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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2000
Page
1
A jury ruled Friday that the tobacco industry must pay two smokers 6.9 million, a decision that could trigger far larger punitive damages and threaten the firms with bankruptcy. The verdict signals potential billions in penalties if upheld.
Girl Scout troop 121 will collect aluminum cans from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Wal-Mart parking lots in Odessa and Midland as a fundraising event.
IOF Forresters and Diamond Lanes host Bowling for Miracles from 1 to 5 p.m. today at Diamond Lanes 2208 W Eighth St. Funds go to the Children's Miracle Network. Five dollar and twenty five cent entry covers three games, shoes free. Barbecue plates available for five dollars. For info call 520-.
Canada will deploy touch screen kiosks and automated border checks to let low risk travelers skip lines. Revenue Minister Martin Cauchon said the system will free customs staff to target higher risk travelers and goods, while pre registered travelers pay duties by credit card.
Fifty seven Peanuts fans converge at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park California to mark the 50th anniversary of the comic strip and to honor the late Charles Schulz.
Kermit oilman John Bell and Morris Burns of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association condemn Railroad Commissioner Tony Garza’s proposal to plug nonproducing wells after one year. They say the rule would waste tens of thousands of barrels and punish compliant operators, calling for targeted action against polluting wells instead.
Dobbs, an Odessa education minister, created an eight foot long piggy bank from a real 1000 pound Poland China hog named Willie. He tanned the skin and mounted it on a mannequin, installing a coin slot and a window to display a coin stash. Dobbs aims to sell the piece to Ripley museums after previously selling a two headed calf.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that employers may fire workers and employees may quit for any reason or no reason, reaffirming no legal duty of good faith and fair dealing in employer-employee relations. The unanimous decision contrasted employee protections with insurer good faith duties and drew criticism from labor groups.
President Clinton signed the Freedom to Work Act ending the Social Security earnings test for ages 65 to 69. The repeal boosts annual payments by about 6700 dollars for working recipients and refunds roughly 415,000 seniors retroactive to January 1, with an average 3500 dollars mailed in May.
Odessa Enterprise Zone Committee votes to recommend a five year 100 percent tax abatement for First American Financial Corp. on more than 1.1 million dollars of improvements at its Penbrook Street inbound call center. The four of five taxing entities would participate. ECISD does not participate.
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