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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1998
Page
2
Fire Chief John Brown warns fireworks are illegal inside city limits and officers will ticket and confiscate any found. A public display is set for 10 p.m. Saturday, capping a daylong Fireworks Fandango sponsored by Main Street Odessa with 30 minutes of high powered professional fireworks.
At the 12th World AIDS Conference in Switzerland experts warn adherence flaws undermine therapy gains. Studies show only about half remain adherent after two years, with 21 percent maintaining every dose in another US study. Doctors stress adherence as the key to long term success, while new drugs in development promise fewer pills.
London novelist Fay Weldon confirms she in fact said rape is not the worst thing that can happen to a woman but clarifies her next words were not quoted. She argues for changing rape to aggravated assault and cites a personal assault as basis for her views.
In Morgantown storms forced a helicopter to land at Hart Field delaying Harrison Ford en route to Jackson Hole. Ford noted the region is pretty and praised locals as his family continued by private jet through the weather.
Doris Hall seeks to collect an $88,000 loan plus nearly $100,000 in interest from Isaac Hayes after a 1989 court order was revived by State Court Judge Robert McDuff. Hayes, long dormant in music, is described by his assistant as making a comeback.
Max Baer Jr., the Jethro star, seeks a 408 room hotel casino themed to The Beverly Hillbillies in Reno. The $130 million project needs a zoning change at the mall. Engineer Jeff Codega will file for tourist commercial use, and Baer will move the idea if Reno rejects.
Russell Jones known as ODB of The Wu Tang Clan left Interfaith Medical Center just after midnight after being shot in a Brooklyn apartment robbery. He sustained superficial back and arm wounds and was kept for observation overnight. Police said two armed intruders entered the apartment and stole jewelry. Jones, 29, had been taken to the ER by family.urts
In Seville a former employee and friend of Joanne Lawrence Hearst granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to repay 100000 dollars she stole from Hearst's thoroughbred horse farm. The Andalusia court found Cantillana stole the money while managing the farm from 1988 to 1993. Cantillana claimed Hearst pressed charges out of jealousy over a boyfriend living with her.
Pakistani defector Khan claims Pakistan had nuclear weapons ready for a first strike and that four colleagues defected to Britain. He says his life is in danger and seeks asylum in the United States while alleging a wife held in Pakistan. Officials dispute his access to sensitive data and full facts remain unconfirmed.
Lawmakers and lobbyists discuss gaps in background checks for long gun buyers under the Brady law. Eight states already require checks. Gun Owners of America warns of surprises on December 1. NRA faces balancing a long standing push for instant checks with the Brady framework.
Parade participants describe riding horses as clowns entertain the crowd. Becky Perkins, a hairdresser and golfer, wrestles with staying aboard a horse during her first experience. Dorothy Fabricant, new to Pecos from Monte Carlo, anticipates her second rodeo. Johnson says a perfect parade lets children collect candy while adults reconnect. sirens trigger residents to run into the street.
Wildfires forced tens of thousands to evacuate in MIMS and Volusia County. A fire west of Ormond Beach grew through the day prompting a mandatory evacuation for about 10,000 residents of the 35,000 city. Some evacuees went to a Port Orange high school shelter.
Winning numbers drawn were 5 7 20 23 43 with a 19 million dollar est jackpot. For up-to-date Lotto Texas Pick 3 and Cash 5 results call the infoLine at 580-4636 and press 6600.
No tickets matched all six numbers in the Wednesday night Lotto ce game as state lottery officials reported the draw produced no winner. The numbers 1-5-7-20-23-43 were drawn from a field of 50, meaning a $19 million prize remained unclaimed.
A collage noting that the first writers were accountants counting things, Nashville ties to metal music, Fort Nashborough’s origin, Cornell football colors inspiring Campbell’s Soup, poll disparities by geography, Dorothy Bernard’s view of courage, a quadrigamist term, opossums eating rattlesnakes, Bugs Bunny as a famous voice, plus contact details for L M Boyd and his website.
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