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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1998
Page
16
In Louisiana heat from May to August caused at least 41 deaths, the highest annual toll since counting began in 1985. Most victims were elderly without air conditioning, with 28 deaths in the Shreveport and Bossier City area.
Honey Grove High School faced allegations after twin freshman sisters were painted with the word fish and officers told to kneel and declare superiority during an auditorium initiation. The mother pulled them from school, while Principal Jeff Clark defended the event as a 10 year tradition meant to foster unity.
The sour gas well near East Texas was finally plugged after the Texas Railroad Commission ordered Ultra Petroleum of Canada to finish closing it. Ultra had tried to plug on July 6 but was blocked by the owner Jess White. A gas leak scare prompted a rapid commission intervention, evacuations occurred when a sensor alarm malfunctioned on July 26.
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