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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1997
Page
1
The president would win the line item veto to strike budget items with one stroke, a power governors have used. Lawmakers say such authority would discipline spending but could undermine independence as illustrated by New Jersey’s Agent Orange Commission cut of $112,000 for a three-person staff.
Yearwood, sworn in New Year, rejects mass firings and promises minor changes to improve the Sheriff's Office. Retired Odessa Police Chief C B Choate becomes chief, demoting the jail captain, while Lt. Carlos Padilla stays as lieutenant in the jail support division. Internal affairs will handle complaints against staff as the transition proceeds.
A 22 year old Odessa man used a stolen one ton pickup to crash through a Kwik-Stop window seeking whiskey. The raid damaged inventory, cash registers, and a Lone Star card machine, with Brown estimating losses between 60 000 and 70 000 and the store remaining closed for cleanup. He faces charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle and aggravated robbery.
In Hebron West Bank an off duty Israeli soldier opened fire amid protests against a planned troop withdrawal. Nine protesters were injured as soldiers beat and blockaded the crowd near burning tires. U S brokered talks on withdrawing troops from Hebron were in final stages. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Arafat were discussed as possible meeting targets. US envoy Dennis Ross urged restraint and condemned violence, noting Hebron’s fragile nerves and past tensions.
A 23 year old woman accuses Michael Irvin of a gun at her head and says Erik Williams and another man raped her at Williams home. Police plan to review video tapes seized from Williams north Dallas residence as investigators consider possible charges based on the tapes and witness accounts.
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