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Basin temperatures continue to climb while dry conditions plague the area. The TGCA All-Star week begins with the annual softball contest kicking off the events.
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1998
Page
1
Florida Residents Return Home After Fires With Caution
Florida residents resume home life after wildfires, cautiously reentering neighborhoods as firefighters assess hotspots and safety officials warn of lingering hazards and smoke exposure risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Texas town’s mosquito festival back on after rain
Clute Texas residents cheer as rainfall refills the local mosquito population ahead of the 18th annual STATE Festival scheduled for July 23 to 25. The event features Willie Man-Chew the 25 foot float, mosquito pageant, chase, legs look-alike contest, and a Tejano to classic rock lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Clute
Houston
Doris Slick
Clute Parks and Recreation Department
Willie Man-Chew
Quito
Border patrol agents killed in San Benito ambush
In a dawn attack at a Rio Hondo home a man killed a mother and daughter then ambushed pursuing officers, killing Susan Lynn Rodriguez and rookie agent Ricardo Salinas. Border Patrol agents and local deputies exchanged gunfire. suspect Ernest Moore died from his wounds after the shootout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Moore
San Benito
Rio Hondo
Moore
Carlos Gonzalez
Margarita Flores
Dalia Morin
Dan Morin
Gonzalez
Border Patrol
Harlingen
Texas Department of Public Safety
Rodriguez
Salinas
Cameron County
Court rules Secret Service must testify in Lewinsky probe
A three judge U S appeals panel ruled Secret Service employees must testify before a grand jury in the Monica Lewinsky investigation, rejecting Clinton administration claims of a security privilege. The ruling Upholds Starr’s position that Congress should decide if such a privilege exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
Monica Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Maryland
Lewinsky
Linda Tripp
U.S
Court.of Appeals
Clinton
Lannebin
Raymond Randolph
Stephen Williams
Douglas Ginsburg
Congress
Norma Holloway Johnson
Supreme Court
Grand Jury
Court of Appeals
Fort Stockton Weather After Severe Storm Tears Through Town
Tuesday residents cleaned up after a Monday storm that damaged the La Quinta Inn, Nelsons Lumber, and a Wal-Mart as emergency crews investigated. Eyewitnesses cited two tornadoes while meteorologists suggested a macro burst caused the destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Stockton
la Quinta Inn
Nelson’s Lumber
Wal-Mart
Dan Layton
National Weather Service
Brian Francis
Gabriel
Scooter
Nelson Lumber
Justin Scott
Melissa Acosta
Price of persuasion pours 1.17 billion into lobbying
A 1997 AP-CRP analysis shows $1.17 billion spent by companies unions and municipalities on lobbying. Fourteen thousand four hundred eighty four lobbyists work to influence the White House and federal agencies, far outnumbering Congress. The budget taxes health transportation and defense were the top issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tobacco Companies
Mariana Islands
Special Interests
White House
Army
Food and Drug Administration
Baltimore Orioles
Congress
Associated Press
Nonpartisan
Center For Responsive Politics
Wright H. Andrews Jr
Butera & Andrews
The
American
Army crash raises questions of why wives were aboard
In Nassau Bahamas officials probe why the wives of two servicemen were aboard a U S Army helicopter that crashed during a routine maintenance flight killing Pam Guido and Rebecca Riddel and injuring three soldiers. Bodies flown to Opa-locka Florida. ages not released. Pentagon says civilian authorization required for such flights. The crew chief was Sgt William Westgate aged 31. See crash on Page 2A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Bahamas
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Safety Center
Fort Rucker
Ala
Pam Guido
Rebecca Riddel
Miami
Opa-locka
Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner
Pentagon
Ken Bacon
Army
William Westgate
Jackson Memorial
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Romania
KRT News Service
Ernest
By Kim Smith
Gabriel Granado
Nelson's Lumber
Nick DE LA Torre
D.C
American Medical Association
Philip Morris
Bell Atlantic
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Pfizer
American Automobile Centeen
General Motors
Citicorp
At&t
Nat'l Comm
General Electric
Ford
Blue Cross
Blue Shield Assn
Abby
Movies
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