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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1998
Page
1
Harmony Home, a children's advocate center, maps a large Super Bowl festival as part of its community outreach. The event aims to engage families with activities and resources while highlighting child welfare and local partnerships.
Vandals sawed off the bronze right foot of Don Juan de Onate, Alcalde of Alcalde, New Mexico, to protest 400 year observations of the Spanish conquest. Sculptor Reynaldo Rivera and helpers welded on a boot and spur to the 12 foot tall sculpture honoring the region’s first Spanish governor after unsigned letters claimed Onate’s order to cut off 24 Acoma men in 1599.
Beth Hogan of Junction City Oregon quits VMI after tendon problems end pursuit to become a Navy pilot. She enrolled as the academy’s first officially admitted female cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, joining a historic attempt to break gender barriers.
Mary Agnes Welch reports that twenty five years after Roe v Wade the abortion issue still divides. In Midland and Odessa the clash appears less violent than elsewhere but lobbying and outreach persist. West Texans for Life leader James Fregia notes ongoing moral questions while Planned Parenthood contrasts personal choice with political debate.
Baghdad vows to suspend cooperation with U N weapons inspectors if searches not ended within four months. U N chief inspector Richard Butler warns that access is essential to verify Iraq's disarmament. See IRAQ on Page 2A.
Baltimore woman Evans spent 33 years seeking her father. In November 1996 she used the Internet to search a name and found Carl Duralia of Odessa. The encounter began daily talks and a long awaited reunion after decades apart.
Tokyo residents pursue homebuying as rates hit record lows. Mizuho Nagayama, owner of a software firm, seeks a Tokyo house and land near 500000 dollars, illustrating shrinking space and improving but hard hurdles for buyers. Prospective buyers cite cheap loans and model homes as motivation to invest in suburban plots.
President Clinton faced Paula Jones in a roughly six hour deposition in her sexual harassment suit, becoming the first U S president to testify as a defendant in a civil case. The White House reported no substantive remarks and both sides vowed to honor a gag order.
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