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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1996
Page
2
In a light column PW explains how readers send clippings and notes, and how a lunch invitation prompts Poor William to share the item with William Tells readers. The piece recounts an anonymous 1977 red hen fable about sharing in a modern government critique, plus a bulletin-board style list of marriage tips and reminders.
Jackson Mississippi boy Michael Humphreys 11 recalls his Forrest Gump fame and people shouting Run Forrest Run. His mother Carol says he should stay himself as casting agents who discovered him three years ago still influence his acting path and dialect. Joe Diffie complains of lost royalties as his songs inspire branding and a TV show without compensation or a tractor gift.
The last week stretched to pass major bills expanding welfare protections, boosting the minimum wage, and upgrading water systems while Medicaid overhaul faced Democratic opposition. Across 1996, Republicans and Democrats traded concessions, with several nonpartisan wins like telecom reform, farm subsidies, and new line item veto power, but key goals such as a balanced budget amendment, term limits, and big tax cuts stalled under partisan gridlock.
Up-to-date information on Pick 3 and Lotto Texas numbers is available from Infoline. Texas TLC's Odessa office at 4682 E University Blvd can be reached at (915) 485-243. Numbers are unofficial until verified by the TLC.
Seven tickets matched all five Cash 5 numbers 9 10 11 20 25 drawn Friday night earning $43 710 each. Four numbers earned $485, 32 202 tickets won $24 with three correct numbers. Lotto Texas jackpot remained $4 million after Saturday draw. The next drawing is Wednesday.
The Associated Press obtained copies of a Coalition inquiry report. Bookkeeper Judy Liebert says Ralph Reed instructed her to treat a large contribution as anonymous. Liebert, suspended from an $85,000 job, says she alerted federal authorities about coalition finances. Coalition officials deny wrongdoing, claim nonpartisan aims, and cite IRS reporting. Legal probes by the FEC and US Attorney in Norfolk, plus postal checks into mailing practices, loom as the GOP convention nears in San Diego.
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