Volunteers recall flood battles from '93 amid new Mississippi flood
In St. Charles Missouri volunteers on sandbag lines remember the 1993 flood as they work to hold back rising Missouri River water. In Alton Illinois residents watch pumps and levees while Missouri and Mississippi river crests threaten farms towns and roads. Two deaths in Missouri prompt calls for federal help as booms rise and communities endure disrupted tourism and flooding across the region. militia members of the 1st Missouri Volunteers assist sandbag duties amid concerns about public image after Oklahoma City.
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ST. Charles
Missouri
Mississippi
Bob Thomas
St. Louis
Alton
Ill
John Holman
Holman
Midwest
National Weather Service
Missouri River
Grand River
Carrollton
Kansas City
U.S. 24
Larry Crump
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Boonville
Hermann
1St Missouri Volunteers
Oklahoma City
John Moore
Moore
Translating machine contains racial slur incident
SAN DIEGO RP Walt Roston bought a translating device at Radio Shack to aid his work in welfare. He found a translation of negro as nigger, complained to the store, and the parent Tandy Corp apologized after reviewing one model number 63 797. The unit was pulled from some stores due to glitches. Roston continues to use it at home.
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San Diego
Walt Roston
Radio Shack
Roston
Fort Worth
Tandy Corp
Rostow
Leonard Clegg
Tandy
Meet the Neighbors Permian Basin Metallurgical Laboratories
Joe Hensley runs the sole metallurgical lab in the Permian Basin, offering metal failure analysis and preventive testing for oil and gas equipment. From small fasteners to large valves, samples are prepared, etched, and examined with a microscope, SEM, and X-ray spectrograph to reveal failure causes and prevent recurrence.
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Permian Basin Metallurgical Laboratories
Joe Hensley
Dallas
Houston
Hensley
Permian Basin Metal
Mary Beasley
Vacuum Cleaner City promotes sale and service of vacuums in 37th year
Vacuum Cleaner City at 3612 N. Dixie advertises brands Hoky Boss Lite Sharp Riccar and Hoover Steam Vac with discounts. Services include one day grease and service for 18.95, trade-ins, repairs, stain removers, and credit with zero interest. Owner Jeanie Owen can be reached at 915 366-0269.
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Vacuum Cleaner City
N. Dixie
Sharp
Jeanie Owen
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Dial 580
Frank Wunderlich
Robert
West Alton
A Business & Industrial Review
Permian Basin Metallurgical Laboratories, Inc
Odessa, TX
Weststarr Ambulance
Out of Town
Permian Basin
USA
HealthCare Super Store
N. County Rd
Sunshine Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Odessan’s
Odessa
Keith Sewell
Larry Hagen
The
Liv
Andrews Hwy
Texas
West
Orchard Odessa
PARTY
Hillcrest
Morris Caffey
Russell Rentals
N. Grandview
American Commercial College
Ford Equipment
New Holland
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