Odessa urged to woo Thermal Systems amid incentives dispute
Odessa and Midland officials spar over incentives as Thermal Systems weighs a $7.5 million building offer. ODC and MANO officials describe potential aid, while TI building hurdles and project timing stall negotiations. Odessa officials pledge support if talks resume. company delays visit due to urgent matters.
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Joe Molina
LeBaron Lee
Molina
Midland
Neil McDonald
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Dennis Clayton
Midland Chamber
Bill Lee
McDonald
Odessa Is “Highly Unusual.” McDonald Said He’s Not Sure Why Correa
Mano
Correa
Lee
Clayton
Gloria Valdez
CDC
Thermal Systems
Texas Instruments
Austin Lewis
Lewis
Don Wood
Wood
Bill Cleaver
Lees
Cleaver
Eden criticizes I Dream of Jeannie for promoting smoking
Barbara Eden, star of I Dream of Jeannie, says the 1960s show glamorized smoking and drinking and was not a good example for children while helping announce Prism Award nominees. The nonprofit EIC promotes realistic depictions of drugs AIDS and social issues in television.
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Barbara Eden
Jeannie
Eden
Larry Serene
Entertainment Industries Council
Smuggling oil profits rise as Iraqi crude fuels Saddam regime
Cmdr Jeff Gradeck cites January oil prices near 28 a barrel with 367000 tons smuggled out of Iraq, and 191000 tons in September at 19 a barrel. Smuggling, driven by higher world prices, funds Saddam while oil-for-food limits curb legitimate sales and Western patrols guard Iran Gulf waters.
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London
Center For Global Energy Studies
U.S
Odai
Abbas al-Janabi
Britain
Forbes
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Iran
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Emirates
Russia
Mediterranean
NATO
Gulf
Interfax
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Hackers Target Major Web Sites In Denial of Service Attacks
Attorney General Janet Reno linked the vandalism to disruption of electronic commerce. The attacks flooded Web sites, including ETrade, ZDNet, MSN, eBay, Amazon, CNN and Buy.Com, with customers largely unaffected. FBI official warns penalties reach up to 10 years and 250000 dollars, while security steps are urged.
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Janet Reno
Washington
FBI
Ronald Dick
Etrade
Patrick di Chiro
Zdnet.com
Microsoft
Tom Pilla
eBay
Amazon
CNN
Buy.Com
Yahoo
San Jose
Calif
Commerce
William Daley
Forbes failed bid ends bid for GOP nomination
Forbes, once a leading conservative rival to Bush, left the race after siphoning votes but failing to win broad GOP support. He canceled events, contemplated endorsing neither Bush nor McCain, and faced analysts who said his fundraising edge barely offset limited appeal beyond social conservatives in Iowa.
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Forbes
GOP
Iowa
Scott Reed
Bob Dole
McCain
Tony Fabrizio
Michigan
New Jersey
Texas
Alan Keyes
South Carolina
Delaware
Arizona
Keyes
Gary Bauer
Orrin Hatch
New Hampshire
Aes
Princeton University
Sabina
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Lotto Draw
Wednesday drawing yields numbers 29 32 9 21 38 50 with an estimated 18 million dollar jackpot. The result list shows additional numbers 8 3 8 for the drawn sequence.
Lottery ticket matches six numbers in midweek drawing
One ticket correctly matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday night in the Lotto n game. The winning ticket was sold in Pleasanton. Saturday night’s drawing is expected to be worth about $4 million.
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Es Turner
Time Warner Inc
CNN
St. Joe Co
Turner
Tallahassee
Florida
Pleasanton
Plum pudding and other odds ends from old notes
A collection of quirky facts from earlier columns including a plum pudding description tied in cloth and boiled, Eisenhower’s soup with nasturtium stems, a line about states with highest and lowest per capita drinkers, and a contact note for L. M. Boyd in Seattle.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Readers' Guide and Classifieds Contact Details
A compact listing shows assorted contact numbers and email for the Odessa American including out-of-town lines. It lists departments such as Business Manager Managing Editor Editorial Page Editor Sports Editor Photo Editor TV Magazine and Bridal sections with corresponding phone codes. It also covers advertising circulation customer service hours and delivery problems.
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Freedom.com
Ciyepor
Church
Odessa
OADA
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