Local retailers pull cigarettes over contamination recall
Philip Morris pulled eight billion cigarettes from shelves over the recall for possible faulty filters. Wal-Mart (4210 John Ben Shepperd Parkway) stationed staff to answer questions as reps checked shipments. Returns for a full refund offered. as of Sunday evening few had been returned amid nationwide calm.
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Philip Morris
Carer
Wal-Mart
John Ben Shepperd Parkway Blvd
Philip Mortis
Jon Paul Coffey
Coffey
Philip Morris USA
Safeway
California
Sunrise service and break fast at VFW Post 4373
A sunrise service and breakfast begin at 7 a.m. at VFW Post 4373 located at 208 East 63rd Street. A commemoration ceremony follows at 10 a.m. at the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Site near Midland International Airport. On Tuesday a memorial service is planned for 6:30 p.m. at Ector County Cemetery, 300 South Dixie Boulevard.
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VFW
E. 63Rd St
Permian Basin
Midland International Airport
Ector County
S. Dixie Blvd
San Angelo Tornadoes Injure 47 Cause Noted Damage
Several tornadoes struck San Angelo Sunday evening causing extensive damage in the downtown area. At least 47 people were treated at three area hospitals for fractures and cuts, with nine admitted. One death was reported but unnamed. Power outages affected most of the city and Twilight Mobile Home Park endured excessive wind damage. A girl swept into a storm sewer was rescued. details pending.
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San Angelo
Frank Carter
Carter
National Weather Service
Stephen Williamson
Alex Tafolla
Twilight Mobile Home Park
Tafolla
Amy Mayron
Associated Press
Unclear OCR fragment notes high call volume
A fragmented OCR line reports 21 237 calls received in a single day, but lacks context, dates, or names making it impossible to identify the event, organization, or location referenced.
House OKs property rights measure in Texas
A Texas House bill giving landowners the right to sue state or local governments over actions that devalue property passed the House and drew Senate filibuster opposition. The measure would allow suits when regulations cut property value by 25 percent, with penalties for losers and a ban on monetary awards. Environmentalists criticized the bill as misrepresented by Rep. Susan Combs and warned of high costs to taxpayers.
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Truan
Envi
Combs
House
Senate
Lone Star Card cuts food stamp costs in Texas
Texas switches from paper coupons to the Lone Star Card, an electronic debit system that lowers program costs while federal spending on food rises. Houston and Chambers County pilots expanded to 220,000 Texas families, with February and March grocery sales totaling 29 and 33 million dollars respectively.
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Houston
Texas
Lone Star
John Sharp
Texas Comptroller
Chambers County
Lone Star Card
Dallas
North
Sharp
Foreign minister killed in Bosnian helicopter attack
Bosnia's foreign minister Irfan Ljubijankic and three aides died when a helicopter was shot down near Bihac. Rebels seized 33 more UN peacekeepers near Gorazde, raising questions for NATO and UN actions as Western leaders met across Europe.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia
U.N
ISKRA
Bihac
NATO
Gorazde
United Nations
Alexander Ivanko
Irfan Ljubijankic
Maj
William Taylor
Taylor
Slunj
Europe
Netherlands
Cable
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Sardinia
Adriatic Sea
Theodore Roosevelt
Pentagon
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