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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1998
Page
1
FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives: Ragusa Surrenders in New York
Paul Ragusa, 27, accused ringleader of the Giannini Crew, surrendered at the Manhattan FBI office after six months on the Ten Most Wanted list. The four year operation, tied to racketeering, armed robbery, and arson, involved a 14-member Queens gang linked to robberies and organized crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
FBI
Paul Ragusa
Manhattan
Robert Martin
Ragusa
Queens
Odessa battles rising demand for youth sports fields
Odessa Parks director Steve Patton warns of scarce practice space as youth sports participation nears double figures in five years. Council members hear proposals including leasing drill sites owned by oil firms, while residents near those sites object to increased activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Sports Association
Steve Patton
Jay Durell
Odessa Youth Baseball Association
Durell
Javier Joven
Joven
Patton
Kirk Edwards
YMCA
Boys and Girls Club
Clinton Defense Drive Lifts White House Approval
President Clinton's aggressive damage control appears effective as approval climbs and White House anxieties ease amid allegations. The strategy hinges on refusing specific charges, keeping the president in a presidential setting, and attacking Kenneth Starr and allies. Hillary Clinton defends her husband in TV interviews, calling Starr part of a vast right wing conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clinton
White House
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Mike McCurry
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Starr
Nuclear pileout deadline nears without waste site
Washington AP reports the Feb 1 1998 deadline passes with no permanent storage site for thousands of tons of spent nuclear fuel. Utilities oppose continued on site storage while DOE faces court orders to accept waste, amid billions paid by electricity users and ongoing legal battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Energy Department
Energy
Elizabeth Moller
Jay Silberg
Georgia cools interest in bobsleds heating up in Atlanta
In Atlanta five of the U S bobsled team members in Nagano live in Georgia amid no local track. Mike Dionne of Alpharetta is banned for three months after testing positive for a stimulant found in cold medicine. Chip Minton and Dionne are Georgia natives joining others drawn by warm climate and local jobs for off season training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Randy Jones
Georgia
Heart of the South
America
Europe
Utah
Lake Placid
N.Y
United States
Nagano
Japan
Mike Dionne
Alpharetta
U.S
Dionne
Chip Minton
Macon
Jones
Winston-Salem
N.C
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el Salvador
Phil Mickelson
Tom Lehman
Pebble Beach
Odessa Men’s Softball Association
Odessa Women’s Softball Association
Floyd Gwin Little League
Sherwood Little League
South Odessa Little League
Odessa Soccer Association
Odessa Flames Soccer Association
Odessa Girl’s Fast Pitch Association
Mark Sterkel
Paul Hill
Jim Newton
Medical Center Hospital
Newton
Bedford
Right
Nathan Tucker
Nicole
D.C
Gore
Lee Clinton
William Ginsburg
Monica Lewinsky
Cosmos Club
The
Taxpayers and Electric
Joe Calvin
Nuclear
Bobsted
Dixie
Minton Chip
Brian Shimer
Hines Garrett
Winterberg
Germany
Sonja McGillivray
Abby
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