Mayor's Prayer Breakfast set at Holiday Inn Odessa
The Odessa American reports the Mayor's Prayer Breakfast held 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. Thursday at Holiday Inn Suites 6201 E Business 20. Midland Mayor Bobby Burns is the speaker. Tickets cost 8 dollars, available at City Hall and Family Christian Stores, with advance purchase required by Monday. For details call Norma McClure at 335-3276.
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Odessa
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City Hall
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Norma McClure
Flamingo fine fuels legal clash in Georgia yard art
Doug and Ellen Henry faced daily $25 fines from their Towne Park subdivision for unapproved yard art after purchasing pink flamingos for 15. As fines climbed to 3400 dollars and a lien appeared, the couple learned of the dispute only during a sale escrow. Officials say two certified letters about the fines were returned.
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Miami Police Chief Resigns Amid Elian Raid Turmoil
Police Chief William O'Brien resigns after criticizing Mayor Joe Carollo over not being notified of the Elian Gonzalez raid. The firing of City Manager Donald Warshaw a day earlier deepens Miami government chaos as residents allege police abuse during protests.
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Miami
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City of Miami
William E. O’brien
Government seeks split of Microsoft into two firms
The government asked a federal court to divide Microsoft into two companies to curb its monopoly. One would handle Windows operating software and the other applications such as word processing and spreadsheets with Internet Explorer kept in the applications firm. The plan bars officers and directors including Bill Gates from owning stock in both firms for 10 years.
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Microsoft
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Midland Man Killed In I 20 Car Crash
A 52 year old Midland man David Lee McMinn was killed in a one car crash on Interstate 20 east of the Grandview Avenue exit. The 1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse left the roadway, went airborne, rolled over and landed on the embankment near Industrial Avenue. ODESSA POLICE SERGEANT Bob Forbus said the death was pronounced at the scene and an autopsy was planned. Police cited witnesses and possible medical causes but offered no definite reason.
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David Lee McMinn
Grandview Avenue
Odessa
Bob Forbus
Industrial Avenue
McMinn
Ector County
B.J. White
Medical Center Hospital
Forbus
Interstate 20
Man Walks From Denver Jail With Fake Identity
Juan Luis Valenzuela, a suspect in the April 1994 Odessa homicide of Carmelo Perez Lara, walked from Denver County Jail after switching identities with another inmate. The escape went undiscovered for nearly a month, with extradition orders underway since his March arrest. The Ector County Sheriff praised his capture and return to Texas for court.
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Ector County Sheriff’s Office
Juan Luis Valenzuela
Odessan
Carmelo Perez Lara
Ector County Sheriff
Carl Rogers
Valenzuela
Texas
Rogers
Shooting spree in Pittsburgh area leaves five dead
A white man, Richard Baumhammers, opened fire across several Pittsburgh suburbs in about an hour, killing five and wounding a sixth in a racially motivated spree. He was captured after the shootings, which spanned within twenty miles and included an Indian grocery store victim and others found dead at nearby homes.
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