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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1990

Page

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Field of Greens Brings Exotic Produce to Local Farm

Sweet Gypsy and Pink Girl are exotic names appearing around a drift farm where owners grow unusual produce. The farm emphasizes variety and unique varieties as part of its offerings.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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