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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1999
Page
1
A historical note salutes a pioneering Black West Point graduate who served at Fort Davis, recognized posthumously for his trailblazing role and military service as a key 4A item in the publication.
The Odessa American runs a free Jobs Wanted section on page 60 aimed at workers displaced by the oil slowdown. For details call 333-7777 or visit the newspaper website WWW.0a0a.com for information.
George Clooney leaves ER after resigning as Doug Ross from Cook County General Hospital. About 36 million viewers watched the exit, a 15 percent rise over the show’s typical audience, with ER hitting a 23.8 rating and 37 share. Clooney plans guest appearances while pursuing movies, and NBC fueled a strong final arc with restrained pre-show hype.
Senator Phil Gramm argues two income married couples should receive the first federal budget surplus in decades. He calls for dedicating one third of the 700 to 800 billion dollar surplus to tax cuts for married couples and two thirds to Social Security. Gramm criticizes the president's plan and proposes a 3900 dollar standard deduction and a 10 percent across the board tax cut, phased in over two years.
Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refuses to meet U S envoy Christopher Hill as Kosovo peace talks stall and NATO threatens airstrikes. A Cyprus parliamentary delegation leader Thomas Papadopulos sits with Milosevic in Belgrade while Hill returns to Rambouillet as talks stretch late into the night. Albright heads to Rambouillet to salvage the negotiations.
Jackson officials face firebombing allegations after prosecutors accuse Clinton Moses of bombing a weekly newspaper that criticized City Council president Louis Armstrong. Moses pleaded guilty to bank robbery and bombing in January 1998, with Armstrong allegedly paying 500 dollars. Further charges against Armstrong may follow.
Country star Larry Gatlin performed at the Holiday Inn Centre in Odessa for the Odessa High School Choir the Broadway Bound benefit concert supporting a NYC choral trip on April 14. More than 900 fans packed the venue as Gatlin mingled with attendees and joked about supporting his friend George W. Bush for president.
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