Dillard's to Buy Mercantile Stores in $2.9 Billion Deal
Fairfield Ohio AP Dillard's Inc will buy Mercantile Stores Co for about 2.9 billion in cash creating a chain with nearly 10 billion in annual sales and about 400 stores. Mercantile operates 119 stores under names such as McAlpin's Bacons and Joslins in 17 states.
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Bodies found in Cleveland standoff house after officer shot
In Cleveland an elderly man was found unharmed as police entered a home after a gunman wounded an officer during a hours long standoff. Inside they found a man and woman dead, police suspect murder suicide and whether the 80 year old paralyzed man is related remains unclear.
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Texaco Faces Royalty Suit In Lufkin Federal Court
The Justice Department says it has intervened in a suit charging Texaco Inc. with undervaluing oil taken from public and Indian lands to cut royalty payouts. The case targets Texaco as the fifth oil firm in a federal royalty fraud action in a Lufkin court.
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Amnesty to release first report on INS border abuses
Amnesty International will issue its initial global study on human rights abuses by INS agents at the U S Mexico border. The release coincides with the first anniversary of Esequiel Hernandez's death as a Marine patrols near the border. News conferences are planned in McAllen and Reynosa with immigrant rights groups present.
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Begley drives on natural gas for 1300 mile trip
Ed Begley Jr relies on a compressed natural gas Ford Contour for long trips, capable of about 225 miles per fill. He planned a 1300 mile Los Angeles to Portland run to fetch his Reed College freshman son, checking fuel terminals along the route. For short hops, he uses a solar-charged electric car.
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Firefighting spending nears quarter‑million statewide
The Texas Department of Public Safety emergency division expects to exceed 250000 in firefighting costs, making the state eligible for FEMA grants covering 70 percent. A grass fire near Jeff Davis County, close to McDonald Observatory, prompted a response from Observatory staff, Fort Davis volunteers, and two Blackhawk helicopters from Presidio County.
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Deputy Investigates Cross-Border Fatality Ties
Investigators await autopsy results from Lubbock as mud and tire tracks suggest two men were killed in Mexico and moved across the border. Valadez notes no drugs in the car while Rusty Taylor cites Mexican authorities aiding the case. Texas Rangers are on the case and Pando is suspected to be connected to vehicle ownership.
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Netscape and Microsoft clash over Windows 98 browser ties
Pylant notes Outlook screens on Windows 98 resemble Explorer while most customers favor Netscape at Odessa Data Inc. Technicians Gideon and Wheeler defend Microsoft, arguing Netscape should compete with its own OS. Consumers face limited OS choices, with Windows 95 dominating and fear of reduced competition.
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Odessa Data Inc
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Newborn reunited with woman who rescued him from grave
Azita Milanian, tearful after saving a newborn buried alive on a San Gabriel foothill trail, watched the infant rest in an incubator at Huntington Memorial Hospital. Doctors say the child, nicknamed Christian, is off critical status and stable, with seven to 10 days of hospitalization ahead. sheriff investigators seek the mother.
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Huntington Memorial Hospital
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San Gabriel Mountains
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Microsoft faces antitrust suits tied to Windows 98 rollout
A federal probe accuses Microsoft of illegal tying by requiring computer makers to install the Internet browser with Windows 98 and of entering exclusive or preferential deals to marginalize Netscape. Bill Gates disputes the charges, calling them untrue as the June 25 release nears. The case spurred stock swings and highlighted internal memos urging aggressive browser leverage.
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Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Quick Pick Details
The notice lists Cash 5 numbers 22 23 27 30 38 for May 18 and Pick 3 numbers 9 2 5. It promotes up-to-date Lotto Texas, Pick 3 and Cash 5 results via InfoLine by calling 580-4636 and entering 6600.
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Scottish Proverb About Marrying a Widow and Otherasides
A collection of curious notes spans marriage proverbs, measurement history, British culinary critique, music term origins, Henry Ford’s early ventures, and atypical employee figures. It traces sayings from Cervantes to pudding proofs, sea fish anatomy, cat and panda grooming, and a contact line for L M Boyd in Seattle.
Odessa American Main Number and Contacts
The Odessa American provides contact lines including main number 337-OACA and an out-of-town line 800-375-4661. An email address freedom.com and the website www.oaca.com are listed for communications and information access. The notice centers on reader outreach and publishing contact channels.
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