Mount St Helens draws crowds as eruption possibility looms
Crowds gathered along a park road eager for a repeat eruption as Mount St Helens showed ongoing volcanic activity. Scientists from USGS reported tremors and gas increases suggesting magma movement, with alert raised to Level 3. Experts cautioned timing remains unpredictable and unlikely to match the 1980 disaster.
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Mount St. Helens
Geological Survey
Willie Scott
Cascades Volcano Observatory
Vancouver
Scott
Chavez's path from football to law draws him home to Odessa
In a interview Chavez discusses his shift from sports to liberal arts and law inspired by his father. He reveals how his Harvard dream gave way to practicing law in Odessa with a family rooted in the courtroom. He emphasizes family ties and returning to care for his roots.
Jay Hernandez Early Life and Acting Roles Highlighted
Actor Jay Hernandez known as Javier Hernandez or Jay Chavez was born February 20, 1978 in Montebello California. He starred in The Rookie as Joaquin Whack Campos and appeared in Crazy Beautiful Torque and Friday Night Lights with a future Ladder 49 project opposite John Travolta. He is 26 in the context of the early career note and is recognized for a West Texas based true story film.
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West Texas
John Travolta
Montebello
Calif
Dennis Quaid
Joaquin
Whack” Campos
Big Lake
Torque
Odessa native Hernandez reflects on Permian team legacy
“I just felt good here,” Hernandez said of Odessa and his film work with the 1988 Permian High School football team chronicled in the movie. He spoke of comfort, family, and the town’s pressure to win, noting how the culture shaped his view of their on-field burden.
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Hernandez
Chavez
Permian
James Stewart
James Garner
Clint Eastwood
James Arness
Willie Nelson
Johnny Cash
Robert Wagner
Clayton Moore
Gene Autry
Campbell
Standoff in Hobbs Ends With Suspect Arrest
Hobbs police say Orlando Martinez, 26, of Hobbs, was held at the 2200 block of Brecken Street after a Sunday aggravated assault and false imprisonment. After a hours long evacuation and negotiations, Martinez surrendered and was jailed for evaluation and charges. Assisted by Lea County Sheriff's Department, Hobbs Fire Department, Red Cross, Valor Telecom and Excel Energy.
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Orlando Martinez
N.M
Donnie Graham
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Martinez
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Valor Telecom
Excel Energy
Wells College Students Protest Plan to Admit Men
In Aurora New York Wells College faces a protest by more than a third of its all female student body as about 170 students sleep in the lobby and camp in 15 tents outside the administration building. They oppose the trustees decision to admit men starting next year citing tradition and classroom dynamics. College President Lisa Marsh Ryerson says the college will become coed and community responses are being worked through.
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N.Y
Wells College
Finger Lakes
Rachel Crosbie
Lisa Marsh Ryerson
Wells
Behind the Lights special book chronicles Odessa filming
OA advertising department releases a full color 28 page magazine style book titled Behind the Lights about the Friday Night Lights filming in Odessa. Priced at 12.95, available October 7 at OA 222 E Fourth St. Call 333 7602 to order. pre-orders enter a drawing for movie tickets and a Friday Night Lights poster.
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Odessa
Fourth St
Odessa Fan Reflects on Football Legacy and Small-Town Passion
In 1990 impressions weighed heavy but the climate has shifted. He notes Odessa no longer dominates as before, yet the town’s devotion to football remains strong. They’re a small town, and despite recent struggles, they still love the game.
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Odessa
Panama Cancels 121 Diplomatic Passports Including Connery’s
In Panama City the government canceled 121 diplomatic passports from the prior administration as part of updating Foreign Relations records. Among those canceled is an extended passport once issued to Sean Connery, described by Vice President Samuel Lewis Navarro as a friend of former President Mireya Moscoso. Connery had visited Panama in March 2003 and met Moscoso at a coffee plantation and received an award.
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Panama
James Bond
Sean Connery
Foreign Relation Department
Samuel Lewis Navarro
Connery
Mireya Moscoso
Moscoso
Cheney Edwards debate sets contrast between experience and exuberance
In Cleveland Case Western Reserve hosts the lone vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards. The 63 year old Cheney with a long government resume argues for Bush across national security while 51 year old EdwardsSELLS a working class Kennedy style can do vision. Edwards seeks to rattle Cheney and push Democrats’ critique of Bush right shift while avoiding disrespecting an elder statesman.
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John Edwards
Dick Cheney
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Edwards
Cheney
Bush
Helm
John Kerry
North Carolina
Brightness and the candidates draw record SNL audience
NBCs Saturday Night Live set a new viewership high after airing an old clip of Chevy Chase making faces behind Jane Curtin while she read the news. Viewers mistook the moment for a clip of President Bush in Thursday nights debate.
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NBC
Chevy Chase
Jane Curtain
President Bush
Miami
John Kerry
George Bush
Bush Kerry debate and world events spoof
The piece riffs on the Bush Kerry debate with satirical lines about the global test and pre emptive action. It notes Mount St Helens eruptions and media overreaction. It sketches Tony Blair hospitalization and Kerry campaign theatrics, alongside Enron fallout and a jokey career arc.
Odessa American contact and subscription notice summary
The Odessa American lists contact numbers for staff including Publisher Patrick Canty and Editor John Kerr, office hours, and department lines for News Sports Bridals Good News Ticket Church News Editorial Page Ad services and classifieds. It also outlines subscription options with carrier and mail rates for various durations and days, plus a note about paper misprint and a missing paper contact.
Masters of Disasters air show ends as crash hits Lodestar
The American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum in Midland reported a Sunday crash during a weather disrupted air show. Five CAF members escaped unharmed as the Lodestar suffered major engine and tail damage. the airport briefly closed and officials awaited FAA or NTSB involvement. The show resumed after lunch with aerobatics and the main event before finishing around 3:30 p.m.
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American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Rice
CAF
Odessa-Midland
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