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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2005
Page
8
A public notice outlines items eligible for tax free purchase including raincoats ponchos robes shirts shoes sandals slippers sneakers tennis and walking socks athletic shorts suits slacks jackets sweatshirts sweatsuits sweaters swimsuits underclothes work clothes and uniforms.
Gasoline on Page 1A rose to 2.32 per gallon, up ten cents in a week. AAA Texas notes crude prices have climbed recently, while Rougeau observes the surge and Brown cites refining constraints keeping Texas prices slightly above crude costs.
Unocal faces a takeover stirred by a Permian Basin tie through Pure Resources of Midland formed in May 2000 from Unocal and Titan Exploration assets. Local figures warn over strategic oil stakes and urge keeping Pure intact under Permian Basin supervision if ChevronTexaco pursues Unocal.
Peters plan draws mixed reaction as Odessans lament concert cancellation and Sweeney Todd loss. Bobby Ritter, 68, paid for three season tickets and complains refunds were delayed while organizers respond to Peters fiasco and financial fallout for Ector Theatricals.
In February Ector Theatricals announced four planned shows including Beauty and the Beast and Bernadette Peters concert. In June the group dropped Little Shop of Horrors replacing Sweeney Todd with Anything Goes. Betty Buckley and Daisy Eagan connected to Sweeney Todd were affected. Peters concert canceled due to contract issues and deposit nonpayment. Refunds and memberships discussed by Peters team.
Shoppers flock to stores during the tax holiday weekend with 40 percent more traffic. Clerks note the period is busy as families stock up for school and adults join in, with turnout easing costs for working households. It is described as a big, helpful event.
A toddler is charged with a felony for throwing a rock, with parents involved as guardians. She spent 30 days under house arrest wearing a GPS ankle bracelet and is due back in court early next month.
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