This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2000
Page
1
Ector County Commissioners began preliminary steps Monday to privatize the jail. A committee of county offices will gather data from cities with private jails, study bids from private firms, and draft guidelines for transferring supervision if approved.
The Kursk submarine, a major Russian naval asset, collided in the Barents Sea during exercises, trapping more than 100 sailors as it sank hundreds of feet. Navy chief Admiral Kuroyedov said a happy ending was unlikely, while officials noted reactors were off and no nuclear weapons on board, amid concerns of potential radiation risk.
School crossing guard Ysidro Reyes resumes duties at Sam Houston Elementary a year after being struck by a car while aiding students. He was hospitalized and rehabilitated but is now back on assignment and ready to ensure safe crossings for pupils.
A UK charity launches a cross channel vasectomy tourism service for French men, charging 300 dollars for procedures at London or Ashford clinics on the Eurostar route. Marie Stopes International promotes the plan as easing access while highlighting the Napoleonic Code’s ban on self mutilation in France.
President Bill Clinton lauded Al Gore as a “profoundly good man” and urged voters to elect his successor at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. He praised Gore for welfare reform, environmental protection, bridging the digital divide, and boosting jobs while pledging to pay down debt, invest in education and health care, and cut family taxes.
Odessa attorney Richard Abalos recalls Al Gore as a barracks roommate at Fort Rucker Alabama in 1969 and 1970 while both served in the Army. Abalos joined the Judge Advocate General Corps after St Mary's Law School and Gore volunteered after Harvard. Gore later went to Vietnam while Abalos stayed stateside and they have kept in touch, with Abalos campaigning for Gore in 1988 and beyond.
Tropical Storm Beryl edge toward the Texas coast threatening 230 miles of shoreline in Texas and Mexico with heavy rains and strong winds. Residents seek higher ground as emergency crews pile sandbags and lock facilities while homes brace with plywood shutters. Around Brownsville and nearby colonias along the Rio Grande, thousands urged to shelter as the storm approaches.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.