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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1998

Page

8

Surviving Houston Octuplets Stable After Caesarean Birth

Seven Houston octuplets remain in stable condition at Texas Children’s Hospital with four breathing on their own and three on ventilators. Gorom and Ebuka still recovering from surgery and expected to stay in critical condition for months. Mother Nkem Chukwu and father Iuke Udobi remain in stable condition at nearby St Luke’s as media pressure mounts. Odera died Sunday morning, highlighting the fragility of the case.

Houston Ebuka Ikem Gorom Nkem Chukwu Texas Children’s Hospital Chukwu St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Odera Chido Nwangwu Nigeria Usafrica Usafricaonline.com Nwangwu Iuke Louis Udobi

Open records reform eyed by state lawmakers

The committee proposed civil penalties for noncompliant agencies and allow charging for personnel time over five hours. It seeks to limit frivolous attorney general opinions and consider moving open records decisions from the AG’s office. Cornyn pledges timeliness and precedent in rulings.

Attorney General Wentworth Ron Dusek Attorney General's Office John Cornyn Cornyn Dusek

Public tours opening of new juvenile detention center

Fort Stockton invites the public to an opening tour of the Lewis V. Amonette Juvenile Detention Center at 10 am. The new 20 bed facility replaces the old 11 bed site closed in 1995 for structural issues. County leaders say juveniles may be housed next week.

Fort Stockton Lewis V. Amonette Gregg McKenzie Pecos Fredie Capers Florida Southwest Airlines Freedom Reward I Co

Vessel at anchor faces fuel risk off coast after wheat pickup

Greg Pollock of the GLO warns the vessel shows risk to its structural integrity due to a fuel load. Despite this, monitoring remains ongoing as the ship, anchored about a mile offshore, had arrived on Christmas Day to load wheat en route to El Salvador. Cyclamen Marine Ltd. did not respond to requests for comment.

Greg Pollock Glo’s Pollock el Salvador Hauser Cyclamen Marine Ltd Associated Press

Chemical cloud sickens 13 in Victoria sulfuric acid incident

A mysteriously dumped pile of sulfuric acid powder ignited Monday morning in Victoria causing noxious smoke that sickened 13 people, including five firefighters. Most were treated and released after a two hour blaze that closed streets near downtown Victoria.

Victoria

Odessa blotter reports gun threat and multiple thefts

Police blotter lists incidents in Odessa including a gun threat by a stranger who dropped the weapon in the 700 block of West Clements Street, a girlfriend stabbing threat, and several thefts across streets such as Hancock Avenue, West 10th Street, Oakwood Drive, Philemon Plaza, and Bradley Drive, with values ranging from under two thousand to eight thousand dollars.

Odessa West Clements Street Hancock Avenue West 10Th Street Odessia Oakwood Drive Philemon Plaza Grandview Avenue

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