Sivalls Crowned Odessa Citizen of the Year at Chamber Event
Sivalls was saluted by more than 400 Odessa business leaders at the Holiday Inn for citizen of the year recognition. Mayor Melton and emcee Bill G. Elms praised his trustworthiness and extensive civic involvement with groups including the Permian Basin Workforce Board and United Way. He has earned engineering honors and the University of Oklahoma Distinguished Service Award, with governors and legislators sending congratulations. Odessa volunteers, Sivalls said, make the city a better place to work and raise a family.
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Amarillo
Security measures highlighted at Olympic opening amid large crowd
Salt Lake City officials led by Mitt Romney describe an intricate security plan for the Olympic opening as 55 000 spectators endure frigid temps and long lines. Tickets range from 400 to 885. Bush and Kofi Annan expected. US athletes to carry flag recovered from the World Trade Center rubble in a solemn tribute. 2500 athletes from 77 nations participate in a record Winter Games with 78 events across 15 disciplines.
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Jeremy Bloom
Hollywood
World Trade Center
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Bill Clinton
Utah
Olympic Bag Hoax Triggers Citywide Security Response
In downtown, a bag hoax near the Olympic opening ceremonies prompted a major security operation. Police evacuated buildings as FBI ATF and military helicopters monitored the area while officials asserted no explosive device was found and vowed prosecution of those involved.
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Robert Flowers
Utah Olympic Public Safety Command
Widow Jeannie Schulz completes mural at Santa Rosa museum
Jeannie Schulz cemented the final tile of a 17 by 22 foot mural for the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa California. The 3 588 tile artwork by Yoshiteru Otani depicts Charlie Brown and Lucy’s football saga from the Peanuts strip over 50 years. The museum is slated to open next August with Otani’s wooden Morphing Snoopy sculpture already installed.
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Escapees surrender after tense night at gas station
Curtis Gambill Joshua Bagwell and two others who escaped from jail were in negotiations with relatives and FBI agents by phone. A 65 year old gas station owner said Bagwell had a pistol but did not threaten him. The four, facing murder charges for killings in Bowie and Montague counties, were held at Carter County Jail awaiting arraignment. The surrender followed a rapport building effort by FBI and local deputies after they overpowered a guard and fled in her SUV.
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Harvey Burkhart
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Christmas
Bowie
Texas
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North Texas
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Skilling Faces Questioning As Hearings Probe Enron
Skilling testified he found partnerships to provide a hedge but said he lacked profit details from technology deals. He repeatedly said I do not recall when pressed on events, including Fastow’s October 2000 board remarks. Lawmakers denounced Fastow and other executives amid Enron's collapse, calling them economic terrorists and corporate thieves.
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Enron
Lawmak
Ers
Fastow
Board of Directors
Andy
Palm Beach
Fla
Jeffrey McMahon
McMahon
Congress
U.S
Bush sets Geneva Convention stance on detainees at Guantanamo
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer says detainees are to be treated well under the governing values of the 1949 Geneva Convention. The Bush administration pledges to abide by core principles while not classifying al Qaida or Taliban fighters as prisoners of war. Officials say the Afghanistan conflict falls under the Geneva protections to extend US troops safeguards if captured.
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Afghanistan
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Odessa American contact and office hours notice
Odessa American details including publication address and postmaster information. It lists main office numbers, out-of-town contacts, and paper-missing line with hours for weekdays and weekend.
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Odessa American Classifieds and Subscription Info
A cluttered ad page lists contact numbers for readers guide, classifieds, and fax services. It advertises subscription rates for Daily and Weekend editions including monthly, quarterly, and yearly options with specific delivery times and price differences.
Hollywood News in Brief From World Trade Center to Enron
Argus Hamilton sardonically surveys current events from sports to politics. He notes the Olympic flag incident at Salt Lake City, Bush and Clinton appearances, CIA drone actions, Tenet testimony, Ashcroft indictment, Cheney Middle East trip, Medicare priorities, and prisons space for the Texans. He closes with Elizabeth II’s anniversary and Elton John jokes.
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Washington
Enron
Bush
Elizabeth
Diana
Elton John
Hollywood
Argus
Argushamilton
Westchester Race Ends For Hobbs After Pedophile Convictions
Richard Hobbs a 47 year old Right to Life candidate in Westchester County New York lost the legislature race amid revelations of his two prior pedophile convictions. San Francisco election officials denied ballot counting misconduct in a PG E initiative vote with irregularities cited including ballot lids blown off uncounted ballots stuck in a machine blank ballots found and ballots moved between rooms on election night.
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Richard Hobbs
Westchester County
N.Y
San Francisco
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