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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 2005
Page
1
Congress passs a set of measures including a 1.5 billion infusion to fund veterans health care and a free trade policy while approving Bush tax cuts and plans to reshape Social Security and trim Medicaid. Lawmakers depart town until Sept 6 to focus on other business.
The Senate approved shielding gun manufacturers from lawsuits by crime victims, added four weeks to daylight saving time starting in 2007, and sent Bush a bill boosting veterans health care by 1.5 million. It also codified most Patriot Act provisions with four year expirations for roving wiretaps and library medical records searches.
The note directs readers to Visit PBBA for events and regular rides and provides URLs for cycling information and rules. It mentions Peyton’s Busters and general cycling resources at two web addresses.
Iconic image of Lance Armstrong in yellow jersey riding to victory on the Champs Elysees stands as a symbol of cycling’s rise in the United States. Deidre Kimbrough of Bicycles Etc in Odessa notes Europe’s Tour de France as a national spectacle. CYCLING Page 8A.
Two spacewalkers Soichi Noguchi and Stephen Robinson practiced repair methods for heat shield tiles and panels at the international space station. The EVA aimed to simulate fixes for damaged components while NASA extends the stay to help with station maintenance and haul surplus supplies.
Opponents argue the plan uses taxpayer dollars while MCH says no tax money supports the cancer center. Of 5.7 million, over 4.5 million comes from tobacco settlement funds and 1.2 million from hospital reserves. Taxes account for roughly 8 percent of the $200 million operating budget with sales and property tax revenues around 12 to 13 million and 5.6 million respectively per CFO Robert Abernethy.
Odessa plans to build and lease a cancer care facility on campus, accelerating the purchase of land on Washington Avenue and Fourth Street. The city would pay far more than the $30,000 street closure budget, with the Ector County Appraisal District valuing land at $157,000 if drainage rights and easements are kept. Hospital board member Fred Martin cites the price gap as evidence numbers do not add up.
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