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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1998
Page
9
A reader reviews Bradley Newswire money saving tips for groceries and finds flaws. The piece critiques use a list, involving kids, and shopping backwards. It notes personal anecdotes about coupons, garage sale pricing, and impulse buys, ending with a skeptical take on the guidance.
Ector County elections officials rush to meet deadlines for the March primary and the May joint general election for city, school board, college, and hospital district. Voters must register by Feb. 9. early voting runs Feb. 23 to March 6. Ballot by mail requests are due by March 3. Candidates may file Feb. 17 to March 18. Incumbent Mayor Mike Atkins seeks a second term, while others weigh options.
Six local students from Odessa High School and Permian High School advance to the Texas DECA state contest in Austin after district success in San Angelo. Five OHS and one Permian student qualified by ranking among top in exams and role plays, balancing work and school while aiming for college or military paths.
Registration deadlines for ECTIOM voters and mail in ballots due March 3. Early voting runs Feb 23 to March 6 for primaries. Republicans and Democrats vote March 10. Joint election filing Feb 17 to Mar 18 with early voting April 15 to 28 and the joint election on May 2.
Texas troopers stopped a speeding truck on I-20 at Sweetwater and found more than 1 half ton of marijuana packed in 60 bundles with a street value over 1 million dollars. Driver Osbaldo Herrera of Odessa was charged with felony possession. Three days earlier another I-20 load, about 300 pounds, was seized in Eastland. the Mexican driver jailed on drug charges.
A 50-year-old Odessa man Jesus Antonio Jimenez was found guilty by a 12 member jury of two counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer for an August 21 1996 incident with the Ector County Sheriff s Office. The trial lasted three hours and the sentencing was set for Monday with potential penalties ranging from five to 99 years a life sentence or probation.
Midland Planned Parenthood president Karen Hildebrand notes staff face hate mail and death threats while refusing to disclose security details. Local activists condemn the Alabama bombing at Birmingham’s New Woman clinic as an act against abortion rights. Police seek a wig-wearing suspect in a gray 1989 Nissan pickup feared seen fleeing the scene.
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