Clinton seeks lower oil price range to curb inflation
President Clinton urged Congress to boost U S oil production as OPEC raised output to 25.4 million barrels per day and crude hovered near 31.70 per barrel. Oil executive Morris Burns blamed taxes for much of the price rise and cited the federal share at 35 to 40 cents per gallon.
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Clinton
Midwest
Congress
Burns
White House
U.S
OPEC
New York Mercantile Exchange
Energy
Bill Richardson
Chicago
Milwaukee
Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Celebrities Favored in Surviving Celebrity Island Poll
A TV Guide commissioned survey of 255 adults across all states asked who would be voted off first and who would win in a celebrity Survivor. Kathie Lee Gifford led with 44 percent as first voted off. The Rock was favored to win by 40 percent. Rosie O'Donnell drew 21 percent for first elimination and 23 percent to last.
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Radnor
Kathie Lee Gifford
CBS
TV Guide
Gifford
Regis Philbin
Rosie O'Donnell
Ector County Jail Faces Compliance Deadline Over Staffing
The jail houses 457 inmates with 106 positions and 40 inmates ready for state custody. Four shifts require 24/7 coverage with relief staff, while the 15 day compliance window carries up to a $1000 daily fine. Commissioners debate hiring more jailers, privatization, or reassigning staff as a task force weighs officer needs.
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Ector County
Carl Watters
Sheriff's Department
Yearwood
Simmons
Bush's death penalty stance tested in political spotlight
Analysts say Bush's Texas record on capital punishment offers a window into his leadership style as debates over justice and deterrence sharpen national questions. Protests and polls frame the issue as Texas carries the heaviest death toll while Gore defers comment on the Graham case.
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Texas
White House
Marc Landy
Boston College
Bush
Northwestern University
Scripps Howard Texas
Gallup
Illinois
al Gore
Graham
George Ryan
Gore
Minnesota
Ricky McGinn
Parole Board
Henry Lee Lucas
Lucas
Aod
Texas execution resume in 1982 for Graham case
The Texas parole board refused to block the execution, leaving Governor Bush with no options. Graham, convicted of killing Bobby Lambert during a 1981 holdup, faced last minute appeals denied by the Supreme Court and state courts. Witness Bernadine Skillern remained adamant, while defense witnesses failed to corroborate innocence claims.
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Texas
Texas Parole Board
Bush
Gerald Garrett
Supreme Court
Graham
High Court
William H. Rehnquist
Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia
Anthony M. Kennedy
Clarence Thomas
John Paul
Houston
Bernadine Skillern
Skillern
Ron Mack
Hearing-impaired group to meet Saturday in Odessa
The Permian Basin Self Help for Hard of Hearing People Inc holds an organizational meeting and workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center 620 N Alleghancy Ave. Attendees should bring a sack lunch. Esther Kelly will be guest speaker. Call 332-8244 for info.
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Permian Basin
Disparate Odds Facts and Oddities From A Wired Column
The column surveys odd studies on weight based pay gaps, gender bias, marriage and births, a baya bird in India, a cat’s fall survivability, Menes’ death myth, and balloon lift physics. It ends with a stray note from L. M. Boyd with contact details.
Odessa American Classified Rates And Contact Details
The Odessa American lists advertising and circulation contacts with the advertising department numbers and out of town numbers. It provides home delivery and mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, along with weekend and holiday edition notes and rate cards.
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Freedom.com
Oapa.com
Mibedscopance
Tammye Mineo
Pedohessene
Frances Irvine
Mail
Imo
Odessa American
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Morris Burns Oil Executive
Odessa
Charlie Hammer
Irvine
Kevin Richardson
Kristin Willits
Tim Richardson
Tim
Jerald
Jerald Jr
Brian Littrell
Howie Dorough
Nick Carter
A.J. McLean
Los Angeles
Mellencamp
Rochester
N.Y
Image
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Richard Tuttobene
Bob Manganelli
Rochester Institute of Technology
Hollywood Stars
Winona Ryder
Kelsey Grammer
Randy Travis
Peter Fonda
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Gloria Stuart
Robert Wagner
John Lithgow
Kenny Loggins
al Jarreau
Bob Marley
Abigail van Buren
Don Rickles
Sheriff
Reggie Yearwood
Commissioners
Page
Washington State
California
Texas Lottery
L. M. Boyd
India
Egypt
Menes
Hippo
Maryland
L.M. Boyd
Sayhello
Seattle
Readers
Ap Fay
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