Death of Iraqi Governing Council Leader in Baghdad Bombing
The head of the U S appointed Iraqi Governing Council, Izzadine Saleem, was killed when a bombing at a checkpoint near the Green Zone exploded as his convoy waited to enter the U S compound. Nine people died, 14 Iraqis and an Egyptian wounded. the attack followed Iraqi threats and raised fears six weeks before sovereignty handover.
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Governing Council
Izzadine Saleem
Abdel-Zahran Othman
U.S
Colin Powell
Izzedine Saleem
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Odessa pools set to open Memorial Day in Odessa
Odessa Parks and Recreation Director Steve Patton says city pools will open Memorial Day with hopes for hotter weather to boost attendance after cooler conditions reduced crowds last year. Hero’s Water World won’t open this season due to funding gaps, pushing more swimmers to city pools run by COM Aquatics. The company has hired 60 lifeguards and 23 staff, all Odessa-based, and will offer punch cards valid for 25 visits.
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City of Odessa Parks and Recreation Department
Woodson Family Aquatic Center
Hero’s Water World
Odessa
Odessa Parks and Recreations
Steve Patton
Hero’s
COM Aquatics
Brad Swendig
Tracie Dulin
Park
Swendig
Patton
Odessa High student treks from death to hope after poison bet
An Odessa High School junior who drank a poisonous chemical on a bet was upgraded from critical to satisfactory at University Medical Center in Lubbock. Assistant Principal Ray Lascano said swelling subsided and the student is now able to talk. ECISD continues to investigate how and why the ingestion occurred. The youth reportedly took another student's $2 bet before drinking the chemical, and had transferred to ECISD from Andrews in January.
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Odessa
University Medical Center
Lubbock
Ray Lascano
OHS
Lascano
ECISD
Andrews
UMC House
Nancy Smith
Massachusetts allows gay marriages to start
Gays and lesbians celebrated as Massachusetts became the first state to permit same sex marriage. Couples, from quick city hall exchanges to ornate church weddings in downtown Boston, were pronounced partners for life with champagne and cakes.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Beating death leads to murder charges in Odessa
Tony Burland Stafford died after being struck repeatedly with a baseball bat outside an East Odessa apartment complex. Two men, Jermaine Williams and Tyrone Moorer, were charged with murder after initial aggravated assault bonds of 50000 were withdrawn. Stafford, nicknamed Kool-Aid, fought extensive head injuries and died at Medical Center Hospital.
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Odessa
Tony Burland Stafford
East Odessa
Jermaine Demond Williams
Grissom Ave
Tyrone Trimnell Moorer
Washington Ave
Stafford
Medical Center Hospital
Pauli Shepherd
Aarenfeld East
Express Way
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