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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 2009
Page
3
Leighann Melton and a co worker were displaced after a fire in a flower shop sent them to hospital for smoke inhalation. Staff expect to gut the damaged area and rebuild in weeks, aiming for Mother's Day. Odessa officials say cause is under investigation with electrical fire suspected.
Odessa police seek a white male in a Dallas Cowboys hoodie who robbed the 7-Eleven at 3660 W Eighth St about 9 10 p m Thursday. He produced a handgun and escaped east through a dirt lot then south on Avenue C with unknown cash. No injuries reported. Clerk Shawn Ray described the suspect. tip line listed.
In Odessa and the Permian Basin, unemployment rises as oilfield drilling slows. Local officials warn drillers idle until prices rebound 60 to 70 dollars a barrel, while laid off workers file claims and seek work in Fort Stockton. Some firms still hire, keeping overall unemployment steady. Gilbert Flores, an Oil Works rig mechanic, says more than half his company was laid off. he hopes for work elsewhere.
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