Wal Mart tests used car venture with Asbury Automotive
Wal Mart Stores plans to lease Houston area lots to Asbury Automotive for six months to test a used car program. Spokesman Jay Allen said Wal Mart will lease property and assist Asbury in developing the program, then evaluate future steps. The move marks a bold expansion into auto sales by the retailer. Storms forecast follows the notice page with local weather.
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Little Rock, Ark
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Houston
Wal-Mart
Jay Allen
Allen
Asbury Automotive Inc
Asbury Automotive
Judge halts Vienna prisoner transfer over closure plan
A Johnson County Circuit Court judge blocked further inmate transfers from the Vienna Correction Center and barred layoffs to keep the facility open. Transfers or releases for nonclosure reasons can proceed. A hearing is set for May 3 at 9 30 a m after AFSCME argued the complaint has merit.
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Vienna
Johnson County
Vienna Correction Center
James R. Williamson
American Federation of State
Karen L. McNaught
Williamson
5Th District
Mount Vernon
General Assembly
Steve Yokich
Afscme
Feds arrest 94 at DC area airports over security badges
Federal authorities arrested 94 airport workers at Washington Dulles and Reagan National on charges of fraudulently obtaining security badges. The probe, led by Attorney General John Ashcroft and U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty, reviewed records of over 20,000 employees to ensure access to secure areas was earned.
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Alexandria, Va
Washington-area
Washington Dulles International
Ronald Reagan National
John Ashcroft
Ashcroft
America
U.S
Paul J. McNulty
Dulles
Reagan National
Pentagon
McNulty
Saving Second Chances
Murphysboro's Center for Optional Education director delivered 200 letters from parents teachers and students urging the governor to keep the alternative school open. The Safe School Program serves sixth graders through age 15, offering a second chance for students with disruptive histories and guiding them toward responsible choices.
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Springfield
Craig Keller
Center For Optional Education
Murphysboro
Keller
County approves guardrail at Freeman Spur Curve
Williamson County board unanimously approves a 312 foot steel guardrail on the Freeman Spur Curve to reduce accidents near Lloyds home. John Lloyd praises the move amid years of nearly daily near misses and one fatal crash. construction to begin later this spring with $6800 funded from rock salt leftovers.
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Marion
John Lloyd
Williamson County Board
Freeman Spur
Lloyd
Lloyds
Freeman Spur Curve
Robert “Bo” Emery
Emery
Rex Piper
Trains collide in California killing two and injuring many
A Metrolink commuter train and a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train collided near Placentia California during the morning rush hour. Two people were killed and at least 260 injured as passengers were hurled from their seats and chaos ensued. Authorities investigated how both trains ended up on the same track as witnesses recounted the moment of impact. The crash occurred about 8 am on a line moving from Riverside to San Juan Capistrano for the Metrolink and from Los Angeles to Clovis New Mexico for the freight.
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Placentia
Calif
Metrolink
Burlington
California
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Juan Capistrano
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Clovis
N.M
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