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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1998

Page

2

Local officers seek better protection and community support

Fuentes notes it takes about a month and a half to acquire vests, funds from the initial 15 will buy replacements, and the group, with Odessa Police Department Ector County Sheriff Department and DPS members, aims to help with legal counsel, food drives, and Easter Seals support as they acknowledge dangers officers face daily.

Fuentes Ector County Odessa Washington, D.C

Balloonist Fossett Sets New Distance Record

The balloonist surpassed a distance record by early Saturday, nearing five hours after a late night reckoning with weather near a coral reef. Meteorologist Bob Rice warned of strong storms and possible lightning as Fossett remained in a seaworthy but not leakproof capsule with a life raft and wetsuit.

Fossett Bob Rice Rice

Lawsuit over Leno gag targets former intern

NOWI Michigan former government intern sues Jay Leno over a gag about Hillary Clinton and opportunities for hands on experience aired on The Tonight Show. Photsios 24 alleges embarrassment and privacy rights violations amid ongoing jokes and phone calls. The case faces skepticism from media lawyers who call the remarks jest.

Photsios Albion College Leno Bill Colores Free Press Michigan Press Association Dawn Phillips Hertz Carrie

US West workers strike across 13 states over pay and benefits

US West Inc employees walk picket lines after talks collapse with CWA. Mediator Jim Mahon urged a cooling-off period. Company cites 18 percent raises, 20 percent pension boost, and bonuses, while workers raise concerns over health plan benefits and pay tied to performance. Canada not involved.

Colorado Springs US West Jim Mahon Denver Communications Workers of America U S West David Bergie CWA Morton Bahr Washington, D.C Utes Arizona Feller At&t Baby Bells BellSouth Bell Atlantic Baby Bell Veronica Sanchez Rebecca Ortega Ortega West

Clinton weighs how to handle Lewinsky affair admission

Hillary Clinton says a proven wrong affair would be serious. The piece notes advisers’ belief he has yet to admit a relationship, while polling shows Americans might forgive if he apologizes for lying. Probes and political fallout loom from prosecutors to staff as Clinton faces pressure to speak.

Lewinsky Clinton Shopas Cane Congress Hillary Rodham Clinton

Car Bomb Ravages Market Street in Omagh Attack

In Omagh the Market Street blast left shattered buildings and scattered debris as 9 children and many adults died. Police blamed the Real IRA for planting the car bomb, while President Clinton condemned the attack and urged unity. Mary McAleese arrived to comfort relatives as a makeshift morgue assessed the casualties.

Council Bluffs Iowa Bill Cosby Ennis Omaha Neb Big Brothers Big Sisters Cosby Market Street McDonald’s Mary Grimes Avril Monaghan Maura Irish Republic Clinton Northern Ireland Belfast Ulster Unionist Party David Trimble Ireland Irish Republican Army Real Ira Eric Anderson Ahern Mary McAleese Omagh McAleese IRA Gerry

Fragmented Informed Source On Odd Anecdotes And Claims

A mixed odds and ends collection notes unusual health claims about alcohol use life insurance rates for abstainers opinions on happiness among teens and quirky facts about horses feathers wasps nests and Viking Icelandic. It also mentions electric cars in San Juan Islands a 1991 federal experiment and a bizarre grave and dinner parade anecdote.

San Juan Islands Washington State

Readers' Guide 337 OACA Out of Town

Out of town notices and contact details listed by Outgoing Association for Community Affairs. Call 800-375-4661 or email and visit www.oaoa.com for information and procedures.

Oaca Oaoa.com

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