Lottery sales reveal Texas style risk taking in Permian Basin
First week Texas lottery data shows Ector County residents spent $1.065 million, or $8.95 per person, with Midland lower at $6.53. Winkler County led at $10.66 per resident while Pecos and Tom Green counties posted lower totals. Lubbock’s $10.78 per person adds contrast to statewide patterns and hints at cross border participation.
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Dessa
Gamblin
Ector County
Odessa
Ector
Midland
Midland County
Permian Basin
Reeves County
Pecos
New Mexico
Tom Green
San Angelo
Harris
Houston
Bexar
San Antonio
Dallas
Tarrant
Fort Worth
el Paso
Travis
Austin
Texas Tech
Odessa delegates chosen for 1992 Democratic National Convention
More than 4,000 delegates will assemble in New York City for the 1992 Democratic National Convention in July. Odessa will be represented by Robbie Duncan, Amy Molinar, and K T McLeaish, elected at the Texas State Democratic Convention, with Duncan a long time ECISD teacher and Molinar an Odessa College student.
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New York City
Robbie Duncan
Ector County Independent School District
Odessa College
Amy Molinar
Texas
Odessan
K.T. McLeaish
Duncan
National Education Association
Texas State Teachers Association
David Holmes
Odessa Young Democrats
Blockbuster Offers Free Kid Videotaping For IDs
Blockbuster Video will videotape children for free for up to three minutes beside a height chart to aid identification if they are lost or kidnapped. Odessa police say videos help better portray a child’s appearance for investigators and allow quicker recognition. The program runs alongside a fingerprinting effort by the Odessa Police Department and Ector County Independent School District to identify children.
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Blockbuster Video
Odessa
John McAhon
The
Police Department
Ector County Independent School District
Blockbuster
Lincoln Tower Retirement opens amid growing Odessa Midland demand
Lincoln Tower, an eight story retirement complex at 311 W Fourth St, aims to fill 110 units within three to six months after a 30 percent prelease, as developers and city officials anticipate continued growth in independent senior housing. Residents pay 595 to 1695 monthly with meals, utilities, cleaning, cable, transport, and activities.
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Karen Churchill
Holiday Retirement Corp
Fourth St
Odessa/ Midland
Mary Larsson
Midland/Odessa
Larsson
Midland
Odessa
Churchill
Internal Revenue Service
Lincoln Tower
Army steps up recruiting despite broad military downsizing
Col Johnnie Hitt, head Army recruiter for Texas and 12 states, argues downsizing from 620000 to 535000 by 1995 will not end recruitment. He toured Midland Odessa San Angelo Abilene and said the Army will not close the assembly line, stressing continued need for qualified soldiers.
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Army
Col
Johnnie Hitt
United States
Texas
Odessa
Midland
San Angelo
Abilene
Hitt
United States Army
General Motors
U.S. Army
West Texas
San Antonio
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Ken Brodnax
Bill Clinton
Bobbie Duncan
Amy Perry
Odessa American
Jake Schoellkopf
PHS
Craig van Amburgh
Jack Dillard
Odessa Housing Finance Corp
Federal Resolution Trust Corp
Dillard's Corporation
Erty
Odessa Housing Corp
Leslie Renken
Bird Trembly
By Christopher Anderson
San Antonio’s
Fort Sam Houston
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