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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2000
Page
1
Odessa High School and Permian High School debaters will compete in a district tournament in Amarillo. The teams seek strong performances and potential district recognitions.
Odessa Texas DOT receives federal approval for a $325,000 Dixie Boulevard improvement project. The half mile segment from Atlantic Avenue to Union Pacific tracks will add four lanes a continuous turn lane curbs gutters and sidewalks. Bids planned before year end with construction slated to begin early 2001. spokesman Glen Larum notes TxDOT oversight.
Jon M. Huntsman, chairman and CEO of Huntsman Corp and founder of the Huntsman Cancer Institute, announced an additional 125 million gift to expand the institute’s research on its Salt Lake City campus. The 1995 gift includes 100 million for the ongoing research facility and shows the family’s long term commitment to cancer research and treatment.
Larry Griffin reports inmates used hoes shovels and axes in a racially charged riot at the Smith Unit. One 24 year old prisoner Fernando Trejo died and 21 others were injured as guards attempted to control the outbreak after two black inmates exposed themselves to a female officer.
LAMESA The Preston E. Smith unit south of Lubbock went under lockdown after a riot involving about 300 inmates. One inmate was killed and 21 others were hurt. The incident follows a string of prison unrest across Texas, including hostages at Amarillo Clements unit and other attacks on guards, with executive director Wayne Scott stressing public safety and response.
AP review of multiple algebra texts from 1996 to 1999 highlights titles such as Concepts in Algebra, Contemporary Mathematics in Context CORE-Plus, Focus on Algebra, IMP, MATH Connections, and Mathematics Modeling Our World. It notes potential to aid student learning and mentions publishers Everyday Learning Corporation Addison Wesley Longman Key Curriculum Press It's About Time South-Western Educational and others.
Washington panel of scientists criticizes textbooks for overloading students with equations and graphs while failing to show real world use. They cite truck routing and fuel efficiency as essential math applications and urge teachers to adapt methods. Odessa High's Eddy Pomroy supports teacher autonomy over book content.
Golden AP report details the release of nearly three hours of Columbine High School footage showing a bloodstreaked library scene, destroyed classrooms, and motion as firefighters filmed. Parents react with grief, calling the release voyeuristic and painful while authorities defend it as court-ordered transparency.
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