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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2003
Page
1
A 7-year-old Odessa girl was grabbed during a New Year’s Day service at Casa de Oracion. Church members chased, restrained, and reunited her with her father as police arrested Juan Ramon Morales, 30, on first degree kidnapping charges. Bond set at $50,000.
The president rejected class warfare rhetoric and outlined a forthcoming economic proposal. He stressed focus on growth and opportunity, signaling a broader strategy to reshape fiscal policy and social programs.
State comptroller reports second quarter activity slowed across the Odessa Midland Metropolitan Area with a 22 percent drop in manufacturing and an 18 percent slide in oil and gas. Retail sales fell 10.4 percent led by a 10 percent automotive decline. McDonald cites consumer confidence woes tied to Odessa’s 50 year old petrochemical complex and notes the Americal Synpol plant closure in May affecting about 160 workers. The downturn signals broader impact on the Permian Basin’s oil and gas industry.
MOTRAN seeks $60,000 to fund the Odessa Development Corporation share of a director for the La Entrada trade corridor linking Topolobampo Mexico to Chihuahua Presidio Alpine Fort Stockton Odessa Midland Lubbock and Amarillo. If the Odessa City Council approves, the ODC would use the citys quarter cent economic development sales tax to pay the cost. MIDLAND MOTRAN members are to request a similar amount from the new Midland Development Corp next week. No specific candidate has been named.
In the special congressional race likely to hold May 3 with a June runoff observers predict a crowded field of nine contenders. Among them is Conaway a 54 year old former chairman of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. He is a 1966 Permian High School graduate and a member of President George W Bush's circle.
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