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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2000
Page
12
A 23 year old man playing the apostle in a small town was found unconscious after a noose was pulled tight, collapsing during a televised outdoor passion play. He died shortly after at a hospital.
In Medellin Colombia a Colombian player named Estrada was abducted from a car near Carmen de Viboral in Antioquia. He was freed two hours later and details like a ransom request and exact identity were not immediately clarified. The region is active with National Liberation Army guerrillas who have a history of kidnapping for ransom.
Ethiopian man convicted of a sharp object attack that killed a Sudanese man was severely harmed Sunday in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The report notes executions are public with a sword and cites human rights groups complaining of denied legal counsel and unfair trials in capital cases.
Police and immigration officers detained 157 Iraqis in Rancabunya after locals said the group planned to sail illegally to Australia. Eight Indonesians were arrested in connection with a smuggling ring. The detainees, mostly adult men, faced questioning while authorities pursue organizers.
Federal police halted a truck en route to the northern border and found 7.7 tons of marijuana wrapped in plastic inside 246 natural gas tanks at a checkpoint about 90 miles south of the New Mexico border. The same checkpoint had previously uncovered cocaine in the same truck. Nearby, federal police found 7.26 pounds of heroin in a passenger bus passenger’s suitcase.
In Colombia on a holiday weekend, guerrillas from the People’s Liberation Army kidnapped at least 12 people from buses and private cars near Riosucio as a landslide blocked a rural highway. Police say the EPL, a small guerrilla group of about 500, often seizes travelers for ransom.
Russian authorities say they cracked an international ring trafficking stolen gems and seized emeralds and other stones valued at 28 million dollars. First Deputy Interior Minister Vladimir Kozlov presented part of the booty and said stones linked to the Uralmash network were involved while investigations continue in Russia and abroad.
The Civic Forum Institute says its Gaza City office was shut last week by Palestinian security officials in a move it calls a blatant violation of democratic rights. The group is led by Khatem Abdel Khader, a Palestinian legislator critical of corruption but supportive of Yasser Arafat. Human rights groups accuse the Authority of torture political detention and speech restrictions.
Lot 18 in Block 13 Lasseter's according to plat in Volume 3 page 430 Prat County Records Texas Account 22468.
An Austin notice from April 9, 2000, outlines orders and presented statements that may justify actions. Readable fragments indicate consideration of related procedures and approvals within the jurisdiction.
You may request inclusion on a mailing list by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the listed address. The executive director will prepare a response to relevant and material public comments submitted for consideration.
Contact the Public Assistance Office for this permit application process at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TWRCC is available at Wien Inc. state. bus. in Austin Texas.
The State of Texas Ector County issues a sheriff sale under case number 8-107,275. Blazer Financial Services sues Hector and Rueda with the sale subject to all liens and encumbrances.
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