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Senate OKs bailout bill; will House?

Lamar golf team is No. 1 in the nation

Rep. Poe predicts closer vote on second try that could take place Friday By RYAN MYERS

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After lopsided passage Wednesday night in the Senate, a $700 billion economic bailout plan was headed back to the House with touchups designed to prevent a second defeat there. The House voted 228 to 205 against a similar bailout plan on

Monday, despite warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders of both parties who predicted the economy could plunge without it. “I think there will be some people switching votes and I think the BAILOUT, page 4A

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The Rev. Jerry McGrath, bottom right, assesses damage around the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica dome with contractors, from left, Gerald Fabriguze, Terry Shipman and Paul Oliver on Wednesday.

Lofty perch is precarious

Basilica takes another beating from weather Dome damaged by Rita survives Ike, but ‘collar’ is torn up, letting rain pour into the cathedral By CHRISTINE RAPPLEYE

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BEAUMONT — There is a spot around the “collar” of St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica’s dome. It’s where Hurricane Ike ripped off the INSIDE metal sheeting and the century◆ Hurricane Ike plays havoc old planks to the point that there is with Buu Mon Buddhist Temple a small but clear view down to the garden: 12A pews almost 80 feet below. Workers were putting up more canvas tarps and building up scaf- during Rita, held this time, said the folding around the collar this week Rev. Jerry McGrath, the church’s as officials, engineers and contrac- pastor. tors figured out a plan to repair it. The dome, which was damaged DAMAGED, page 6A

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lofty title but that smile will quickly vanish and chances are they will give an unexpected BEAUMONT — Go ahead, ask answer. the Lamar University men’s golf “We’re surprised,” said Justin team about being ranked tops — Harding, a senior who is the No. 1 — in the nation. team’s most experienced player. They’ll smile because they are humbled at being given such a NO. 1, page 4A

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Video of the efforts to start repairing the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica: Beaumont Enterprise.com

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ABOVE: Lamar University’s Wynand Snyman practices putting at the Beaumont Country Club on Tuesday. The Lamar golf team is ranked No. 1 in the nation by Golfweek Magazine. Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise

Hurricane, U.S. financial crisis squeeze SE Texas ranchers But Ike isn’t expected to affect broader cattle market By KYLE PEVETO

agricultural industry, but farmers and ranchers now say the nation’s financial crisis has added another Hurricane Ike has already caused worry to area farmers and ranchers. stress across the Southeast Texas When Ike struck the upper Texas THE ENTERPRISE

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coast Sept. 13, the storm surge tainted thousands of acres of grasslands, scattered 20,000 to 30,000 head of cattle and possibly killed more than 4,000. In the past week, the cattle market has fallen substantially, accord-

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ing to the Texas Farm Bureau, but it was not directly affected by the storm. “It seems like a lot, and it is a lot,” Texas Farm Bureau spokesman Gene Hall said of the thousands of cattle affected by the hurricane.

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“It might have some local impact, but it is not enough to have a huge impact on a market that is national and, in some respects, global.” This week’s prices at Texas markets for calves have dropped from 7

$3.53

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