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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1997
Page
1
Texas lawmakers tightens penalties with a new rule doubling fines for speeding in highway construction zones starting January 1 1998. The measure targets safety for TxDOT crews after years of injuries and 18 worker deaths in the past decade. Juveniles face up to 1000 penalties due to overlapping laws.
American Electric Power Co. will acquire Dallas based Central & South West Corp. for 6.45 billion, extending from Ohio to Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and Louisiana. The move signals a wave of deregulation driven mergers as regulators scrutinize competition and rates. The CSW deal follows two failed trades including Baltimore Gas and Electric and Potomac Electric Power, as states push market reforms and customers gain provider choice.
Two Odessa men Samuel Saldana Jr. and Elias Crespo seek to drop misdemeanor charges and arrest Ector County officials including Ector County Attorney Tracey Bright, arguing arrests were under invalid laws by illegitimate deputies and a bogus court system, while county officials push back.
Israeli excavation uncovers Nazareth farmland with terraced hills where villagers stomped grapes and guarded crops. Scholars say the site could illuminate Jesus early life, noting he likely learned carpentry from Joseph and grew up amid a tiny six acre settlement near Sepphoris, now a cramped city.
A Brooklyn mall confrontation over child support led LaToya Ramirez to hand court papers to her ex husband posing as Santa. She alleged he failed to pay since July 1 and patted by police without arrests. The Santa remained at work at Metrotech as children watched.
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