Family Crisis Unit aids victims and combats repeat abuse in Odessa
Odessa Police Department leaders say the Family Crisis Unit offers victims care and resources while preventing recidivism. The program connects victims to Angel House and the Center for Crisis, refers to counseling, and speeds cases through courts.
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Lou Orras
Odessa
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Arrington
Mercer
Davis
Family Crisis Unit
Angel House
Center For Crisis
Break the cycle of family violence urges Sheriff aide
Mercer notes years of abuse, warns victims to cooperate with prosecutors. He says many leave only to return, fearing start over with children and finances. Arrington cites fear as the key factor in staying, urging victims to seek help and leave abusers.
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Mercer
Ap Mercer
Arrington
Fallujah siege tightens as fighters hold and US rights widen
Insurgents held seven Chinese in central Iraq and released some captives as more U.S. soldiers died in combat. Up to 1.5 million Shiite pilgrims marked Arbaeen in Karbala while Muqtada al-Sadr forces kept security in the city. President Bush urged patience and openness to cease-fire talks as negotiations continued in Fallujah.
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Najaf
Myrtle Beach crowd breaks dance record with Checker rendition
In Myrtle Beach South Carolina the crowd swelled as Checker known as Chubby C performed his 1960 hit The Twist and led nearly 190 dancers through the electric slide and cha cha while claiming the audience count. Gudaenes World Records has no listing for the most people dancing in a single event.
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S.C. Checker
Chubby C
Checker
Gudaenes
Kevorkian Says He Has No Regrets From Prison
LAPEER Michigan. Jack Kevorkian the assisted death advocate behind bars for the 1998 videotaped lethal injection says he does not view his work as a failure. He expects to die in prison and claims free speech and choice have been silenced. He is serving 10 to 25 years for second degree murder in the Thomas Youk case shown on CBS 60 Minutes.
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Press of
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Kevorkian
Thomas Youk
Lou Gehrig
CBS
60 Minutes
Odessa Easter Seals telethon set to run 23 hours
Telethon host Snoddy notes another year of progress with a 23 hour broadcast from Odessa featuring donor recognitions patients and families. Reporter Hamm says the program includes Live Celtic festival footage vignettes of Kaitlyn Pendleton a Reagan Elementary student with spinal muscular atrophy and interviews highlighting local impact and volunteers.
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Pamela Hamm
Kosa-Tv
Jerry Dugan
Kaitlyn Pendleton
Kaitlyn
Reagan Elementary
Hamm
Odessa
Dallas
Houston
Clinton cited by 9/11 panel amid broad Hollywood chatter
A Sept 11 Commission summon of Bill Clinton to testify at a New York hearing triggers sharp commentary about timing and taste. The article blends politics with pop culture references from Masters golf to Yankee Opening Day and other current events.
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al-Qaida
World Trade Center
New York
Bill Clinton
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Martha Stewart
Bush
Man dangles from bridge for hours before rescue
A 29 year old man dangled about 15 feet above a New Jersey lake from six feet of rope tied to the bridge. Police and firefighters freed him after about two hours of waiting and a 40 minute rescue from a fireboat.
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New Brunswick
N.J
Peter Mangarella
Mangarella
Odessa American Contact and Subscription Information
The Odessa American provides contact details for staff and departments including publisher Patrick Canty editor John Kerr and various phone numbers for news sports bridal church and advertising. It lists office hours subscription rates by carrier and mail and directs readers to its website www odarodcom for further information.
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