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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 2015

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Back in time column highlights West Texas places

Midland writer Bill Modis ett journeys through the past in his weekly column. The feature spotlights colorful places and people that define West Texas life, with a Thursday publication cycle.

Midland Bill Modisett West Texas

Movie seating debates spark Life & Times feature

A Life & Times piece this Sunday explores how couples friends or coworkers clash over cinema seating choices and the quirks of choosing spots before a movie. The story delves into common tactics and ample pre show tension.

Life & Times

Odessa American contact and staff directory page

Odessa American publishes daily from 222 E Fourth Street Odessa Texas 79761 Address changes P O Box 2952 Odessa TX 79760 2982. Staff and departments with phone numbers plus subscription rates and ad policies including liability limits and holiday edition notices.

Odessa American Fourth Street Odessa P.O

Lottery Winning Numbers Texas Daily Draw Summary

Texas lottery results show winning numbers for Daily Draw and Megaplier. The entry lists sequences such as 1 17 27 29 32 and MegaPlier 4, with additional Daily 4 and other numeric codes.

Texas

Good News seeks reader honors and milestones

Community page invites submissions of honors awards birthdays retirements and milestones from readers. Email details to oalife oapa com or mail to P O Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 photos may accompany. For info call 333 7775.

Oalife Oapa.com P.O Odessa

Obituaries and Death Notices Page 3B

Death notices from Odessa Big Lake Fort Stockton Midland and surrounding areas list Carmen M Baiza Johnnie Marie Childress Abdon Leon Armendariz and other residents. The notices show names locations and brief memorial references typical of local obituary pages.

Fort Stockton Abdon Leon Armendariz Midland Haskins

Odessa link to JFK death and 1963 events outlined

Odessa American notes include Robert Holcomb once of Odessa who helped with Kennedy at Parkland Hospital and provided media with details. It recalls Oswald's death in Dallas, El Paso Gas HQ move to Odessa, Oil output value, and 1963 civil rights milestones including Medgar Evers murder and Martin Luther King Jr. speech.

JFK Odessa Robert Holcomb Dallas Parkland Hospital Kennedy Holcomb Lee Harvey Oswald Dallas Jack Ruby W. D. Noel el Paso Natural Gas and Products Co el Paso Howard College Odessa College Pakistan Medgar Evers Washington, D.C Martin Luther King South Carolina Harvey B. Gantt Clemson College Alcatraz California Jack Nicklaus Lawrence of Arabia Dr Seuss Martin Luther King Jr Roger Staubach Heisman

Permian Basin Weather Five Day Odessa Midland Forecast

Outlook Hobbs mostly sunny high 95 low 71 and Ruidoso partly cloudy with afternoon rain high 82 low 51. Fact A single water droplet may travel thousands of miles between evaporation and precipitation. For the Permian Basin weather section: five day Odessa and Midland forecast for Saturday.

New Mexico Hobbs Ruidoso Permian Basin Odessa& Midland

This Day in History August 12 Highlights and Events

On August 12, 1985, a Japan Airlines 747 crashed into a mountain, killing 520 with four survivors. Other notable events include Johnson’s impeachment move in 1867, end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, International Harvester formed in 1902, The Wizard of Oz premiere in 1939, Kennedy Jr. death in 1944, hydrogen bomb test in 1953, Echo 1 satellite in 1960, orbital launches in 1962, Pope Paul VI burial in 1978, and IBM PC 5150 introduction in 1981.

Japan Airlines Andrew Johnson Congress Edwin M. Stanton International Harvester Co McCormick Harvesting Machine Co Deering Harvester Co Judy Garland United States Cape Canaveral Andrian Nikolayev Soviet Union Pavel Popovich Pope Paul VI St. Peter's Basilica IBM New York

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