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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1998
Page
1
Republican John Cornyn announces he will challenge Texas 15.3 billion tobacco settlement in court as the U.S. government vows action against unapproved human cloning. The report cites the political move and federal stance on bioethics.
The Ector County Independent School District board will decide tonight whether Odessa and Permian High School graduation ceremonies will return to Ratliff Stadium. A recommendation urges no back up plan if weather interrupts, with both graduations set for 8 p.m. Ratliff offers ample space, officials note, avoiding attendance limits despite last year’s storm.
An AP poll marks 25 years since Roe v Wade with about 80 percent of Americans supporting abortion legality in some circumstances. The public shows ambivalence, with 83 percent endorsing at least some cases, but only 47 percent backing Roe, while 43 percent oppose it.
Guatemalan security forces arrested four suspects and hunted three others after five American college students from St. Mary's College of Maryland were raped in a daylight ambush as their pink and white bus was forced off a highway near Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa. Interior Minister Rodolfo Mendoza said arrests followed the assault, with seven accomplices reportedly named. Police said two more men detained in Guatemala City were found with uniforms and camouflage gear. The students, escorted by faculty, were returning from a cultural tour. President Clinton condemned the attack and pledged justice.
In Amarillo a beef libel case pits cattlemen against a national TV star in a four week jury trial, testing First Amendment limits while the Panhandle’s 74 feedlots face heavy media attention and local nerves. The dispute underscores how a single broadcast can ripple through regional industry and law.
Rock icon Carl Perkins dies at 65 ending a career that shaped early rock and roll. His influence spans the Beatles, Stones, Clapton and the roots-rock revival, with Blue Suede Shoes as a landmark hit first recorded at Sun Studios in 1956.
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