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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2000
Page
2
UBS supports National Volunteer Blood Donor Month in its 30th anniversary push to boost the blood supply. Governor Bush of Texas proclaims January 2000 as Volunteer Blood Donor Month and urges Texans to donate, noting daily needs and the gift of life. Call 1 800 371 5539 for information.
Ramirez says Raising Hector is the nation’s only syndicated Hispanic strip and OA is the first daily to run it. The comic follows Hector Sanchez, a retired police officer and stay at home dad, through three generations of a middle class Hispanic family. He shares how he pursued syndication with self-promotion, critique from established cartoonists, and a new website launched in April to gain reader input.
A roundup covers Witt recounting a staged fight on Pamela Anderson Lee's V.P. alongside her past as an Olympic skater and ventures in Ronin Playboy jewelry and Divas on Ice. Julie Taymor fights for an R rating for Titus and Andronicus, defending its vision against censorship. Sigourney Weaver earns a Golden Globe nod for A Map of the World, a drama based on Jane Hamilton with Julianne Moore and David Strathairn.
Markets in Kuwait Singapore Cairo and Rome report smooth Y2K testing, boosting U S and European confidence. Analysts cite potential Fed rate moves and possible shift toward broader market participation as investors watch for a risk easing or renewed appetite for stocks.
Hospitals logged a wrong birth date from 1900 while Norway reported minor X-ray and ATM glitches. Officials cited no serious disruptions as banks, exchanges and airlines ran tests or began 2000 operations with few problems. Guam welcomed the first baby of the year named Pete John G. Urdanetta San Nicholas.
Texas population growth could shift two US House seats from Texas to 32 seats total. Jones contends redrawing lines may place Lubbock and Amarillo in separate districts, potentially leaving Lubbock with one representative after 2000 Census. Final counts and boundaries await year end and take effect in 2002.
Muse and his wife Cherie escaped with no injuries after their plane struck a barbed wire fence while attempting an emergency landing near Schlemeyer Airport north of Odessa. They had taken off at 4 p.m. after fueling up, and planned to return to the airport.
Steven Ray Thacker, 29, of Chouteau Oklahoma, arrested at a Union City Tennessee motel and charged as a fugitive and with vehicle theft. He is named as prime suspect in the December death of Laci Hill, the Missouri stabbing of Forrest Boyd, and a Tennessee tow truck driver killing. Arraignment set for today.
The piece blends trivia on Hami's outdated courtesy customs for travelers, notes on travel options, and quirky facts about animals, geography, and history. It mentions the wheel’s Himalayan roots, the prayer wheel, Melbourne parks, and a contact address for L. M. Boyd, alongside miscellaneous questions and answers about cats, cinnamon plants, and anteaters.
The Odessa American staff page lists offices and contacts including publisher editor advertising and circulation directors news and sports editors a photo editor and TV magazine preview. It provides phone numbers for various departments and a classifieds section with a 24 hour fax line. The page references email and web address for publisher and advertising inquiries.
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