Andrews County gives narrow vote in Democratic primary runoff
In Andrews County Texas the Democratic primary drew 839 voters with incumbent politics and oil ties shaping the race. Richard Loyd, tire store owner, leads a crowded field with 32.8 percent as Alvin Collins of Sunray Energy faces him in the runoff for county commissioner.
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Mohr
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Tochterman
Richard Loyd
Loyd
Hogue
Andrews
Alvin Collins
Sunray Energy
Collins
Pentagon audit flags isolated overpricing in aircraft parts purchases
Pentagon acquisition chief Jacques S. Gansler cited an audit finding isolated overpricing in a new system that handles tens of billions in equipment buys. Examples include overpriced electrical bells, thread inserts, springs, set screws, and actuator sleeves. Sundstrand and Boeing disputed improper activity. one contract involved higher prices due to missing cost data and bulk-buy dynamics. The Sundstrand case covered about $23 million in aircraft spare parts with a contract totaling $6.1 million above expected costs.
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Jacques S. Gansler
Adic
Secemaaia Patine Air
Tavien Dak Don Koe Puedes Aire Soon Ge Gukenis
Hill
Sundstrand Corp
Rockford,ll
Boeing
Dick Dalton
Mavat Goods
Dalton
Sundstrand
Defense Logistics Agency
Associated Press
Slater Popular Even in Jail in La Verne
Slater served 59 days on battery and drug charges after choosing La Verne jail to avoid LA County inmates. Fans and actors sent scripts and gifts. a Girl Scout troop visited. he commented on the media glare during his stay on January 14.
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Mike Meyers
Ken Swank
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Peter Fonda remembered for The Wild Angels on Lost Drive-In
Speedvision hosts a retro Lost Drive-In night featuring Roger Corman biker classic The Wild Angels with Nancy Sinatra and Bruce Dern. Dern, serving as host, notes the show revisits films that defined their generation each weekend.
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Los Angeles
Peter Fonda
Alee
Roger Corman
Nancy Sinatra
Bruce Dern
Speedvision
Dern
Flight reenacts historic Lindbergh voyage in Arctic route
A pair begin a Dallas Love Field departure on March 31 to North Dakota then Barrow and Spitsbergen Island, recreating Charles Lindberghs 1927 Atlantic flight era tribute. They plan days educating youth along the route, expecting a 13 hour leg to Spitsbergen. The traveler expresses excitement to fly and watch miles roll by.
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Dallas Love Field
North Dakota
Barrow
Eielson and Wilkins
Spitsbergen Island
Smith
Work life policies shift toward all employee needs
Companies rename work/family policies to work life and expand benefits. Chrysler adds a $4000 career life allocation for child care, elder care, and adoption, while Texas Instruments adds three extra vacation days for first year staff. Researchers warn policy presence does not guarantee equity as perceptions vary by life status and gender.
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Megan Giles
Texas Instruments
Mary Young
Boston University
Cynthia Elsener
Chris Meehan
OPEC cuts talk sparks energy stock rally
Energy prices rose after reports that OPEC ministers and other producers planned talks on cutting output. New data showed higher energy demand, lifting oil and oil-services stocks including Texaco, Mobil, Baker Hughes, Diamond Offshore, and Schlumberger as Gulf of Mexico lease auctions boosted sentiment despite doubts about a sustained rally.
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New York
Pegasus Econometric Group
New York Mercantile Exchange
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Norway
Mexico
Oman
OPEC
Ed Perks
Franklin Templeton Group
Texaco Inc
Mobil Corp
Salomon Smith Barney
Mark Arness
Baker Hughes Inc
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc
Bellwether Schlumberger Ltd
Gulf of Mexico
Perks
Arness
Collins
Kerri Ginis
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Lotto Night Draw
The Wednesday draw on March 18 produced an estimated $4 million jackpot. Winning numbers were 20 28 32 45 46 50 with no additional bonus ball listed.
Lotto Texas and Pick 3 Numbers Update InfoLine
Up to date Lotto Texas, Pick 3 and Cash 5 numbers available from InfoLine. Call 580-4636, press 6600 to hear latest results.
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InfoLine
Lotto Texas Jackpot Draw Misses Six Numbers
No tickets matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday night for the $4 million Lotto Texas jackpot, state lottery officials said. The result leaves the prize pool unsettled and players urged to check tickets for potential smaller prizes.
Correction notes missing story on presidential scandals
A computer error deleted part of a Wednesday report about scandals involving former U S presidents. The missing text included initial references to UTPB history professor J Tillapaugh and Tim Hewitt curator at the Presidential Museum in Odessa.
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The
United States
Shhh to Hurry Up and a Typewriter Test
Informed Source by L M Boyd notes that the German shhhh once meant hurry, cites the line Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party as a typewriter test coined by Charles E Weller in Milwaukee 1867 and later popularized by Ulysses S Grant. It adds an odd Boston ordinance requiring pickle sold there to bounce four inches when dropped from waist height and provides contact options for Boyd.
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Young
Elsener
The
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Howe Barnes Investments Inc
Doug Barnes
Norine
Barnes
America
Alice Campbell
Baxter Health Care
Deerfield
Campbell
Charles E. Weller
Milwaukee
Grant
Boston
Mass
Odessa American Records Publication Line
The Odessa American issues its morning edition from 222 East Fourth Street Odessa Texas 79761 under USPS postal regulations.
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Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Odessa American Advertisement Policy Note
The Odessa American reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement. The paper shall not be liable for errors omissions or failure to publish any ad and will not be responsible for any representation of fact in ads. Each issue is copyrighted under federal law.
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