Pentagon says Khobar Towers security pattern warrants upgrades
Eight days before a deadly bombing at Khobar Towers, a DIA memo notes rising suspicious incidents in al Khobar that warrant improved security. Pentagon officials stress there was no new alert, only support for measures already underway as defense chiefs acknowledge heightened threat.
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Saudi Arabia
Pentagon
Khobar Towers
Kenneth Bacon
Defense
Intelligence Agency
U.S
William J. Perry
Bacon
Washington Post
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Khobar
DIA
al- Khobar
Council honors May for long service at last meeting
City Council led by Mayor Tom Jennings paid tribute to Ruth May for 17 years as city clerk. A plaque and applause marked her Aug 1 retirement at Thursday’s regular session. The council also debated approval of Delta West Unit I final plat at Montana Ave and Mescalero Rd, a 26 lot subdivision with three cul de sacs.
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Roswell Council backs local control for hospital
The Roswell City Council voiced support on Thursday for keeping Eastern New Mexico Medical Center under local not for profit control. Councilors Adrian Martinez and Ron Courts urged limiting the recommendation to support any effort to keep the hospital under local nonprofit ownership. The non binding resolution passed unanimously.
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New Mexico Medical Center
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Ron Courts
Roswell City
Stocks Drop on Bad News for a Change
New York stocks fell sharply as bad news spooked investors in a broad market sell-off. The Dow dropped about 134 points intraday and finished 83.1 points lower at 5520.54, a 1.5 percent decline, while the Nasdaq index slid around 3 percent.
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Manny the Hippie Tapes UFO Scene in Roswell Visit
Late Show regular Manny the Hippie, 19, in town to cover Roswell aliens for David Letterman. He chatted with residents near the International UFO Museum and Research Center about UFOs, interviewed Elizabeth Robertson, and joined crowds as the taping neared.
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Hippie
David Letterman
CBS
Letterman
Roswell
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Dave
International Ufo Museum and Research
N. Main St
Elizabeth Robertson
Venus
Texas
Robertson
Mike Pettit
Stan Crosby
Manny the Hippie
International Ufo Museum and Research Center
Hurricane Bertha Heads For Coast
Bertha weakened but still packing 90 mph winds swirled toward the Carolinas as governors in North and South Carolina declared states of emergency. Two local youngsters qualified for the state golf tournament, with details on page 13.
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Daily Record expands financial listings page 10
The Daily Record adds 525 NYSE active stocks 100 American Exchange 400 Nasdaq National Market 600 mutual funds and more. It prints daily on futures major indices and local stock listings aided by new computer and page imaging equipment for full page layouts on screen.
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