Britain Seeks Emergency Meeting Over Kosovo Deaths and Fighting
Britain calls for an emergency meeting after renewed clashes in Kosovo in which several people died. Officials urge quick action to reduce tensions and address the violence impacting civilians.
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Odessa candidates to debate at BPW meeting
County Judge contenders Bob Bryant and Jerry Caddel will clash at a Business and Professional Women of Odessa event tonight at 6 30 p m in the Odessa College Community Room. Caddel the Republican and an Odessa attorney denounces Bryant a Democrat and precinct county commissioner over policy.
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Birds dead as heavy oil spotted off San Francisco
Twenty six dead birds were collected and thirty birds were found with thick oil, spotted ten miles from San Francisco. The incident raises concerns over maritime pollution and coastal wildlife impact.
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Tigers clash in ad battle over famous mascots
Kellogg Co sues Exxon alleging infringement of its Tony the Tiger image. The Battle Creek company seeks court orders to halt Exxon's use of the Whimsical Tiger and to seize all promotional items bearing the tiger likeness. Exxon replies to the suit.
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Exxon
Congress weighs impeachment plan in Watergate style bid
House Republicans unveiled broad rules for an inquiry into President Clinton, granting subpoena power to investigators without a full committee vote, allowing Clinton lawyers to cross examine witnesses, and rejecting calls to limit the probe to the Lewinsky matter. Democrats called the plan open ended and improper.
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TU Urges Customers to Pay Electric Bills
TU Electric urges past due customers to arrange payments before service disconnection amid a summer heat wave. About 600,000 TU customers are behind, with 150,000 more than two months overdue and not yet in contact for payment plans. Call (800) 242-9113 for bills or (332) 0738 for Salvation Army aid.
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Odessa
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Private lives told in new KGB city espionage book
Moscow AP reports a KGB agent recalls a Palermo terrace encounter where a mob boss was recruited as an informer. Leonid Kolosov, who spied in Rome, Paris, and Madrid, shares stories for Undercover Lives, a memoir based on the KGB Guidebook to Cities of the World, with former spies unveiling anecdotes at the press center.
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Banks hold line after rate cuts fail to impress
Banks and markets react to a 25 basis point U S rate cut with subdued activity. Some banks lower prime rates barely while Dow dips, economists calling the move mostly psychological. The Bank of Canada also trims its overnight rate as Canadian banks respond.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
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Nancy Fisher
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