27 Feb 1999
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1999
Page
1
Nurse practitioners help the county’s Maternal Child Health program handle more patients as officials seek efficient care delivery. A separate note reports 1B women gathering for prayer on Friday during the 112th World Day of Prayer.
The Odessa American flags displaced oil workers with a free Jobs Wanted section on Page 5c. Information is available via the classified ad department at 333-7777 or through the paper's website wwww.oapa.com.
A beer company aimed to lure visitors to its Web site by offering free shares of its stock. The plan stalled after federal regulators ruled the stock would not be truly free. Simplystocks.com sought a six month sweepstakes using personal data to allocate shares, with an independent party handling the selection. The SEC said receiving stock for data amounts to purchasing stock.
Melvin Sikes and other Tuskegee Airmen told Permian High School students that the airmen fought for freedom in Europe and at home and proved there is no superior race only superior people. An exhibit honoring the squadron opens at 2 30 p m at the Confederate Air Force hangar near Midland International Airport with panel discussion led by Sikes Woodrow Crockett and Bob Mccallan.
Odessas city and Odessa Industrial Development Corp start a joint $2.1 million project to build Parkway Boulevard and an adjacent industrial park. funded in part by a federal Economic Development Administration grant. The road connects to the I 20 service road as work proceeds into early summer. Pete Morales of Kermit smoothes concrete on a culvert at the site. Photos by Mark Sterkel.
The 13th annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering at Sul Ross State University gathers writers Red Steagall Paul Patterson Buck Ramsey and others for verse song dance and craft. It features 60 plus seminars including knife making silversmithing and dancing with a cowboy church service closing the event Sunday. Admission ranges from 3 to 10 dollars with many events free.
The U S economy grew 6.1 percent in the final quarter, surpassing the 5.6 percent initial estimate, with 1998 output up 3.9 percent. Inflation remained low at 1 percent for the year, despite midyear turmoil from Asia and Russia. Strong trade and consumer spending supported growth as analysts warned of future slower expansion.
Corey Anderson a nine year old boy who prefers computers to the outdoors went outside in a snowstorm to search for his golden retriever Jasmine. The dog returned home within an hour while Corey remained missing after an all night search by more than one hundred volunteers across about a square mile of woods lakes and bogs.
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