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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 2000
Page
2
Chris Turner profiles T. J. Mills and his aims for Permian High School football, contrasting with Mills’s success at Sealy and outlining potential program changes. The piece previews a broader Sunday section with sports and local-interest items, including a garden feature and a landmark preservation effort.
Texas and federal appeals may run concurrently after new capital punishment rules accelerate the process. Advocates warn of rush to justice risking wrongful executions, citing cases like Randall Dale Adams and the late Spencer Corey Goodman as examples of how amended statutes can shorten review time.
World Oil editor Lanie Finlayson notes 2000 drilling activity should improve from 1999 but fall short of 1998 boom levels. He explains the 1999 drop followed a price collapse and production cuts. Bill Gilmer of the Dallas Fed says firms will wait to see if high prices persist before investing.
A shooting left a man dead about 45 minutes after the incident. Police described a 5 foot 9 to 6 foot suspect in a red hoodie fleeing in a tan car. Detectives interview witnesses to establish motive. This marks Midland’s first homicide of 2000.
Tim Burton will release five minute Stainboy animated shorts on Shockwave.com using Flash Player. Burton will retain full artistic control. the web series, based on The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, debuts in the spring.
Westport Conn Actress Joanne Woodward will head the theater's new artistic advisory council as the 70 year old summer theater shifts toward new works with broader appeal. The move follows the resignation of longtime executive producer James B McKenzie.
Mikayla Baker, bitten and recovering, faces a continuing rabies scare as fox attacks spread through neighbors. With Texas state rabies control funding cut, officials warn of delayed responses while residents question federal efforts and call for decisive action.
Immigrants crossing the New River face exposure to carcinogens bacteria and viruses as Imperial County health officials warn of sewage pollution and illness risk. Border agents report people slipping across in foam to mask crossings near Calexico while Mexico and the United States plan sewer upgrades in Mexicali to cut pollution.
A noisy miscellany of trivia and quotations appears, touching on lottery numbers, currency quirks, Mandela, wolves and moose physics, and a wry Q and A about disasters, the Canal Zone handover, obscenity commissions, driving a Batmobile, lizard blinking, and a contact note for L. M. Boyd in Seattle.
Public notice from the Odessa American outlines the postal change address instructions with care of the paper and box numbers 2952 in Odessa Texas. No other events are described.
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