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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2009
Page
1
The Rev. Michael Mueller advocates broader church cooperation aiming for unity among denominations. He calls for dialogue, shared service projects, and joint community programs to bridge differences and strengthen moral leadership in the region.
Public meeting for volunteers promoting Gov. Sarah Palin for the 2012 Republican ticket is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Golden Corral, 4037 East 42nd Street. Call 432-366-4103 for details and signup. Also notice of the 10th annual Shots for Tots Clay Shoot July 24 at Wind Walker Farms Stanton to benefit March of Dimes with lunch and prizes.
Dallas utility Oncor asks the Public Utility Commission to let it recover 93 million dollars for smart meters deemed obsolete. Administrative law judges labeled the purchases imprudent but allow recovery for part of costs if a broader rate hike is approved. If upheld, the average customer could pay about five dollars more per month. a decision is due later this year.
The Sotos and the Gardens, two families linked by tragedy, learned of each other after Jose Garden and Steven Soto were found shot to death on Anderson Avenue. Five suspects turned themselves in to police as Odessa Police Department notes the case in a news release.
In a Midland federal complaint, three men alleged to have attempted an Odessa armored car robbery named Joshua Bell as mastermind. Bell, 20, a 2007 Permian gymnastics standout, admitted firing on a guard and described a three month plot to obtain at least 250000 with a Mexico or Oklahoma getaway.
World War I veteran Bob Propp recalls parachuting behind Utah Beach on D-Day June 6 1944 as Omaha allies mounted a major offensive. Odessa American notes the 65th anniversary with vivid recollections from veterans and local remembrance.
Salvador Guerrero, 90, of Odessa, a World War II veteran, served in the 348th Army Combat Engineers and landed with the first wave on Omaha Beach during D-Day. He reflects on the impact of a single hour in a combat zone versus extensive training.
Odessa resident Bob Propp, 88, a former 82nd Airborne private, recalls the perilous D-Day night with American British and Canadian forces. He describes gathering after the jumps using a cricket signaling device as Silent Wings Museum hosts the 65th anniversary commemoration at Lubbock venues from Friday morning through Saturday.
Salvador Guerrero, a 25 year old engineer special brigade soldier, recalls the moment the Airborne Division helped liberate Sainte Mere Eglise as Allied infantry and armored divisions stormed the French coast during D Day.
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