Firefighters gain upper hand on Glass Mountains blaze near Fort Stockton
Incident commander Ernie Smith of the Texas Forest Service says the Glass Mountains fire south of Fort Stockton is 40 to 50 percent contained and has burned over 45,000 acres. More than 230 firefighters, with help from Oklahoma and Montana agencies, are building lines and conducting controlled burns as winds shift northeast. If conditions hold, containment could come in three to four days, though weather changes may cause flare ups. Local volunteers have protected several buildings. only one uninhabited outbuilding has been lost so far.
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Fort Stockton
Glass Mountains
Ernie Smith
Texas Forest Service
Smith
Oklahoma
Montana
Texas
Texas National Guard
Texas Department of Transportation
Joel Luera
Odessa to Help Feed Needy With Letter Carriers Food Drive
Odessa letter carriers will collect canned goods Saturday as part of the National Food Drive. Cans will be dropped at the West Texas Food Bank and the post office lobby. Last year 53,000 pounds were collected. this year the goal is 60,000 pounds. Food bank fed 158,000 families last year. volunteers needed 2 to 6 p.m. at 1008 E Second St. Call Dolly Neff at 580-6333 for details.
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Odessa
National Association of Letter Carriers
Neff
Texas Ave
52Nd St
Second Street
Odessa sees fifth sales tax rebate rise in six months
Odessa will receive a May sales tax rebate of 1,295,821 dollars, up 3.28 percent from March 1999, with Odessa Development Corp getting 259,164 dollars. City Finance Director James Zentner says three straight rebate increases signal improvement as Wal-Mart opens in June and a new power plant project begins, while the Permian Basin shows mixed results across 16 major cities including Midland's 6.92 percent drop to 1,241,303 dollars.
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Odessa
Eeee Eee
Odessa Development Corp
James Zentner
Comptroller’s
Ee Eees Clancy
Sister of killer testifies in murder trial in Houston
In Houston AP reports the sister of admitted serial killer Angel Resendiz testifies, acknowledging she knew her half brother faced possible death penalty before surrender. Defense contends family was misled by promises of no death penalty and aid, including visitation rights and psychiatric help, during cross examination.
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Houston
Angel
U.S
Allen Tanner
Karkiewicz
Texas
Drew Carter
Maturino
Tanner
Lions
Maturino Resendiz
Rudy Duarte
Claudia Benton
Final Waco tapes finding says no gunfire captured
A final report on the 1993 Branch Davidian siege simulation concludes flashes on videotape came from reflections off debris, not government gunfire. Vector Data Systems submitted results to U.S. District Judge Walter Smith Jr, aligning with an earlier preliminary finding and noting no confirmed gunfire in the FLIR or collateral imagery.
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WACO
Vector Data Systems
Fort Hood
Killeen
U.S
Walter Smith Jr
Smith
Washington
Janet Reno
John Danforth
Reno
Myron Marlin
Marlin
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Lara
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Gary Peek
Lara Meckfessel
Beatrice Carrillo
James H. Jenkins
Citizen Police Academy
FBI
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Pickard
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