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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2004
Page
1
Clara Sissel, 70, of Odessa, marked two years of sending care packages to soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq by dispatching her 100th box last week. She boxes supplies with help from church members after enlisting volunteers on Oct 23, 2002.
Clara Sissel, 70, collects items and funds to assemble care packages for overseas soldiers. In two years she sent over 100 boxes, each box weighing about 20 pounds and shared by six to ten soldiers. Sgt. David Golden calls the packages morale boosters, and Sissel says letters saying thank you keep her going. See PACKAGE on Page 2A.
Ector County tax race features Lea Taylor and Barbara Horn, differing on whether to consolidate tax collection in the appraisal district or keep it in the tax assessor-collector’s office. Horn argues for consolidation to speed service. Taylor wants taxes collected solely by the county collector.
Inside coverage highlights ongoing election developments with focus on campaigns and key races. Details summarize party dynamics and candidate strategies, noting local and national implications without sensational language.
Investigations by congressional staff reveal Saddam Hussein micro managed oil for food deals to favor foreign governments such as Russia and Arab states. Iraqi officials pinned down favored importers and a blacklist, with secrecy heightened after a Finance Ministry audit chief was killed in a June car bombing.
Ector County voters turned out in record numbers during the last week with 9,493 early votes tallied by Friday, 1,541 more than the fifth day in 2000. County Elections Administrator Sharon Wilson attributes the surge to the presidential race, noting cross party interest.
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