SWINGING FOR KLGORE LIONS CLUB
     B.J. Owen, director of special services for the City of Kilgore tees off on hole 6 at the Lions Golf Tournament held last week at the Meadowbrook Country Club. Owen was one of 34 golfers who came out for the day, enjoyed lunch and played 18 holes of golf to support the Lions Club.
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Jobless rates jumps to 5.5 percent, biggest rise since '86
By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer
      WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.5 percent in May - the biggest monthly rise since 1986 - as nervous employers cut 49,000 jobs. The latest snapshot of business conditions showed a deeply troubled economy, with dwindling job opportunities in a time of continuing hard...
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Free broadband plan delayed over interference and censoring
By JOHN DUNBAR Associated Press Writer
      WASHINGTON (AP) - A plan by the nation's top telecommunications regulator to provide free wireless highspeed Internet service hit a snag this week over concerns about possible interference and a proposed censoring feature that upset free speech advocates.
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Looking for reunion members
      The Kilgore High School class of 1968 is looking for former classmates who attended school with in Kilgore. Reunion activities are planned for the weekend of June 13 and 14, 2008.
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Audit: Gov't could lose billions in royalties
By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer
      WASHINGTON (AP) - If oil and natural gas prices stay as high as they've been in recent months, the government could lose as much as $53 billion over the next 25 years in energy royalties because of an adverse court ruling, according to congressional auditors.
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