Holm receives Texas Medal of Arts honor via daughter
Enid Woodward of New York City accepted the Texas Medal of Arts on behalf of her mother, Holm, due to health. The award honors Texas arts figures across disciplines and supports youth arts funding. Woodward noted Permian Playhouse’s Enid Holm Auditorium in Odessa.
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Texas Cultural Trust Fund
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Rick Perry
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Driskill Hotel
Paramount Theater
Driskill Woodward
Energy oilfield rebound drives bigger rig counts across the US
Oil and gas producers resume drilling as national rig counts rise by over 100 with the Permian Basin up 40 to 187 rigs from a year earlier. Experts like Richard Spears of Spears & Associates note a gas price surge fuels investor interest while onshore exploration leads the recovery. Industry leaders warn price volatility harms confidence and profitability, impacting reinvestment.
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Oklahoma
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Halliburton unit to lead Iraq oil well fire fight effort
Halliburton Co will organize the firefighting and rehabilitation effort in Iraq, similar to its role after the 1991 Gulf War. Kellogg Brown & Root, Boots & Coots, and Wild Well Control will handle firefighting. the Army Corps of Engineers approved the plan to extinguish fires and repair damage as delays persist.
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Halliburton Co
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Calvin Klein escorted after Knicks encounter with Sprewell
In Madison Square Garden, fashion designer Calvin Klein walked up to Knicks guard Latrell Sprewell during a Raptors game and spoke to him, prompting security to escort Klein back to his seat. Sprewell, surprised, said he did not know Klein approached him. The Knicks won 100 90.
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Holocaust survivor hails The Pianist tribute in awards
In Warsaw Poland Andrzej Szpilman son of the pianist subject of a Roman Polanski film says the Oscar wins honor World War II victims and the fate of his father A physician living in Germany Szpilman called the awards a tribute to the victims and spoke by phone from Los Angeles
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Battle front shifts toward Karbala as Baghdad risks loom
War updates from 1A describe forces north near Karbala with only the Medina division between them and Baghdad. Basra reports sketchy details amid uprisings and mortar fire allegations. UK raid caps Baath leader, 20 bodyguards killed. Col. Vernon boasts quick in and out. UN warns humanitarian risk. Red Cross repairs Basra water pumping. Annan and Rice discuss humanitarian duties. US claims about 4,000 Iraqi prisoners, 20 American dead, 14 captured or missing. British toll includes 20 dead. Powell predicts eventual discovery of weapons of mass destruction. Elements of the 3rd Infantry near Baghdad.
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Troops Rally For Battle As Sandstorms Hamper Air Support
Storms slow the move toward Saddam’s power base as thousands hurry to join the push. Helicopters and aircraft from the USS Harry Truman face grounding delays and return without dropping ordnance.
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Texas Lottery Night 0 2 8 0 Step Day 10 6 8
Lottery update for Texas TV Night and Day draws lists numbers 0 2 8 0 10 6 8 with a 1.8 million dollar jackpot and the site smaneytvlottery.org for details and results.
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Odessa American contact and publication details
Odessa American publishes daily from 222 South Street Odessa UN 79761. Postal service changes go to Odessa Semerjcan PO Box 2952 Odessa ES 79700-2992. Main phone 337-6262 hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For missing papers call 337-7314 or toll free 800 numbers 375-4661 or 888-375-0AOA with hours 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 6-11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Odessa American Classified Fax and Advertising Policy
The Odessa American outlines advertising submission rules including fax and classified processes. It notes rights to reject or omit ads and states the newspaper is not responsible for errors or omissions. Contact numbers and online resources are listed for ad placement and inquiries.
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War and politics distort sports and entertainment mirror
Hollywood satire notes Randy Johnson extension but mocks war funding and media. It jokes about Tiger Woods illness, Miss USA crowd boos, NCAA ratings, Saddam Hussein, Bush White House spending, Blair in Parliament, pretzel gift to Bush, and Argus Hamilton headlines.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Randy Johnson
White House
Congress
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Prostitution sentence and a fatal crash tied to drugs
Chuck Shepherd reports a Berks County prostitute given 21 days in jail and details an assistant pastor from Madison placed on leave after sexual improprieties. In Greenwich, a 21 year old motorcyclist got a light sentence for a fatal crash, with prosecutor Mary Jane Kanabis disappointed as marijuana use was admitted.
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Mary Jane Kanabis
Greenwich
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