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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 2005
Page
6
Police Capt. Rashid al Samarie said attacks continue in Mahmoudiya, 20 miles south of Baghdad, as the Shiite led government plans to lure civilians to the Saddam Hussein trial. A date for the proceedings was expected to be set within days amid US fears of rising tensions.
Weather outlook shows 147 of 254 Texas counties under burn bans per Texas Forest Service. Northeast Texas and South Texas bear the brunt with rainfall well below normal. Brownsville reports 2.85 inches year to date, about 8 inches short of normal. Farmer Sam Simmons, farming 2700 acres, expects modest crop despite irrigation.
An overview of Texas droughts from 1909 to 2005 noting the driest year in 1917, Dust Bowl era 1931 39, severe 1950s droughts with 244 counties declared disaster areas, 1980s heat wave peak, and 1996 2000 agricultural losses over 5 billion. It cites sources and quotes experts on ongoing dry conditions and regional rainfall patterns.
Frontier Mobile Housing manager Becky Lawson says state laws were killing mobile home dealers as tax lien reforms simplify title transfers and reduce moving permits. Texas Manufactured Housing Association executive Ketchum notes the overhaul brings consumer safeguards, faster titles, and shorter installation and shipping times, easing buyer and seller processes.
Dudney runs a pistachio and fruit operation in West Odessa with a 50 pound per tree yield at 3.29 per pound. He projects about 90000 dollars in gross from the crop with 15000 dollars in operating costs, while his wife makes jams from apricots peaches and grapes. Dudney built a career in ECISD creating and running Channel 10 and the stadium audio systems before retiring from his teaching and tech roles.
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James married at Folded Hills Ranch in Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara. The ceremony drew guests like William Shatner Jamie Lee Curtis Regina King and James Hetfield while Bullock age 40 and James age 35 confirmed the union. They met in 2003 with Bullock’s first marriage, and James has two prior marriages and three children.
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