Permian Basin Fair and Exposition Opens at Ector Coliseum
The Permian Basin Fair and Exposition runs at the Ector County Coliseum with admission five dollars for adults three for seniors two for children twelve and under. Hours vary from 5 p.m. to midnight on September 15 and 10 a.m. to midnight on September 16 plus 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today through September 14. Techno Crescendo Night at Kay Kay s Blues Club begins at 9 p.m. Also retro night at Solomon s Porch in Midland runs 7 to 10 p.m. with live music games and a costume contest. The Permian Basin Advertising Federation meets Friday at noon in the Permian Distributing Hospitality Room to review the Fall 2000 television lineup.
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Princeton
Permian Basin Advertising Federation
Permian Distributing Hospitality Room
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Pipeline safety moves seek tougher rules and probes
The Railroad Commission weighs stricter inspections and higher penalties for digging without locating pipelines after a deadly Abilene bulldozer accident. Authorities discuss risk based testing, aging plastic pipe, and recalls of cracking issues linked to prior explosions. Odessa American and AP provide the report.
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Chicago
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Dallas
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Elizabeth Taylor Doll Returns in Mattel Timeless Treasures
Mattel to release a new Elizabeth Taylor doll on Friday in its Timeless Treasures line joining Lucille Ball Elvis Presley and Audrey Hepburn. The figure shows Taylor in a violet chiffon gown with a crystal drop necklace. Separately CBS allowed a different Survivor tell all proposal, with Inside.com reporting a St Martin's bid near 500000 that Hatch was not authorized to write.
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Cleopatra
Lucille Ball
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CBS
Inside.com
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Madonna.com clash over hospital domain in Lincoln
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln seeks madonna.com while Madonna the singer owns madonna.org and Madonna fan club. Dan Parisi owns madonna.com and used it for pornography, now explains his stance. WIPO expected to decide this month. Hospital spokeswoman Teresa Harris says they hope to obtain the name.
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Lincoln
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Madonna
Madonnafanclub
New Jersey
Dan Parisi
Madonna.com
U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization
Teresa Harris
Richard Hatch Loses Book Deal With St Martin's Press
Millionaire Survivor star Richard Hatch loses a lucrative book deal as St Martin's Press refuses to publish. CBS held exclusive contracts with Hatch and 15 fellow castaways giving CBS veto power over participation deals. An official Survivor memoir by Mark Burnett and Martin Dugard had just arrived in stores. CBS spokesman Chris Ender noted Hatch’s clear stance from the outset.
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New York
Richard Hatch
Hatch
St. Martin’s Press
St. Martin’s
John Murphy
New York Post
CBS
Mark Burnett
Martin Dugard
Chris Ender
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Remains Identified After Homicide Probe In West Texas
Investigators say remains found on a West Texas scene are skeletal with mummified tissue. A wallet held an out-of-state ID and a found driver’s license helps ID efforts. Forensic anthropologist Dr. Gill King will aid in determining death details. Texas Rangers assist with aerial searches for clues.
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Rogers
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Texas
Gill King
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Scientist apologizes over custody of Dr Lee in national security case
Judge James Parker condemned the DOJ and DOE for the detention as Lee, a Taiwanese-born U S citizen, admitted using an insecure computer to download a national defense document onto a tape. He agreed to cooperate to reveal what happened to seven missing tapes, which allegedly were destroyed. Prosecutors questioned the apology and stressed the tapes’ fate as crucial to plea talks.
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U.S
James Parker
Parker
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Lee
George Stamboulidis
Department of Justice
Department of Energy
Justice Department
Myron Marlin
Washington
Race and ballot controversy in Fort Stockton election
District Attorney Ori White opened an election fraud probe after affidavits accused Spurgin campaign workers of pressuring homebound and elderly voters in the Fort Stockton runoffs. Brown had challenged the results, alleging ballot assistance and cross voting, leading to a court ordered redo and Spurgin’s loss by 41 votes. White pledges ongoing investigations to protect voters and ensure fair elections.
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Spurgin
Ori White
Pecos County
Shannon Flanigan
White
Brown
Murray Jordan
Brady
Tax fight over estate tax veto and debt plan
Clinton defends fiscal discipline against a $105 billion GOP bill to end estate taxes over 10 years while Democrats accuse tax relief of political motives. Hastert says focus is paying down debt and pursuing middle class tax relief. Republicans push for marriage penalty relief as campaign leverage.
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Hastert
America
Congress
House
Gephardt
D-Mo
George W. Bush
Zach Wamp
R-Tenn
Senate
GOP
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Jackpot Update
The Texas Lottery draws Lotto numbers 15 39 41 47 51 54 for Wednesday September 14 with an estimated $4 million jackpot. Pick 3 results are also listed for the same drawing.
Lotto Texas: No winner. $6 million Saturday drawing
No ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's Lotto Texas drawing. State lottery officials announced there were no top prizes and that Saturday's drawing is expected to be worth about $6 million.
Untitled brief with scattered facts and questions
A terse, fragmented notice-style item notes pacifism among some Native Americans and asks which liquor has the strongest aroma, answering Cognac. It then recounts a 1962 oceanographic incident where an observatory ship sank south of Japan during an eruption of undersea volcano Myojin, leaving no survivors besides splintered wood.
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The Virginian era and saltwater albatross facts
The text notes that no albatross survived in captivity until 1957 and that albatross drink saltwater. It mentions the American cowboy’s legendary status, Owen Wister’s 1902 novel The Virginian as a starting point, and provides contact details for L. M. Boyd via email and mail.
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The
Virginian
Odessa American Publication Details
The Odessa American publishes daily mornings from 222 E. Fourth Street Odessa Texas with USPS 402 960. Postage paid Odessa TX and address changes to P O Box 2952 Odessa TX 79760 2952.
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Odessa
Odessa American Classifieds Contact and Policy Snippet
Omniscient contact details and policy notice for the Odessa American including advertising, circulation, and customer service hours. It lists phone numbers for subscriptions, delivery, and various departments, plus a copyright notice and disclaimer about ad accuracy and publication.
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