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Nervous Texas Braces For Ike - Cnn
(cnn) -- anticipating the possibility that hurricane ike might hit the texas coast this weekend, the cities of corpus christi and galveston warned residents tuesday to plan. a man stands behind a fallen tree in holguin, cuba, on tuesday after ...
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Lakewood Rebuilding Begins
on this day a month ago there were few in the area who were concerned about hurricane ike, which at the time seemed to be zeroing in on texas’ southern coast near corpus christi.
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Crews Fan Out In Texas To Assess Ike's Wrath
houston — rescue crews in high-wheel trucks, helicopters and boats ventured out to pluck people from their homes saturday in an all-out search for thousands of texans who stubbornly stayed behind overnight to face hurricane ike.
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Texas Begins Evacuating Medically Fragile - Chicago Sun-times
mcallen, texas---- some texas residents who have special medical needs in the corpus christi area were being told to evacuate in advance of hurricane ike as it steams into the gulf of mexico. to help these residents who need to get out of harm's way ...
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Hurricane Aims For Texas; Evacuations On Coast Begin - Seattle Post Intelligencer
houston -- the frail and elderly were put aboard buses wednesday and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as hurricane ike steamed toward a swath of the texas coast that includes the nation's largest concentration of refineries and ...
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Mccain's Account Of Navy Crash Not Entirely Accurate
"i crashed a plane in corpus christi bay one saturday morning. the engine quit while i was practicing landings ... i took a few painkillers and hit the sack to rest my aching back for a few hours. ... i was out carousing, injured back and all, later that evening.
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89-year-old Experiences Evacuation As Patient
texas city — as norman koneman sifted through files at his galveston office, the 89-year-old financial consultant described his hurricane evacuation from mainland medical center.
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As Hurricane Ike Grows, Texas Orders Evacuations - Los Angeles Times
wharton, texas -- with hurricane ike gathering strength over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico on wednesday, authorities ordered mandatory or voluntary evacuations in four low-lying counties along the texas coast as frail and elderly residents ...
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Evacuations Begin In Texas Ahead Of Hurricane Ike - Miami Herald
senior citizens and people with special needs prepare to board a bus and be evacuated at the oveal williams senior center in corpus christi, texas, wednesday, sept. 10, 2008. the city began evacuation of people with special needs as hurricane ike ...
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Youth Shelter Is Named Charity League Recipient
corpus christi — charity league president maria uecker announced the ark assessment center & emergency shelter for youth has been selected as the recipient of the group's 2008-2009 fundraising year.
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Backyard Escapes Won't Break Summer Travel Budget
(ara) - in the wake of airfare increases and rising gas prices, many americans are seeking creative ways to fulfill their urge to travel. by choosing destinations that are close to home and accessible on one tank of gas, travelers can easily track their expenses while enjoying the travel experience.
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Evacuations Ordered In Texas As Ike Approaches - Miami Herald
nicole duggan of corpus christi, texas, helps load up her family's car with food, water and other supplies. authorities in the houston area and along the southeast texas gulf coast ordered hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate thursday as ...
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Thousands Told To Evacuate Texas Coast - The Ledger
forecasters issued a hurricane warning for the texas gulf coast from the louisiana state line to near corpus christi. the warning, which also extended east along much of the louisiana coast to morgan city, means hurricane conditions could reach the ...
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Biz Buzz: 10.05.08
six acres of undeveloped south padre island beachfront property will be auctioned oct. 30, billed as "the last large piece of undeveloped property with utilities available on the island." it can be bid on as a whole or in two 3-acre chunks.
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Laredo Basks In Boom Aided By Nafta
warehouse manager tom wade remembers laredo in the days before the north american free trade agreement.
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Hurricane Ike Strengthens; Evacuations Ordered Along Texas Coast - Baltimore Sun
houston - the frail and elderly were put aboard buses today and authorities warned 1 million others to flee inland as hurricane ike steamed toward a swath of the texas coast that includes the nation's largest concentration of refineries and chemical ...
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Texas Officials Weigh Evacuations As Ike Nears - Fox News
mcallen, texas — with hurricane ike steaming into the gulf of mexico, texas emergency officials tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished rio grande valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of illegal ...
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Military Reserve Center Damaged
harlingen - hurricane dolly inflicted damage to homes and businesses across the rio grande valley. the armed forces reserve center in harlingen was not spared.
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Officials: Drug Stayed On Hospital Shelves Despite Recall
nearly 100 pharmacists and the hospitals they work for face fines for failing to remove a blood thinner from their shelves after a federal recall.
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More Than 1m People At Risk As Hurricane Ike Heads Towards Texas - Guardian Unlimited
more than a million people in texas have been warned they should leave their homes as hurricane ike heads across the gulf of mexico towards the texan coast, home to america's largest concentration of refineries and chemical plants. the storm was ...
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