Odessa Crime Roundup Reports Burglaries Thefts And Threats
A Odessa police blotter lists incidents including a 51 year old man forced to surrender money, burglaries at residences and a building, vehicle thefts and unauthorized use of autos, a sexual assault case involving two 14 year olds, vandalism totaling 950 dollars, and several threats to kill. Victims range across Odessa and nearby Crane with dates on a Friday Saturday and Tuesday. Names and addresses reflect local streets and blocks in Odessa area.
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Crane
Ector County
Luther Davenport
Main Street
Odessa Man Struck and Killed by Train
Odessa police probe death of 21 year old Edward Rae Bustamante after an eastbound Union Pacific train struck him on the tracks near Kelly Street at 6:15 am. Officers, homicide detectives, and criminalistics teams investigated. autopsy planned. The body was sent to Medical Center Hospital.
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South Highway 385
Odessa
Monahans Street
Grandview Ave
Union Pacific
Kelly Street
Edward Rae Bustamante
Metro
Criminalistics Division
Medical Center Hospital
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
Austin
Parents Report Gaps in TV Ratings and Educational Cues
A 2000 Annenberg Center study based on 1335 parents and 416 children finds many unaware of Parental Rating Guidelines and notes that 70 percent view TV as educational for kids. The report urges better education of parents on TV ratings and programming, while noting FCC guidelines on three hours of co programming and frequent pre emptions and few clearly educational shows.
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Winfrey
Annenberg
Kelly Schmitt
Federal Communication Commission
Odessa High Plumbing Worries For Crumbling Kitchen Pipes
Davis warns that pipes under the kitchen floor at Odessa High have deteriorated to the point of crumbling like clay, risking a shutdown during school. Finley notes the building’s construction is sound but aging infrastructure and electrical systems lag behind modern technology, highlighting nationwide issues and the need for funds to upgrade facilities.
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Davis
Odessa High
Finley
Harrelson seeks new trial for father in judge murder
Charles Harrelson, father of actor Woody Harrelson, faces a Denver court hearing to raise claims of wrongful conviction for the 1979 murder of U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr. He is currently serving multiple federal prison terms in Florence, Colorado, and the case drew national attention due to the judge’s assassination in San Antonio.
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Dallas
Woody Harrelson
San Antonio
Charles Harrelson
Florence
Colo
John Wood Jr
Denver
Harrelson
Hollywood
Urban heat islands may stir weather in big cities
NASA researchers in Atlanta report that dense urban areas trap heat in asphalt and concrete, creating thunderstorms that form well away from the city. The study links high daytime temperatures to late night storms, with implications for drought, air quality, and urban planning nationwide.
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Atlanta
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
C.P Lo
University of Georgia
NASA
Dale Quattrochi
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Georgia-South Carolina Line
Georgia
Salt Lake City
Baton Rouge
Sacramento
Calif
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
New York
Roy Barnes
Dan Goldin
Barnes
Quattrochi
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Chicago
Houston
Nashville
Tenn
Anansi and Snake Tie Pole Trick to Measure Length
Anansi boasts of a long bamboo pole and challenges Snake to prove he is longer. They argue while Snake keeps sliding along the pole to cheat. Anansi ties Snake at every end and middle, lifting the tied pole over his shoulder to take it to Tiger. Tiger is amazed at the outwitting.
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Anansi
Snake
Tiger
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