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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2008
Page
4
At UTPB Park children swarmed the field at 7 a.m. collecting plastic eggs, two special eggs offering bicycle coupons. Families joined in a lively hunt with kids aged five and younger competing for four bicycle prizes while older kids chased the rest.
U S helicopter attacked two checkpoints manned by U S allied Sunni fighters near Samarra sixty miles north of Baghdad killing six and wounding two officials said. The strike followed reports of suspicious terrorist activity at the sites tied to the Awakening councils and the Sons of Iraq. Local officials described arrivals and later explosions as a helicopter opened fire while Iraqi authorities said the incident is under joint investigation.
Border Patrol spokesman Lloyd Easterling said an aggressive recruiting drive and a National Guard surge have enabled 500 agents to return to active patroling. By mid March 2,842 guards and agents were deployed across four border states, with 1,063 in Arizona and 1,779 in Texas New Mexico and California. The mission aims for a July 15 finish, though some personnel stay to wrap up paperwork and equipment.
In Odessa a 7 month old crawled from a second floor Arbor Terrace apartment window while her father prepared a bath. She landed on a table and was taken to Odessa Regional Medical Center ER with minor injuries. The father faces no charges and the infant is in good condition. Names were not released.
Michigan native Matthew Goricki 21 walked north on Highway 385 from Odessa aiming to meet good people and share peace. From Sterling Heights, he started in Nowhere West Virginia toward his uncle’s San Francisco home, praising Texas hospitality and planning a book about the people he meets.
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