Amana microwave boom reshaped kitchens and daily life
The launch era featured on call home economists, a one hour service guarantee, and Saturday demonstrations at Amana General Store. Buyers learned via demos, with early models like Radarange at 495 dollars, 650 cooking watts, and 91 pounds. By 1977 to today microwave ownership jumped from 10 to about 90 percent, while innovations and marketing framed it as time saving for working families.
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Bon Jovi Lawsuits Over Early Material And Cousin Claims
In Newark and New York legal actions Jon Bon Jovi and cousin Anthony Bongiovi dispute ownership of material from Bon Jovi’s early years. The rocker contends the cousin used free studio time from 1980 to 1983 but does not own his rights.
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New York
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Power Station Records
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Lottery numbers update Texas Lotto and Pick 3 info
Up-to-date numbers available by calling 580-4636 with option to hear Winning numbers. Unofficial winning numbers noted and contact details include (915) 368-5245 for Bivd.
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Water rates correction outlines $1.93 rise per 1000 gallons
An error in Mondays Odes sa American article on residential water charges is corrected. The proposed increase is $1.93 per 1000 gallons, replacing the previously reported amount.
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Odessa American
California to Enforce Prop 209 Ruling Reaffirmed
In San Francisco AP reports California will enforce Proposition 209 while the Supreme Court weighs whether to take up the case. The ACLU plans to appeal. The ruling was reaffirmed Thursday as opponents failed to sway a majority of the court to grant a new hearing.
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Festival founder Larry Harvey eyes Nevada desert event pullback
Bay Area artist Larry Harvey staging a mile long esplanade of large works in Nevada near Reno 150 miles north. The event attracts 10000 to 15000 people with conditions including 11 million in insurance and upfront law enforcement costs. Fire safety crews on site and vehicle bans planned. festival runs amid scorching desert heat and improvised camps with large art pieces burned at finale.
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Mason
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Reno
Washoe County
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Ryan
Haeha
Defector Chang Sung Gil Said to Be Flown Out on False Docs
The Cairo based defector Chang Sung Gil reportedly left Monday under a false name with an American travel document. Officials say this marked the first defection by a seme diplomat from the communist state, with earlier cases in Congo and Zambia in 1991 and 1996. Western officials cautioned on links to broader North Korean nuclear and missile programs and ongoing talks in New York and Washington.
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United States
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South Korea
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Korea
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Middle East
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SAT scores rise while Florida high school grades improve
Florida seniors posted higher SAT scores this year with math up three points to 499 and verbal up one to 505, while national math rose to 511 and verbal stayed at 505. Florida grades appear to be diverging from test results as more diverse students take the exam.
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College Board
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Donald Stewart
Judge dismisses part of Iowa suit against tobacco industry
Des Moines area judge Linda Reade ruled Iowa cannot recover Medicaid costs for treating sick smokers from tobacco companies. The decision narrows an $11.3 billion claim and follows a legislature that declined to pass related recovery legislation. Attorney General Miller plans an appeal while noting remaining counts may proceed.
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Iowa
Florida
Linda Reade
Tom Miller
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Miller
Odessa American Classifieds Notice
A reproduction of the Odessa American advertising policy outlines contact numbers for advertising and classifieds and states the paper reserves the right to accept or reject ads and not be liable for errors or omissions or failure to publish.
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Odessa American
Odessa
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