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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1999
Page
1
Todd Bodine, the youngest of three racing brothers, closes the 1990s as a dependable Busch Series performer and a go to option for Winston Cup car owners when other drivers are injured. He stands out as one of the sport’s trusted performers in a competitive era.
Supreme Beef Processors voluntarily recalled thousands of pounds of ground beef with sell dates of December 28 or earlier after federal inspectors found E coli in one sample. The beef, produced Monday, was distributed to eight states including Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee Mississippi Florida and New Mexico. No illnesses were reported.
Odessa leaders defend seven year 100 percent tax abatement packages for Texas Independent Energy and Southwestern Bell. TIE plans a 300 million power plant near I 20 employing up to 650 and boosting El Paso area economy. Southwestern Bell will add at least 200 jobs with a 6.8 million payroll and a 1 million grant tied to job creation. Abatements come under statewide trend with over 700 Texas agreements since 1989.
The arrests of suspected terrorists at the Canadian border last week bolster supporters of a law requiring tracking of every foreigner entering the United States. Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian, was arrested in Washington state and charged with bringing bomb-making materials into the country. Lucia Garofalo, a Canadian woman, and Bouabide Chamchi of Algeria were charged in Vermont with conspiring to misuse a false passport and related offenses. Rep. Lamar Smith calls the case a wake-up call on border security.
The Venezuela coast faces a bleak Christmas as troops deliver food water and medicine while survivors search for missing relatives and thousands believed buried under mud avalanches. In Caraballeda and Punta de Mulatos families line up for water and mourns absent presents as death toll estimates soar.
The SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo begins its 67th year in Odessa as PRCA kicks off a near year round season. Vice president Gerald Nobles notes cowboys take a brief Christmas break before returning to compete for top 15 National Finals Rodeo berths in Las Vegas. The event at Ector County Coliseum blends traditional horsemanship with growing sponsorship and business aspects of the sport.
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