Bits and Pieces from Poor William Tells
A rambling column blends daily gripes and holiday musings from Poor William. He muses on time changes in Odessa, jogging suit fashion, and the urge to recycle Christmas cards for St. Jude's Ranch, then shifts to a critique of welfare and a pointed jab at the ACLU amid a Mt Helix cross case.
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William
Odessa
Arizona
B Legal
Freedom
UPS
St. Jude’s Ranch
SJRC
St. Jude’s St. Dept
Religious Rights Watch
Christian Coalition
Poor William
la Mesa
Calif
ACLU
Ec Nat
Notable 1994 People magazine list features Diana and Simpson
The year-end People issue showcases its 25 most intriguing people including Princess Diana O J Simpson and Pope John Paul II Newt Gingrich Whitney Houston Michael Jordan Tonya Harding Gerry Adams Juliette Lewis and others Also notes Rodney Dangerfield rejection by the Academy and Bacchus XXVIII selection for Mardi Gras 1995 with John Larroquette as monarch Bacchus XXVII
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Acini
Diana
O.J. Simpson
Pope John Paul II
Newt Gingrich
House
New Jersey
Christine Todd Whitman
Shannon Faulkner
Citadel
Sinn Fein
Gerry Adams
Whitney Houston
Michael Jordan
Tonya Harding
Andre Agassi
John Travolta
School cites Christ in carol as offensive
Barrington AP report states a chorus of third graders altered a holiday concert after a parent complained the word Christ in Let the Sleigh Bells Ring could offend non-Christians. Superintendent Ralph gave the order to change despite principal Elizabeth Durfee’s initial belief it should stay.
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Barrington
R.L
Alys
Christ
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Ralph Nte
Elizabeth Durfee
Enterprise zone incentives attract new investment and jobs
The program offers property tax abatements up to $10,000 per entity for five years and up to $40,000 for 31 or more new employees or capital improvements. Companies must hire 25 percent of new jobs for enterprise zone residents and may receive utility connection fee rebates. Highland PumpCo expanded with $3.5 million in improvements and 280 jobs, while Taco Villa and Rosa's expanded, saving on local taxes and boosting tax base despite initial skepticism.
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Sutton
McDonald
Highland Pump Co
Defenenet of Commerce
Ee Ae
el Street
Bobby Cox
Taco Villa
Barnes
Cox
New Rosa’s
Rosa’s
Ace Villa
Odessa Spring-Brake and Axle
ReCon Systems
Bill Page Sr
Capitol Trencher Corp
Trencher Manufacturing
Dallas-Fort Worth
Reposid
Austin
Spel
McDocald
Ers
Armando Medina
Sonora
Sam’s Club
Price Club
U.S
Mexico
NAFTA
Gary Hufner
Institute For International Economics
United States
Odessa American Classified Advertising Contact Notes
Classifieds desk details include Advertising Director contact numbers 333 7762 and 334 8641 as well as 24 hour Class Fax line 334 7619 and note that the Odessa American reserves rights.
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Odessa
NAFTA Seen as Job Growth Tool Amid Mixed Results
NAFTA touted as easing social strains by speeding job growth though news of fewer gains and rising imports shades its success. Mexican exports to the U S climbed 22 percent to 35.7 billion in nine months of 1994 while U S exports to Mexico rose 9 percent to 37.5 billion. Yet garment layoffs and weak U S jobs cloud the impact with critics arguing free competition harmed local producers.
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United States
NAFTA
Carlos Salinas de
Tvs
Icow
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Bill Salter
Dangerfield
Los Angeles
Rodney Dangerfield
Oliver Stone
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Roddy McDowall
Academy
Actors Branch
New York
Juliette Lewis
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Lewis
Cape Fear
Johnny Depp
Bacchus
New Orleans
John Larroquette
Dan Fielding
Danny Kaye
Bob Hope
Jackie Gleason
Charlton Heston
Kirk Douglas
Billy Crystal
Harry Connick Jr
Jean-Claude van Damme
Macaulay Culkin
Richie Rich
Mann’s Bruin Theater
Stephi Lineburg
Center
Michael Maccarone
Odessa Imerican
Lori Ellington
Tony Traven
Mike Powell
Siatronsia
Newsroom
Anssren Net
Aden ED Ee
Renee
Faarer
Renee Noor Cce
Church News
Laura Ludewell
Dennis Waneenane
Dally Nies Tae
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