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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1996
Page
1
A homeless man named Leon frequents the Ector County Courthouse over years, unseen by many with uncertain first visit date. He drifts between benches on different floors, found day by day amid courthouse routines.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department is weighing nationwide standards for pizza and related products. The draft rules would define beef stew composition, cap hot dog fat at 40 percent plus added water, and set criteria for “sausage pizza” as bread based with tomato sauce, cheese and meat topping.
In Washington the 105th Congress is poised to seek abortion restrictions including a late term limit while avoiding a constitutional amendment. Clinton vetoes a partial birth ban, Daschle and other leaders clash over health exceptions, and shifts in Senate power after November give abortion opponents control of both chambers. A February decision on international family planning funding also looms.
Cape Canaveral AP NASA scientists grow edgy as Mars Pathfinder prepares for liftoff on Monday with probe No 3. Officials cite two near misses one failure by a Russian mission and note plans for eight more Martian missions over the next decade to sample soil and rocks for Earth return while Russia weighs joining the effort.
A family with several children faces mounting medical bills and illness preventing work. They await benefit approval while the children need clothing and food for the holidays. Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund via the Odessa American will supply gifts and meals to needy families.
San Francisco man Chuck Johnson, once given a year to live due to AIDS, saw his condition improve dramatically after starting the protease inhibitor Crixivan. By February the virus was undetectable in his blood, his weight and strength returning to normal.
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