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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2014
Page
1
A rummage sale at Cumberland Presbyterian Church located at 1415 N Grandview Ave runs from 8 a.m. to noon today to support the Montessori Middle School. Community members are invited to attend for bargains and fundraising.
Through the Texas Association of School Boards, the Odessa American and reporter Lindsay Weaver were recognized on the 2014 Media Honor Roll by a nomination from the Ector County Independent School District. KOSA also earned a spot, per a news release outlining criteria for fair accurate balanced reporting and school news visibility.
Texas overall unemployment dropped to 5.2 percent in April from 5.5 percent in March. The Midland metropolitan area posted the state's lowest rate at 2.3 percent while the Odessa MSA stood second at 2.9 percent. A staff report notes the year‑ago rate was 6.4 percent.
Odessa Police Chief Tim Burton says the city’s violent crime rate is actually declining versus last year at a Friday press conference. The fourth fatal shooting this year occurred Tuesday afternoon, with Sean Michael Lamb, 22, killed in a Ford Expedition in a Country Club subdivision alley. Liz Hernandez, 34, Bri an Hernandez, 17, and Stacey Castillo, 39, were charged with capital murder in Lamb’s kidnapping and shooting. Two suspects, Ruben Hernandez 33 and Noe Garcia Galan 34, are sought. they may be armed and dangerous. Burton urges calm and notes many involved were involved in other crime. See SAFE Page 5A.
Michael General Jones from Kansas City and his 93 year old Papillor General arrived Friday in Odessa as part of their cross country Run For The Wall motorcycle ride. They have completed the trip seven years to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC and were treated to dinner at Bass Fishing and Rentals.
Veterans and supporters continue the 10 day cross country ride from California to Washington D C to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action. The journey begins in Rancho Cucamonga with riders joining along the route toward the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D C.
In an interview linked at tinyurl com preejkb Emil Beck recalls serving with the infantry after a winter push through France into Austria. He recalls a hungry girl named Gustie who asked for food and a little money, and the men bringing her meals from the mess hall.
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