Odessa to Seal Coat Three Major Streets and 36 Miles of Residential Roads
Odessa initiates seal coating on Oakwood Drive at Jon Ben Shepperd Parkway, Total Avenue, and 52nd Street from Andrews Highway to Dawn Avenue, plus 36 miles of residential streets. Work by Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving at 567,685 dollars, expected complete by July 31. Traffic will be briefly closed during sealing. drivers urged to seek alternate routes. Seal coat uses liquid asphalt with rolled-on asphalt layer to reinforce pavement.
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Tucker
Nail through skull hits Wisconsin worker at site
Construction worker Travis Bogumill, 21, was struck by a 3 1.5 inch nail that drove into his skull at a construction site in Eau Claire. He remained conscious after the accident and later said the line you just nailed me in the head. Surgeons removed the nail and he was released from hospital.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Travis Bogumill
Bogumill
Shell Odessa refinery to cease refining by October
Shell Oil subsidiary Equilon Enterprises announces the Odessa Refinery will stop refining by mid to late October. A portion of the 640 acre facility will stay open as a products storage and distribution center linked to a modified pipeline system bringing Gulf Coast refined products to West Texas and other markets.
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Shell Oil Company
Odessa
Dave McKinney
Equilon Enterprises, LLC
Shell Oil
Texaco
McKinney
Gulf Coast
West Texas
Equilon Enterprises LLC
el Paso
Hot enough for ya during a Cowboys morning walk
A brief note describes a Dallas Cowboys morning walk under intense heat with players cooling down between drills. The item emphasizes endurance and training conditions in hot weather.
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Cowboys
Cowboys face extreme heat at Texas training camp
The Dallas Cowboys opened training camp in Wichita Falls amid 100 degree heat, joining construction workers and gardeners facing harsh conditions. Temperatures topped 110 on the sideline as several thousand fans watched, with seven spectators treated for heat exposure. Jerry Jones noted players stay conditioned year round.
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Dallas Cowboys
Dallas
North
Texas
United States
Louisiana
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
Cowboys
Midwestern State University
Jerry Jones
Doris Watts
Quakes near Los Angeles show greater risk than thought
Geologists report two major earthquakes struck about 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles within the last 15,000 years along the Sierra Madre Fault. Magnitudes 7.2 and 7.6 were identified from an 18 foot Altadena dig dated by charcoal radiocarbon.
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Los Angeles
Charles Rubin
Altadena
Rubin
Northridge
Unemployment rises in Odessa Midland area
The Texas Workforce Commission reports Odessa Midland area unemployment climbed from 4.5 percent in May to 6.1 percent in June, a 36 percent rise. Despite the increase, the area remains below last year's 6.3 percent rate as 26 metro areas show lower rates than a year ago. The statewide rate moved from 4.3 percent to 5.6 percent in June.
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Odessa- Midland
Texas Workforce Commission
Odessa-Midland
Sul Ross Faces Penalties Over Asbestos Work
Sul Ross State University may face up to 23000 dollars in penalties for failing to inform workers about asbestos during Fletcher Hall renovations. A Texas Department of Health letter dated June 30, 1997 cites missing mandatory asbestos surveys and lack of notification to workers about asbestos-containing material in a public building.
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Alpine
Sul Ross State University
Fletcher Hall
Texas Department of Health
Sul Ross
Development committee OKs contract with Odessa Chamber
The Odessa Development Corporation Budget Committee endorsed a 362 100 yearly contract for economic development services with the Odessa Chamber of Commerce. The panel voted unanimously to recommend the ODC assume the Chamber contract in the next fiscal year after trimming the bid from 462 000 and seeking a scaled back plan. Budget officials questioned rising first year admin costs.
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Odessa Development Corporation
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber
Nick Williams
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