This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2005
Page
1
Greek Helios Airways flight 7U522, a Boeing 737 bound for Athens, crashed after pilots found the cockpit unmanned and two individuals attempting control. The disaster near Marathon killed all 121 aboard, including many children, in Greece's deadliest air crash.
Heavy weekend rains caused flooding along the Colorado River with Midland and Ector County seeing up to nearly two inches. Alpine recorded 3.92 inches as flash flood warnings extended through several counties. High water rescues occurred and traffic was affected on Golf Course Road. Officials noted the situation, while stressing typical precautions.
Raymond Benson, a former Odessa native and author of The Man with the Red Tattoo, has inspired a new museum on Naoshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture Japan. The exhibit focuses on Benson a James Bond book and marks a tribute welcomed by the author.
Born September 6 1955 in Midland, he moved to Odessa at age five. A Permian High School graduate, he studied acting and directing at UT Austin, earning a Baylor degree in directing with high honors in 1978. He apprenticed at Alley Theatre 1978–79, formed Empire Stage Players in New York in 1980, wrote the James Bond Bedside Companion in 1981, published 1984 by Dodd Mead.
The midnight withdrawal begins as Israel seals the Gaza Strip to civilians marking the start of pulling out 8,500 Jewish settlers from 21 Gaza settlements. Hundreds vow to stay amid clashes with militants and a road barrier halt at the Kissufim crossing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.