ECISD Special Board Meeting on Tuesday at 4 30 pm
Readouts show ECISD will hold a special board meeting at 4 30 pm Tuesday at the Administration Building. Also listed: SIPES luncheon featuring Robert M. Gallagher Wednesday at Midland Country Club and party events at Graham Central Station and Incredibles with local bands. American Pride photo competition runs at Presidential Museum through Aug 31 with daily hours 10 am to 5 pm.
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Society of Professional Earth Scientists
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Graham Central Station
Preston Smith Road
Reed Boyd
Presidential Museum
N. Lee
Privatizing jail services eyed to cut Ector County costs
Ector County commissioners discussed privatizing jail operations to save money, arguing the jail consumes about 3 million of a 34 million dollar budget. Sheriff Yearwood’s input and consent are seen as crucial before finalizing any bid. Opposed, Mark Donaldson questions changes without broader review. A new county sexual harassment policy was approved, mandating dual investigations and counseling options.
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Ector County
CiviGenics
Precinct 2
Greg Simmons
Reggie Yearwood
Caddel
Yearwood
Mark Donaldson
Donaldson
Pat MacAllister
MacAllister
Simmons
City of Odessa
White Pool House
Texas Food Establishment
Gateway
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Commissioners
Eighth St
Johnson Controls
Coliseum
Gore’s Early Circle Shaped Future President in Abalos Memoir
Abalos recalls Gore as a child at his Tennessee father’s ranch meeting with Sam Rayburn John Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey. He wrote in 1969 that Al Gore would become president, and predicts that after his Los Angeles nomination and debate with George W. Bush the country will see the Gore he has known for 30 years.
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Sam Rayburn
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Hubert Humphrey
Abalos
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Odessa
al Gore
Los Angeles
George W. Bush
Elvis Presley
Memphis Mafia
Presley
Las Vegas
Marty Lacker
Lamar Fike
Red West
Sonny West
Billy
New York
George Tan
George Klein
Elvis
Scotty Moore
D.J. Fontana
Klein
Memphis
Beryl Threat Prompts Texas Coast Warnings and Evacuations
As Beryl nears the Texas coast, Cameron County Judge Gilberto Hinojosa warns of possible damage in flimsy rural neighborhoods with poor drainage. South Padre Island residents are told to move to the mainland while forecasts predict a 2 to 5 foot storm surge and 5 to 10 inches of rain. Affected areas include a 100 mile U.S. warning stretch from Baffin Bay to the Mexican border and a 130 mile Mexican warning from the border to La Pesca.
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Gilberto Hinojosa
South Padre Island
South Padre
Franklin
Padre Island
U.S
Baffin Bay
Corpus Christi
la Pesca
Gore Lieberman campaign rally echoes Kennedy era in Los Angeles
Clinton urged voters to choose between parties as Gore and Lieberman promoted tax cuts, Medicare protection, and education funding amid a Democratic convention in Staples Center. Biden cautioned about Clinton’s indiscretions while protesters clashed outside Rage Against the Machine concert.
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TNT
Selleck
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George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Clinton
Staples Center
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John F Kennedy
Kennedy
Caroline
Joseph Biden
Delaware
Bill Clinton
Iowa
Bush
America
Roger Mahony
Convention Center
Rage Against the Machine
Zack de la Rocha
Kursk Submarine Collision Rumors Leave Russian Navy Puzzles
Reports indicate maritime collision chatter and diverging Russian accounts as the Kursk sinks north of the Arctic Circle. A deep water probe challenged officials’ crash claims while outside experts weigh blast versus collision scenarios and potential radiation concerns.
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Star-Tass
Kursk
Kuroyedov
Navy
Arctic Circle
Norway
White House
Joe Lockhart
Sandy
Texas Lottery Winning Numbers Cash 5 and Pick 3 Draw
Texas Lottery results for Monday August 14 show Cash 5 numbers 8 36 7 19 27 and Pick 3 draw 416. Winnings and prize details vary by bet type and ticket priority.
Roll Up Windows and Early Innovations Revealed
A compact history notes that roll up windows predate cars with Willie Brewster credited for many 19th century carriage innovations including jump seats sloping windshields and hinged sun visors. It also touches on carbon paper patents and early typewriter emergence with side remarks on light speed and a Moray surname Murray lineage.
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Willie Brewster
Brewster & Company
Readers' Guide Mail Subscription Rates Summary
Olead text lists mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates shown include 3 month and 6 month options with prices for daily and Sunday editions. The Odessa American copyright notice states reproduction prohibited without written permission.
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Imo
Odessa American
Oada Ae
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