Cowboy memorial faces move as funding wanes in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City's National Cowboy Hall of Fame faces potential relocation amid declining revenue and disputes over nearby development. Museum director Dean Krakel warns the western heritage center risks losing support from travelers and events, while officials seek compromises including a state park and demolition of blighted areas to keep the site.
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Climate model links orbit to slow glacier return
A new Nature study by Columbia University scientists and Belgian astronomer Andre Berger projects glaciers could reexpand after about 114000 years. The model ties warm periods to Earth’s orbital timing, with June perihelion and near maximal axial tilt driving stronger northern summers and glacier retreats.
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Solidarity calls off general protest strike
The Solidarity union of Poland calls off a threatened nationwide general strike after talks with government officials. Leaders cited progress toward punishing those who beat three union members in Bydgoszcz, with a joint communique expected. Warsaw Pact maneuvers and dire economic warnings from Tass accompany the negotiations.
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Canada pressed for U S action on acid rain pollution
Canada’s environment minister John Roberts told the New England Environmental Conference at Tufts University that Canadians are increasingly impatient with U S inaction on acid rain. He said about 8 million tons of sulfur dioxide and 4 million tons of nitrogen oxides fall on Canada annually, half crossing from the United States, harming lakes and wildlife and requiring massive U S cooperation and rapid emission reductions.
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Bangkok hijacking leaves glimmer of hope for hostage swap
A hijacked plane linked to Komando Jihad ended in Bangkok with captors demanding freed dissidents and a list of names. A American businessman Karl Schneider was shot and evacuated to a Bangkok hospital in stable condition. The hijackers planned to fly the aircraft to an undisclosed location as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand navigate how to respond.
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Redistricting Hearings Set Across Texas Counties
A two week series of hearings will examine House districts in Harris Bexar Nueces Dallas Tarrant Travis Jefferson and El Paso counties. A 24 member advisory group named by Clayton will observe each session and provide input. The House aims to report final district bills the week of May 4 with debates on redistricting the weeks of May 11 and May 18. The Senate committee plans a separate approach with statewide subcommittee hearings ongoing.
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Senate Hearing Tours Set Across Texas to Review Redistricting
Over three weeks the Senate will adjourn to hear public input in Tyler Tyler Smith County courthouse. Lubbock West Texas hearing. Corpus Christi April 9 for South Texas and the Valley. San Antonio April 10 for Bexar County area. Dallas-Fort Worth and Harris County hearings follow. Debates on the redistricting bill occur May 4-7 and May 18-22 after committee reports. Federal checks by Justice and Secretary Strake follow bill approval with population deviation limits of five percent for House, five percent for Senate and ten percent from the congressional district.
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Weather outlook warm with fair skies through Tuesday
Fair and warm statewide with highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 40s. Winds southerly 15 to 20 mph tonight easing to 10 to 15 mph, west winds 15 to 20 mph Tuesday. Yesterday’s high 69, overnight 43. No precipitation in 24 hours, monthly total 56 inches, year to date 1.79 inches. Texas generally blue skies mild, line of storms in Southeast Texas along the Pacific front with 5 to 20 mph winds elsewhere. Highs 60s to 87, stations show 87 at Laredo, 60 at Lufkin. Outlook through Friday: North Texas partly cloudy 70s to 80s, South Texas 80s with possible storms Friday, West Texas no big change.
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