Regional water group meets at Dora Roberts Civic Center
The BIG SPRING Region F Regional Water Planning Group will gather at 10 30 a m Monday at the Dora Roberts Civic Center 100 Whipkey Drive. A Midland College panel on the district school bond is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Roadrunner Room. Odessian awards and local events follow through the week.
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Region F Regional Water Planning Group
Dora Roberts Civic Center
Whipkey Drive
Midland
Roadrunner
Scharbauer Student Center
Midland College
N. Garfield
Southern Pacific Railroad
Sierra Blanca
Interstate 10
Best Western robbery report in Mona Heights
A Mona Heights Best Western employee reported an armed robbery at about 5 35 pm Sunday. The suspect a medium build white male 20 to 25 displayed a semiautomatic pistol and fled with an unknown amount of cash. No injuries occurred and officers could not locate the man, under investigation by Mona Heights police.
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Monahans
Monahans Police Department
D. Spinks
Spinks
Simpson buys Florida home amid Goldmans dispute
Miami area report notes O J Simpson, 47, purchasing a renovated five bedroom four bath estate on nearly two acres with a large pool and brick fireplace after renting. Price undisclosed. he seeks Florida protection from creditors. Previous LA home sold after civil verdict citing murders. Simpson’s pension cited.
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Miami
O.J. Simpson
Florida
Simpson
Los Angeles
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Browns
The
Miami Herald
Braddock rents Aspen mansion for Christmas
Priceline.com chairman Richard Braddock will not be home for Christmas as he rents a Colorado mansion for the holidays at a total of 388,625 dollars, equating to about 18,505 dollars per day. He plans a private retreat in Aspen for the season.
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Susan
Peak House
Aspen
Brian Speck
Viktor Kozeny
Kozeny
Lewis Babcock
Colorado
Colo
Priceline.com
Richard Braddock
Odessa Fire Dept buys three engines with all wheel steering
The Odessa Fire Department will lease three new engines costing about 184 702 dollars each under a seven year program funded through a lease purchase. The trucks feature 1250 GPM pumps 750 gallon tanks enclosed cabs and all wheel steering for tight urban streets. They replace older units while reducing reserves and include warranties and a five year bumper to bumper coverage. Construction on new stations five and eight starts early next year with delivery in about ten months.
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Waco
San Antonio
Tinney
Pollock
Becki Murphy
Odessa
38Th Street
Dixie Boulevard
92Nd Street
Rainbow Avenue
Schleymeyer Field
Yukon Road
Mission Dorado
Faudree Road
Texas Department of Transportation
Eastridge Road
Faudree
OPEC faces pressure at summit over production and prices
OPEC members, led by Nigeria and Venezuela, insist on solidarity and reject rushing new oil releases. Lukman cites past price drops when production rose. Chavez hails the summit as divinely blessed while urging lower consumer prices. Debate centers on quotas, Clinton's 1 million barrel daily injection, and taxes as price drivers.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting
OPEC
Rilwanu Lukman
Nigeria
Venezuela
Vienna
Ali Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Hugo Chavez
Chavez
Llargely
Clinton
Lukman
Saudi Arabia
U.S
al Gore
Iraq
County eyes bonds to cut jail energy, utility costs
Austin cites annual county spends of about 600000 on electricity 200000 on water and 100000 on natural gas with potential maintenance savings. Gardner notes replacements and new controls planned. Commissioners meet at 10 am in Ector County Admin building to discuss terminating TTU Health Science Center inmate services and privatization of jail services.
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Austin
Gardner
Commissioners’ Court
Ector County Administration
Eighth St
Texas Tech University
City Council Eyes Computer and In Car Camera Upgrades
Clark notes cameras in patrol cars aid law enforcement and public. videotaped traffic stops improve cases and accountability. Whitson says funds will upgrade computers and replace cameras. Council meets 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 411 W. 8th Street.
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Clark
Whitson
City Hall
8Th Street
Rain cools North Texas as drought lingers after weekend washout
In Dallas area, 0.15 inches of rain fell by mid afternoon with showers lasting about 20 minutes. Temperatures dropped from a 97 degree Saturday high to 63 by mid afternoon Sunday as Denton reported 3 inches of rain. Local residents welcomed the relief and a cooler spell, while experts cite La Nina and a regional high pressure ridge as factors. A Dallas carwash- reopened after closures- laments the revenue hit from Sunday rain.
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Chris Jenkins
Dallas
Jenkins
Nancy Wright
Oklahoma
Denton
NWS
Moore
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Love Field
Ansenio Sifuentes
Aladdin Carwash
Peru
Quirky Q and A Bits from an Odd Mix of Facts
A collage of trivia covers mood cycles in psychiatry, nasal speech, Reykjavik's lack of jails, marriage tensions from educated couples, raccoon baiting with grape jelly, a pun on Archy the cockroach, and a note about L. M. Boyd contact details from Seattle.
Odessa American Publication Details
Odessa American publishes every morning from 222 E. 4th Street in Odessa Texas with second class postage. Postmaster address changes to Odessa American PO Box 2952 Odessa TX 79760-2952.
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Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Odessa American Classifieds and Contact Details
The Odessa American advertises contact numbers for SWITCHBOARD and department editors including Publisher Jon Kerr Executive Editor Tammye Mineo Advertising Tyler Patton Circulation Bill Mills Production Frances Irvine and business manager. It lists customer service hours subscription rates and a copyright notice. It notes the paper reserves rights to reject ads and is not liable for errors omissions or publication failures.
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Bill Salterkes
Jonn Kerr
Tammye Mineo
Tyler Patton
Bill Mills
Frances Irvine
Odessa
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