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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2014
Page
1
Kara Lehnert, 13, earns top honors at the Odessa American sponsored 36th annual spelling bee earning a trip to Washington D C for the Scripps National Bee. Preliminaries begin Wednesday as coverage tracks her progress and final word.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa was arrested in West Texas after a search at El Paso airport checkpoint found marijuana canisters. Police say he was detained for possession and posted bail of 300 dollars. He remained in a holding cell as festival performances proceeded.
An apparent murder suicide occurred late Saturday in a south Ector County residence. Officials say a man in his 40s, the toddler’s father, killed the child, shot the mother, then turned the gun on himself. The woman remains hospitalized in serious condition. Autopsies pending. The incident is in the 12000 block of South Beryl Avenue, about six miles west of South Highway 385.
Rain totals in the Permian Basin shattered five month normals with 1.83 inches at Midland International Airport and 1 inch between 5 and 7 am. The National Weather Service warned continued thunderstorm activity through today and a flash flood watch remains in effect. Odessa police reported high call volume but no major incidents, while oil fire cleanup in Midland slowed. See STORMS Page 2A.
William Bowlin, 90, is featured in a veterans series as he prepares for the Texas Permian Basin Honor Flight in September. He served in the 22nd Reconnaissance Squadron and the 7th Photographic Group, piloting Lockheed P-38 aircraft to photograph targets and bomb damage around England.
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