Land Office filed a class action in state district court against Amoco Chevron Exxon Marathon Mobil Phillips Shell and Texaco accusing underpayment of royalties that fund public education. The suit targets miscalculations of royalties paid to state landowners and the Permanent School Fund, with damages undetermined.
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Austin
State General Land Office
State District
Texas
Amoco
Chevron
Exxon
Marathon
Mobil
Phillips
Shell
Texaco
AIDS agency placed on 60 day probation in Texas
The interim Permian Basin AIDS agency SPARC is put on 60 day probation by the Texas Department of Health. Beginning Tuesday the department may conduct unannounced site visits and SPARC must submit an action plan by July 25 to fix documentation and care problems cited in the probe. Community reaction from Darrell Strange emphasizes corrections while noting the agency’s overall performance.
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Permian Basin
Texas Department of Health
South Plains
Essa American
Darrell Strange
Midland/Odessa
Strange
Heat wave and train derailments mark record Midwest heat
The East endures extreme heat as a high pressure system lingers from the Great Plains. Heat drives power use and unsafe conditions with multiple train derailments and dozens of deaths across Missouri Illinois Wisconsin Ohio Iowa Kentucky Chicago Milwaukee and beyond.
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Midwest
Melissa Dougherty
New York
National Weather Service
Great Plains
The
Weather Service
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wichita
Kan
Athens
Ohio
Columbus
Missouri
Milwaukee
FBI removes deputy director amid Idaho siege controversy
Washington AP Deputy director Louis J. Freeh ousted Larry Potts after Congress concerns over Potts role in the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff. Freeh cited inability to perform duties as Potts faced ongoing investigations and impending hearings. Kahoe placed on administrative leave for destroying the after action report.
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Washington
Congress
FBI
Louis J. Freeh
Larry Potts
Bureau
Potts
Idaho
Justice Department
Freeh
House
Waco
E. Michael Kahoe
Jacksonville
Fla
Kahoe
Randy Weaver
Weaver
Vicki
Ruby Ridge
Con
Economy shows early upturn after weak months
Washington AP reports June shows healthier retail sales up 0.7 percent and industrial production rising 0.1 percent the first gain since January while consumer prices climb a modest 0.1 percent. Market reaction fears fewer rate cuts though economists see potential later if demand strengthens.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Eugene Sherman
M.A. Schapiro & Co
New York
Dow Jones
Treasury
Gordon Richards
National Association of Manufacturers
Lizzie Borden house to become inn in Fall River
The Greek revival home where Abby and Andrew Borden were killed in 1892 is slated to become a bed and breakfast inn. Co owners Ronald Evans and Martha McGinn plan Borden era antiques Ouija boards and a movie collection themed on the case. The inn would open August 4 1996 the 104th anniversary of the murders McGinn says the house is haunted and recalls odd local experiences.
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Boston
Lizzie Borden
Borden
Simpson
Ronald Evans
Evans
Martha McGinn
Lizzie
McGinn
Second Street
Genie
Abby and
Andrew Jackson Borden
Fall River
Mass
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Royalties
Neal Miller
Bill Goodman
Ector County Independent School District
Goodman
TDH
Aids Agency
Health Department
SPARC
West Texas Aids Consortium
Gene Collins
Westac
Bidick
Odessa
Sam Magee
Odessa College
Sonja Merrick
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