Rain Restores Hope as West Texas Rains Offer Drought Relief
Unseasonably gentle mid July showers sweep West Texas easing cotton farmers after six weeks without rain. A slow moving front brought thunder storms and heavy downpours including over two inches in two hours in Grayson County and one inch in 15 minutes in Fannin. Flash flood watches posted for Terrell County and southwest North Texas. Elders recall the long drought of the 1950s and the lasting scars it left on West Texas communities.
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Texas
Terrell County
North Texas
Grayson Core
Fannin County
Elmer Kelton
San Angelo
Ross Foster
del Rio
Dallas Times Herald
Val Verde
Rio Grande
Foster
Yane
Imports spur no alarm as US reliance on foreign oil grows
Washington observers warn rising foreign oil dependence threatens national security. The American Petroleum Institute reports 49.9 percent of U S oil came from abroad in January to June, a record since 1947, while OPEC ministers in Brussels discuss restraining output amid Iraqi threats and market tension.
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United States
Congress
Mike Andrews
D-Houston
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Association of Oil Explorers, Producers and Suppliers
Brussels
Belgium
OPEC
Pierre Terzian
Petrostrategies
Paris
Paul Mlotok
Morgan Stanley
New York
Iraq
Odessa considers curbs on snow cone and ice cream trucks
City Manager Tom Cody urges Odessa City Council to pass an ordinance regulating vending trucks after 6 year old Heather Connally died June 11 following a collision with a passing car. The proposal would require safety devices on carts and set a 25 foot distance from schools and stops, with stricter driver rules.
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Keasantne
Iambu
Lubbock
Law could put the brakes on bicycle riders
Odessa officials consider a new city ordinance to restrict bicycling skating and skateboarding at Noel Heritage Plaza a 1.5 acre park valued at $1.5 million set to open in October. Parks director Joe Carthers proposed the rule as Odessa's first regulation of these activities.
Doe's hold on Liberia weakening amid siege of Monrovia
Rebels near Doe's mansion press the city as fighting rages in Monrovia. Doe's bodyguard and government forces clash with insurgents from Gio and Mano tribes. Reports say Krahn divisions and fears of a bloodbath as the president contemplates flight.
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Samuel Doe
Ae Ee
Doe
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Bushrod Island
Pienaar
Krahn
Gathful Waunday Wek
I just want him back bedford tornado child lost
In Bedford Indiana Donna Ray recalls losing her 15 month old Benjamin when a 250 mph tornado tore through their trailer home and exploded it. The Rays, a family of six, became five with no one to blame and a wish for the boy to return. Geneva, the baby's great aunt, notes the family's longing for a son after three girls.
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Ind
Donna Ray
Benjamin
Donna
Tim
Geneva
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