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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 2002
Page
1
In Baghdad, the UN monitoring agency confirms arrivals of six staff, communications gear, and computers from Cyprus as the team readies to resume weapons inspections. Eighteen inspectors are due Monday, with the first site visit likely Wednesday under a new Security Council mandate.
Allied planes bombed a mobile radar system about 120 miles southeast of Baghdad at 5 a.m. CST, marking the fourth strike by U.S. and British patrols in a week amid escalating no-fly zone enforcement. The attack followed threats against patrols after Iraq reportedly moved the radar.
Brandon says the West Odessa effort means a lot as police step in to aid the needy. The story notes community support and references a feature on FOP on Page 4A.
In Port Worth and across Texas, Hispanics and immigrant groups prepare for the 78th Legislature set to convene January 14. Rep. Miguel Wise revives a bill allowing DPS to accept foreign IDs, including Mexican voter cards, for driver licenses, while debates on safety, insurance, and border policies shape the agenda with GOP control.
Struggling to reach nationals, Sheri Griggs battles recurrent cancer ahead of a December Dallas trip where her Ermian cheer squad seeks a third straight national title. The Hitchcock, Texas native previously had melanoma and a lymph node removed, then radiation after a 2002 check.
The Salvation Army and Odessa American launch the seventh annual Empty Stocking Fund on Turkey Day aiming to raise forty thousand dollars. The Odessa American will match the first four thousand donated, with Major Robert Winters noting about 500 families may receive toys and food baskets this year. Winters says the fund helps those in need at Christmas if not receiving other aid, echoing OA publisher Bill Salter’s pride in the partnership.
Odessa fire marshal Detra White stresses installing and maintaining smoke detectors as the top safety measure for holiday decorating, urging residents to test and replace batteries to prevent fires this season.
City and county offices along with the courthouse and Odessa American business offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. The move affects public services and daily operations across municipal and county facilities in Odessa.
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