Town Alex Oklahoma honors bedridden Alisha Jensen
Omaha veterinarian Tom Carlson organized a city gesture for Alex Oklahoma to name a day after Alisha Jensen who lies bedridden at her parents' farm about 400 miles away. The town discussed the idea at a council meeting and residents signed a large Christmas card for her. Jensen's family hopes the gift brings prayers and support.
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Alisha Jensen
Tom Carlson
Omaha
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University of Nebraska
Jensen
Carlson
Alisha
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Cassmeyer
Hulda Peterson
SilkAir Flight MI-185 Crash Near Singapore Under Investigation
An explosives technician and FAA spokeswoman described the crash site as investigators work to protect U S interests. The Boeing 737-300, leased from General Electric Capital Auto Financial Services, vanished after departing Jakarta. Officials say last contact was at 5 15 p m and rescue teams are racing to locate survivors.
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Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
Jakarta
Soekarno Hatta
Singapore
Mah Bow Tan
SilkAir
Changi
Mah
General Electric Capital Auto Financial Services Inc
GECAS
MC Aircraft (Europe) Ltd
Boeing
Susan Bradley
Dolly makes People top 25 intriguing list with famous names
Dolly the cloned sheep joins a year end list alongside President Clinton Princess Diana Ellen DeGeneres and other notables. The People selection also notes prior non human entrants and highlights Swoopes and Bobbi McCaughey among the notable figures. A second item covers Billy Crystal returning as Oscars host for the 70th Academy Awards on March 23 and notes his prior hosting history.
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Dolly
Clinton
Princess Diana
Ellen DeGeneres
Rudolph Giuliani
Frank McCourt
Leonardo DiCaprio
Bill Cosby
John F. Kennedy Jr
Andrew Cunanan
Sheryl Swoopes
Bobbi McCaughey
Swoopes
Houston Comets
Gorilla Binti-Jua
Babe
Elton John
Madeleine Albright
Fox
Lucy Lawless
Michael Moore
Mississippi
Jewel
Drew Carey
Timothy McVeigh
Joseph Hartzler
Promise Keepers
Bill McCartney
Julia Roberts
Tommy Hilfiger
Kathie Lee Gifford
Beck
Army
Brenda Hester
Los Angeles
Billy Crystal
Crystal
Billy
Gil Cates
Lotto Texas and Pick-3 numbers update notes
Friday's CASH numbers with sequence 101.12 and notes warn numbers are unofficial until verified by the Texas Commission. TLC regional office in Odessa at 4682 E University Blvd. phone (915) 368-5243.
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Lotto Texas
Texas Commission
TLC
Odessa
E. University Blvd
TV Electric seeks PSC deal to cut residential charges
The base cost for TV Electric residential customers would be lowered 4 percent in 1998 and 1.4 percent in 1999 for a total of 5.4 percent if an agreement is reached with the Public Service Commission. A Friday Odessa American headline was incorrect.
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Public Service Commission
The
Odessa American
Man linked to militia sentenced to 3 years
Thomas Newman of Wichita Kansas received a three year sentence for possessing 10 homemade pipe bombs. He and a partner were arrested near Creede Colorado, tied to a multi state militia active in Texas Colorado and Kansas. The group trained on the prairie and planned attacks to expose perceived UN operations.
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Kansas
Thomas Newman
Wichita
Kan
Creede
Newman
Missouri
Texas
Colorado
U.S
United Nations
U.n’s
U.N
Fort Hood
Mail facility shooting shocks Ga city workers
About 1,500 workers at the main postal facility were on duty when shots rang out around 12:45 a.m. Deculit killed supervisor Joan Chitwood and wounded others before turning the gun on himself. Investigators question how the weapon entered the building as the postal service plans enhanced security and training.
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Deculit
Joan Chitwood
Ida Gillis
Patrick Henry Sherrill
Edmond
Okla
Miami Beach
Postal Service
Angels rescue VFW as grinches steal holiday food
In Ingleside Texas thieves stole over 100 cans of food and a dozen turkeys meant for needy families. Within hours charities businesses and residents donated 15 turkeys seven boxes with yams corn bread stuffing and other goods to rebuild the drive. Police discouraged speculation on suspects while noting the freezer may have been unplugged.
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Ingleside
VFW
Melissa Reece
Navy Marine Corps Relief Society
Reece
Russell Kirk
Kirk
Corpus Christi
Samaritans killed after Dallas highway crash scene
Two good Samaritans Elisha Spacek 23 and Kimbrea Royal 24 plus Carlos Arriaga 28 died when they stopped to assist after Spacek rear ended another vehicle on Interstate 635. The chain of crashes involved five vehicles near East Dallas with one driver and two bystanders fatally injured. Police noted Spacek had prior domestic issues with former Dallas Maverick Roy Tarpley.
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Elisha Spacek
Kimbrea Royal
Sanger
Carlos Arriaga
Mesquite
Spacek
Dallas Mavericks
Roy Tarpley
Victoria Eiker
Interstate 635
East
Cpl. C.E. Fleming
Royal
Arriaga
Cat killers get 23 days in jail in Iowa case
In Bloomfield Iowa Chad Lamansky and Daniel Myers both 18 were sentenced to 23 days in jail one day for each injured or dead cat after breaking into an animal shelter and beating 23 cats with baseball bats They were convicted of two misdemeanors for offenses against an animal shelter and a misdemeanor trespass They received credit for time served and were fined 2500 each ordered to pay restitution later placed on three years probation and enrolled in the Youthful Offenders Program with psychiatric evaluations counseling and supervision.
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Bloomfield
Iowa
Chad Lamansky
Daniel Myers
Daniel P. Wilson
Myers
Lamansky
Odessa American classified ad policy notes
The Odessa American outlines that ads may be published or withheld for any reason and disclaims liability for errors omissions or failures to publish. It provides contact numbers for advertising and classified departments and lists mailing details for submissions.
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