Healing Touch roundup ends as 74 suspects charged
The Odessa massage parlor investigation known as The Healing Touch culminated with 74 people charged and bonded out after turning themselves in within a week. Police say suspects began surrendering July 27 and all had appeared in jail records by Tuesday. Joe Neal Florey bound at Brownwood on 500 dollars.
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Odessa
Bob Forbus
Chris Pipes
Joe Neal Florey
Brownwood
Ector County Detention Center
Brownwood County
Latest warrants listed for Odessa and surrounding areas
Name and address details show multiple individuals with active warrants and $500 bonds. Thomas A Brown of 937 Custer Ave Odessa. Joe N Florey at 6204 Glenhaven Dr Odessa. Larry D Kessler 807 Pira St Odessa. Charles A Plymaile 303 W Grand St Artesia NM. Phillip N Shivers 2300 Metz Place Midland. Floyd D Stennett 1600 Westwind St Fort Stockton.
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Thomas Anthony Brown
Custer Ave
Odessa
Joe Neal Florey
Glenhaven Drive
Larry Dean Kessler
Pira St
Charles Allen Plymaile
W. Grand St
Artesia
N.M
Phillip Neal Shivers
Metz Place
Midland
Floyd Dale Stennett
Westwind St
Fort Stockton
Investigation wraps police phase after yearlong probe
Pipes described finishing the police portion after a yearlong investigation and two months of interviews, expressing relief that the police part is over. With arrests completed, responsibility shifts to County Attorney Tracey Bright and Midland County District Attorney Al Schorre for further handling.
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Pipes
Tracey Bright
Midland County
al Schorre
Immunization schedule corrected for Ector County Health Department
A correction notes the immunization times were misstated. Immunizations will be given today from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ector County Health Department and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the same location.
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Odessa American
Ector County Heath Department
Ector County Health Department
President Bush backs National Intelligence Director idea
President Bush supported Monday creating a National Intelligence Director to be below cabinet level. He contrasted this with his prior stance when appointing Monica Lewinsky as Undersecretary of Desk. The remarks came as Clinton faced a possible SNL hosting bid before the election.
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Hollywood
Bush
National Intelligence
Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Trade corridor plan eyed to expand highways by 2030
Turner Collie and Braden Inc. outlines a 777 mile expansion from two to four lanes at 1.9 billion dollars with 15 new relief routes costing 800 million. Federal funding would cover about 80 percent, with states and localities paying the rest. Public comments invited via info ports toplainscorridor.com.
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Billy D. Parks
Turner, Collie and Braden Inc
Victoria
Parks
Mark Mehalko
DMJM+Harris
Plains
la Entrada
Pacifico
Odessa-Midland
Ports to Plains Corridor Route Details and Comment Process
A $1.9 billion plan proposes a 1,300 mile interstate quality highway from Laredo Texas through West Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico to Denver. It would run along state Highway 349 and include a divided highway. Public comments are invited via email at info portstoplainscorridor.com or via the project website.
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Garduno
Austin
Houston
Texas
Ports-to-Plains
la Entrada
Portstoplainscorridor.com
Billy D. Parks
Departments of Transportation
Colorado
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
Laredo
Denver
Texas-Mexico
West Texas
August Wilson wins 2004 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize
Pulitzer winning playwright August Wilson, famed for exploring the black American experience, receives the 2004 Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement. The Pittsburgh native, 59, known for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The Piano Lesson, has twoPulitzers for Fences and The Piano Lesson.
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Chicago
August Wilson
Chicago Tribune Literary
Wilson
Jitney
Pittsburgh
Ma Rainey
Joe Turner
Seattle
Tribune
Ann Marie Lipinski
Tom Wolfe
Arthur Miller
Schwarzenegger sells real estate in Pacific Palisades parcels
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver sold three homes from a four parcel compound in Pacific Palisades listed at 18 million for 5.3 acres. A Beverly Hills agent confirmed the sale, with the buyer represented on two parcels. The couple has not lived on the site since 2002 when they bought a Brentwood home for 11.9 million.
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Los Angeles
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maria Shriver
Shriver
Steve Lewis
Hilton & Hyland
Beverly
Southwest trims flights as load factor focus shifts
Southwest Airlines despite profits misses targets in Q2 and announces CEO James F Parker will retire. Midland International operations chief Marv Esterly notes the carrier plans fall scheduling changes, removing one Midland flight to boost load factor toward 60 percent, a move seen as typical market adjustment rather than alarm.
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Southwest
Wall Street
James F Parker
Marv Esterly
Midland International
Esterly
Midland
Delta Connection
Odessa
Global manhunt narrows as al Qaeda leaders seized
A high level capture follows intelligence on Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani and another top wanted suspect. Reports place both men of African origin with bounties in the millions. Four Egyptians and a Libyan from the FBI list are likely in Pakistan or Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden’s deputy Zawahri is also linked to regional hiding sites near the Pakistan Afghanistan border.
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Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani
U.S
East Africa
Faisal Saleh Hayyat
FBI
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Kenya
Tanzania
Osama bin Laden
Ayman al-Zawahri
Egypt
al-Qaida
Punjab
Terror threat prompts orange alert for financial hubs
Authorities lift the terror alert to orange in New York New Jersey and Washington as streets close and police guard targets. The warning cites surveillance photos sketches and documents from a seized laptop and from interviews after a July arrest of Mohamad Naeem Noor Khan. Investigators say the plot may still be active. Senior Justice officials say updates were made as recently as January.
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New York
Washington
Newark
N.J
Orange
Mohammad Naeem Noor Khan
Justice Department
Bush Administration
Oil futures jump as terrorists threaten supply and Yukos probe looms
Investor Kirk Edwards of Odessa predicts gasoline in the Permian Basin will rise over two weeks amid fears of terrorism and the Yukos tax case. Analysts say OPEC capacity and Saudi output could adjust prices while attacks on pipelines and geopolitical tensions keep markets volatile.
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Kirk Edwards
Odessa
Permian
OPEC
Dow Jones
Saudi Arabia
United States
U.S
al-Qaida
New York
New Jersey
Washington
Edwards
Pawards
Russia
Burns
Yukos
John Kilduff
Fimat USA Inc
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Summary
Aug 3 drawing results show Cash Five numbers 15 19 22 27 29 with 29 as a also recorded. Pick 3 Day Night numbers 1 2 6 7 35. Mega Millions numbers 1 2 13 16 22 with Megaplier 4. Jackpot listed as $13 million.
New Mexico Lottery Numbers Quick Pick Card
New Mexico Lottery results show the drawn numbers 9 16 26 31 93 with a 0 55 sequence listed for Monday August 2. No further context or prize information provided.
Odessa American Contact and subscription details page
Publisher Patrick Canty and Editor John Ker listed with contact numbers. Customer service hours and multiple department lines detailed. Subscription prices shown for various terms and delivery days across the Odessa Texas newspaper.
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