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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1998
Page
1
A federal judge granted more time for apartment tenants to file a lawsuit against their landlords, extending the deadline while the case proceeds. The move affects ongoing litigation and preserves tenants’ rights as they pursue claims over housing conditions.
Blair a 24 year old Columbus resident captured the 1999 Miss Texas USA title in South Padre Island after evening gown swimsuit and interview segments. She represented Southeast Texas among 104 contestants and will advance to Miss USA in February. First runner-up was Staci Outhouse Miss Dallas and other finalists included Heidi Miller Miss Houston Mandy Jeffreys Miss Lubbock Micki Munson Miss Woodlands. Blair works as an assistant account executive with Neumann Roussel Public Relations in Houston.
Part of a Bear Stearns building wall loosened Monday and dumped bricks onto Lexington Avenue between 46th and 47th streets. A brick pierced the roof of a Brooklyn bound commuter bus, injuring a passenger who was treated and released.
Ector County Commissioner's Court voted 3 2 to raise the ad valorem tax rate after a projected 1.5 million shortfall. Next year's rate rises to 47.5 cents per 100 valuation from 45 cents, costing a $50 000 home about 12.50 more in taxes.
Grieving families collected remains of relatives in Tanzania after U S investigators examined bodies from the Dar es Salaam and Nairobi embassy attacks. Over 70 injured as more than 10 killed, including Tanzanians and an American couple’s friend. Authorities arrest several suspects linked to the blasts amid U S rewards and security lockouts.
Federal Bureau of Prisons investigates the death of a Mexican national inmate shot during an escape attempt at Cornell Corrections Interstate Unit in Big Spring. He was unarmed and had four days in custody. A guard fired after warnings, killing him. he died at Scenic Mountain Medical Center.
The state employee who accused leaders of the Permian Basin Drug Task Force of mismanagement has resigned as executive director of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division. News of Nancy Hugan's resignation on July 10 surfaced as a grand jury began hearing testimony in the area. Officials awaited a state response regarding a new task force and funding. Linda Edwards said the resignation was intended to halt funding for the task force.
In Chicago two boys aged 7 and 8 are accused of beating, molesting, and suffocating 11-year-old Ryan Harris over a shiny blue Road Warrior bicycle. Prosecutors seek juvenile first degree murder charges after a rock struck her head and she died later.
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