24 Feb 1999
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1999
Page
1
Midland County Commissioners Court approved belt tightening including a hiring freeze as revenues decline due to the oil price slump. The move comes as the county contends with falling sales and property tax receipts and budget pressures.
Odessa American announces free Jobs Wanted classified ads for workers displaced by the oil slowdown. Contact the classified ad department at 333-7777 or visit www.oapa.com to get information today on Page 60.
A Secret Service agent was wounded in the leg during an arrest at a Shell station near Belmont Park racetrack on Long Island. The 41-year-old male officer had been part of a financial fraud probe when gunfire occurred. two suspects were nabbed and a third remained at large.
About 70 Permian Basin residents visited the Texas Capitol to mark Midland Odessa Day. The House and Senate proclaimed February 23 as Midland Odessa Day, with Odessa Mayor Mike Atkins noting the reach of West Texas. Officials and business leaders met lawmakers to press oil and gas tax relief amid a biennial gathering once sponsored by Odessa.
LULAC advocates for oilfield workers amid falling oil prices as property values plunge, threatening school districts in the Basin with revenue shortfalls. State Sen Teel Bivins notes districts face real fiscal pain, urging measures to stabilize funding and protect education.
Midland legislator Representative Tom Craddick said HB 989 to eliminate severance tax on marginal stripper oil wells could move from Ways and Means to the House floor as early as today. He predicted votes exist and noted Senate SB 620 already passed. Debate could start next week.
The Kosovo peace process pits U S and European forces against Yugoslav leader Milosevic as ethnic Albanian leaders accept a two week deadline while Serb leaders resist any accord allowing international troops or Kosovo independence. Marine NATO airstrikes are paused during talks.
Pentagon officials estimate the US contribution to a NATO led Kosovo peacekeeping operation would be about 4,000 troops, within a 28,000 strong force, costing 1.5 to 2 billion dollars annually. The deployment would last likely three years, pending a peace accord.
Jurors find white supremacist John William King guilty of capital murder in the dragging death of James Byrd Jr in Jasper Texas. Spectators applauded as verdict was read and Byrd family mourned at the courthouse. The trial focused on King s hateful writings and tattoos as evidence of his racism.
Sandra Carner holds a Tuesday printout showing Carl Weiss’s winning Cash 5 numbers from Stockade Grocery on FM 1936. Weiss won 46076 dollars and the store earns 1 percent of the winnings.
Carl and Carolen Weiss of Odessa won $46 076 after a store clerk mis rang a customer’s Quick Picks at Stockade Grocery. One ticket matched all five numbers 3 4 20 29 39 in Texas Lottery Cash 5. Lottery officials note 28 percent tax.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson honors James Byrd Jr. and the Byrd family in Jasper recalling the 1998 dragging death. He emphasizes community pain, urges justice and societal healing amid lasting racial tensions in East Texas.
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