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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1997

Page

10

Hereford Grand Championship Starred at Sand Hills Livestock Show

The Sand Hills show, built to boost West Texas pride, remains the lone Hereford only event in the state. Top 30 premium stock enter a grand auction with prizes up to ten thousand dollars. President Marvin Haechten notes the festival is a family affair tied to 4 H and FFA. Admission to the livestock shows is free.

Isbell Webb Hereford Reba Reba Mclintyre Houston Sand Hills West Texas Marvin Haechien Texas Haechten Boy Scouts Hten Charles Richardson Lubbock Odessa Sand Hills Organization

Immigration Debate Focuses on U S Immigration System

A baseless confusion about immigration policy centers on reforming legal entry. Critics warn against halting or slowing immigration while advocates from groups like the National Immigration Forum urge targeted changes to reduce strain without closing doors.

One Escapee Recaptured After Beaumont Prison Break

BEAUMONT AP One of two escapees from the Mark Stiles unit in Beaumont, Charles Hoffman, 32, was stopped by Port Arthur police on State Highway 59 and returned to custody facing felony escape charges. The other suspect, Charles Everitt, 40, remains at large, described as armed and dangerous with tattoos and a scar, last known in Harris County.

Beaumont Charles Hoffman Port Arthur Mark Stiles Texas Department of Criminal Justice David Nunnelee Hoffman Charles Everin Nunder Debby

YMCA Open House Draws Members and Prospects

Lopez of BJ Services Co and YMCA leader Lord promoted a New Year open house with eight TVs showing games. About 100 members attended plus guests. 11 family memberships were sold and 51 total since Sunday. January and February are campaign months and first-time joiners will have the fee waived.

Lord YMCA

Police blotter details shootings and assaults across city

A 22 year old Presidio man was shot through his car windshield on 17th Street at 10 15 p m and treated at Medical Center Hospital. A 19 year old man was shot in the left leg on Center Avenue at 11 30 p m. A 2 year old girl was struck by debris in a Zacatecas Street home break in. A 19 and 21 year old woman faced police statements around a late night incident. A 3 year old girl was assaulted in a vacant Lauderdale Avenue lot. A group assaulted a 12 year old on East 18th Street and another victim was punched and head banged into a fence.

Presidio 17Th Street Medical Center Hospital Center Avenue Zacatecas Street SS Tsai Biesk Bieaton Suez Lauderdale Avenue East 18Th Street

Deadly Conduct Suspect Burglary Case Tied to Wichita Man

A bullet pierced a trailer tailgate injuring no one in a Wick driven scene at 11:30 p.m. on West Ada Street. A second shooting at Vista West Mobile Home Ranch 3800 Golder Ave struck a trailer, nearly hitting a boy. A 30-year-old Kansas man, Joaquin E. Alvarado of Wichita, faces burglary of habitation with bond set at $10,000.

West Ada Street Vista West Mobile Home Ranch Golder Ave Joaquin E. Alvarado S. T . Wichita Kan

Odessa Police Burglary and theft reports mix in Odessa

Delores Van Ryan reported a break in at her North Golder Avenue home between 11 am and noon with $1687 in jewelry including two rings. Lydia Olgin said a 1994 Toyota Tercera was scratched and a theft occurred at Settees Mall. A 35-year-old Odessa woman had her son’s Fat from Settees Mall stolen. A 55-year-old Odessa man reported unauthorized use of a 1982 Pontiac from Tejano Rodeo after it was taken Sunday night.

Delores van Ryan North Golder Avenue Lydia Olgin Odessa Sya Son Fom Settees Mall 42Nd St Pene Tejano Rodeo S. Crane Ave

Bipartisan Outlook Shapes Texas Legislature After Wins

Legislative leaders forecast harmony despite Republican gains in the Senate and House. Democrats remain in control of both chambers in leadership, with focus on the two-year budget, education funding, property tax shifts, and a statewide water management plan amid drought considerations.

Austin Senate House Texas Pete Laney Laney Bob Bullock Bullock Aes Democrats Polit Oo J.E Buster’’ Brown Faeackson GOP Tom Craddick Midland Hale Center George W. Bush

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