British pigs escape abattoir captivate nation
Two five month old pigs slipped from Wiltshire abattoir workers and vanished, prompting nationwide manhunt. The Express pledged to buy them for an animal sanctuary while tabloids and columnists celebrate the spectacle, drawing praise for animal lovers and criticism from activists.
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Bisiah
Butch Cassidy
Sundance Pig
Fred
Ginger
Wiltshire
the Express
Elspeth Barker
Daily Mail
Malmesbury
Roger Buil
Chris Dessent
Vegetarian Society
AAP Dual Enrollment Expands At Local Schools
Odessa College will offer concurrent enrollment for AAP students in math science and other subjects. Four new courses will launch this summer at Permian with possible shifts in Odessa High enrollments. Officials caution on participation numbers as March sign ups approach.
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Odessa College
Hart
Carla Haston
Odessa
Haston
Cody Sam Davis
Permian
Odessa High
ECISD
Vernon Stokes
Donen and Stars Highlight Oscar Bound Careers
Beverly Hills experts hail Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire collaborator Vincente Donen as a master of grace and wit. In Santa Ana Merle Haggard tours, while Madison reflects Chris Farley’s death’s drug danger. In Long Beach Snoop Doggy Dogg leaves Death Row amid fears of violence, and in New York Jenny McCarthy and Danny Aiello face TV scheduling changes.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly
Sankey Donen
Robert Rehme
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Donen
MGM
Kelly
Jerry the
Cartoon Mouse
Long Beach
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Death Row Records
Tupac Shakur
Notorious B.I.G
Calvin Broadus
Suge Knight
Dr. Dre
Tupac
Broadus
Shakur
New York
Jenny McCarthy
Danny Aiello
NBC
Jenny
McCarthy
CBS
Aiello
New York City
Texas tobacco payout looms over Medicaid relief plans
Texas lawmakers push to join a multibillion dollar tobacco settlement aimed at reimbursing Medicaid costs. Officials expect 14 to 15 billion dollars paid over 25 years plus potential anti smoking funding. Attorney General Morales remains tight lipped as critics warn funds must pass Legislature. Governor Bush backs legislative control over spending.
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Tobacco Company
Dan Morales
Senate
House
Dusek
Associated Press
George W. Bush
Junell
Ratliff
Legislative Branch
Bush
Public financial disclosures prompt mixed views in Odessa
Officials discuss new rules requiring disclosure of stocks, bonds, and notes. Barbara Bedford notes filings go to her office with confusion over April deadlines. County figures like Bob Bryant and Jim Jordan defend transparency, while others urge focus on issues and public right to know.
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Lundquist
Barbara Bedford
Bedford
Bob Bryant
Bryant
Odessa
Monahans
Surplus City
Texas Finance Co
Caddel
Jim Jordan
Tom Todd
West Texas sheriff pleads guilty to embezzlement
Nolan County Sheriff Jimmy Allen Blackley pleaded guilty to one federal embezzlement count for stealing more than twenty thousand dollars from 1989 to 1995. He faces a 10 to 16 month sentence. investigation followed a 1996 race and audit ordered by successor Donnie Rannefeld.
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Lubbock
West Texas
Nolan County
Jimmy Allen Blackley
Sweetwater
Blackley
Donnie Rannefeld
Rann
U.S
Sam Cummings
Charles Burton
Rannefeld
Bill Mateja
Mateja
Oil prices and demand outlook amid Asian economic risks
Oil officials declined to forecast prices or supplies for the year noting uncertainty from Asian economic problems. Experts trimmed expectations for rising Asian demand while U S consumption rose, inventories rebuilt in 1997 as production outpaced demand led by Mexico Venezuela and Canada. The average crude price fell from 26.10 to 16.60 per barrel amid higher production including Iraqi oil returning to the market. Deep Gulf of Mexico drilling and new technology edged U S output up for the first time in six years, with Alaska continuing strong.
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Asia
U.S
Mexico
Venezuela
Canada
Murphy
States
Gulf of Mexico
Texas Lottery numbers for Pick 3 and Lotto Texas
Texas Lottery numbers for Pick 3 and Lotto Texas are listed for Thursday January 16 1998. Phrases reference 2 3 37 38 39 and 3 7 7 with up to date numbers available via infoLine. Winning numbers are unofficial until verified by the Texas Lottery Commission.
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Lotto Texas
infoLine
Texas Lottery Commission
TLC
Odessa
E. University Blvd
Glenn’s Space Flight and Aging Effects on the Body
The article discusses how spaceflight may induce rapid bone loss and fluid shifts that resemble aging symptoms. It notes potential eye opening changes such as a puffy face and balance issues, plus the challenge of bone remineralization after flight. It cites NIH expert Richard Sprott on aging parallels and notes uncertain heart adaptations for older astronauts.
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Glenn
Earth
Richard Sprott
National Institute On Aging
Sprott
Odessa American Postal Notice Charged to Readers
The Odessa American published notice for postage paid mail with address change instructions to Odessa Texas. It lists the newspaper’s mailing address at 222 East Fourth Street and PO Box 2952 with the ZIP 79760-2952.
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Odessa American
E. &Th Street
Odessa
Readers Guide Main Number 337-OACA Ad Contact
Readers' Guide lists contact options including main number 337-OACA an out of town number 800-375-466 and an email link freedom com for advertising representations and site OA eacea com for responsible factual ads guidance.
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Oaca
Iink
Freedom.com
Oacea.com
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