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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1999
Page
1
An Odessa used car dealer opened a Suzuki new car dealership at Music City Mall last week and hopes to add three more franchises soon.
In Little Rock Arkansas the First Church of the Nazarene closes its lot for a five day drive-through Nativity scene to show the Christmas story. Church officials expect around 10 000 visitors to view a 15 minute exhibit featuring about 140 costumed characters and animals including donkeys and hens.
County commissioners weigh lifting a 15 month old hiring freeze at today's Commissioners Court meeting after previously delaying the move in October The plan would end the policy entirely while keeping a 30 day hold on new hires, with a safety net to reimpose if budgets tighten and a push to let department heads manage offices.
NASA officials in Pasadena voiced growing pessimism about contacting the $165 million Mars Polar Lander after a third straight day with no signal. Operations manager Richard Cook described mounting frustration while mission teams run through failure scenarios and await a possible midweek breakthrough before complex explanations are needed.
Thirty years after Altamont the West Coast Woodstock, the Rolling Stones headline a free concert in a cow pasture that ended in violence and signaled the closing of the Flower Power era. Promoters underestimated crowd size and chaos, while experts call the event a transition away from communal ideals toward danger and disarray.
The director of the FBI and authorities in Ciudad Juarez have unearthed at least six suspected victims of the ongoing drug war. The discovery underscores intensifying violence and the effort to confront organized crime in northern Mexico.
Washington reports 60 FBI and U.S. forensic experts joined Mexican authorities at mass grave sites near Juarez after officials disclosed the graves. Authorities fear at least 100 bodies may be buried in two graves possibly including 22 Americans. Experts say the move signals shifting Mexico U.S. cooperation amid nationalist backlash in Mexico and debate in Congress.
The Smith family asks the Odessa community for help through the Empty Stocking Fund, a joint project of the Odessa American and the Salvation Army. Donations support food, gifts, and clothing for needy Odessans through December 20 with a $3,000 match from the Odessa American and possible additional matches from other groups. Gifts and food baskets will be delivered December 22 by Salvation Army Captain Mike Barnhouse.
Deanna Peden and Sally Carlton compare poinsettias at the American Cancer Society Poinsettia Tea held Sunday at Eben Noel's northeast Odessa home. About 200 people attended the event, expected to raise over $7,000 for the local ACS chapter, marking its 22nd year on the first Sunday of December and Noel's inaugural hosting.
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