Odessa bed tax receipts rise with more conventions and travel
Odessa hotel motel occupancy tax revenue climbs to about 981000 for the first three quarters of 2003, up 14 percent from a year earlier, attributed to stronger corporate travel and increased convention bookings. Finance Director James Zentner notes 13 percent tax with 7 percent kept and 6 percent sent to the state, while Linda Sweatt projects roughly one million in 2003 total, with 590000 requested for the visitors bureau next year. City council actions on tax fund allocations were on the agenda.
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Eminem buys six-acre Rochester Hills mansion from Kmart
Rapper Marshall Mathers III paid about 4.8 million dollars for a six acre estate near Rochester Hills northeast of Detroit. The 15 000 square foot home with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms was previously owned by former Kmart chairman Chuck Conaway who faced lawsuits tied to the company bankruptcy. The property was built in 1988 by Rick Bellestri who later faced prison for tax fraud and racketeering. This purchase follows Conaway’s turbulent ties to Kmart’s 2002 bankruptcy and store closures affecting thousands of employees.
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Rochester
Detroit News
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Scott R. Lassar
Dennis Dennehy
Rick Bellestri
Bush calls slavery one of history's greatest crimes
President Bush on Goree Island described slavery as one of history’s greatest crimes and signaled possible U.S. troop participation in a Liberia peacekeeping force. He toured a former slave processing site, noted the victims’ enduring spirit, and cited Frederick Douglass Wheatley and King as contributors to American society.
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Odessa council funds Crime Stoppers and Teen Court shift
The Odessa Cultural Council allocated 15000 to Crime Stoppers and approved a 50000 rise for Teen Court, with a 2 of 3 vote split. Officials also backed police officer support in a civil suit, a taxi franchise, redistricting plans, and several contracts and zoning actions.
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KOB
Solid Waste Department
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Troy Joiner
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Herzog
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Austin
Steve Pollock
Midland Fire Department
Jones Brothers Dirt
Odessa American Lottery Results and Subscriptions Info
Lottery results show Winning Numbers Cash 5 and Texas Two Step for July 8 with jackpots and daily Pick 3. The Odessa American details subscription rates, delivery, contact numbers, and service policies for daily and weekend editions.
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Bush visits Africa as pressure grows on troop decision
Hollywood humor aside, the piece notes President Bush’s West Africa trip amid calls to send troops to Liberia and secure titanium mines. It mentions related political jostling over foreign policy, Iraq troop patrols, and a mix of satire on Clinton era leaders and Mandela.
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West Africa
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Mbeki
South Africa
Nelson Mandela
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Harriet
Portage County Ticket Over Breastfeeding Driving Incident
Catherine Donkers was cited in Portage County Ohio on May 8 for not using a child restraint while breastfeeding during a drive. Her husband Brad Barnhill sought to defend as defendant citing his church teaching that a husband bears responsibility for his wife's public actions. Barnhill plans to arrest the prosecutor at the next court appearance citing a belief in God given rights free from government encroachment.
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Portage County
Ohio
Donkers
Brad Barnhill
First Christian Fellowship For Eternal Sovereignty
Christopher Hansen
Barnhill
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