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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1996
Page
2
The Tourism Ministry of India urges cooks and restaurant operators to improve personal hygiene at roadside dhabas, noting unhygienic conditions in popular budget eateries used by travelers and truck drivers. The report highlights hot, cheap food and continuous service as reasons for dhaba popularity.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky arrives in Baghdad at the invitation of President Saddam Hussein seeking ways to lift United Nations sanctions imposed after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. He calls the sanctions an ugly crime by the United States.
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus to screen in full at the New York Film Festival in October. The 1968 Wembley film includes the Stones, The Who, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, and Marianne Faithfull with six songs.
Military management officials report recorders will be flown to Oklahoma City and data recovered by week’s end while crews begin body removal and preserve evidence. The four engine plane carried a Secret Service van during Clinton's vacation. Memorial service planned at Dyess. Recovery teams describe the wreckage as widely scattered and a slow, careful process. The incident may take weeks or months to resolve.
Texas faces a widening road problem with 77 000 miles of interstates and highways aging. Maintenance would cost about 600 million, upgrading 800 million more, while DOT has funds to cover only 40 percent of needs. Officials caution it is not a crisis yet but a growing future risk.
In Bhiwandi near Bombay, 62 people died and nearly 200 sickened after eating at roadside canteens. Dat ura weed traces were found in rice at one canteen, but experts question whether this alone caused the delirium and deaths. Police arrested a restaurant owner’s son and a 15 year old cook as investigations probe murder versus negligence.
Dole moves beyond lean funding as a $16 million ad blitz targets his tax cutting plan and a final $25 million is set for the last stretch. A Pittsburgh rally features big stagecraft, radios, balloons, fireworks, and a live band, marking a shift from earlier budget constraints.
Infoline provides current Lotto Texas and Pick 3 numbers with a 580 area code number for verification. Winning numbers are unofficial until the Texas Lottery Commission confirms them. The TLC regional office is in Odessa at 4682 E University Blvd. and reachable at (915) 368-5243.
Odessa American surveys readers on TV coverage of political conventions. Critics call conventions scripted campaign ads while party officials defend them as a way to reach voters. Readers can vote by phone fax or email with a weekly deadline.
A spokesman stated that the crash occurred at least three times in a 90 day period, and Pitts flew far more frequently than that, highlighting a pattern of activity versus the incidents in question.
Los Angeles AP report says singer Mel Torme, age 70, had a respirator tube reinserted to his throat after a stroke left his speech slurred. He remains hospitalized with hopes for an upcoming Hollywood Bowl show, but faces pneumonia risk from earlier.
Odessa American publishes daily editions from 222 E. 4th Street Odessa Texas with postal details for changes. The staff lists include Gary Newsom editor Tony Cooper advertising director Tony Traven circulation and production directors and provides contact numbers and policy on advertising liability and error handling.
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