Odessa Centennial Special Edition celebrates rail era heritage
Odessa marks 100 years since the Texas and Pacific Railroad arrival with a Centennial edition. The Odessa American publishes an 84 page special section plus an eight page advertising supplement for Fourth of July weekend. The edition honors early pioneers and West Texas history, inviting both longtime residents and newcomers to read about the city’s development.
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Odessa
Texas and Pacific Railroad
West Texas
Father's Day in Court A Look at Child Support Reciprocals
In Ector County District Court fathers face sobering rulings on custody and support under reciprocal cases. Judges assess why payments are missed, with jail as a possibility if obligations remain unpaid, while authorities chase absent parents across state lines aided by welfare departments and AFDC.
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Ector County District Court
Carol Gregg
Ector County
Floods Hit DFW Area Floods Hospital Basements In Dallas Fort Worth
Rain drenched the Dallas Fort Worth area from Friday night into Saturday with more than 4 inches in Dallas by 7 am. The Trinity River rose to flood stage as hospitals and streets were impacted. John Peter Smith Hospital shut ICU and OR, flooded basement, water damaged generators, heat rising to 100 degrees in wards. No injuries reported.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Trinity River
Edna
Texas
Dallas City Hall
John Peter Smith Hospital
Fort Worth
Jane Woolf
Supreme Court term highlights male draft ruling and more
The 1980 81 term produced a male only draft decision seen as a major rul ing while abortion parental rights access free speech and religious freedom also shaped the term. The court avoided a single philosophy opting for restrained refinements and deference to government branches and states.
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Richard Carell
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Death stalks aliens in Arizona desert as border tragedy repeats
In Arizona a decade of border deaths continues as at least 12 Salvadorans and a Mexican smuggler died of thirst and exposure in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Officials warn the route remains popular for smugglers despite patrols, with hundreds of agents trying to track groups across rugged desert terrain.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Alrady
Dean Thatcher
Yuma
U.S Border Patrol
Border Patrol
Hector Ochoa
Ochoa
Mexico
Rocky Park
Ochoe
Border bird vendors cagey about smuggling
In El Paso and Juarez border markets, street vendors hawk bright exotic birds while officials struggle to curb cross border smuggling. Customs reported confiscating 11 birds in June as smugglers push parrots canaries and finches past checkpoints.
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EL Paso
Texas
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
U.S
Juarez
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