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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2004
Page
1
A heavy gunfight on Haifa Street near the Green Zone coincided with a dawn attack in Anbar that killed five American troops and three militants in the west as Iraq braces for Jan. 30 elections. Oil from a northern pipeline was halted to fight a blaze.
U.S. Army reservists who declined a mission to move fuel in inadequately equipped vehicles avoided a court martial. They argued the transportation arrangements violated safety standards and military policy. The case highlights tensions over equipment and mission risk in arid conflict zones.
A Monday storm gusts up to 60 mph leveled a storage shed in West Odessa and toppled a similar building onto a nearby business roof. Ector County Sheriff’s Office reported an alarm at 3825 Sierra Ave around 10:30 a.m. finding rubble and complete destruction with roof sections blown off.
Cindy Cawley of Sutton County Underground Water Conservation District urges Texas Railroad Commission and Region F to require double casing around wellbores. The aim is to prevent future leakage of oil brine into the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer, which would be nearly impossible to remedy decades later.
ECISD and health officials report a few additional rash cases at Jordan Elementary while experts review potential irritants. Gino Solla says the investigation is a process of elimination and not a contagious agent. Crews cleaned the school and air filters as tests continue with a Texas health services expert due today.
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