Odessa area braces for lower tax rebates amid oil price drop
City leaders expect February sales tax rebates to fall sharply after a statewide collection effort. Odessa faces a double digit decline due to slower receipts, though officials anticipate growth from new jobs and a Wal Mart opening. Oil at 29.14 a barrel drives cautious optimism.
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Clancy
Zentner
Odessa
West Texas
Associated Press
West County Road
Odessa-Ector
Andrews
Big Spring
Crane
Fort Stockton
Goldsmith
Kermit
Marfa
McCamey
Monahans
Pecos
Presidio
Seminole
Stanton
Presidential Museum funding hinges on regents approval
The Presidential Museum seeks state and matching funds for a new building. Executives Carey Behrends and Grayson Hawkins outlined a plan to raise 2 to 2.5 million in private support to complement a 2.5 million state grant. Ratliff criticized the constitution, urging reforms to avoid funding delays, while officials pursue a strategy session with lawmakers and agency heads.
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Board of Regents
Carey Behrends
Ratliff
Rob Jonell
D-San Angelo
Legislative Budget Board
Comptroller’s Office
Attorney General’s Office
John Cornyn
Tom Craddick
Midland
Buddy West
Odessa
Craddick
West
Appropriations
Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Presidential Museum Board
Grayson Hawkins
Presidential Museum
Hawkins
Behrends
Greg Harman
Government weighs swapping Elian custody in Miami case
The Justice Department reviews whether alcohol related driving violations or other actions by Elian Gonzalez relatives in Miami justify moving the 6 year old to a different temporary custodian. Juan Miguel Gonzalez asks to shift custody from Lazaro to Manolo Gonzalez and debates over media access and psychologist treatment continue.
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Washington
Justice Department
Elian Gonzalez
Miami
Eric Holder
Elian
Cuba
Juan Miguel Gonzalez
Lazaro Gonzalez
Manolo Gonzalez
Janet Reno
Reno
Capitol Hill
America
Marisleysis Gonzalez
Gulf War treasure tale and royal health updates
Clooney headlines a war caper about three soldiers chasing gold after the Gulf War, likened to a video game by the star. In Kentucky, lawmakers rebuke Craig Kilborn for jokes about tornado devastation in Owensboro. Miss America Heather French and Lt. Gov Steve Henry share a public betrothal moment, ring fetched from New York. Monaco Prince Rainier recovers from lung surgery, staying hospitalized to regain strength after multiple procedures.
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Clooney
Archie Gates
Owensboro
Craig Kilborn
Kentucky
CBS
Kilborn
Frankfort
Steve Henry
Heather French
Henry
New York
French
Steve
Hijackers Seek Asylum Controversy Amid British Flight Case
Essex County police say hijackers gave no clear aims, later citing Afghanistan politics. Authorities recovered four handguns, knives, brass knuckles, detonators, and grenades without fuses. Taliban officials urge return of plane and passengers. Refugee Council head warns care in returning Afghans. UK politicians link asylum leniency to hijackers. Home Office data show Afghan asylum figures for last year and 1998.
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Essex County Police
Afghanistan
Stevens
Taliban
Akhtar Mohammed Manzoor
Manzoor
Britain
Nick Hardwick
The
Refugee Council
Hardwick
United Kingdom
Moscow
U.K
Conservative Party
Anne Widdecombe
Home Office
GOP marriage-penalty tax relief moves through House
Clinton backs targeted relief while Democrats warn the bill skews to higher earners and spends a large share of the surplus. The GOP plan would expand the 15 percent bracket for married couples, raise the standard deduction for 2001, and extend the earned income credit eligibility, affecting about 50 million joint filers in 1997.
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Clinton
Capitol Hill
Internal Revenue Service
Charles Rangel
D-N.y
House
Tom DeLay
Texas
Jerry Weller
R-Ill
Weller
Congress
White House
Joe Lockhart
Senate
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Senate Finance Committee
William Roth
Ventura urges Minnesota Reform Party to disaffiliate from national
Ventura moves to sever ties with the Reform Party as Minnesota plans a Saturday meeting to consider disaffiliation and a vote by 300 state convention delegates this month. Officials say a split could clear the way for Ventura and Minnesota to join a new party banner with Trump as a possible presidential candidate and as rival factions clash over convention location and leadership.
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National Party
Minnesota
Reform Party
National Organization
State Party
Ventura
National Reform Party
Minnesota Party
Donald Trump
Trump
New York
McCluhan
Ventura Trump
John Wodele
Ross Perot
Gerry Moan
Perot
Long Beach
Calif
Patrick Buchanan
GOP
Nashville
Tenn
Jack Gargan
Gargan
Buchanan
Meat recall over hidden milk allergen in steak products
About 211000 pounds of Steak for Country Frying Fully Cooked Cubed Beef Steak are recalled after packages lack the statement Buttermilk Blend containing milk and whey. Distributed nationwide and to Puerto Rico by Advance Food Co. Inc. The USDA urges milk and whey allergic consumers to check their refrigerators.
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Washington
Advance Food Co. Inc
Enid
Okla
United States
Puerto Rico
Agriculture Department
USDA
Thomas J. Billy
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Texas Lottery Oddities and Curiosities From an Odd Page
A jumble of lottery results and trivia fills page copy. It mentions Cash 5 numbers 6 14 32 34 3, Pick 3 1 0 8, plus Q and A bits about gunmen, newborn whales, cow vomiting, and Olympic tennis history. Also notes about Calvin Coolidge quotes and a British legal society. L.M. Boyd contact details conclude the item.
Odessa American postal and address details notice
Odess a newspaper mailing statement lists circulation address at 222 E 4th Street Odessa Texas and post office box for address changes indicates second class mailing and postmaster contact.
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E. 4Th Street
Odessa
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