Bush pledges universal high speed Internet by 2007
President Bush campaigned in New Mexico and Phoenix stressing universal affordable high speed Internet access by 2007. He credited tax cuts for rising home ownership and noted ongoing FCC moves to extend service via power lines, while avoiding a detailed plan.
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Bush
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America
New Mexico
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Crash report details fatal helicopter wreck near Alpine
The crash killed Annalillia Urias, 20, and her 3 month old son Pedro Urias Modesto, and pilot Mickey Price. Ronald Stephens, 35, of Midland, survived and remains in stable but serious condition at Covenant Medical System in Lubbock after surgery. The helicopter, operated by Med-Trans, departed Schlemeyer Field Odessa for Alpine en route to Big Bend Regional Medical Center and University Medical Center in Lubbock, with a missing report filed at 3:20 a.m. March 21 and wreckage found around 6 a.m. The debris field stretched hundreds of feet with no post‑impact fire. Public Safety officials and NTSB will finalize details, including weather context.
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Family volunteers deliver meals and aid pets in Odessa
Rebecca Loos and her mother Laura, new to Odessa from Monahans, volunteer for Meals on Wheels and Odessa Animal Control. Margaret Burton praises their community effort, noting drivers are aging and need successors. They deliver meals, visit clients, and also photograph and share dog stories for adoption.
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Petfinder Lotto
Students compete in octathlon amid nerves and pride
Gifted and Talented and Advanced Academic students from Fleming Bonham and Ector Junior High prepared since January. They faced a Friday speech contest and a math focused octathlon with five questions in super quiz. Winners earn medals and team trophies at a Holiday Inn awards banquet.
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Ector Junior High
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Crockett Junior High
Permian High School
Real Dorr linked to Higginson Dorr III in The Ladykillers
Twin Cities figure Dorr, a former Minneapolis Institute of Arts curator now 72 in Phoenix, shares a real life tie to the Goldthwait Higginson Dorr III name used by Tom Hanks in The Ladykillers. He recalls the Coens naming him from childhood, while discussing his museum years.
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Larry Rivers
Bob Lundegaard
Bill Dieh
Fargo
Coens
Actor admits to drinking problem during Brat Pack era
New York actor Andrew McCarthy says he functioned during the height of his Brat Pack fame in the 1980s while secretly battling hangovers. In an ABC 20/20 interview he explains fans saw a sensitive persona in Pretty in Pink, though he was hung over during filming.
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Andrew McCarthy
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McCarthy
Kerry touts tax plan to curb outsourcing and create jobs
At Wayne State University Kerry unveiled a corporate tax plan as part of a broader economic package aimed at producing 10 million jobs in four years. He argued the plan would attract investment, reduce the corporate rate, and keep skilled work in America while acknowledging outsourcing pressures and political risk within the Democratic Party.
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Detroit
Kerry
Bush
America
Bill Clinton
Kerry tax plan would end deferral for foreign income
Kerry proposes to end the U S deferral of foreign income tax payments and tax it when earned, funding a corporate tax cut to 33.25 percent. Economists weigh benefits for growth against practical effects and foreign operation incentives.
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United States
U.S
U.S. Treasury
Texas Lottery Mega Millions and Cash Five Draw Fractions
Lottery fragment shows Mega Millions numbers 8 10 17 37 49 with Megaplier 3 and a March 26 draw. Cash Five numbers 8 11 12 17 32, Day 5 5 2 7 9 20, and a bonus ball with a $200,000 jackpot note appear in the fragment. Pool details and site link referenced.
Odessa American contact and subscription details page
Daily Odessa American staff and contact information including address 222 E 4th St Odessa TX 79761 postal changes P.O. Box 2952 Odessa TX 79760 2952 publisher Patrick Canty editor John Kerr contact lines and hours for news sports bridal church and editorial pages plus ad classifieds subscription rates and website www odod com
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Odessa
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