Family mourns loss by enemy fire in Afghanistan
In Georgetown AP reports Sgt 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman 31 the first U S soldier killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan is remembered by his mother Lynn Chapman who highlights his active parenting and devotion to his two children. The photograph on the end table and a family portrait mark the loss as his wife Renae and children grieve.
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U.S. Army
Ramstein Air Base
Germany
Nathan Ross Chapman
Chapman
Afghanistan
Georgetown
Will and Lynn Chapman
Green Beret
Haiti
Renae
Lynn
U.S
U.S. Captures Al Qaeda Leader as Omar Possibly Escapes
U S Marines seize the chief of bin Laden's Afghan terrorist camps while Afghan officials say ex Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar may have slipped away from Baghran. Abdul Salaam Zaeef is deported to Pakistan, with U S plans to detain him. Omar Samad doubts Omar's stay in Baghran or motorbike escape.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Osama bin Laden
Taliban
Mullah Mohammad Omar
Pakistan
Abdul
Salaam Zaeef
Zaeef
Omar Washington
bin Laden
Sur
Baghran
Foreign Ministry
Omar Samad
Omar
Samad
Six Officers to Interview for OPD Chief Role
Six Odessa Police Department officers applied for the chief’s job and will be screened this week by a Dallas consulting firm. If none qualify, the city will search outside the department. Interim City Manager Richard Morton notes no sentencing date has been set for former chief Jim Jenkins, who retired and pled guilty to child pornography charges. Cmdr John Blanco has served as interim chief since September and did not apply for the position.
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Richard Morton
OPD
Cmdr
Christopher Pipes
Donald Orren
Zear Clark
Les Moore
Milton Tharp
Harold Thomas
Jim Jenkins
Jenkins
John Blanco
Teen pilot dies after plane crashes into Bank of America building
A 15-year-old student pilot from Palm Harbor, Florida, flies from National Aviation for a 5 p.m. lesson and crashes into the Bank of America building in downtown Tampa. One person is dead. Investigators say no terrorism. Building occupants’ status unclear.
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Tampa
Fla
Coast Guard
Charles J. Bishop
National Aviation Flight School
Marianne Pasha
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
World Trade Center
Bank of America
Bishop
Palm Harbor
I 20 Road Repair Between Odessa and Midland Plans Announced
Motorists traveling on Interstate 20 between Odessa and Midland will face road repair crews over the next several months. More than 18 miles of I 20 will be resurfaced between Monday and August at a cost of 7.9 million dollars, Texas Department of Transportation engineer Doug Eichorst said. Glen Larum called it one of the biggest jobs in a long time.
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Odessa
Midland
Interstate 20
Doug Eichorst
Texas Department of Transportation
Glen Larum
1986 Tre O P American 1994 Nixon succumbs to stroke
Nixon succumbs to stroke in 1994 after a long public career. This note records the event and marks the end of an era in American politics with references to the era’s public figures and institutions.
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Nixon
Odessa American unveils new look and Freedom logo
The Odessa American adopts a redesigned page one nameplate matching Freedom Communications corporate branding. The new logo features a blue flame replacing the red torch, with Odessa and American balanced in size and a red white and blue flag accent. Readers are invited to comment via mail or email.
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Freedom Communications
Freedom
E. Fourth St
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David P. Fridovich
Fort Lewis
Wash
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Lynn Chapman
San Antonio
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California
By Scott Freeman
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Abby
Ford
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