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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1982

Page

9

Miss West Texas Crown Goes To Oates At Ector County Coliseum

Stephanie Oates of Loop won the 35th Miss West Texas Scholarship Pageant at the Ector County Coliseum. The 18 year old, a pre med student who will attend Odessa College, will hold the crown until July 1983 and then compete in Miss Texas America in Fort Worth. She represented the Seminole Area Chamber of Commerce and performed Under the Double Eagle on guitar. Oates described the win as shocking, and outlined plans including rigorous preparation, dieting, and continued appearances during her reign.

Jacqueline Toller Stephanie Oates Loop Gainesville County West Texas Fort Worth Oates Texas Seminole Chamber of Commerce The Odessa Jaycees

FDA bans starch blockers in diet pill crackdown

The FDA ordered last week to halt marketing of starch blocker diets sold in health food stores across the nation, giving 10 days to discontinue and provide safety data. The drug classification and safety concerns spark questions about efficacy, potential harm, and future over the counter availability.

KIM Upton Field Food and Drug Administration America FDA Federal Nathan Sklar Sklar Mount Sinai Hospital New York City Dean Elzey American Weight Clinics Inc Indianapolis

Beef flavored water tastes like dog life hack

Erma Bombeck humorously riffs on pet care and food trends as a dog drinks a beef flavored water from a bottle. The narrator jokes about dog tastes, TV ads, and the absurdity of chasing novelty products for canine gusto. The piece satirizes consumerism in pet foods and household routines.

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