Are Kids Really So Different Across Generations
A reflective look at how youth culture from past eras mirrors today’s trends in music fashion and entertainment. The piece compares Motley Crue to Elvis and The Beatles, mohawks to classical hairdos, and arcade pinball to video games, noting continuity in rites of passage and the power of nostalgia.
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Hades
Motley Crue
Bill Haley and the Comets
Elvis Presley
Beatles
Beach Boys
Capt. Kirk
Mr. Spock
Buck Rodgers
Flash Gordon
Superman
Galactic Guardians
Muds
San Diego Chicken
Max Parkin
Correction: Wrong owner named for Cobra Oil field in Odessa
The Odessa American clarifies that Melody Sanderson, the bookkeeper, is the owner of Cobra Oil Field Development in Odessa, not Billy Overton who serves as manager. The correction amends the previous Thursday report attributing ownership to Overton.
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Odessa American
Billy Overton
Cobra
Odessa
Melody Sanderson
Overton
Unconfirmed report on Frontier sale leaves Midland airport in limbo
An unverified report says a New Orleans trust offered 150 million dollars to buy Frontier Airlines. The Midland airport faces bankruptcy risks, court actions, and possible rental losses as carriers weigh moves, with United, Transtar, and People Express involved in the evolving situation.
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New Orleans
Frontier Airlines
Midland
Chamber of Commerce
Associated Press
People Express Inc
Frontier
John Landgraf
Greater Odessa
People Express
Denver
Inmates Help Crime Stoppers Tips at Odessa Jails
Detective Kelton Thornton says inmates at Ector County Jail and Odessa city jail provided at least two anonymous Crime Stoppers tips. Police report jailers posted Crime Stoppers signs inside both facilities to encourage tips.
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Kelton Thornton
Thornton
Ector County
Rodney Casey
Grant Ave
Odessa
Casey
Prime drop hits elderly investors in income squeeze
Seniors relying on CD and investment income face reduced returns after banks cut the prime rate from 8 to 7.5 percent. Odessa AARP leader R J Harder notes many retirees lose 200 to 1000 dollars monthly, with a 6.5 percent rate cut halving some incomes. Financial adviser A N Green recalls 1981 highs and explains CD yields adjust as deposits cost drop.
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Associated Press
R.J. Harder
Odessa
American Association of Retired Persons
Harder
A.N
Buzzy
Green
Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
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Landgraf
United Airlines
Victor White
Transtar
White
Frontier Operations
CASH
Donald Martin
Jimmy Heath
Arlene
Troy Davis
Sheriff's Department
Heath
J. Heath
A. Heath
Davis
Hamea Wara
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