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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 2008
Page
1
The Midland Odessa Symphony and Chorale features 2007 National Young Artists Competition winner in a Masterworks program on January 26 at Mid-Cities Community Church. The piece highlights how autism advances have changed and the ongoing need for parents to navigate tough decisions.
The OA's Ticket section highlights upcoming events and how residents can obtain tickets. It lists venues, dates, and featured performances, emphasizing convenience and late-breaking admissions. Readers are urged to check schedules and secure seats before they sell out.
Lottery results list winning numbers for Cash 5 Pick 3 and Lotto Texas with jackpot amounts and draw dates. Includes Bay Night and Day Night numbers, plus a reference to the official Texas Lottery website.
New Mexico draws show Road Runner Cash on Tuesday January 22 with numbers 4 18 19 27 33 and a 2 as the Powerball. Jackpot listed at $87,000. details at nmilottery.com.
ARGUS notes Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps secured his claim as the world’s fastest swimmer by winning twice in Long Beach. He is praised as a world hero while other sports and political tidbits are briefly mentioned amid a stream of opinion and rumor.
The Odessa Optimist Club selects one girl and one boy as Young Texans each month of the school year. Nominees are junior students from Ector County ISD with resumes reviewed at district and state levels for potential college scholarships. Winners include January Leah Spradley and Samson McClane, March Noelle Trotter, April Merritt Owens, all juniors at Permian or Odessa High.
PBPA honors C Warren Talbott and Glenn Patterson with its annual Top Hand Award. Talbott recalls Patterson Drilling Co. founding in 1978, its 13 rigs in 1993, the UTI merger in 2001, and growth to 350 rigs before recent changes. Both men reflect on decades in North American drilling and market shifts.
Rosa Parks will be the sole inductee this year into the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame at Judson College in Marion. The late civil rights icon, who died in 2005, helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott that led to a landmark desegregation ruling.
Syndicated columnist Thomas Sowell argues demagoguery underpinned many of the century’s horrors. In Odessa flu cases rise with similar timing to past years as doctors note outbreaks. Sentry International, an oilfield equipment distributor in Midland, receives a 250000 boost from the Midland Development Corp. An Ector County committee discusses filling 53 vacant worker positions at a Wednesday meeting.
The Odessa American lists contact numbers for departments including News Sports Life & Times and Editorial Page. Advertising rates reflect advance payment with annual and weekend options plus holiday inclusions and deadlines.
Death notices list Donna Babcock Lloyd Brazeal Enrique Hernandez Henry Hernandez Sandra Townsend Keys Oscar Pantoja and Robert Francis Riegel along with Norma Alicia Davalos Cervantes Margirine Barnhill and William Dean Welch. Observers note obituary notices appear across Odessa Fort Davis Fort Stockton Granbury and Sweetwater with brief memorial details.
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