Postal Service Closed Today City Offices Limited
Morning notice states no mail today and city offices closed except police and fire departments. County offices, including the sheriff, remain closed. OC and UT PB areas report shutdowns with limited operations.
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U.S. Postal Service
BB County
Sheriff's Office
Oilfield labor demand drives worker shortage
World War II veterans age brings labor gaps as oil producers seek workers to meet rising field demand. The item notes veterans, buglers for Taps, and general wartime workforce echoes in a broad market context.
Memorial Day service altered for new millennium in Odessa
The American Legion Post 430 will change the Memorial Day service format in 2000 at Ector County Cemetery 300 S. Dixie Blvd at 6 30 p m. The change aims for a different observance with details provided by adjutant Conrad Roberson and the Odessa American. For more information call 332 5582.
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Ector County Cemetery
S. Dixie Blvd
American Legion Post 430
Conrad Roberson
American Legion
Vietnam Veteran Tears Near Memorial Wall Names
A nameless Vietnam veteran pauses with tears near the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. The scene captures the somber tribute as he sits among the names honoring fallen comrades on a Sunday.
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Philadelphia
Evacuations Continue As Eunice Trains Derailed Fire
About 2,000 residents in Eunice, Louisiana remain evacuated after a Union Pacific chemical train derailed and caught fire near the edge of town. Fire balls lit the sky as crews guarded the site to prevent another explosion while authorities assessed hazards and monitored air quality.
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West Eunice
Union Pacific
Eunice
National Transportation Safety Board
E.J. Chesne
Mark Davis
Chesne
Union Pacific Railroad
Compa
Rence Ae
Guillory
Coast Guard cuts patrolling over rising fuel costs
Seabrook reports say Coast Guard boats assigned to Texas coast patrols sit docked in Galveston while Houston helicopters on ground. Adm. Paul Pluto notes fuel price spikes have slashed patrols from security to rescue missions across 26 states, with costs to cover district fuel looming 700000 to 1300000 dollars amid congressional funding battles.
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Seabrook
Coast Guard
Texas
Galveston
Houston
Midwest
Paul Pluto
Eighth Coast Guard
Gulf Coast
Eighth District
Pluto
Posen
Congress
Jody Collins
U.S. Coast Guard
Collins
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