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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 2000
Page
2
Evelyn Portillo six Cesar and Melissa Portillo respond to Christmas prompts in Odessa asking how Santa enters homes without chimneys what gifts they plan for their parents and their family traditions. They mention perfume for Mom a stereo for Dad lights on the house and cookie and Coke as their favorite treat. Santa reportedly keeps a naughty nice list.
Online shopping surge looms as Toysrus.com and Amazon struck a surprise partnership last summer. The joint move aimed to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season and the millions of holiday shoppers expected.
Gail Atwater and Lago Vista face the U S Supreme Court as her 1997 arrest for not wearing seat belts prompts a Fourth Amendment challenge. The case asks if police may arrest a person for a minor, nonviolent offense without a warrant. The outcome could redefine limits on police authority nationwide.
A 28-year-old Odessa man is held in Midland County Jail after the West Texas Narcotics Enforcement Task Force seized $160,000 worth of narcotics in West Odessa Sunday night. Ricardo Torres Vasquez, 3517 Greenlee Ave., is to appear before a federal magistrate in Midland County today. About 6 p.m. Sunday, task force agents served a warrant in the 12600 block of Marin Drive.
Lawyers for Al Gore and George W. Bush continued a second day of testimony on chaos with voting machines and Gore's recount pleas while Dick Cheney urged Gore to concede. Democrats floated a gracious exit but said the fight is far from over as a Florida judge vowed a swift ruling. Gore gave a 60 Minutes interview amid a broad public relations push and Cheney pressed for concession on NBC.
Demonstrators gather outside the U S Supreme Court in Washington as protests persist. Ellen Frank of Long Island NY, a Gore supporter, is surrounded by Bush supporters Dorothy Kouroupis of Pasadena MD and Bryan Scott of Annapolis MD defending the scene with a flag.
A single mother in Odessa with three children asks for help this Christmas. Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund, run by the Odessa American and the Salvation Army, will supply food clothing and toys to needy families in Odessa. The goal is $40,000 and the drive runs from Thanksgiving Day through December 20.
Samuel Saldana Jr. filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Odessa and the Odessa Police Department alleging deprivation of constitutional rights. The suit names OPD officers including John M. Lee and J.M. Valdez and accuses police of harassment. The incident sequence cites Sept 6 and Sept 10 2000 jailings over a stop sign and driver license issue.
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