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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 2003
Page
1
The April 12 OA corrected an item about a two car crash that killed 16 year old Kacey Brooke Mahan. The other vehicle was a silver Mercury Grand Marquis driven north on FM 1936 by Tony Dale Gordon 47 of Odessa. The OA regrets the error.
TxDOT enters final phase of reconstruction on six lane 42nd Street in Odessa with east and westbound traffic narrowed to one lane between Andrews Highway and Dixie Boulevard. Crews work seven days a week aiming for late June completion. Business owner Monte Hicher notes reduced gas sales and higher noise while customers adapt to delays.
A CBS News New York Times poll released Monday shows 62 percent of Americans believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, up from 45 percent in March. Voters favor intervention in cases like Iraq more than in 1991, with 29 percent supporting democracy promotion.
Brig Gen Vincent Brooks at Central Command in Qatar calls Saddam's regime in disarray with coalition gains. Maj Gen Stanley McChrystal says major combat operations are even. As of Monday 118 American and 31 British deaths. four American troops missing. eight US POWs rescued. Oilfields under coalition control. last southern oil well fire extinguished. looting continues and humanitarian concerns persist. Reconstruction focus grows as Iraqis face self-government challenges and sectarian tensions. Saddam likely dead or inactive. Tikrit seized. Syria warned to prevent sheltering officials or WMD programs.
Richmond police found Sean Penns 1987 Buick Grand National in Richmond nine miles from the Berkeley theft site. Two loaded guns inside the car, a Glock 9 mm and a .38 revolver, have not been located. Penn holds a concealed weapons permit. No arrests, no one in the car. Penn, 42, lives in Marin County with Robin Wright Penn. filming The Assassination of Richard Nixon starts soon in Oakland.
About 100 people gathered at Temple Beth Shalom in Framingham to hear Pat Robertson defend Israel, while a dozen protesters outside urged Jews to avoid aligning with Robertson and the Christian right. Robertson called Evangelical support for Israel a heritage issue, drawing counterpoints about his views on Islam and social values.
Tax offices in Odessa extend filing hours for the automatic four month extension. Main station at YOO N Texas Ave and northeast station on 52nd St open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with after hours collection boxes and vending machines for stamps. West Odessa hours 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. last pickup midnight. Gardendale facility 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and does not collect IRS returns.
Odessa and Midland post offices offer midnight hand cancellation and late access to boxes. Taxpayers may file by phone or electronically. those unable to pay can set up installment agreements or pay by credit card. Tax pros warn procrastinators to plan ahead, as penalties for late filing can exceed late payment penalties.
Argus Hamilton riffs on the Bush tax year the Iraq war and world politics with satirical asides. He mocks civilian order in Baghdad the Kurdish and Iraqi regimes fleeing and the US led war effort while noting North Korea talks and US political budget maneuvers. The humorist closes with contact details for his Hollywood gig and email.
Local newspaper masthead page lists contact details for the Odessa American and staff, including editors and departments. It outlines office hours and phone numbers, plus subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and weekend holiday options, under Freedom Communications Inc. supervision.
A January Los Angeles Times profile notes biologist Gerry Kuzyk found an 8-foot high half-mile swath of caribou droppings in a Yukon remote area. He suggests centuries of accumulation frozen then recently melted as no caribou were seen there for over a century. Reuters in February reports Antarctica’s oldest building largely unvisitable due to Adelie penguin droppings.
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