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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1995
Page
2
World buyers pushed up prices at a Sothebys sale of Sherlock Holmes memorabilia from the late expert collection. A Chicago collector paid 33100 for an 1887 Beeton annual featuring Holmes debut. Otto Penzler spent over 64000 on a dozen lots including 688 Strand issues.
Two Irish inmates at Whitemoor prison ended a weeklong dirty protest involving smeared cells and refusing clothing after talks with four Irish Labour Party lawmakers on demands to be moved to Northern Ireland. Three others continued the protest as Britain shifts three prisoners to Maghaberry.
John C. Salvi Ill, 24, of Hampton New Hampshire, accused of killing two abortion clinic receptionists and wounding five others in Brookline Massachusetts, has delusions of a conspiracy against Catholics. A psychiatrist testified that he thinks Catholics are being fired from their jobs as part of an economic attack while awaiting trial. Shannon Lowney and Lee Ann Nichols were killed in the December 30 rampage.
The Aurora system that tracks planes across the Midwest was down for the third time in a week. Controllers warn an unstable backup would leave about 9,500 daily flights without radar coverage across Illinois and surrounding states.
Mandy Patinkin will leave Chicago Hope after eight fall episodes to devote more time to his family. The Emmy nominee said he wrestled with balancing two families as the show films in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons in New York. Network plans to keep a door open for occasional returns.
Texas Ranger testified Edmondson’s blood alcohol was .11 at about 12:30 a.m. four hours after the murder shooting near the sheriff’s car. Defense argues intoxication level would be higher at the time of the crash. Evidence included Hogue’s hat, flashlight, and the Webley .455 firearm found at the scene.
A push for medical savings accounts MSAs would let workers contribute pre tax funds up to 2500 annually and 5000 for self employed with unused funds rolling over. Critics warn MSAs may lure healthy people from traditional insurance and raise costs for sicker individuals while penalties apply to non medical withdrawals.
County faces shrinking underground water wells in portions of West Odessa while approving a $1.465 million bid from Cooper Construction Co. for a new sheriff’s office. The project lifts the Law Enforcement Center cost toward the original $16.2 million estimate as plans include potential conversion of the current jail into a state drug treatment center to offset losses. State interest and bed availability cloud the plan. A security study for courthouses was awarded to Bill Jonas for $2,500, with completion by September, and numerous minor items were approved or tabled, including budgeting tweaks, grants, and equipment purchases.
Readers are invited to participate in a weekly Odessa American online survey by phone or fax. Questions cover tax increases, Bosnian Serb ultimatum, legal aid funding, belief in God, and O J Simpson guilt. Respondents may be quoted with name and phone number.
Los Angeles based report states Dennis Miller's Emmy nomination was withdrawn on a technical ineligibility basis. Rosie O'Donnell gains the nomination for her HBO special HBO Comedy Hour Rosie O'Donnell while Miller's Dennis Miller Live remains nominated for best variety series and for writing.
The Odessa American outlines advertising rules including post payment, contact channels, and the right to accept or reject ads. It states liability limits for errors omissions or failure to publish and responsibilities for factual representations in advertisement.
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