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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 2013
Page
2
Redeemer Lutheran Church of Joy welcomes a new pastor this week following the former leader’s passing. Details appear on the Religion page with events lined up for Saturday.
Senate Judiciary Committee approved sending the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act to the full Senate. The measure envisions unlimited annual visas for spouses and children of citizens and permanent residents, ends visas for foreign siblings and married children over 30, and introduces a merit based track to reduce backlogs. It would provide a path to citizenship for about 11 million people and create DREAM Act green cards in five years.
The page lists Texas winning numbers for Powerball Five numbers 9 31 35 41 57 with Powerball 26 and a $40 million jackpot. Cash Five draws 5 12 16 17 33 33, Pick 3 Day 865 288, Lotto Texas 11 26 35 37 40 52 with a $5.5 million jackpot. Daily 4 numbers 0 3 6 5 14 39 0618.
May 21 drawing results show ROAD RUNNER CASH leading in the MEee Sr jackpot with a prize pool listed at 33,000 dollars. The source appears garbled but indicates a lottery or raffle style payout and a website reference for details.
Obituaries and death notices list individuals from Odessa Alpine Boulder and Midland including Carrol Jean Cornett Eboweese Moss Elder Billy Wayne Hinkle William Henry Selby Presley Eugene Swink leron Robert Wright Gary Lee Dean Daniel Clint Layh Steve Lemuel Holifield Jr. The page compiles multiple notices across Texas locations.
West Texas and New Mexico rancher Clay Allison earned a reputation as a gentleman when sober and a ruthless gunfighter when drunk. Killed about a dozen men in a turbulent era, he reportedly fought with Bowie knives in a grave pit and later sought remorseful restitution for his victims. His legacy endures on a Pecos grave marker calling him a gentleman and gunfighter born 1840 died 1887.
On this day in history numerous events are noted including the 1934 ambush death of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in Bienville Parish Louisiana, the 1911 dedication of the New York Public Library, and the 1984 Surgeon General report linking smoking to lung disease.
Hobbs will see mostly sunny weather with a high near 95 and a low around 65 while Ruidoso reaches 81 and 53. A fact notes the Moore Oklahoma tornado as an El-5 with estimated energy equivalent to 500 to 600 Hiroshima bomb drops in World War II.
The Odessa American provides publishing and contact information including address 222 E Fourth Street Odessa TX 79761 and P.O. Box 2952 Odessa TX 79760-2952. It lists customer service numbers 337-7314 and toll free 888-693-7191, subscription rates 23.83 monthly and 286 yearly, staff contacts Patrick Canty and Laura Dennis, and office hours for news sports and editorial desks. It also notes ad placement policies and disclaimer language about errors and holiday delivery charges.
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