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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2000
Page
1
Dorris Haddock at 90 gains attention as a symbol of persistent drive in campaign finance reform. A government study probes racial disparities in federal death sentences and considers suspending executions pending results.
In Montgomery, teacher Carey Jones 26 was arrested on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after allegedly telling a 13 year old boy to urinate in a classroom trash can during math class. The student moved the trash can aside and wrapped a jacket around himself for privacy. Jones posted $500 bail.
TIE receives 344 million in loans led by ING to build a 1000 megawatt natural gas plant in Odessa. Odessa Ector Power Partners will oversee construction and operation, creating up to 650 construction jobs over 18 months. Operational by summer 2001 with significant local economic impact expected.
Gov. Jesse Ventura, the Reform Party’s marquee figure, rejects the national group calling it dysfunctional and urges Minnesota Reform Party officials to switch to the Independence Party. He hints at becoming independent and discusses a possible Trump-backed third party. The Reform Party faces funding and unity hurdles as it debates its future.
The Mexican government commits up to 7.5 million dollars to build about 21 miles of the La Entrada al Pacifico highway from Amarillo to the Pacific Ocean as MOTRAN announces the second phase of a 30 million reconstruction project. The 21 mile segment from Aldama toward Ojinaga aims to ease mountain railroad grade. Completion is expected within the year with the full Chihuahua City to Ojinaga route possible in three years. Governor Patricio Martinez reportedly supports the project during his tenure.
Prairie View A&M University mourns four track teammates killed in a van crash near Karnack. Five others injured, coach injured, and a memorial service held as the campus cancels classes and athletic events. President Charles Hines attends, joined by former President George Bush and Texas A&M Chancellor Howard Graves.
The Prairie View A&M men's track team, a powerhouse in the late 1940s and early 1950s with six consecutive SWAC outdoor titles, captured the SWAC outdoor championship in 1999 after a 29-year drought and finished runner-up indoors. In 1998 the team earned its sole See TRADITION on Page 2A.
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