Five dead in propane blast linked to unauthorized drilling rig use
A Major Electric Co foreman died operating an auger when it punctured an 8 inch gas line during drilling on Chaparral and Bighorn roads. Five others perished and five were injured as a resulting fire and explosion lit smoke plumes. Company supervisor said the truck mounted auger was used for personal business without permission.
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Moses Mancha
Major Electric Co
Ector County
Mancha
Chavez
Val Jordan
Jordan
Arab ambassador in Madrid sex for jobs scandal
An Arab ambassador from the United Arab Emirates faces allegations of recruiting female staff for a harem and pressuring them to participate. Five embassy employees were fired, including a British secretary, after a confrontation outside the Madrid embassy in the Capitan Haya district. Police intervened as accusations of coercion and prostitution circulated, with staff claiming dismissals followed refusals of intimate advances.
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London Daily Telegraph
Madrid
Abdul Aziz Ben Hader al’Shams
United Arab Emirates
Sonia Archer
Esher Vaquez
Teresa Fernandez
Racist tone sparks two bilingual instruction booklets
Beverly Hills author Linda Wolf created two Spanish English pads Tell a Maid and Tell a Gardener to avoid dirtying floors, but Hispanic groups call the kits racist for stereotyping Hispanics as maids or gardeners. UCLA MECHA leader Felipe Caceres criticizes the portrayal and similar prior controversy arises from a California farmer translations book.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Linda Wolf
Beverly Hills High School
Felipe Caceres
MECHA
UCLA
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Los
Leticia Quezada
National Comision Feminil
Quezada
Wolf
California
St Patricks Day Irish Toasts From Irish Whiskey Bureau
Dallas Morning News presents playful toasts for St Patrick's Day from the Irish Whiskey Information Bureau. Includes lines about health for salmon, unity at gatherings, and a birthday wish ending with a cheeky death clause.
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Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Irish Whiskey Information Bureau
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