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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 2000
Page
1
Jarrett Wins Daytona 500 for Third Time
NASCAR driver Dale Jarrett claimed his third Daytona 500 victory, becoming the fourth person to win the iconic race at least three times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Jarrett
Body found in Lea County gravel pit under investigation
A man’s body was dumped into a Caprock Sand & Gravel pit between Lovington and Hobbs. The cause of death was blunt force trauma. The body, wrapped in a tarp and submerged in water, was recovered with Hobbs Fire Department help, sent to Albuquerque for identification, and authorities continue probing with aid from an unnamed out-of-state agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovington
N.M
Lea County Sheriff's Office
Caprock Sand & Gravel Company
Hobbs
Lea County
Hobbs Fire Department
Albuquerque
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Candidates Square Off in Ector County Race
Incumbent Sheriff Reggie Yearwood seeks a second term amid jail overcrowding and budget woes. Challengers pledge to reorganize the office, repurpose beds for federal inmates, and retain staff. Yearwood faults funding gaps and recalls walking out on commissioners amid tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Reggie Yearwood
Ector County Commissioners
Yearwood
Sheriff's Office
Ward County drops plan for poll on radioactive waste dump
Ward County officials faced legal hurdles over using taxpayer funds for a resident poll on hosting Envirocare of Texas low level radioactive waste. An Austin attorney warned the move may violate state law, after the county budgeted 3500 for a 4900 household survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Ward County
Envirocare of Texas
Ard
Ward
Natrell Cain
Jo Ann Widdess
Austin
Kevin Acker
Acker
Widdess
Envirocare
Thousands protest acquittal in Amadou Diallo case on Fifth Avenue
More than 2,500 demonstrators marched along Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan opposing the acquittal of four white officers who killed unarmed Amadou Diallo in a 41 bullet shooting in the Bronx. Police arrested about 40 as protesters blocked traffic near St Patrick's Cathedral. in Harlem Diallo's mother urged justice and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Amadou Diallo
Bronx
New York
Midtown Manhattan
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Diallo
New York City
Bush Eyes Super Tuesday Bid to Slow McCain Run
In the national phase of the GOP race, Texas Governor George W. Bush aims to weaken John McCain on Super Tuesday March 7 and again March 14 in six Bush-friendly Southern states. McCain seeks to rebound March 7, survive March 14, and sustain the contest into spring as both campaigns target a broad slate of 25 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
George W. Bush
John McCain
Arizona
Bush
Steve Duprey
New Hampshire
GOP
Iowa
Delaware
South Carolina
Michigan
McCain
Out-of-state firm lands first major TIE site contract
Texas Independent Energy awarded James Industrial Contractors of Baton Rouge Louisiana a contract valued over 1 million to prepare the Odessa site for a 344 million power plant. The bid undercut five rivals including two Odessa firms prompting discontent from Jones Bros. and Ref-Chem as Duke Fluor Daniel oversees hiring. James had prior success on the Guadalupe plant project near San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Independent Energy
Odessa
Louisiana
James Industrial Contractors
Baton Rouge
Dick Camp
TIE
James
Camp
Jones Bros
Ref-Chem
Duke/ Fluor Daniel
Terry Bryant
Duke/Fluor Daniel
Guadalupe
San Antonio
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By Greg Harman
Kadiatou Diallo
Amadou
Newark
N.J
Rev. al
Gov. Bush
White House
Ise
Virginia
Jim Gilmore
Newport News/Williamsburg International
Newport News
Walter Williams
Travel
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