Bush vows fair trial for Saddam after capture
President Bush declared good riddance to Saddam Hussein and urged a public trial with Iraqi involvement while avoiding immediate surrender of power to Iraq or an international court. He spoke two days after Saddam was pulled from a hole near Tikrit, emphasizing international scrutiny and atrocities must be revealed.
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Odessa Soldier Involved In Raid That Captured Saddam Hussein
Pfc. Toby Gilbreath, 20, of Odessa, served as a scout in the 110th Cavalry First Brigade Unit attached to the 4th Infantry Division in a raid near Tikrit that captured Saddam Hussein. He spoke with his mother Pam on Sunday and learned of the success after days watching the compound. Gilbreath, an Odessa High School 2001 graduate, enlisted last year and deployed to Iraq in September.
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Saddam arrest boosts intel on insurgents and network
Brig. Gen. Mark Hertling of the 1st Armored Division said Saddam Hussein’s capture yielded actionable intelligence. It led to arrests of key anti US figures and clarified the insurgents’ command structure in Baghdad. The data came partly from Saddam’s briefcase and matched against the division’s suspect database.
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Helen Wheeler, Odessa ranching matriarch, dies at 93
Helen Graham Wheeler, famed matriarch of two pioneer Odessa ranching families, died at 93 after a brief illness at her Odessa home. She helped run the Wheeler Ranch between Odessa and Kermit from 1931 to the early 1980s. Wheeler was lauded as a remarkable personality who enriched local life, a charter member of Medical Center Hospital’s Women’s Auxiliary, and named First Lady of Odessa by Beta Sigma Phi in 1992.
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Empty Stocking Fund falls short of 2003 goal by $26000
With four days left in the Odessa Empty Stocking campaign the total stands at about $16000 toward a $42000 goal. Weekend and Monday gifts, including $500 from the Odessa Downtown Lions Club and $500 from Dr. Charles and Melanie Lively, boosted donations. The fund, run by the Odessa American and The Salvation Army of Odessa, seeks food and gifts for local families at Christmas. See STOCKING on Page 2A.
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