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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1998
Page
1
Oxford adds LOL and road rage to new dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary adds words like road rage and LOL, reflecting how pop culture, sports, politics, food and computing shape language. A 30 editor team and 60 consultants spent six years and five million dollars, feeding two decades of text into a computer to map meanings. The project shows real use as it notes new twists on old terms and fresh phrases from global sources. Meanwhile the Indiana State Fair kicks off with hot air balloons, including the Giant Hot Air Balloon Race at the fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rage
Oxford University Press
Oxford
Oxford Press
A McManners
Indianapolis
Ind
Gary Cass
Titan 4 rocket explodes after liftoff over Atlantic
An Air Force Titan 4 rocket carrying a spy satellite exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, scattering more than $1 billion in flaming debris over the Atlantic Ocean. No injuries were reported as controllers issued a self destruct command to break the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
America
Hobbyist Builds Lonesome Dove Themed Shrine Home
DeWitt Bobbitt has created a virtual shrine at his residence reflecting his passion for the book and movie Lonesome Dove. The display features tools and items reminiscent of those used on the ranch in the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt Bobbitt
DeWittlebitt
Rio Grande River
Gus McCrae
Woodroe Call
Lonesome Bobbitt
Odessa
Odessa man builds shrine to Lonesome Dove hero
Western fan DeWitt Bobbitt collects more than 100 Lonesome Dove items and created a simulated grave for Augustus McCrane, turning his Odessa home into a shrine reflecting his real life passion for the Larry McMurtry novel and its film.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine
Larry McMurtry
Bobbitt
Augustus McCrane
Sheriff Yearwood threatens OA writer over quotes
Sheriff Reggie Yearwood lashed out at the Odessa American during a news conference accusing reporter Keely Coghlan of misquoting him. He demanded cameras off and warned of arrest if she returns to the sheriff’s buildings, while OA editor Gary Newsom defended the paper and called the threat deplorable. Inside, commissioners rejected the drug task force’s hosting role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggie Yearwood
Odessa American
Yearwood
Coghlan
Gary Newsom
Keely Coghlan
Newsom
Tourists flock to Fort Davis hummingbird roundup
Tourists are expected to flock to Fort Davis this weekend for the town's first hummingbird roundup. Kelly Bryant of Davis Mountain State Park notes the Trans-Pecos hosts more hummingbird variety than anywhere in Texas, with six species likely to be seen this weekend and ten observed last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Trans-Pecos
Texas
Kelly Bryant
Davis Mountain State Park
Bryant
Davis Mountain
1997 and 1998 in Odessa headlines and events
The 1997-98 period featured Diana and Mother Teresa deaths drawing global mourning while a Fort Davis siege of the Republic of Texas movement dominated local news. In Odessa Randy Redd was killed after a standoff, and a 0.25 cent increase sales tax for economic development passed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Davis
Clinton
White House
Monica
Diana
Princess of Wales
Paris
Mother Theresa
Republic of Texas Movement
Televi
Sion
Richard McLaren
Randy Redd
Odessa
Redd
Big Spring
Ectora Tse
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Ukraine
Atlantic
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Texas Monthly
Ginger Pope
Mark Sterkel
Drug Task Force
By Keely Coghlan
Ridder Publications
R.C. Hoiles
W.L. DeBolt
Freedom Communications Inc
Jospeh Sobran
Congress
Patie
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