Postal rate debate shapes 1998 mail costs and profits
The post office rate plan cuts extra ounce costs and rejects a postcard rise, while proposing higher parcel charges and a 12.3 percent average increase for parcels. The commission trims the overall request but maintains a penny first class rise to fund modernization, drawing mixed reactions from USPS rivals and newspapers groups. News on Seinfeld looting follows, with cameras catching fans and a staged intercom theft overturned by Jerry Seinfeld. In other items, TV star David Benedict marries Fran Drescher and Jackie Chan buys a new home.
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Ed Gleiman
Commission
Gleiman
Postal Service
James Kelly
United Parcel Service
Robert E. McLean
The
Mailers Council
Board of Governors
Newspaper Association of America
Association
National Newspaper Association
New York
Jerry Seinfeld
Seinfeld
New Yorker
Studio City
Jerry
Action star buys Beverly Hills home with pool and garage
The 44-year-old action hero paid 3 million dollars for a gated four bedroom Beverly Hills residence with a pool and a five car garage. His new film Rush Hour opens in September as noted by the Los Angeles Times. DETROIT Michael Jackson and Don Barden plan a casino hotel and theme park complex and are considering Africa for a major project after touring sites in Las Vegas and the U S Virgin Islands. Iona Morris, daughter of the late Mission Impossible star Greg Morris, writes and performs a one woman tribute to her father, touring the stage as a final dream fulfilled.
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Beverly Hills
Los Angeles Times
Detroit
Michael Jackson
Africa
Don Barden
Las Vegas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Barden
Detroit News
Los Angeles
Greg Morris
Iona Morris
Morris
Dry Odessa warns grass fires as rainfall falls short
Odessa faces below normal rainfall with 1.16 inches year to date versus 3 inches usual. Weather officials warn of ongoing dry conditions, possible burn bans, and grass fire risk. Fire Chief and commissioners urge caution and preventive steps including mowing and safe burning practices.
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Odessa
George Mathews
National Weather Service
Midland
Mathews
Ector County Commission
Freddie Gardner
Gardner
Steve Pollock
OFD
Pollock
Ellis
Massacre at ATTACK store leaves owner seeking accountability
Owner recounts dogs attacking livestock including six breeding hens worth 75 each and a rare East Texas roaster valued around 300. She says she cannot replace the puffer rooster and questions who is responsible. County official cites no leash law and limited manpower but affirms owner liability for damages.
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Texas
Jones
Precinct 1
Freddie Gardner
Gardner
India and Pakistan react to nuclear tests era begins
India claims a credible deterrent after testing a thermonuclear device while Pakistan vows impregnable defenses and urges restraint. U.S. and U.N. officials condemn the tests, noting they breach nonproliferation norms and signatories.
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Khan
Associated Press
Pakistan
India
Asian Subcontinent
Kashmir
Praful Bidwai
China
U.S
School uniforms debated amid discipline concerns
CODE members see as a growing discipline problem. Some parents argue uniforms at about 40 dollars per outfit are too costly and curb free expression. Officials counter that curbing gang violence justifies the small rights imposition. Superintendent Dale Pitts says middle school kids are free-spirited and sometimes total freedom of speech must be limited to control the group. After the meeting, Pitts said administrators will draft a plan for the board, possibly by next Tuesday.
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Dale Pitts
Pitts
Shootings conspiracy suspect released on bond in Mississippi
Brandon Mississippi AP reports the alleged mastermind behind fatal high school shooting deaths was released on bond for a second time. The 19 year old Boyette was released after first posting 75 000 dollars.
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Brandon
Miss
A Boyette
Boyette
Odessa American masthead and mailing details
The Odessa American is published daily in Odessa Texas with address and postal information. The notice lists the newspaper's office at 222 East Fourth Street and P O Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 2952 for mail changes.
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Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Readers' Guide Main Number and Contact Hours
The notice lists the Readers' Guide main number 337-OACA and toll free 800-375-4661. It provides an email OA link.freedom.com and the web site Wwww.oaca.com. Customer service hours run Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends 6 to 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
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Oaca
Freedom.com
Oaca.com
Lottery results and hotline numbers for Texas games
Winning Cash 5 numbers are 14 17 19 37 39. Pick 3 numbers are 6 9 4. May 11 drawing information provided with a hotline for up-to-date Lotto Texas and Cash 5 numbers and press 1-6600.
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Imo
Lotto Texas
InfoLine
Informed Source poet Ween sgboirs
A collage of quotes and musings on sports fandom fashion etiquette and language origins. It clips observations from various topics including soccer Super Bowl watchers shoe history and etymology with a brief contact note for L. M. Boyd.
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Fran Drescher
Long Island
Drescher
Columbus
Charles Shaughnessy
Maxwell Sheffield
Benedict
Jackie Chan
Jacko
Jackson
Gary
Ind
Matt Damon
Binion
Horseshoe Hotel and Casino
Damon
Edward Norton
Hiroshima
Japan
Gauhar Ayub
Islamabad
United States
Clinton
Mike McCurry
Washington
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
Britain
France
Russia
Brajesh Mishra
CNN International
Naresh Chandra
Peo
Ple
Buddha
India Faces A Very Dangerous Nuclear Environment,” Mishra
Israel
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Sri Lanka
Bay of Bengal
Readers
Texas Lottery
L.M. Boyd
Pete
Saint Peter
Pater
Father
Almighty
Sayhello
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