Texas Heat Wave Strains Grid As Temperatures Soar
Texans endure a blistering heat wave with triple-digit highs across major cities. Fort Worth reports continuing record heat as Austin hits 112 degrees, surpassing a 107 record, and other cities like Del Rio, San Antonio, Houston, and Lubbock break daily highs. Utilities urge conservation during peak demand periods.
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Heat wave grips Texas with record highs and pipeline blast
The September heat wave pushes many cities to all time highs including 112 in College Station and 109 in San Antonio, Houston, and 104 in Galveston while TXU warns equipment strain but vows no imminent outages. Amanda Smith, survivor of a Pecos River pipeline blast near Carlsbad NM, dies in Lubbock hospital.
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Carol Peters
TXU Electric Co
College Station
San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
New England Doctor Promotes Chicken Soup as Headache Remedy
A New England doctor suggests chicken soup as an alternative treatment when aspirin fails to ease a throbbing headache. The homemade remedy is presented as a comforting, accessible option for relief.
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New England
Construction Worker Dies at Odessa Ector Power Project
A 42 year old construction worker died Tuesday at the Odessa Ector Power Project on Interstate 20 East. The man's name is being withheld until family notification. Paramedics transported him to Medical Center Hospital where he died. An autopsy will be performed tomorrow. foul play is not suspected and OSHA will investigate.
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Carl Rogers
Ector County Sheriff's Office
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Ector County
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Beijing chef smokes during alley break beside restaurant
A chef in Beijing pauses for a cigarette on Tuesday in an alley used to store firewood beside his restaurant. Indoor smoking bans exist in most public places but not yet extended to dining venues.
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Beijing
Fair Volunteer Chronology at Permian Basin Fair
Joanna Cuny reports that Leo McNeme joined the Permian Basin Fair and Exposition by chance after seeking help at the Ector County Coliseum. She later chaired the creative arts division, and in the upcoming fair she marks her 25th year of involvement. The fair opens Friday. contact the fair office at 550 3232.
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Cleo McNeme
Odessa
McNeme
Leo McNeme
Ector County Coliseum
Survivor of pipeline blast dies in Texas hospital
Amanda Smith the sole survivor of a August 19 pipeline explosion near Carlsbad New Mexico that killed 11 relatives died Tuesday in a Lubbock Texas hospital She had lost her husband two children and others in the blaze along the Pecos River Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board have not yet determined the cause and expect a year to complete a final report
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Don Sumler
Glenda Sumler
Loving
Roy Lee Heady
Amy
Artesia
Kelsey
Timber
Tamber
National Transportation Safety Board
Leaders, protesters stake different agendas at U.N. summit
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan urges world leaders at the Millennium Summit to pursue peace and poverty relief. North Korea denounces the U.S. as a rogue state over a Germany plane incident, canceling a planned meeting with South Korea. Demonstrations before U.N. headquarters reflect broad agendas.
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