After Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve Sale Trends at Odessa Target
Shoppers flocked to Target in Odessa at dawn on the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve to grab half price holiday items. Cathy Shirley filled her cart with wrapping paper cards and holiday bric brac and planned to store it for next year. Duker notes shoppers seek savings and efficiency with early buys while supply and demand drive prices.
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Target
Odessa
Cathy Shirley
Shirley
Ic Times
Duker
Local stores report holiday sales mixed across turkey fryers and pets
Stores from 1A note strong turkey fryer and small electronics sales while Christmas flowers and home decorating items show steady demand. Pet shop staff cite slower early week but pickups before Christmas as owners emphasize maintaining business through ups and downs over 43 years.
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Bearls
Eighth St
County Road West
Melody Phillips
Jerry's
Music City Mall
Dane Knox
Mark Knox
Eighth
Midland
Knox
Family Dollar and local shops brace for post Christmas markdowns
Diane Guzman, manager of the Family Dollar at 611 E. 42nd, said sales were strong until last year but declined this season. She noted selling basic merchandise and holiday items as customers shopped after opening an hour early. Nearby stores like Coach House Gifts also reported declines due to oilfield cuts, though some customers waited for post holiday bargains before resuming shopping.
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Diane Guzman
Family Dollar
Guzman
Odessa
N. County Road West
Coach House
Susie Hyman
Music City
Hyman
Coach House Gifts
North Korea Nuclear talks slow on policy steps amid warnings
United States officials debate options with several countries as North Korea moves toward new nuclear weapons. Powell hints at tying dialogue to NK reversals while Rumsfeld asserts US ability to counter threats. Biden and Lugar warn of a serious situation as NK moves fuel rods to Yongbyon.
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North Korea
Colin Powell
Rumsfeld
Pyongyang
United States
Iraq
Yongbyon
Biden
France
Japan
China
Russia
South Korea
Powell
Igor Ivanov
Britain
Lee Feinstein
Madeleine Albright
Feinstein
Council On Foreign Relations
Random stranger assault prompts caution from Midland police
Police describe the attack as a stranger on-stranger assault amid warnings to avoid panic. Officer Garcia notes it appears random and ongoing investigation continues while Quintanilla was arrested at 12:15 a.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Brooks Street based on leads and evidence including clothing and a knife recovered that day.
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Garcia
Quintanilla
Brooks Street
Midland
Christmas Eve turmoil and political jabs sweep media satire
Argus Hamilton riffs on Bush and Clinton while news wires report El Nino destruction, mixed weather chaos, and legal fines in Los Angeles. The piece ties in Christmas Day appeals from the Pope and airport delays as a broad web of sensationalized events unfold across politics and pop culture.
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Continental
United States
Weather Channel
Odessa contest: police car ads spark playful clash
Odessa residents submit slogans and ideas for police cruiser ads, testing City Hall scrutiny. Government Acquisitions Inc is deemed too new and risky, while winners include Peggy McCrary and Susan Ferrini for promoting a safe Odessa and ads on Fox TV’s America’s Most Wanted.
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Chris Pipes
Odessa
Richard Morton
Jack White
City Hall
White
Pipes
Government Acquisitions Inc
Carolinas
Microwave
Morton
Susan Ferrini
Ferrini
Fox TV
Florida officers involved in accidental shootings and break-in hold up
Capt Van Fussell a Florida Highway Patrol district commander in Venice shot himself in the foot while holstering his Glock during an annual firearms test in November. In Brooksville homeowner Jimmy Batten found Sean Todd Duval 26 inside his home after Duval had broken in to steal guns and had accidentally shot his left middle toe earlier. Duval asked Batten to finish him off and blow his brains out.
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van Fussell
Florida Highway Patrol
Venice
Fla
Brooksville
Jimmy Batten
Sean Todd Duval
Batten
Duval
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Cash 3 Day Night Draw
The Texas Lottery results show Pick 3 daytime and nighttime draws with numbers 13 24 28 36 and 1 13 14 23 31 for the specified dates December 25 and December 26, indicating ROAD RUNNER and CASH modalities with corresponding prizes.
Odessa American Contact Page Fragment
Postal and contact details for the Odessa American appear, listing publication schedule and telephone numbers for main line and out of town access. Various numbers and hours are shown for customer service and paper missing notices.
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Oaoa
Readers Guide Web Site Listing chaos prompts confusion
A garbled OCR text lists website and phone numbers with names and titles unclear. The fragment provides scattered contact details for an office or directory titled Readers Guide, with multiple 333-7xx numbers and incomplete person names.
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