Quantum leap noted in probe of USS Cole bombing
Investigators found bomb making equipment in Aden near the port and suspect two former occupants carried out the attack that killed 17 sailors aboard the USS Cole. Yemeni officials hint at non Yemeni Arabs as suspects, while U.S. and Yemeni authorities push for answers amid a memorial observance in Norfolk.
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Aden
Yemen
Barbara Bodine
Saudi Arabia
Interior Ministry
SABA
U.S
Permian Basin Oil Show Opens Despite Early Downpour
Permian Basin International Oil Show officials welcomed thousands of visitors to the first day of the biennial event despite an early morning downpour. The tabloid insert and Page 1B offer more on the show’s opening.
Gore Bush Clash Over Policy In Third Presidential Debate
In St Louis AP reports Gore attacks Bush as ally of the rich while Bush counters that Gore is a big spender from Democratic liberal traditions. Both vie in a 90 minute town hall style clash two weeks before the November 7 vote.
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ST. Louis
al Gore
George W. Bush
Texas
White House
Walter Mondale
Michael Dukakis
Bush
Gore
Bill Clinton
Vietnam
Beethoven may have suffered from lead poisoning study finds
An analysis of Beethoven hair suggests lead poisoning could explain his lifelong ailments and erratic behavior. The four year test at Health Research Institute shows lead levels 100 times higher than modern averages, supporting the idea he died at 56 in 1827 from long term exposure. Researchers note no mercury, arguing against syphilis.
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Argonne. Ill
Ludwig van Beethoven
Health Research Institute
Chicago
Beethoven
William Meredith
Center For Beethoven Studies
San Jose Calif
Vienna
Institute
Spas
Heavy rainfall floods Odessa area amid high water danger
More than two inches of rain soaked Odessa and nearby communities Tuesday morning. West Odessa logged 2.16 inches, Schlemeyer Field 0.73, Midland International Airport 0.35. Firefighters spent hours rescuing drivers and flooded residents, with officials blaming drivers for not slowing through water. An upper disturbance in south-central New Mexico drove the downpour.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Ray Fagen
West Odessa
Schlemeyer Field
The
Weather Service
Midland International Airport
Danny Pina
New Mexico
NWS
Perry Martin
Abilene Floods Prompt City Shelters After Deluge
Dozens of motorists were rescued from floodwaters in Abilene after more than 6 inches of rain fell in about an hour. Officials from the emergency management office set up two shelters and work to determine how many residents were displaced. no injuries were reported.
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Abilene
Mark Whitten
Huntsman discusses southside nursing home proposal in Odessa
Huntsman Corp. and Odessa Huntsman Litigation Group explore a possible nonprofit nursing home to serve southside residents. Don Olsen calls talks preliminary as Gene Collins notes community support. The plan would create about 65 jobs and care for up to 120 residents in a cooperative effort tied to Huntsman and local NAACP leadership.
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Southside
Huntsman Corp
Odessa-Huntsman
Don Olsen
Gene Collins
Collins
Odessa
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Huntsman
Olsen
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