Judge rules Limestone County Livestock Show not extracurricular
AP The ruling allows 30 failing agriculture students from Mexia Groesbeck and Coolidge districts to attend this weekend's Limestone County Junior Livestock Show. Judge Clarence Ferguson granted a temporary injunction delaying the new no pass no play policy six week ban while House Bill 72 rules are clarified.
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Limestone County
Clarence Ferguson
Ferguson
Bill Parker
Parkers
Bobby Reed
Mexia
Coolidge
Texas
Parker
Partker
Bob Funderburk
Texas Education Agency
Space burial planned for Tucson man who died after heart transplants
A 33 year old Tucson man Tom Creighton who died after historic multiple heart transplants will be sent into space as part of a space burial. Starbound Inc. of Tyler along with Space Services Inc. will launch his ashes aboard a satellite for about $4000, with final logistics yet to be arranged.
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Tucson, Ariz
Tucson
University of Arizona Medical Center
Texas
Tom Creighton
Tom
al Titus
Creighton
Titus
Starbound Inc
Tyler
Federal Department of Transportation
Space Services Inc. of
Houston
Starbound
SST
Roy J
Rusty”’ Miller
Miller
Maquiladora concept eyed for cross border auto parts
The discussion describes establishing automobile component plants in Chihuahua to cheaply manufacture parts using U S raw materials with assembly in places like the Permian Basin. The aim is overall cost savings in vehicle production. Chuck Bernhard of the Odessa Chamber notes strong interest in international trade.
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Chihuahua
United States
Permian Basin
Minor
Chuck Bernhard
Greater Odessa Area
Odessa mayor visits Chihuahua amid Saturn plant talks
Odessa Mayor Minor travels to Chihuahua City meeting officials and exchanging gifts as GM weighs Texas sites for a 6000-employee Saturn plant. He is joined by Odessa businessman Robert Chapa and Ben Orona publisher of a bilingual纸.
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United States
Mexico
Bernhard
Texas Economic Development Commission
Laura Koenig
General Motors Corp
Texas
Minor
Odessa
Robert Chapa
Chihuahua
Ben Orona
Lubbock
Commodity expert notes fertilizer bill impact on food chains
Johnny Wilson of Merrill Lynch Midland cites a large fertilizer bill could strain a food chain. He warns rising input costs affect producers and may feed into higher prices for consumers.
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Johnny Wilson
Midland
Merill-Lynch Inc
Kerr-McGee Eyes Overseas Oil Focus Amid Potash Shift
Kerr-McGee, long owner of Hobbs Potash Facility, signals a shift from potash to core profits. Company aims to concentrate on oil production overseas and in the Gulf of Mexico, noting the potash market is stable but flat due to farming conditions.
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Kerr-McGee
Hobbs
McPherson
Gulf of Mexico
Fire at Amoco refinery in Texas City under investigation
Investigators probe the Amoco Oil refinery fire in Texas City after a 39-year-old inspector injured his ankle jumping from a platform. The blaze started about 1 40 p m in the unit making well and gasoline distillates, was controlled within an hour, no explosion occurred, and damage extent is unknown. Officials suspect a leak in circulating fluids equipment may have caused the fire. The refinery covers 13 acres and handles 415000 barrels daily.
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Texas City
Amoco Oil Co
Amoco
Pam Thornton
Memorial Hospital
Thornton
Houston
Comanche Peak Plant Faulted Over Safety Management
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says owners of the Comanche Peak nuclear plant failed to assemble an experienced management team and fix design and construction flaws before starting electricity production. Top officials warned senior management lacked the right personnel or did not heed them, noting thousands of construction problems from loose hardware to a potentially collapsible control room ceiling during an earthquake.
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Dallas
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Comanche Peak
Darrell Eisenhut
Regulatory Commission
Manges OKs payment plan for bank loans
Texas rancher oilman Clinton Manges agreed to pay Seattle First National Bank 47.7 million dollars to settle a 22 month lawsuit over loans. Judge Edward Prado ordered 9.17 percent interest until retirement and kept payment details secret. The bank alleged Manges borrowed about 35 million dollars from 1979 to 1983 and sued family members and associated firms as well.
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San Antonio
Texas
Clinton Manges
Seattle
U.S
Edward C. Prado
Manges
Seattle First National Bank
San Antonio Gunslingers
Dallas Morning News
Prado
Associated Press
Morris Atlas
McAllen
FDIC announces new area thrift store approach and auctions schedule
FDIC officials described a new thrift store style method in the area while liquidators plan auctions of machine shop inventories and oil field gear every 60 to 75 days. Shrode reported the latest auction drew about 3,000 attendees, including 1,200 buyers, and generated 1.5 million dollars from aircraft and luxury car sales.
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Shrode
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