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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1990
Page
1
Trends in home design show newer houses shifting to luxury elements as buyers seek more opulent features. Designers note evolving tastes reflect a demand for high end finishes and statement interiors in the current market.
Environmentalists in Austin rally to protect trees and animals amid state debate on natural resources. Local groups argue for preservation while critics warn of economic impacts on Texas industries tied to resources.
Football coaches warn players not to overindulge in summer fatigue and to follow running guidelines to stay sharp.
A new Sunday puzzle starts today as readers tackle a fresh crossword. Recent rains make conditions great for establishing the fall garden, while energy advice notes many home appliances can be powered by solar or photovoltaic energy.
Egypt dispatched troops on Saturday to Saudi Arabia with Morocco and Syria weighing joining the international effort to halt any Iraqi move toward Saudi oil fields. Outside Cairo's Foreign Ministry, frantic Egyptians gathered, crying for relatives inside as President Mubarak urged calm amid the crisis.
AMMAN Jordan Penelope Nabokov, a 10 year old California girl stranded in Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion, reached freedom in Jordan after a grueling 72 hour 660 mile desert journey with 10 other Americans. Her father said she is in phenomenally good spirits. Penelope will depart for Paris aboard an Air France airliner. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced Syria would also send troops to join an Arab umbrella force mobilized by the Arab League as part of efforts to deter further Iraqi aggression. Up to 50,000 U.S. troops were deployed as Arab and American forces seek to respond to the Kuwait crisis.
Staff photographer Stewart F. House followed Cynthia Brooks beginning when she was 15 and pregnant and learned about life as a teenage mother. The report with her mother Jean Brooks covers challenges, plans for marriage to Luis Sosa, and hopes for finishing high school. The feature continues on page 15A and 20-21A.
Liberian government says an American was arrested in Monrovia area amid a rebel advance within 200 yards of the airport. The arrest targets a man accused of supporting Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front as fighting disrupts Monrovia's outskirts and a hospital evacuation begins. An earlier radio call from Doe’s mansion to the BBC claimed the man, named tentatively as Andrew Voros of New Jersey, was armed with an M 16 rifle and revolver.
Refugees in Congo Town Liberia move in single file under constant rain as gunfire crackles nearby. Rebels threaten execution for suspected former government soldiers, leaving many silent and drained while fleeing fighting.
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