Conoco DuPont merger to keep Permian operations intact
Conoco Oil Inc and DuPont Chemical Co announce a merger worth 7.3 billion dollars that would keep Conoco's West Texas exploration and production running as a wholly owned subsidiary. Alan Amsden notes Houston remains headquarters as Midland hosts the division. The deal includes stock swap details and tax considerations amid broader concerns about foreign investment in U S energy firms.
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Conoco Oil Inc
DuPont Chemical Co
Conoco
Permian Basin
West Texas
DuPont
Chemical Corporation
Ford Motorco
Gulf Oil
Houston
Midland
New Mexico
Arizona
Odessa- Midland
Alan Amsden
Amsden
Marland Oil Co
Continental Oil
Continental
Conoco-DuPont
Shell Oil Co
Belridge Oil
DuPont Board
Edward Jefferson
Seagram Co. Ltd
Ector County Courthouse cleanup after July vandalism
Cleanup of the Ector County Courthouse progressed after a Fourth of July celebration marred by vandalism. Visitors left trash and broken bottles in hallways while ink spilled on court seats. A mock trial planned for the 244th District Court was moved outdoors due to damage and locked facilities.
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Ector County
244Th District
161St District Court
Joe Connally
Odessa
Connally
Sheriff's Deputies
Escape blame placed on error in judgment
A jailer's lapse in judgment led to three inmates escaping from Midland County Jail during a Sunday night incident at the county courthouse. Jailers Morgan and Macklin were overpowered in separate areas, with Bustillos, Sims and Smith still at large as deputies investigated the escape that was detected around 11:37 p.m.
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Midland County
Robert Settles
Midland County Sheriff's Office
Ted Macklin
Settles
W. Wall St
Willie Bustillos
Wallace Lee Sims
Frank Sidney Smith
Bustillos
Sims
Midland
Tom Green
Smith
Gary Morgan
Morgan
Macklin
Shelves Vanish as Odessa Library Struggles with Move
Ector County’s new Fifth Street Library faces a costly setback as about $47,000 worth of shelving and thousands of books are stuck in transit between Arkansas and Odessa. The old Lee Street building has been cleared, but shelves remain missing, delaying opening. The library urges patrons to keep overdue books until August 1, with limited checkout via the county bookmobile.
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Sheila Welsh
Ector County
Fifth Street
Arkansas
Odessa
Jean Anderson
Anderson
Lawrence
Mass
Lee Street
Odessa baby drowns after being left in bathtub
Ann Elizabeth Carter, 11 months old, died in West Odessa after her father Joe Don Carter reportedly left the tub filling for 3 to 4 minutes. Peace Justice Manuel Valles pronounced her dead at the scene about 7:45 p.m. No autopsy was ordered. The mother, Stephanie Carter, was at night school.
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Odessa
West Odessa
Ann Elizabeth Carter
Mercury Ave
Manuel Valles
Ector County Sheriff's
Joe Don Carter
Carter
Gene Kloss
Stephanie Carter
Ector County Library to Operate Limited Hours at New Location
The Ector County Library will function with restricted hours at 321 W Fifth St until end of July. Open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Books may be returned during these hours and new books checked out from the Bookmobile in the library lot. Bookmobile No 2 will continue regular rounds and no fines will accrue for overdue books until August.
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Ector County Library
Fifth St
Life Mark proposes new 100 bed hospital in Odessa amid occupancy debate
Life Mark Inc filed a pre-application to build a 100 bed general facility in Odessa at a $15 million cost. HSA officials say current occupancy at Medical Center and Womens and Childrens runs about 56 percent and 57 percent respectively, aiming for 85 to 90 percent before considering a new hospital. The plan awaits certification of need within six months, with final approval by the facilities commission after review by the HSA board. Glenn Swartz says feasibility studies are underway and a site decision has not been made.
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Life Mark Inc
Odessa
Womens and Childrens
Jeanne Kaferle
Permian Basin
HSA
Texas Department of Health
Kaferle
Life Mark
Womens and Childrens Hospital
Texas Health Facility Commission
Facilities Commission
Houston
Glenn Swartz
Swartz
Alphabet soup divorces clog Ector County filings
Alphabet soup in Ector County divorce filings confuses indexing as lawyers and Judge Joe Connally note. Clerks often do not know parties’ names until long after filing, sometimes up to a year, leaving initials in records and complicating amended filings.
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K.R.Z
U.X.Z. L.M.N
O.P.N
Ector County
Glover
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