Mid-year forecasts from a pop culture seer stir laughs
A hired astrologer known as Vixen predicts a parade of farcical political and entertainment outcomes. The list includes Marilyn Quayle rising in the GOP, Dukakis’ August comeback, Elizabeth Taylor as Elvis in drag, and bionic boasts by Nolan Ryan. Obvious satirical scenarios poke at media, sports, and public figures with flamboyant absurdity.
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Zsa Zsa
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Nolan Ryan
Lee Majors
Commissioner of Baseball
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Tom Cruise
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Paul Newman
County revises sex shop ordinance changes approved
Ector County commissioners approved three amendments to a sexually oriented business ordinance despite owners absent from the meeting. Commissioner Jack Crider said the changes do not water down the rules and allow charges in district court against unlicensed businesses. Jimmy Wright of B&L Bookstore remained silent during the session.
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Ector County
Ind
Jack Crider
Tracey Aright
Jimmy Wright
B&l
West University Boulevard
Jan Fisher
Fort Worth Nudity Rule Upheld in Sexually Oriented Biz Case
The Texas Supreme Court will decide if Fort Worth's ordinance restricting sexually oriented businesses is constitutional after lower courts split. A district court upheld it while the appeals court found it valid if a section defining nudity is removed, noting potential equal protection issues for topless dancers.
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California
Supreme Court
Mikhail Gorbachev
George Bush
Washington, D.C
Fort Worth
Center Coming to Downtown by Jeanette M. Allen
The Odessa Cal reports the opening of a downtown business incubator in Odessa aimed at helping small firms. The center, funded with about $50,000 in 1991, will offer guidance on business basics and capital readiness, plus OC classes to sharpen skills and create jobs within three years.
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Odessa Cal
Odessa
Bid Center in Midland to close after funding gap
An Odessa safety consultant credits the Permian Basin Bid Center with sustaining his business and urged regional agencies to keep it open. The non profit center, housed at Midland International Airport, votes to close Saturday after officials said no funding is available from local counties and cities. Since 1986 it has guided 17 West Texas counties' businesses through government contracting processes.
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Midland
Odessa
Permian Basin
Frank J. Call
FA Consulting
Call
Bid
Midland International Airport
West Texas
Paper Chase
Debbie Underwood
Former state lawmaker dies in Kermit
John R. Lee a Kiss Winkler County leader and former district attorney for the 109th Judicial District died in Kermit at age 60. Born February 16 1925 in Olney he grew up in Winkler County and married Jamie Lou Dyer in 1960. He served as Winkler County attorney from 1950 to 1954, was appointed district attorney in 1954, then served in the Texas House of Representatives for one term before returning to private practice. He also briefly represented a budding rock star in 1956.
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109Th Judicial District
Winkler
John R. Lee
Oren
Memorial Ag
Kermit
Lee
Olney
Jamie Lou Dyer
Midland
Winkler County
Allan Shivers
House of Representatives
ECHO OKs bid to buy imaging center
The Ector County Hospital District board unanimously approved negotiations after a diagnostic imaging committee reviewed a proposal to acquire Odessa Dinastic Imaging Center across from the hospital. If finalized, MCH would assume assets and lease obligations, paying about 500 annually, with the center slated to expand outpatient services and preadmission testing for about 4 000 surgery patients.
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Ector County Hospital District Board of Directors
Odessa Dinastic Imaging Center
Hospi
MCH
Psa
Correction clarifies hospital living will misstatement
In Wednesday's Odessa American item the Medical Center Hospital was said to offer living wills through its Social Services Department. The office actually provides durable power of attorney documents to designate agents to make medical decisions for patients who cannot decide for themselves.
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Odessa American
Said Medical Center Hospital
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