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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 2007
Page
1
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A hard working Odessa mother with two children relies on food stamps and thrift stores. The Empty Stocking Fund by the Odessa American and Salvation Army aims to aid about 600 Odessa families with a $62,500 goal. Donations through Dec. 17 fund food clothing and gifts for needy families including diapers and a crib for her infant. Visit the Salvation Army site for how to help.
A 9 year old Odessa girl Kathryn Montgomery will visit Best Buy Texas Roadhouse and Midland Park Mall today as a Make A Wish Foundation gift. The Make A Wish Foundation of North Texas West Texas Regional Office serves Ector and Midland counties providing electronics clothing and accessories. Gas prices in Texas held steady with regular averaging 2.96 per gallon in the AAA Texas weekly survey. Amarillo posted the highest price at 3.03 while Galveston Texas City remained the cheapest at 2.90 per gallon.
Ector County District Attorney Bobby Bland says Larry Neil White, 59, will face the death penalty after a grand jury charged him with three counts of capital murder for killing Odessa Police Department corporals Arlie Jones Jr., Scott Gardner and Abel Marquez. He also faces three counts of attempted capital murder for shooting at three other officers. White is held without bond awaiting trial. Bland notes no plea deal will be offered.
Brandon King, 10, asked guests to bring items for soldiers overseas instead of gifts. Beefs jerky, seeds, trail mix, and magazines filled care packages he will mail. Mother Tonya King praises his generous spirit as organizers call his act philanthropy at its finest.
Congressional Democrats brokered a late Friday compromise to raise automotive fuel economy to a 35 mpg industrywide average for cars and light trucks by 2020. Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Dingell announced the pact as they prepare an energy bill for President Bush before Christmas, amid high oil prices near 90 dollars per barrel.
Three pertussis cases identified in Ector County involve two infants under two months old and the mother of one child. Officials say it is not an above average season for winter illnesses. Health director Gino Solla and Penny Farris urge vaccination, education, and prompt medical care.
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