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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1990
Page
1
Weekend Warriors in National Guard Drills Two Weeks Each Year
The unit balances civilian jobs and fixed schedules for 50 weeks while spending the remaining two weeks as soldiers on maneuvers with the National Guard 15A. The arrangement highlights dual roles and annual training commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
15A
Farah Inc. of El Paso Faces Ongoing Losses
Farah founders say 1980s outlook dim as apparel maker Farah Inc. struggles after five years of decline. Director and chief stockholder warns the firm is losing money and facing serious financial stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farah Inc
el Paso
Ground Breaker Harvesting Tips and Garden Help
Ground Breaker discusses harvesting basics beyond ashes on estings vegetables. Energy Q&A examines how cooling unit efficiency varies with air flow rates and efficiency ratings. See Weather 9A for region forecast.
Iraq forms Kuwait government as troops mass near Saudi border
Baghdad announced a new military government for Iraqi occupied Kuwait. Reports say Iraq massed troops along Kuwait's southern border with Saudi Arabia. Baghdad TV named nine Kuwaiti officers in leadership while Iraq built a Kuwaiti army to back its regime. U S officials doubted a weekend withdrawal and Rome issued an EC oil embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Washington
Mohammed al- Mashat
U.S
Baghdadia
Rome
European Community
Iraqi troops seize ships at Kuwaiti ports
Persian Gulf shipping sources report Iraqi forces seized crews from all ships at Kuwaiti ports, taking sailors from many nations including at least 20 Americans and some Iranians to an undisclosed location. A Kuwait port skirmish was noted with shore forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manama
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Anchors Found in Sand at Park Museum Display
Sand dunes reveal anchors discovered in the park area, now on view at the museum. Story 15A provides background on the park and its historic artifacts.
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Monahans Sandhills State Park
Rain Storms Bring Hail and Winds Across West Texas
Thunderheads moved over the Permian Basin and West Texas on Saturday with severe storms in parts of Ector and Brewster counties. A 5:30 p.m. storm near Goldsmith Odessa dropped hail and heavy rain, with wind gusts up to 60 mph. The NWS flood watch covered Brewster County but sheriff officials reported little or no flooding or severe damage by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian Basin
West Texas
Ector County
Goldsmith
Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland International
Brewster County Sheriff's Department
NWS
Brewster County
Sheriff's Ment
Ghost towns of West Texas cling to memories of boom days
In West Texas relics of vanished towns dot the landscape from the border to the Rio Grande. Shafter in Presidio County and Terlingua in Brewster County survive only as ruins and memories, with a few descendants lingering near once-busy silver mines. The Shafter mine operated 1930s to 1982, the Mercury area near Terlingua began in 1850s mining, and silver prices drove towns into decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Texas-New Mexico
Rio Grande
Lupe Munoz
Shafter
Presidio County
Lupe
Rosa
Vera
Chihuahua
Mexico
Goldfield Mining Co
Denver
Milton Faver
Cibolo Creek
Brewster County
Mercury
Quicksilver
Bill Green
Erlingua
Presidio
Icksilver
E. Perry
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By Mike Wheeler
Odessa American
Mike Wheeler
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