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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 2002
Page
1
Aaron Benson reports the Salvation Army in Odessa seeks volunteers for holiday programs led by Major Robert Winters. Daily and holiday dinners, the Angel Tree, and toy drives need helpers as the agency serves about 40 Odessans nightly, rising to 125 to 150 on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The State Board of Education approved a plan by 74 to 10 to ease TAKS scoring this year and next as students adjust to harder tests. Under the plan, third graders would need 20 of 36 correct this year, 22 of 26 next year, and 24 in the third year to pass, delaying full rigor.
Huntsman Polymers CEO Peter Huntsman pledged half a million dollars to Odessa for water parks, part of a broader $1 million contribution started over two years ago and reaffirmed during a October visit. The gift helped fund the Woodson Park center and the Sherwood Park center on Odessa's northeast side, boosting local and visiting enjoyment.
Odessa Rotary Club members Jon Huntsman and Morton received a noon Wednesday donation from the Huntsman family at Odessa College. Rybiak described Jon Huntsman as a major community benefactor and highlighted the Odessa plant employing 479 people. Huntsman Corp. is based in Salt Lake City and Houston with about 13,000 employees in 80 locations worldwide.
Senate Majority Leader Daschle argues the administration has made no real progress in locating Osama bin Laden and halting al Qaida, signaling doubts about whether the United States is winning the war on terror. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld declined to say if bin Laden is dead or alive after a threatening audiotape.
FBI agent Matthew Espenshade warns EMS workers in the Permian Basin area that Odessa Midland are more vulnerable to terror due to extensive oil and gas infrastructure linking to the West Coast Gulf Coast and heartland. He urged awareness of real threats in small communities.
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