Marathon roller coaster riders win Jeeps in Ga
Three holdouts in a two month roller coaster marathon were awarded $16,000 Jeep Wranglers as Six Flags over Georgia opened for operation. Dart y Brown, Dion Hughes, and Jonathan Thompson rode the Great American Scream Machine for 11 straight days and set world records of 23 days, logging 12,456 laps with brief breaks and nightly sleep on a platform near the coaster.
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Austell
Georgia
Darthy Brown
Waco
Dion Hughes
Douglasville
Jonathan Thompson
Cumming
Seinfeld Finale Moves Up Early Tonight On NBC
NBC announces the Seinfeld series ending will air at 8 45 p m on Thursday with an 8 p m highlights special preview. The network keeps the finale details under wraps as fans await the top rated comedy's wrap.
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Seinfeld
Los Angeles
NBC
Jerry Seinfeld
Network
Tomato Greenhouses Transforming Fort Davis Marfa Economy
The Village Farms operation near Fort Davis and Marfa grows millions of pounds of tomatoes in two large greenhouses, employing about 400 people mainly from Presidio County. The project boosts tax revenue and housing demand, with a new greenhouse planned at the Marfa site as officials anticipate economic spillover.
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Salvador Mendez
Marfa
Village Farms
Fort Davis
Presidio County
Fritz
Iind
Kahl
Pakistan vows to match India in nuclear buildup after test blasts
Prepared ISLAMABAD says it will balance India in all fields and pursue a headlong arms race as India tests three nuclear devices. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ayub warns of a subcontinent nuke race while calls for defense pacts with China rise among Pakistani lawmakers amid regional tensions.
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Pakistan
India
South Asia
Gohard Ayub
Associated Press
Subcontinent
Clinton
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Senate
China
World Leaders Debate India Nuclear Tests and Aid
President Clinton warned of sanctions potentially cutting about 155 million dollars in annual U S aid to India while Japan weighs suspending about 1 billion dollars in aid. Chinese and Russian officials criticized the tests. Yeltsin said India let us down as Russia maintains long standing ties and arms supply.
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Clinton
India
U.S
Japan
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Nimitz Parents Vote On Uniform Proposal
Parents at Nimitz Junior High vote on standard attire requiring khaki or navy pants skirts and white navy or gold shirts. Debate centers on personal choice versus potential behavior benefits as sixth through eighth graders participate in the election.
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Nimitz
Diane Beene
Beene
Bobby Powell
Cynthia Keener
Mary Robinson
Nimitz Junior High School
Syria and Egypt push oil search as reserves dwindle
Syrian and Egyptian officials say they will boost exploration for oil and gas to fuel growing populations and maintain export presence. Experts note changes in their output will have little effect on domestic prices, given their small share of world production.
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Damascus
Syria
Egypt
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Harry Spannus
Pioneer Natural Resources
Morris Burns
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Burns
Kermit Man Charged With Slaying Housemate
Victor Rodriguez, 63, was charged with murder in the death of his housemate Abundio Pineda, 47, whose body was found in a Hickory Street home. An ax was found after a trail of blood led from a bedroom to the living room, according to Winkler County court records.
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Victor Rodriguez
Abundio Pineda
Winkler County
Pineda
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