State Pianist Cliburn Collapses On Texas Stage
Renowned pianist Van Cliburn collapsed on stage at Bass Performance Hall during a concert in Fort Worth. Spectators watched as he was helped off by paramedics and transported by ambulance to All Saints Episcopal Hospital. Audrey Michaels, an attendee, said the incident occurred during the third movement of the Rachmaninoff concerto and left the audience paralyzed.
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Fort Worth
van Cliburn
Bass
Cliburn
All Saints Episcopal Hospital
Audrey Michaels
Rachmaninoff
Michaels
Haze lingers over Basin from fires in Mexico and Central America
The Odessa American reports hazy Permian Basin skies fueled by fires in southern Mexico Central America and the Big Bend. Forecaster T J Turnagh of the National Weather Service says south winds spread pollution across West Texas with particulates trapped in the low atmosphere, as dry desert air meets warm moisture.
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Permian Basin
Mexico
Central America
Big Bend
West Texas
T.J. Turnagh
National Weather Service
Turnagh
Firefighters ask Texas Forest Service to battle 35000 acre Chinati Mountain fire
In Presidio County near Marfa a 35000 acre grass fire in the Chinati Mountains could threaten flats as dry conditions and high winds raise fears of spreading. Volunteers from Davis Mountain Resort and Jeff Davis County, after a long day, requested state help from the Texas Forest Service based in Lufkin.
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Marfa
Presidio County
Texas Forest Service
Chinati Mountains
Presidio
Mario Cordero
Cibolo Creek
Lisa Ahier
Cibolo Creek Guest Ranch
Davis Mountain Resort
Jeff Davis County
Lufkin
State Forest Service
Rioters Loot Jakarta as Military Crackdown Ordered
Jakarta faced the worst violence in decades as rioters burned and looted in the Indonesian capital. Military commander Maj. Gen. Syafrie Syamsudin ordered a crackdown after at least 20 people were reported killed or missing while tanks rolled through the streets and fire and chaos spread.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Suharto
Syafrie Syamsudin
Carlsbad Embraces Nuclear Waste Dump
Carlsbad, New Mexico, with 27000 residents, welcomes the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant after federal EPA certification. The site could start accepting truckloads of radioactive waste by year end, buried 2150 feet underground. WIPP employs about 800 locals and spurs spin offs while city leaders tout safety and economic benefits.
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Carlsbad
West Texas
Tracy Hill
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Environmental Protection Agency
WIPP
Hill
Donovan Mager
Mager
EPA
Say
Clinton urges German perseverance in Eisenach speech
President Clinton told thousands in Eisenach that freedom is worth standing up for and praised Germany’s progress while acknowledging ongoing pain in eastern Thuringia. He noted unemployment above 20 percent near the old border and spoke of the tough transition to a free market eight years after the Berlin Wall fell. The president, hampered by back pain, greeted the crowd after his remarks.
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Eisenach
Germany
Berlin
Clinton
Thuringia
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