Storms threaten Northeast with heavy snow and travel chaos
Snow totals of a foot or more possible with blizzard conditions as airlines cancel flights and crews brace for disruption. Salt piles and plows mobilized across multiple states while shoppers stock up. Firefighters slip on ice as cold slows efforts. Eagles seek heat and tarps for playoff game. Power outages affect Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas with renewed blizzard risks in New Jersey and New York City.
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Escape plot ties seven Texas inmates to holiday robbery spree
From 1A reports a gang of seven Texas death row and long-term inmates involved in more than a dozen robberies across Texas New Mexico and Arizona from 1987 to 1994. They escaped a Kenedy prison in a Christmas Eve breakout and prompted a nationwide manhunt.
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Rivas
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Connally
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Oshman’s
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Irving
Dallas
Aubrey Hawkins
Northwest will not fire careless baggage handlers
Northwest Airlines said three baggage handlers filmed by KSTP-TV tossing packages are back on the job after being suspended. The workers, seen on Dec. 18 at Minneapolis St Paul International, admitted the lapse and expressed regret for their behavior.
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Eagan, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Kstp-Tv
Minneapolis
Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport
Northwest
Jon Austin
Justice cases and parole outcomes dominate Odessa docket
The Odessa region lists multiple court actions from 1999 through 2001. Notable items include Carlos Cain Hinojos denied parole for a 1995 death after pleading guilty to recklessly causing serious bodily harm to a child. Shawn Alan McDougal sentenced to life for the murder of his child's mother. Matthew Burdick given a 70 year term for murder of an infant. David Martinez pleading guilty to three counts of capital murder with three life sentences. Odessan Donald Swaboda reacting to his infant son Camron Swaboda’s death. and a pending aggravated kidnapping case against Linda Friss Altamarino and Rhonda Lazare with venue disputes and potential trial in March. The document also notes parole eligibility for several defendants in 2030 and 2031.
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Bradon Graves
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Cynthia Jolynn Graves
Shawn Alan McDougal
Melanie Cadena
McDougal
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Destiny
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Burdick
Camron Swaboda
Camron
Donald Swaboda
Swaboda
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Big Spring
Simona Deleon
Janie Tejerina Mendez
Chris Degado
Vicki Green
Martinez
Junious Heard
Andrea Heard
Heard
Michael G
Spider” Gonzales
Ector County
Gonzales
Manuel Aguirre
Carol Babjeck
Babjeck
Linda Friss Altamarino
Rhonda Lazare
John Smith
FBI
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Jay Gibson
Smith
Odessa
Bergman quits films still directing stage plays
Ingmar Bergman at 82 says he finished making films and is unmoved by his work. He will continue to stage plays and writes for radio or TV while watching Swedish films daily. His last film was Fanny and Alexander (1982).
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Ingmar Bergman
Expressen
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Friedrich Schiller
Mary Stuart
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Henrik Ibsen
Auto insurers may use ZIP codes to set premiums
A California appeals court held that auto insurers can base policy prices partly on a customer’s ZIP code, striking down key Prop 103 provisions that tied rates to safety records and experience. The ruling says territory significantly affects risk, potentially prompting a higher court review. Justice Daniel M. Hanlon noted territory as a major risk determinant.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
1St District Court of Appeal
Daniel M. Hanlon
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Quick Picks
Texas Million numbers 25 20 44 48 for Friday Dec 29 along with Cash 5 7 20 25 10 4 and Pick 3. Includes unrelated trivia and misc lines about advertising, history, and contact details.
Odessa American postal and publication details
Odessa American prints daily from 222 E Fourth Street Odessa Texas 79761 with USPS entry 402 960. Second class postage is paid at Odessa Texas and address changes go to PO Box 2952 Odessa 79760 2952.
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Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Odessa American Publication Notice and Subscription Rates
Editorial and contact details for Odessa American including publisher executive editor and staff, advertising and circulation directors, and office numbers. Subscription rates shown for daily and weekend editions with monthly equivalents and terms. Copyright notice limits reproduction without written permission.
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Bill Mills
Frances Irvine
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Odessa American
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