Meals on Wheels fund-raiser at Graham Central Station
Odessa area Meals on Wheels hosts a 6 p.m. fund-raiser at Graham Central Station featuring Mud Bug II all you can eat shrimp and more. Tickets are $25 at the door or at Manuel's Crispy Tacos and Southwest Bank with two drink tickets per attendee. proceeds aid local homebound Odessans.
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Graham Central Station
Margaret Burton
Meals On Wheels
Odessa
Nennte
Manuel
Southwest Bank
Lubbock
Moon stars in Sim Chung at Civic Opera House Chicago
Julia Moon performs Shim Chung The Blindman's Daughter with the Universal Ballet of Korea at the Civic Opera House Chicago. Moon is the company's featured principal dancer and has served as general director since 1995.
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Julia Moon
Shim Chung
Universal Ballet of
Manifesto found in home of shooting spree suspect
Pittsburgh police tied the killings to a man named Richard Scott Baumhammers 34 who suffered mental illness and paranoia. A three page manifesto linked to an anti immigration political party mentioned his signature as chairman of The Free Market Party and urged rights for European Americans. Investigators suspect he shot Anita Gordon 63 in a neighbor’s home before fleeing.
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Manifesto
Pittsburgh
Richard Scott Baumhammers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Baumhammers
Free Market Party
Mike Manko
Stephen Zappala Jr
Post-Gazette
Anita Gordon
OA staffer wins first place in APME headline writing
Odessa American staffer Ken Brodrax editor and columnist won first place in headline writing at the 2000 APME contest for editorials on August 10 August 22 and November 3 in 1999. He has served OA since 1971 and is praised by Managing Editor Laura Dennis as a valuable asset.
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Irving — Odessa
Ken Brodrax
Texas Associated Press
Las Vegas Sun Times
APME
The
Midland Reporter
Vietnam marks anniversary of victory parade in peace mood
A 1 1/2 hour parade at Reunification Palace featured aging victory architects, soldiers, students, ao dai wearers, barefoot mountain tribespeople, and a large portrait of Ho Chi Minh. The event focused on future economic challenges as 12,000 prisoners were released and a mass wedding held in a downtown park.
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HO Chi Minh City
Vietnam
United States
Reunification Palace
Ho Chi Minh
Aegree
Vo Viet Thanh
Odessa mayoral candidates push economic diversification plan
Odessa mayoral contender Bill Hext emphasizes diversifying beyond oil to raise quality of life and attract business. He proposes using a hospital district tax share to fund a development corporation and advance education and job training. Fellow candidate David O Cain backs growth via the Odessa Development Corp and urges improvements to city services and youth mentoring programs.
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Ector County
Hext
David O’cain
O’cain
Odessa Development Corp
Houston
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Scott Town Center
Scott Township
Ken Brodnax
Cor
Takemoto
Miguel Enriquez
St. Mary's Central Catholic School
Los Hermanos
Barrera
Black Gold
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David O'Cain
Ann Coulter
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