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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2004
Page
1
MCH confirms another round of layoffs totaling 16 positions cut as part of ongoing staffing reductions. Ruth Campbell reports the company aims to streamline operations and reduce costs amid market pressures.
Sixteen more Medical Center Hospital workers were laid off Friday as the deficit for fiscal year 2004 surpasses 10.2 million dollars, with three others reduced from full to part time. The meeting to approve the budget and tax rate is set for 5 p.m. Sept 28 in the second floor boardroom at MCH.
The Odessa residents' protest at an Ector County Hospital District Board meeting preceded Friday cuts that trim salaries and benefits saving $869,000 and balancing the 2004-05 budget. CFO Robert Abernethy notes a $91,974 year end excess, with CEO William Webster predicting no further cuts. The district plans continued budget monitoring and attrition where possible.
Odessa master gardener Mary Ann Miles created a 7.5 foot Statue of Liberty with a lighted torch in a 25 by 25 foot rock garden at Yukon Road and Ector Avenue. A 22 foot white marble star sits at the center with a heavy concrete Texas shape crafted by Carl Murdock. The display also shows Texas and U.S. flags and aims to spark local pride. Miles and her brother began Aug 26 and finished Sept 11, hoping to add more Odessa touches later.
Retired U S Army Gen Tommy Franks discusses his memoir American Soldier in a Houston telephone interview. He suggests a subtitle Ain t is a Great Country and credits the military for elevating a kid from a trailer house. The book remains a top NYT bestseller in its sixth week.
U S Central Command will sign copies of his book American Soldier at Barnes & Noble located at 2617 W Loop 250 Midland starting at 3 p m on Sunday. The event invites readers and supporters to meet the author and obtain signed copies.
In Baghdad a car bomb killed three and wounded 23 as U.S. forces rounded up dozens of suspects amid ongoing violence across Iraq. The day saw at least 52 deaths, with 63 arrests including Syrians and Egyptians, as fighters linked to al Qaida support the insurgency. An earlier attempted car bombing at a Baghdad checkpoint left two dead. US jets hit alleged al Qaida targets around Fallujah, while a Marine was killed in Anbar. Since the war began 1,027 U.S. service members have died.
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