Predictions for 1997 from a comic column by Ken Brodnax
In a humorously skewed 1997 forecast, Ken Brodnax enlists Junebug the psychic to issue wild predictions. Highlights include Newt Gingrich re election, Rodman marrying himself, Clintons defense via I don t remember, a Flintstones film plot twist, and Michael Jackson stockpiling Tickle Me Elmos. Brodnax notes the column runs Tuesday Thursday and Sunday.
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Biz
Dennis Rodman
Carl Sagan
Junebug
Newt Gingrich
Dallas Cowboys
Fred
Wilma
Vegas
Betty Rubble
Barney
Michael Jackson
Bob Dole
Clinton
Marlon Brando
Alfred Hitchcock
Michael Irvin
Cowboys
Jerry Jones
Amoco pays Andrews man $6.85 million settlement
Raul Rey Galvan, 27, of Andrews, received a 6.85 million settlement after a gas line explosion during well work near Andrews. The suit cited Amoco liability due to inadequate safety procedures and downsizing. The same lawsuit earlier settled for 2.5 million for Robert Green’s family.
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Amoco
Andrews Man
Andrews
Amoco Production Co
Kermit
Robert Trenchard
Raul Rey Galvan
West Texas
Deep
Amoco Midland
Highway 385
Midland Farm Road
Odessa
Galvan
Trenchard
Midland Farms
Robert Green
Dynamic duo share Odessa citizenship award for 1996
Triplett-Hurt and her husband James Ratliff Buzz share the Odessa Chamber of Commerce 1996 Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award. Hurt and Ratliff, longtime volunteers, donate land and serve on multiple boards before an February 11 ceremony at Ratliff Stadium complex.
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Triplett-Hurt
James Ratliff
Buzz
A Hurt
Hurt
Buzz Hurt
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Mike George
Chamber
Russell Mclinturff
Ratliff Stadium
Ratliff Links
Virgil Trower
Ratliff Ranch Estates
Trippler-Hart
John Ben Shepperd
Texas Ng
Georgetown teens seek nightlife as town lacks entertainment venues
In Georgetown Texas the 19 year old Mike Hill laments the absence of after dark options. Adults and families crave alternatives to renting movies as the town has no movie theater bowling alley skating rink or family entertainment center. City officials note the gap despite thriving daytime activity and scenic rivers.
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Georgetown
Mike Hill
Williamson County
Southwestern University
Seanieuemaes Kraig Turner
Sonic
Molly Alexander
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Alexander
Round Rock
Texas Wranglers to represent state at 1997 inaugural parade
Lake Highlands High School Wildcat Wrangler Dance Team from Dallas will march down Pennsylvania Avenue as Texas envoy for the 1997 inaugural. The 16 pairs of juniors and seniors have performed at Cowboys and Mavericks events and at Gov. Bush’s 1995 inaugural ball. Selection came from the Presidential Inaugural Committee. cost concerns were noted.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lake Highlands
Wildcat
Dallas
Tiffany Littlefield
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Mavericks
Wranglers
George W. Bush
Katha Black
Black
Texas
Sarah Loaring-Clark
Lake Highlands High School
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Eee Eidoes Sy
Michael Tighe
Jones Brothers Dirt & Paving Contractors, Inc
Ector County Coliseum
Dynamic Duo
Setey
Barrett
Washington, D.C
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