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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 2002

Page

14

President Bush Unveils Texas Capitol Gubernatorial Portrait

President Bush returned to the Texas Capitol for the unveiling of his gubernatorial portrait by Fort Worth artist Scott Gentling. The oil painting, valued around $10,000, depicts Bush in a suit with a blue tie and will hang on the first floor near Ann Richards’s portrait.

Capitol Texas Bush Ann Richards Gov. Richards Gentling Crawford Ranch Rick Perry Texas Capitol

Man Dies in Truck Train Collision in Ward County

Wesley Dee Boone aged 31 died in a crash on Loop 464 in Ward County as his 1998 Chevy pickup struck a northbound freight train. The impact involved a pressurized liquified petroleum tank car, which did not explode. Boone was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene after his vehicle was carried about 990 feet.

Monahans Ward County Texas Department of Public Safety Eric White Wesley Dee Boone Loop 464 White Boone

Police search for indecency suspect in Odessa

Odessa police seek a white or Hispanic man 20 to 30 years old, about 5 feet 10, medium build, black hair brown eyes, possibly with a beard, wearing an orange or green shirt and blue jeans with a baseball cap. He exposed himself to three children Thursday in the 2600 block of Conover Avenue and attempted to abduct a 5-year-old. Victims were taken to Harmony Home Advocacy Center for interviews. Call 333-3641 or Crime Stoppers at 333-TIPS with sightings.

Odessa Conover Avenue Harmony Home Advocacy Center

Cornyn seeks injunction to close Texas tribal casino

Texas Attorney General John Cornyn filed in federal court to shut down the Alabama Coushatta tribe casino opened in November on its East Texas reservation. He asks for a permanent injunction and a stay pending appeal in related Indian gaming disputes involving Texas tribes and federal law.

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