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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2006
Page
1
Odessa eyes a spot on a 12-site, seven-state pool for a $1 billion near zero emission coal power plant. The DOE will announce the short list at 10 am, with city leaders optimistic but planning a fallback if Odessa is not selected.
Richard Hatch, 45, of Newport Rhode Island, known as the fat naked guy on Survivor, has begun a 51 month federal prison term in Oklahoma City for failing to pay taxes on his $1 million prize and other income. A federal jury convicted him in January and a judge sentenced him in May after finding he lied on the witness stand.
A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found middle and high school students spend about six and a half hours daily on TV videos music video games and computers. The new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study notes that multitasking while learning changes processing, reducing efficiency and later utility for students.
UTSA archaeology students dig at the Alamo in San Antonio in a rare 10 year gap excavation. They search an unexplored area near the Long Barrack and have found pottery shards buttons glass beads and grape shot indicating historical artifacts from the Texas Revolution battle site.
Scientists report first widespread hydrocarbon lake evidence on Titan during a Cassini flyby. About a dozen lakes, each six to 62 miles wide, were detected near Titan’s frigid north pole within 590 miles of the moon.
John and Monnie Sparkman feared losing a $90000 swivel stolen in February. Odessa Crime Stoppers recovered the item and captured thieves. The All-Star Golf Tournament at Ratliff Ranch drew 96 players in 24 teams paying 400 per team with 1000 buys for a Cowboys guest, including Newhouse and Hill, raising over 7000 for PAL and Crime Stoppers.
The List, a film about the 2004 Odessa prostitution scandal, gains momentum as Untitled Entertainment hires a writer and Andy Fickman signs as director. Jennifer Love Hewitt to lead, with input on script, while Mayor Melton doubts the project will aid Odessa’s image. The film aims to dramatize the scandal with humor. See MOVIE Page 8A.
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