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An Oklahoma City man spent Christmas Day in jail, after being arrested the day before for allegedly stealing cabinets from a home under construction in Norman.Christopher Cain Saylor, 43, was charged Wednesday with unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous drug; knowingly concealing stolen property; and second-degree burglary.According to court documents, police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in front of a home under construction in the 300 block of Dolinna Drive. The officer said he stopped a pickup leaving the area, its bed filled with new cabinets. A search reportedly uncovered methamphetamine in the man's pocket, and a nail gun previously reported stolen.Also Wednesday, charges of unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous drug and actual physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated were filed against Michael Don Jackson, 38, Rattan.
DELPHI -- When the Delphi Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge couldn't sell their building at 209 S. Washington Street, they decided to do the next best thing: restore it. The Odd Fellows building, erected in 1880, is home to The Flower Shoppe II, Jerry's Barbershop and the American Legion Post #75, all located on the first floor. The lodge, which boasts 70 members, is on the second floor. "We used to meet on the third floor," said Lodge financial secretary Don Burkhalter. "However, with the cost of heating the building, we decided to move down to the second floor." The program provides matching funds up to $5,000 towards the restoration of a downtown building faade to its original appearance. The Odd Fellows Lodge received the maximum grant of $5,000 to assist in the construction project.
President Traian Basescu said the rate of construction imposed by U.S.-based Bechtel on the Transilvania Highway must not respect the rule by which "when winter comes we no longer work."
"We must eliminate the rule according to which during winter, the construction sector is dead. We can excavate, work on the foundations, because we must eliminate the old Romanian rule," said Basescu. The president believes that if the Ministry of Transportation decides the company does not have the capacity to work properly, there will be a way to renounce the services offered by Bechtel.
In late June, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu asked Bechtel to speed up works on the Transilvania Highway.
Tariceanu said, during his visit to a construction site in Cluj County that works needed to be sped up so that the Cluj-Oradea section is ready first.
Pending regulatory approval of a massive merger plan, Russia's OAO Rusal soon could surpass Alcoa Inc. as the world's biggest aluminum producer. The new company -- which will absorb Russian rival Sual as well as the alumina assets of Swiss-based commodities trader Glencore -- will produce nearly 4 million tons of aluminum per year. That would eclipse the 3.55 million tons that Alcoa reported in 2005. Company officials said they hoped the deal would be completed by April. Northwest reaches deal
Northwest Airlines Corp. and its striking mechanics announced a tentative agreement yesterday that would end the 14-month-old strike, but would give few workers their jobs back. If the agreement is accepted, the roughly 4,400 striking workers would be able to get up to 10 weeks of severance pay.
New Delhi, Dec 28: Infrastructure development company, Hindustan Construction Company Ltd on Thursday said it has secured a Rs 275 crore project from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract involves design, construction, development, finance, operation and maintenance of NH-7 in Andhra Pradesh under North-South corridor (NHDP Phase II).
The semi-annuity amount to be received from the contract bagged on built-operate-transfer (BOT) basis will be Rs 23.80 crore.
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The first free public library sponsored by Provo city opened its doors on January 2, 1906. This library received the support of the public from the very beginning, and the number of books it housed grew continuously, as did the number of books circulated. The Provo City Library Board anticipated that the new library would soon outgrow its small room in the basement of the old county courthouse. Dr. Fred W. Taylor, the library board's president, told the city council the library would willingly vacate the basement room at any time. The year 1907 began with a demonstration of public support for the library. The women's clubs of Provo, including the Relief Societies, YMIA, Primary, Utah Sorosis, Nineteenth Century Club, Women of Woodcraft and others, organized a benefit entertainment and earmarked all of the proceeds for the library.
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