Housing upsurge falls off after August spike
Washington AP reports the nation's one month housing starts collapsed 16.2 percent in August after a 31.6 percent jump in July. Single family starts fell 2.4 percent in August following a 0.6 percent rise in July as analysts cite potential rate declines to spark a recovery.
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Washington
New Commerce Department
Commerce
Robert Dederick
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Home Builders
Agent Orange cover up suit filed by state
Texas Attorney General Mark White filed a federal suit alleging the Veterans Administration is concealing plans for a study of health hazards from Agent Orange. It is the first case under a 1981 Texas law allowing state representation for veterans seeking information. White urged VA to disclose details under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Austin
Mark White
Veterans Administration
Texas
White
Fire damages Odessa home injures 83 year old resident
Firefighters Kim Herrington and Charlie Smith helped 83-year-old Francisco Spencer as oxygen was given after a blaze at 500 West May Street Friday afternoon. Delia and Milo Spencer were present but uninjured. The one-story home suffered major interior damage and was controlled in about 30 minutes. cause was not yet determined.
Red Adair crew fights Pecos County oil well blowout
Firefighters from Red Adair Co caped a Pecos County oil well blowout that sent acid gas and water about 150 feet into the air for seven hours after Western Company fracked the well. One man sustained minor injuries. investigation continues as crews kept the public away. The well, owned by Marline Oil of Houston, exploded around 1 p.m. Friday and was capped by 8 p.m. Authorities described the incident as a major, unusual blowout with acid and water spraying across pasture and upwind areas.
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Tim Madigan
Red Adair Co
Pecos County
Western Company
Fort Stockton
J.O. Jackson
Adair
Cayanosa
Odessa-Midland
Houston
Jackson
Western
Marline Oil
Midland-Odessa
Adair Firm
U S and U N condemn Israel Beirut invasion
The United States joined the U N Security Council in condemning Israel s invasion of west Beirut and calling for an immediate pullback. The vote was unanimous with Israel s representative leaving briefly for the Jewish New Year. The council urged withdrawal to positions held before Sept 15 and noted Lebanon s will to remove all non Lebanese forces.
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D.C. Doelling
Associated Press
United Nations
United States
Israel
West Beirut
Security Council
Yehuda Z. Blum
Blum
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Council
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Bashir Gemayel
Bendix Marietta clash in bid for control takeover
Bendix Corp bought a controlling stake in Martin Marietta and demanded that Marietta directors resign. Marietta countered with its own takeover move and predicted victory. The fight could force mutual majority stakes, triggering legal entanglements and antitrust actions as United Technologies backs Marietta and weighs a friendly Bendix merger offer.
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Robert Burns
New York
Bendix Corp
Martin Marietta Corp
Marietta
Bendix
Wall Street
Wolfgang Demisch
Morgan Stanley
Martin Marietta
United Technologies Corp
United Technologies
Harry J. Gray
William Agee
Tom Pownall
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