Winter storm sweeps Texas Panhandle and North Texas
The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and snow advisories for the Panhandle South Plains Permian Basin and North Texas as a wintry mix moves east. Light snow and rain fell from Dallas Fort Worth to Lubbock Childress and the Guadalupe Mountains with radar estimates up to ½ to ¾ inch. Nearby Odessa could see freezing drizzle overnight with a low near 30 and a 50 percent precip chance. winds north east 10 to 15 mph.
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Concho Valley
Trans Pecos
Far Western Mountains
Texarkana
Red River
Snow Quietly Grips North Texas Amid Travel Delays
Snow swept through parts of Texas causing airport flight cancellations at Dallas Fort Worth and hour long deicing delays. In Dallas Fort Worth area morning traffic slowed while temperatures hovered near freezing. A Brookhaven College math teacher enjoyed a rare winter scene while warning roads may ice after dark.
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Ken Capps
Dallas-Fort Worth
Ellen Bell
Bell
Brookhaven College
Joe Harris
Enron Scandal Deepens as Fastow Subpoena Issued
The House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenaed former Enron executive Andrew Fastow who faced Fifth Amendment exposure. Law figures noted his vast gains from partnerships while Justice and SEC pursue the bankruptcy, and Bush urged protection for retirement accounts amid investor losses and employee hardships.
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Ken Johnson
Bush
Justice Department
Nichols recalls Star Trek kiss as scene to cherish not fear
Nichelle Nichols recalls the 1968 Star Trek kiss with William Shatner as a scene she enjoyed rather than a crisis in racial history. She credits Martin Luther King Jr. with urging her to stay and Gene Roddenberry's emotional response, while noting her Snow Dogs role as Cuba Gooding Jr.'s mother and its box office standing.
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Uhura
Martin Lanes Jr
Cuba Gooding Jr
Senate Deadlock on Stimulus Spurs Budget Debate
The stimulus fight splits Republicans and Democrats as the House passes two bills but Senate gridlock blocks a 60 vote majority. Daschle pushes a bare bones plan while Republicans tout larger tax cuts, arguing for budget balance amid election-year politics. Bush plan seeks $89 billion 2002 and $73 billion 2003 with rebates and extended unemployment.
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Ohio
Bush
Kashmir Kidnapping Strain Tests Pakistan U S Ties
A Washington official says Pearl's kidnapping case, linked to Kashmir and disputed territory, may be resolved soon as Pakistani police detain three family members of Saeed and arrest suspects Suleiman Fawad and Adeel. FBI aid and vigorous investigation are cited.
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Pervez Musharraf
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Astros press court to push Enron naming rights decision
The Houston Astros urge a bankruptcy judge to force Enron to decide by August 30 whether to honor the 30 year 100 million naming rights deal for Enron Field. Enron’s next 3.7 million payment due August 31 is disputed as the team seeks a move to a new sponsor.
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Enron
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Enron Field
Astros
Houston Astros
Karen Deane
Pam Gardner
Gardner
Odessa American Contact and rate information note
Daily and weekend subscription rates and contact numbers for the Odessa American are listed, including mailing address and customer service hours. A jumble of phone numbers, pricing, and subscription options appears, with broken text and OCR artifacts.
Super Bowl crowd flights and political quips collide in Hollywood
Argus Hamilton surveys a Global mix of headlines from the Super Bowl amid security at the Louisiana Superdome to a Boston parade for the Patriots. He riffs on OJ, Jordan reconciliation, Lennox Lewis, Bush Blair Nobel nods, Enron fallout and a planned McCartney US tour.
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Abe Lincoln
Michael Jordan
Juanita
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Lennox Lewis
Mike Tyson
Bush
Blair
Florida
Joe Paul McCartney
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Director of Homeland Security
America
Mexico City hires five teams with four officers for traffic theater
In November Mexico City launched a novel plan at its most dangerous intersections to duel gridlock. Five teams with four special traffic officers stage street theater to urge drivers to buckle up curb cell phone use and follow traffic laws. The 1999 move to reassign 900 cops and have 64 female officers issue all citations failed to curb the rise in traffic.
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