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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1998
Page
1
A man who fought at Lenny's Wisconsin Billiards drove a car into a sidewalk crowd early Sunday injuring at least 26. One woman critical, others with broken legs and scrapes. Driver fled on foot. no arrests. A separate shooting left a man with a leg wound. Harlem Week Festival honors African heritage in New York.
Washington AP describes how President Clinton’s past denials and public defenses face exposure as a possible admission could threaten his tenure. It notes his January Roosevelt Room denial, sworn statements in the Paula Jones case, and advisers’ loyalty as they argued his integrity. It cites why insiders think he believed he could talk his way out of trouble.
Odessa report says the Fraternal Order of Police completed its eighth annual bulletproof vest drive raising between 14 000 and 15 000 dollars. President Art Fuentes said the group plans to purchase 15 Monarch Second Chance Vests at about 500 dollars each when bought in bulk.
Adventurer Steve Fossett was found alive in a life raft eight hours after his balloon went down in the Coral Sea two thirds into a global voyage. rescue teams in Australia and France coordinated with mission control in St Louis as a raft and supplies reached him and he was to be picked up by a New Zealand navy tanker.
In Denver AP reports 34000 union employees across US West's coverage area went on strike over proposed forced overtime and pay changes. US West officials, stunned by the action, deployed 15000 managers trained for critical repair and installation tasks as the strike began. Authorities continue to assess the broader impact.
In Omagh a car bombing killed 28 as Protestants and Catholics mourn together. Prime Minister Ahern and British PM Blair pledged action to hunt the bombers and push peace, with Blair suspending a France vacation to return to Belfast. The attack aimed to derail the peace process amid a mixed town tragedy.
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