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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2000
Page
1
A Santa Fe sculptor chooses to modify a fountain showing a boy with a squirt gun after critics view the image as sinister. The decision follows community discussion and concerns about public displays in the city.
The Odessa area promotes a tax free shopping weekend with Friday through Sunday sales on clothing and accessories. belts, raincoats, and ponchos qualify. Finance Director James Zentner expects revenue loss to the city but cannot estimate the amount. In Ward County, an 82 year old Odessa man died in an oilfield accident Tuesday evening. Joseph Duane Cake Deutsch perished at the scene per Ward County Sheriff reports. The Ector County ISD Board will meet at 11:30 a.m. for a budget and salary study workshop in Conference Room A.
Two ravens silhouette in a Joshua tree vee as the sun dips in Victorville California. The past days have featured vibrant red and blue skies from smoke from fires burning in the Sequoia National Forest north of Ridgecrest.
Former President Gerald Ford, 87, suffered one or two minor strokes mistaken for a sinus infection and was hospitalized with slurred speech and balance difficulties. He was admitted to Hahnemann University Hospital for evaluation and treatment, with doctors reporting mild improvement and continuing anti clotting therapy.
Yearwood said a $1000 anonymous donor to his sheriff bid is a Republican who wanted to remain unnamed. Jim Wright, who gave the same amount, says he is independent and votes for the candidate. Campaign reports later corrected donor names and identifications under Texas law.
London AP reports that quitting smoking is beneficial even late in life with greater gains for those who stop before 35. The British Medical Journal study projects global tobacco deaths reaching about one billion in the next century if trends persist, contrasting with 100 million in the past. Public health officials are urged to target current smokers.
A Cameron County jury found New York lawyer Gilbert Kerlin swindled the Balli family of Padre Island oil and gas profits dating to 1938. After four days, the all-Latino jury ruled fraud and conspiracy and will consider damages on Monday, with the Balli heirs seeking 11 million and Kerlin facing about 1.1 million in compensatory damages.
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