Woman and toddler drown when car sinks into lake
In Hollandsburg Indiana a two door Toyota plunged into a lakeshore area near Raccoon Lake killing Elizabeth Pugh 25 and Kayla Stinson nearly 2 as Melissa Stinson 20 escaped with an injured foot. Investigators say Pugh was unfamiliar with the area and could not see warning signs rumble strips or the water illuminated by a street lamp and moonlight.
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Hollandsburg
Ind
Elizabeth Pugh
Kayla Stinson
Kayla
Melissa Stinson
Raccoon Lake
Pugh
Indiana
Michael L. Portreus
Portteus
Tax receipts from 1A cities and 118 counties rise and fall
City and county sales tax rebates show a mixed month with a 7.1 percent statewide increase from October 1997 and year to date rebates up 10.4 percent. Midland and several towns report declines while Monahans and Goldsmith post gains driven by tax changes and August activity. The comptroller will announce the next allocation on November 6.
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Sharp
Midland
Comptroller’s Office
Seminole
Crane
Big Spring
Monahans
Goldsmith
Balpine
Andrews
Fort Stockton
Siraan
Kermit
Marfa
McCamey
Pecos
Presidio
Stanton
Comptroller
Tragedy on the rails leaves nine dead migrants in Kenedy County
Investigators say the victims were undocumented immigrants from Mexico found near train tracks in Kenedy County. Union Pacific cooperates with Border Patrol and Mexican authorities as autopsies proceed in Corpus Christi. Local sheriff warns of dangerous myth that sleeping between rails protects from snakes and heat.
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Davis
Garza
Border Patrol
Mexico
Nueces County
Corpus Christi
Minnie Mendoza
Kenedy County
Rafael Cuellar Jr
King Ranch
Nine counties join reorganized Permian Basin Drug Task Force
Ward, Loving, Winkler, Andrews, Midland, Jeff Davis, Culberson, Presidio and Reeves counties committed to a reorganized task force. The plan aims to shift funding away from seizures and create a top law enforcement drug interdiction unit with enhanced cooperation. If approved, the force would receive 100 percent state funding through May 31, 1999.
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Permian Basin
Ward
Loving
Winkler
Andrews
Midland
Jeff Davis
Culberson
Presidio
Reeves
Galindo
Edwards
Just Shoot Me star uses show as stress relief
Laura San Giacomo says the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me lightens her load after a divorce from Cameron Dye. Her son Mason often joins her on set while co star David Spade notes her tunnel vision on parenting and work. Barbara Walters denies wedding reports with John Warner after four marriages. Brian Wilson performs Surfin USA with Jimmy Buffett in Irvine. Prince Charles donates a Windsor Castle lithograph to Omagh hospital auction to aid victims. Christie’s values the piece at 2,000 to 3,000.
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Los Angeles
Laura San Giacomo
Maya Gallo
US Magazine
San Giacomo
Cameron Dye
Mason
David Spade
Dennis Finch
Irvine
Calif
Brian Wilson
USA
California
Jimmy Buffett
Irvine Meadows
Buffett
Wilson
St. Charles
Dublin
Ireland
Prince Charles
Windsor Castle
Northern Ireland
County Tyrone
Omagh
John de Vere White
Congress OKs bill to strengthen online rights
Congress approves a copyright protection measure advancing to the White House. The bill, backed by the House and Senate, implements 1996 WIPO treaties to curb online theft while preserving public Internet access. It sets exemptions, shields providers from strict liability, and requires removal of infringing material.
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Congress
Washington
White House
House
Senate
U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization
Thomas Bliley
R-Va
House Commerce Committee
Barbara Dooley
Herndon
Big Sky lands southern Essential Air Service contract
Big Sky Airlines wins a 6.3 million federal contract to provide essential air service to eight rural routes in Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas replacing Aspen Mountain Air. The carrier will add seven Metro III aircraft and about 10 jobs at Billings with hubs in Dallas and St. Louis and plans to hire 70 former Aspen Air employees.
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Big Sky Lands
Southern Essential Air Service
Billings
Mont
Big Sky Airlines
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
U.S. Department of Transportation
Big Sky
Aspen Mountain Air
Craig Denny
Continental
Denver
Bozeman
DOT
Denny
Aspen Air
Hot Springs
Mountain Home
Jonesboro
Harrison
el Dorado
Ark
Enid
Ponca City
Okla
Brownwood
Dallas
St. Louis
Mood grim as Kosovo, Yugoslavia brace for worst
In Pristina and across Yugoslavia the mood is grim as embassies close and observers flee. NATO airstrikes loom after Milosevic agreed to end violence in Kosovo while state media downplay the talks. Fear and anger run high as ethnic Albanians face potential Serb retaliation and ethnic tensions flare amid the regional crisis.
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Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Pristina
Belgrade
Clinton
New York
Slobodan Milosevic
U.N
NATO
Milosevic
Milosevic faces NATO strike after Kosovo clash new plan
Clinton said Milosevic agreed to allow a robust monitoring force and a pullback of Serb troops as NATO authorized air strikes for the first time to pressure an end to the Kosovo crackdown. Holbrooke reported the deals to NATO as air operations began with phased strikes and allied force buildup in the Mediterranean.
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Clinton
New York
Balkan
Milosevic
Belgrade
Brussels
NATO
Bosnia
U.N. Security Council
Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovo
Serbia
Yugoslavia
White House
Joe Lockhart
Balkans
Richard Holbrooke
Holbrooke
North Atlantic Council
United Nations
U.N
Defense
William Cohen
Kuwait
Security Council
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Texas Lottery Cash Five Winning Numbers Update
Winning Cash Five numbers for Monday Oct 12 are 10 12 19 25 27. Information line details Lotto Texas Pick 3 and Cash 5 results and how to call for updates are provided.
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Lotto Texas
InfoLine
Fragmented clippings blend odd insights and trivia
A miscellaneous OCR fragment presents diverse notes from drug access in Brazil to aging women as a growing minority, gender emotion contrasts, tar chewing in primeval days, hard water mineral content, tree transplant survival, an April Fish joke label in France, and uranium pricing in Russia with a Seattle mailing address and a website link.
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France
Odessa American publication header
The Odessa American newspaper note details its publishing routine, address, and mailing information. It lists the Odessa TX office at 222 E 4th Street, the PO Box for mail, and USPS second class postage details.
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Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Readers' Guide Out-of-Town Contact Info
The note lists customer service hours for weekdays and weekends, with a toll free number 800-375-4661 and an email address, plus a web site for the Readers' Guide. It appears as an out-of-town listing labeled 337-OACA.
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Oaca
Oapa.com
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San Jose
Robert Holleyman Business Software Alliance
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Pec
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