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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1998

Page

6

Echoes of Oklahoma City Amid Nairobi and Dar es Salaam Bombings

Survivors and relatives compare Africa embassy blasts to the 1995 Oklahoma City attack. Kight recalls five days awaiting her daughter's death as others mourn missing loved ones. Officials and rescuers connected to both tragedies express shared grief and concern for those involved.

Kight Federal Oklahoma City Kenya Tanzania Africa Gwen Allen Project Heartland Diane Leonard Nairobi Fairfax County Oklahoma Ray Blakeney State Medical Examiner’s Office

Balloonist Fossett presses world flight solo trek

U S balloonist Steve Fossett pursues a nonstop round the world ascent. Mission control at Washington University in St Louis reports him about 3 335 miles from Mendoza Argentina traveling east at 82 mph at roughly 25 200 feet as he nears a high speed zone over the Atlantic in a bid to complete the world circumnavigation in 14 to 18 days.

ST. Louis Fossett Washington University Mendoza Argentina Marie Finkelman Mission Control

One killed in shooting at Bridgeport courthouse

A man was shot to death Monday afternoon at Bridgeport courthouse authorities said. There was no immediate word on other injuries.

Bridgeport, Conn Bridgeport

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