Retailers See July Sales Lag Easiest in Open Stores
The AP report shows Sears with July four-week sales of 1.717 billion down 0.3 percent from a year earlier while Kmart rose 4.5 percent and J C Penney fell 0.6 percent. Wal Mart posted a 35 percent surge and 12 percent in same-store sales, with Woolworth up 0.3 percent. Analysts note debt restraint and cautious spending as factors.
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Edward R. Telling
Sears
Kmart
Troy
Mich
Penney
New York
Jeffrey Fenner
Merrill Lynch
Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc
Bernard M. Fauber
Wal-Mart
Bentonville, Ark
Woolworth
Survivor recalls first floor encounter and mountain escape
Hester describes meeting her uncle on the first floor and planning to flee to the nearby mountains. She left the Mitsubishi complex with a girlfriend, reached Nagasaki hospital for burn victims, and helped wounded at a base schoolhouse before returning to her apartment to find only about 37 of 180 residents survived.
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Hester
Mitsubishi
Nagasaki
Nagasaki survivor recalls six day Grapes diet and flight from bomb aftermath
A Nagasaki survivor recounts six days living on grapes after the blast, illness from radiation, and a 11 day train journey back to Kumamoto. She later married a U.S. embassy official, immigrated to the United States, and returned to Japan for a hospital check in Hiroshima. She notes free medical care for survivors and that some veterans believed the bomb was necessary.
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Kumamoto
U.S
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United States
Odessa
Hiroshima
Missing Child Notice From Child Find Inc
A 1975 abducted child case from Suffolk Virginia is publicized with a toll free contact 1 800 843 5678. The notice lists Child Find Inc and a New Paltz New York address for information requests.
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New Paitz, N.Y
Bombing at Rhein Main Air Base Near Frankfurt
A bomb hidden in a car exploded near the headquarters of the 435th Tactical Airlift Wing at Rhein Main Air Base, damaging 29 cars and heavily damaging nearby buildings. The base sits about six miles from Frankfurt, with authorities pursuing a taxi sighting that was later cleared.
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Rhein-Main Air Base
U.S. Air Force
Frankfurt
Hesse
Interior Ministry
Jan von Trott
435Th Tactical Airlift Wing
Trott
George Sillin
No injuries after Air Midwest belly landing at Love Field
A two crew member Air Midwest commuter plane with no passengers belly landed at Dallas Love Field around 6:50 p.m. The cause is unknown and no fire was reported. Airport officials said there were no injuries.
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Dallas
Air Midwest
Dallas Love Field
Danny Bruce
Bruce
Frank Breedlove
OPI slashes staff as demand for mud and service pumps falls
OPI reduced its workforce from about 120 to 70 this year as orders slump. The firm, with a 17 acre South Grandview Avenue facility, previously employed over 500 workers before the 1982 oil downturn. China had been a major buyer but cut orders, affecting sales. President Doyle Little links the drop to tax overhaul plans and lower crude prices.
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OPI
Worley
South Grandview Avenue
Republic of China
Doyle Little
Doyle
Bedford
Fort Worth
Little
OPI Ltd
Canadian Financing Shifts Orders From Odessa to CPI Plant
OPI official says Canadian government financing for locally built equipment is moving some orders to CPI's Edmonton facility. Talks with Cooper Industries of Houston focus on a partial asset sale by August end, including pump inventory and manufacturing rights, with possible continued service of certain parts.
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Alberta
Canada
Little
CPI
Odessa
OPI
Cooper Industries Inc
Houston
Cooper
Little Said
Weather Widespread heat and scattered storms across Texas
The National Weather Service reports clear skies and hot conditions in the Permian Basin with lower 70s overnight, then near 101 degrees Thursday. Small planes overturned near Lufkin from a severe storm with 83 mph winds, while other areas saw showers dissipate but still expect hot afternoons and 90s to 100s highs through Friday across East Texas and the Panhandle.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Weather Service
NWS
Angelina County
Lufkin
George Ellis
Federal Aviation Administration Flight Service Station
Ellis
Texas
Panhandle
West Texas
South Plains
Far West
Big Bend
North Texas
South Texas
Odessa American newspaper teaser and mailing notice
The Odessa American publication details its price structure and delivery options including daily and Sunday editions. The notice covers subscription rates, home delivery, and mail subscriptions, and provides contact and address information for readers. It also indicates filing classifications and post office handling for the Odessa, Texas edition.
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Odessa American
Fourth Street
Texas
Odessa
P.O
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