Early voting underway for 19th District runoff
Voters in Midland Randy Neugebauer and Mike Conaway race can vote through May 30 at five Odessa sites. Polls run 8 am to 5 pm daily with annex extended 7 am to 7 pm May 29 30. ID required and registration card. Early totals: Ector 2020 Midland 4502 Lubbock 6743.
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Bob Hope USO shows boosted morale for Vietnam veterans
Veterans recall Bob Hope’s USO visits in Vietnam and Guam, praising his clean humor and starry eye candy acts. Brigadier General Teilmann, now with the National Guard, led the Hollywood USO center in Los Angeles, while veterans from Danang, 1965 and 1970s shows, recount the excitement, camaraderie, and lasting nostalgia of Hope’s appearances.
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Task force lauds work as critics press on Lee case
Baton Rouge officials praise the joint police task force for solving the five slayings linked to a serial killer. Critics argue mishandled handling, while investigators note the DNA dragnet and tips that connected suspect Lee to the crimes. Separate Zachary probes tied Lee to two earlier cases.
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Hemingway House Opens Doors to Rare Items in Havana
The Hemingway house at Finca Vigia near Havana, usually closed to the public, staged a brief exhibit of rare possessions including the 1954 Nobel Prize certificate and an early film script. About 60 academics and enthusiasts attended a Havana colloquium as curators highlighted glass cases with the Old Man and the Sea adaptation script, a 1953 Bohemia magazine with the translation, and a Life issue featuring Hemingway.
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Pavarotti Hosts Star Studded Benefit For Iraqi Refugees
In Modena on Tuesday night Luciano Pavarotti led a charity benefit with friends including Bono Ricky Martin Queen Eric Clapton Andrea Bocelli and Liza Minnelli to aid UN relief efforts in Iraq. Proceeds from tickets pledges and broadcast sales supported humanitarian aid as Minnelli performed from hospital in Bologna after a knee injury.
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Liza Minnelli Undergoes Kneecap Surgery in Italy
Liza Minnelli underwent successful knee surgery Wednesday after fracturing her kneecap in a fall at an Italian hotel. Doctors at a Bologna hospital reported the operation went well. The 57 year old had been in Italy for a benefit concert setup with Luciano Pavarotti in Modena when she tripped on Sunday.
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Harmony Home opens in Odessa to aid abused children
Harmony Home brings a child advocacy center to Odessa offering immediate counseling and court-ready interviews. Christina Nelson, now 19, recalls how the center helped her after abuse, while organizers plan satellite sites in rural areas to break the cycle of abuse and improve reporting.
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Odessa American contact and reach information
Public notice style header lists Odessa American contact details and mailing addresses. It provides the main phone line 337 6262 for weekday hours and an out of town number 800 375 466. The text appears as a generic publication masthead and does not present a clear news item.
Odessa American Classifieds Advertising Rates and Delivery Info
Readers guide lists advertising fax numbers and Odessa American contact lines. Subscription options and daily and Sunday rates are shown, with mailing intervals and weekend offerings. Reproduction restrictions and phone lines are noted, along with office extensions and executive editor contact.
Hollywood humor and politics mix in late 1990s Argus reel
Hollywood comedian Argus Hamilton notes a century for Bob Hope in Los Angeles while skirting controversy from his early stand up. He cites Bush era speeches at Arlington and various political jests, including Hillary Clinton book plans, deportation hearings, and Israel related shifts.
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Correction on Ector County ISD teaching staff plan
The Ector County Independent School District will excess some teachers but will not lay anyone off. No employees will lose their jobs, though some will be reassigned. The district’s plans were misrepresented in a May 25 edition by sports editor John Effort Sarren.
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Cadbury Promotes Charity Campaign in Britain
Cadbury launches a major promo to fight childhood obesity by donating sports equipment to schools in exchange for candy bar labels. The Guardian reports a school could receive a volleyball net if 5,400 labels are submitted, while a child would need about 90 hours of basketball to burn calories from the candy needed for the ball.
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