Local Calendar Highlights: Music and Futurity Events
Friday features Two Muses performing at 8 p.m. on the Presidential Museum lawn as part of Back Porch Swing. The Texas 2000 Style Futurity and Derby continue with barrel racing finals and added rewards through the weekend. Odessa Midland youths swim night at Doug Russell Pool with entry by canned goods. Craig Varjabedian photographs head to Odessa College Options Gallery through Friday with Ansel Adams lineage noted.
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Presidential Museum
N. Lee Ave
Midland
Independent
Order of Foresters Youth Committee
Odessa
Doug Russell
Midland Drive
Texas
New Mexico
Craig Varjabedian
Odessa College Options
Santa Fe
Ansel Adams
Firestone recall covers millions of tires amid safety probe
Bridgestone/Firestone recalls 3.8 million P235/75R15 and 2.7 million Wilderness AT tires made in North America and Decatur Illinois plant amid U S safety investigation reporting nearly 300 complaints, 46 deaths. Vehicle brands affected include Ford Explorer SUVs and various Nissan Toyota Subaru models.
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North America
Decatur, Ill
Ford
Nissan
Toyota
Subaru
Bridgestone
Firestone
Gary Crigger
Crigger
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Arizona
California
Florida
Texas
Rosalyn Millman
NHTSA
Saudi Arabia
United States
Helen Petrauskas
Petrauskas
Joan Claybrook
Public Citizen
Ralph Nader
Ken Fields
Claybrook
Decatur
Ford to install rollover prevention in all SUVs and pickups
Ford will fit electronic stability control systems to all new SUVs and pickups over several years to reduce rollover deaths. The move follows earlier plans for the 2002 Explorer and Mountaineer and comes as rollover crashes kill about 9,500 people annually.
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Traverse City
Mich
Ford
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Europe
United States
General Motors Corp
Elvis vigil goes online for 23rd death anniversary
Elvis Presley Enterprises says a global audience will watch a vigilcast on www.elvispresley.com as cameras log Graceland and the adjacent plaza. The vigil marks the Aug 16, 1977 death at age 42 from heart disease worsened by drug abuse and attracts large crowds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley Enterprises
Presley
Graceland
Elvis
Powell Criticizes Campaign Funding Preview
Retired Army Gen. Colin Powell spoke on leadership in Seattle, criticizing campaign funding practices. Public remarks framed fundraising as shaping political power and policy. Powell urged reforms to restore trust and integrity in governance.
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Seattle
Colin Powell
Texas prison system strained by crowding and funding plan
Board Chairman Alfred M Stringfellow cites rising inmate numbers and longer sentences as Texas prisons reach 153,719 capacity in 116 facilities though full for two years. TDCJ seeks bond funding, a 2001 vote, with construction possible by 2002 and completion 24 to 30 months later. The plan includes pay raises to recruit and retain about 28,000 guards amid a 18 percent turnover and past protests for higher wages.
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Alfred M. Stringfellow
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Bg Ber
Austin
Brad Livingston
TDCJ
Stringfellow
Bush
Danny Nagle
Beeville
Texas
China Aims Larger Nuclear Force As US Missile Defense Grows
CIA report says China expanded its role in helping Pakistan with missiles and aided development in North Korea Iran and Libya. It notes modest increases to China’s arsenal to gain a numerical edge over US defenses while predicting Washington will face missile threats from North Korea Iran and possibly Iraq by 2015.
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Clinton
China
North Korea
Iran
U.S
CIA
Pakistan
Libya
United States
Wee
Iraq
Russia
Weather outlook for Texas with scattered storms
The forecast calls for 50s in the southwestern mountains and increased rain chances in deep South Texas and coastal areas. Widely scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, inland isolated showers due to sea breeze and heating, with more numerous showers in central and western regions.
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The
Weather Service
Texas
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers and Odds Snapshot
Lottery numbers show a mixed result with Lotto 4 12 22 47 51 54 drawing on Wednesday Aug 9 and an estimated 4 million dollar jackpot for Pick 3 z2 3 6. The column also notes trivia and historical tidbits about names and famous figures.
Odessa American service directory and rates listing
A fragmented page shows staff roles and contact details for the Odessa American including editor positions and department lines. It also lists subscription options, delivery hours, and varying mail rates for daily, weekend, and Sunday editions, reflecting a publisher’s notice section.
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Mail
Imo
Odessa American
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Ford Motor Co
Ford.com
Nhtsa.gov
High Cliff
High Cliff State Park
Sherwood
Wis
Powell
City University
America’s Promise
Alliance For Youth
Washington
New York
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Mr. Ripley
Magnolia
Donovan Leitch
Chris Rock
Donald Trump
Jerry Seinfeld
Marilyn Manson
John Kerry
Robert Downey Jr
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Taylor
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Warren Cowan
Taylor
Aed
Texas Lottery
L. M. Boyd
Africa
Lemonade Lucy
Rutherford B. Hayes
Bangkok
L.M. Boyd
Sayhello
Readers
Freedom.com
Oapca.com
Bill Salter
Jom Kopf
Tammye Mineo
Tyler Patton
Bill Mills
Frances Irvine
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