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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 2000
Page
1
Midland firefighters probe the cause of a blaze at West Texas Drum. The incident prompted a safety response as crews secured the site and checked for hotspots.
An ECISD bus transporting 35 junior high and 14 Odessa High students was evacuated Thursday morning on U.S. 80 after a smoke bomb. The driver stopped the bus, others arrived, all students were checked by a nurse and counselors offered. One student went home upset. A suspect is identified via Student Crime Stoppers tip and disciplinary action is pending.
Hundreds of Cuban Americans blocked intersections and shut access to the Port of Miami protesting the decision to return 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez to his father in Cuba. Police arrested about 100, including two exile leaders, as motorists and crowds clashed during evening rush hour.
At the SandHills Stock Show and Rodeo in Ector County Coliseum bullfighting clowns Doug Forzani Clifton Hollywood Harris and Jim McLain speak of tough risks. Harris has decades of injuries while McLain recalls a crushed ankle and a returning bull. Forzani notes the sport favors seasoned, not young, competitors as they protect cowboys and react to unpredictable bulls.
On the East Coast the flu surge overwhelms Temple University Hospital emergency rooms. Flu-stricken patients fill gurneys and hallways while waiting for rooms and doctors. Doctors warn the shot may be failing and predict one of the worst seasons in years.
Maine and Vermont move to dismiss Hudspeth County’s federal lawsuit seeking millions over a proposed tri state radioactive waste dump rejected by the Texas agency in 1998. The motions invoke Eleventh Amendment immunity to argue the case should be dismissed.
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