Vacation misadventure and Nevada Tahoe sightseeing
Sonja McGillivray chronicles a chaos of California and Las Vegas traffic during a brief trip from Ontario to Tahoe. she riffs on a hypothetical bumper car ride, notes dramatic traffic shifts at the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe, and revisits Virginia City and Mark Twain sites while reflecting on travel frustrations and a love of scenic spots.
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Odessa
California
Tahoe
Universal Studios
Ontario
Calif
L.A
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Ponderosa
Virginia City
House On the Prairie
Michael Landon
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Europe
Paris
McDougal murder trial slated to open in Ector County
The 20 year old Crane man Shawn Alan McDougal is set to begin a murder trial at the Ector County Courthouse for the death of his former girlfriend Melanie Cadena 18. Cadena was found dead December 18 1999 in her Odessa apartment after an autopsy showed multiple injuries from blunt force. The defense plans to seek a guilty plea to murder with the jury deciding the sentence.
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Crane
Ector County
Shawn Alan McDougal
Melanie Cadena
Rocky Lane
Odessa
Leonard Bruce
McDougal
Bruce
Cadena
Veterans recall Nagasaki bombing and no regrets
Col. Fred Olivi and Admiral Frederick Ashworth discuss the August 9 1945 Nagasaki mission. They defend the decision to drop Fat Man arguing the bomb helped end the war, while acknowledging the human cost and expressing no guilt or nightmares.
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Nagasaki
Fred Olivi
Olivi
Frederick Ashworth
Ashworth
Planetarium hosts star gazing for MDA telethon in Midland
The Marian Blakemore Planetarium will host a 9 30 p m star gazing party at Haley Park behind the planetarium 1705 W Missouri Ave Midland to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. There is no charge but donations are encouraged with a target of about 200 dollars.
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Midland
Marian Blakemore Planetarium
Planetarium
Haley Park
Missouri Ave
West Texas
Kwes-Tv
Paige Fulton
Fulton
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Arizona
MDA
Trudy Espinosa
Odessa man named All American post commander by VFW
An Odessa man, Robin Walker, commander of post 4372, will be recognized August 19 at the VFW national convention in Milwaukee as an All-American post commander. The honor, one of the organization’s most prestigious, comes from membership achievements and post leadership.
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VFW
Odessa
John Smart
Robin Walker
Milwaukee
Smart
Jim Rowoldt
Kansas City
Rowoldt
Walker
Odessa Post
Post
Marine Corps
Baker Operating
Deborah
Deborah Walker
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Sonja McGillivray
Link Freedom
McGillivray
Deborah Nerren
Parks Methodist Retirement Village
Chad Waite
Parks
Methodist
Waite
Beau States
Fat Vian
American Airpower Heritage Museum
Confederate Air Force
Midland International Airport
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Bill Coombes
Missouri
OF Robin Walker
Ronoldt
U.S
Pacific Islands
Thailand
Australia
Panama
Mexico
Korea
Cortakemoto
Idessa
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