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Published: October 1, 2006
Sayre residents say their town is looking good
SAYRE — The Russell family was living near Los Angeles , with its gangs and violence, when what was left of the old Western Motel came up for auction back home in Oklahoma.
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"I was seven months pregnant, and I had two children," Renee Russell recalled. "It seemed like a good opportunity."
So 13 years ago, this Okie and her Okie husband bought the classic motel on old Route 66 in Sayre. They...
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