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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 2014
Page
6
Four year old pupils at Odessa Christian School in the gym waved flags and sang You're a Grand Old Flag in a Friday tribute to first responders. TRIOTiIC SPIRIT observed by attendees.
Walter Pierce recalls his surprise transfer from infantry to engineer training at Sheppard Army Air Field after a test involving morphine injection. He notes the night of the atomic bomb drops and the approaching Japanese surrender ending the war in the Pacific. He and a fellow soldier were celebrating when the announcement came.
The first Permian Basin Honor Flight will take veterans and guardians to Washington D C to visit World War II Korean and Vietnam memorials Arlington National Cemetery and the U S House of Representatives The flight departs around 6 am Wednesday and returns Friday time to be announced Walter Pierce recalls meteorology training at Chanute field and postwar life after the Army Air Corps discharge He later found work with Lion Oil and married Billie Pierce in a long civil life
Horizontal drilling boosts water demand as 60 percent of rigs run laterals. Oil firms, municipalities, and ranchers compete for scarce supplies amid high water stress. Odessa inks a 10 year deal to sell treated wastewater for up to 100 million. Other projects include a 135 million water district plan expanding up to 30 million gallons daily, plus STW Resources and Rockwater marketing oilfield water reuse services.
Police with Special Weapons and Tactics, canine units, officers and detectives blocked the street while the suspect barricaded inside. Michael Kildow Jr. emerged with arms raised and was taken into custody by Odessan police.
Neighbors described Michael Kildow Jr as the unarmed stabbing suspect who would walk through the Odessa area at various times. A 42 year old neighbor said police knocked on her door Friday afternoon and ordered her family to evacuate two houses down, prompting fear for her grandchildren.
Walter Pierce, 87, longtime Exxon Mobil retiree now in Odessa, reviews his past from Eastland to Texas and his WWII service as a corporal in the US Army Air Corps. He will join Neil Renton on an Honor Flight to Washington D C to visit monuments including Iwo Jima. Donations invited to P O Box 52890 Midland Texas 79710 2890 or call 432-210-9338.
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