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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 2000

Page

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Holiday closures affect Ector County offices and mail services

Holiday closures close Ector County offices and Sheriff’s Office and courthouse on Monday and Tuesday. The U S Post Office will be closed Tuesday with no home or PO box delivery. Odessa American business offices close Tuesday, while Music City Mail operates 10 a m to 6 p m.

Ector County Ector County Sherff U.S Odessa American Music City

History teacher Orr to attend national security seminar

Marilyn Orr of Bowie Junior High School, renowned for lively history teaching, earned a spot among 157 mess who will join a week long National Security Seminar at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. The US Army War College program, founded 1901, is described as graduate level for military personnel.

Marilyn Orr Bowie Junior High School Orr Mess U.S. Army War College Carlisle Barracks Army War College Army Harvard Business School

Veteran WWII hero recalls battles and honors amid prejudice

Shintani, a US veteran who fought in World War II, survived bullets grenades trench foot and prejudice to win the Bronze Star Purple Heart four battle stars and a good conduct medal. President Clinton upgraded some Distinguished Service Crosses to Medals of Honor. He trained at Camp Shelby and served with a Japanese American infantry battalion overseas in May 1944.

United States Dallas Morning News Clinton Fran Shintani Yuki Okutsu Hilo Hawaii Pearl Harbor Camp Shelby Mississippi

Fox Leads Mexican Presidential Race Against PRI

Early exit polls show Vicente Fox with 49.6 percent to 31.2 percent for PRI with 5 percent of polling places reporting. The result could end the PRI’s 71 year hold on the presidency as voters react to the historic election. Fox’s support centers in urban areas where he is strongest.

Mexico City Peewee Vicente Fox Fox Mexico Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI

Mexico Election Watch Fox Delays Victory Declarations

Fox said he would wait for more official results before declaring victory and reassuring Mexicans there would be. Inside coverage notes historic elections in Mexico with further details on page 2A.

Mexico Fox

Indonesian ferry disaster yields ten survivors after four days adrift

Ten people were rescued northeast of Manado on Sulawesi after spending nearly four days clinging to debris and life jackets following the Cahaya Bahari sinking. Officials said at least 481 others remain missing in what could be Indonesia’s worst maritime disaster in two decades. Orpa Matayani, 18, described waves swamping the hold during the sinking as rescuers pushed to keep hope alive.

Manado Sulawesi Indonesia Setio Search and Rescue Bahari Maluku Islands Cmdr Dioko Sudaryono Orpa Matayani Cahaya Bahari Matayani

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