SBC to offer satellite TV with EchoStar bundle
SBC Communications expands its service bundle by partnering with EchoStar to offer the SBC DISH Network to single-family homes in its 13-state area. The tie-up aims to boost bundled services, reduce churn, and compete with cable providers as SBC integrates order entry, customer service, and billing to launch early next year.
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SBC Communications Inc
SBC
EchoStar Communications Corp
SBC Dish Network
EchoStar
U.S
Jeff Kagan
Atlanta
Edward E. Whitacre Jr
San Antonio
Charles Ergen
Littleton
Colo
Kagan
New York Stock Exchange
District may skip lowest bid on bus purchase choice
Morris notes trustees will vote on second lowest bid for new buses. The Mercedes engine offer would require training and parts stock, as the district already uses International engines. If approved, delivery is expected within 180 days of order. a closed personnel meeting is also on the agenda. For information, ECISD at 332-9151.
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City council agenda items for Kenwood, Pagewood and Wedgewood additions
The agenda includes reviewing a federal grant for partial payment of bulletproof vests, second reading on selling an alley right of way to a neighbor in Pagewood Estates and the Wedgewood Addition, and increasing senior tax exemptions from 13300 to 15000. It notes an award to Fire Chief Steve Pollock from the Texas Fire Chiefs Association, a proclamation for Dollars for Scholars, and appointments to city commissions. A lawsuit filed by Eddie Albert Mendoza is to be discussed.
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Brentwood Drive
Pagewood Estates
Wedgewood
Haywood Avenue
Texas Fire Chiefs’ Association
Steve Pollock
Eddie Albert Mendoza
Helena urges moral talks at conference for parents and students
Helena promotes using the conference as a starting point for family discussions on morals. Holeva notes materials will be shown to parents but attendance is discouraged to encourage honest student responses. Participants will receive home materials stressing that parents are the primary sex educators, aiming to reach students before they are sexually active.
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Helena
Holeva
Trey Howell remains in coma after football injury
Dallas doctors treat Permian High School player Trey Howell Jr who lies in critical condition. His uncle says two teams of doctors examine him from neck up and neck down as MRI and CAT scans are performed. Community support grows with prayer billboards and an online dedication site. a Southwest Bank fund assists with medical expenses.
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Trey” Howell Jr
Zale Lipsky University Hospital
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Trey
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Howell
Southwest Bank
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Death Notices Gather Odessa Area Remembrances
Colleen Graham 72 of Odessa died July 21 2003 at Midland Memorial. Memorial services will be held later with arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Survivors include sons Joe Sanford Tim Andrews and John Samford a daughter Cheryl Lang sisters Dee King and grandchildren and one great grandchild. John Robert Bob Hillier 73 of Marietta formerly of Wink died July 20 2008 in Atlanta. Services are at 2 pm at First United Methodist Church with two ministers officiating. Private burial. Arrangements by Ward-Dobbins Funeral of Marietta. Survivors include wife Bobbie Burney Hillier daughter Kathy Newman son King Hillier brother R L Hillier and two grandchildren. Charleston Lee Marler 91 formerly of Odessa died July 21 2003. Graveside service 11 am Thursday at Sunset Memorial Gardens with local arrangements by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters Della Highley Katy Shuler and Marilyn Veatch sister Rene Marler and four grandchildren. Soledad Chole Palomino 72 Barstow homemaker died July 20 2003. Rosary 7:30 pm today at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church. Mass 10 am at the church. Burial Barstow Cemetery. Arrangements Pecos Funeral Home. Survivors husband David Palomino daughter Becky Silvas sons Joe Robert Raul and Ruben plus step sons Robert Alfred David Mike Palomino and others. 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Annie Louise Lynch 56 Odessa retired nurse tech died July 21 2003 at Medical Center Hospital. Services pending with Chapa Funeral Home. Gary Don Rudloff Jr 22 Midland died July 21 2003. Services pending with Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
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Marietta
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Bob” Hillier
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Dallas
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Kerrville
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San Antonio
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Barstow
Reeves County Hospital
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Pecos Funeral Home
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Pecos
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Medical Center Hospital
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Two high school girls abducted near 52nd and Independence Drive
BLOTTER reports two teenage girls forced into a car by an acquaintance at 9 25 p m Saturday, taken to another location. One girl was injured and transported to Medical Center Hospital by private vehicle. An Odessa man was assaulted on East Ridge Road around 10 30 a m Friday with a blunt object. he declined transport.
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East Ridge Road
Midland Man Dies In I-20 Rollover Near FM 1788
A Midland man, Gary Don Rudloff Jr., 22, died at the scene after a Ford Explorer rolled 1.5 times on the south service road of Interstate 20 near FM 1788. Driver Terrance Haskins, 18, Bevis, 21, and Tiffany Barber, 19, survived. all were unbuckled and treated at the scene or Midland hospital. Three others were injured and transported to Midland.
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Bus lines seek 31 drivers for Midland Odessa transit
A spokesman for the Midland-Odessa Urban Transit District said the district has begun accepting job applications for 31 drivers along with administrative and clerical staff. General Manager Ken Smithson noted plans for five Odessa routes and six in Midland, pending board and city council approval. BZ Rider buses arrive starting August, with a former boat repair shop at 8007 E Highway 80 to become the operations HQ. Odessa transfer station will be at Fifth Street and Lincoln Avenue.
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Big Spring man dies in early morning rollover on Moss Lake Rd
A Big Spring man, Christopher Hulme, 26, died at the scene after a 1994 GMC rolled over at 4:30 a.m. on Moss Lake Road in Howard County. Four others, Ryan Kendrick 26, Chance Perryman 19, Ashley Guidey 20, and Ashley Burt 15, were injured with neck injuries and taken to Big Spring Memorial Hospital. none wore seatbelts.
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Hulme
Ryan Kendrick
Chance Perryman
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Ashley Burt
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Pecos man sentenced to 10 years for second degree manslaughter
Reuben Mills, 22, was sentenced to ten years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the March 18 shooting death of Ronald Keith Leigh, 21, of Pecos. Judge Bob Parks handed down the sentence July 16 in Reeves County District Court.
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Ronald Keith Leigh
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Bob Parks
Clover House Fund-Raiser Meal Event
Clover House hosts a fundraiser to support its alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs. A $5 all you can eat meal features bacon sausage and roast, plus a 19 inch color television raffle. For information call 580 8175.
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Sener
Midland man charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child
Midland resident Clyde Randolph Israel Jr., 20, was arrested July 19 on aggravated sexual assault of a child charges. Investigators say a sexual assault examination of a 2 year old girl tested positive. The case emerged during probes into another matter.
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Midland County Sheriff's Office
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Rosa Faye Vickers obituary in Odessa Texas notes
Rosa Faye Vickers born May 27 1921 in Mineral Wells Texas died July 21 2003 in Odessa Texas widow of Earnest Hurley Vickers. She worked as a store clerk and police dispatcher and is survived by five children ten grandchildren eight great grandchildren and siblings in law and numerous nieces. Funeral services set for July 24 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Frank W Wilson Funeral Directors entrusted.
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Monty Edgar
Ada May Lee
Rosa
Earnest Hurley Vickers
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