Truck driving beckons for Odessa couple in fresh course
Larry and Tammie Colbath, married 23 years, plan to enroll in a five day truck driving class with 200 hours of training to both work and live in Odessa. They will base at Odessa while sharing driving shifts, despite leaving their hospital and home inspector jobs. The program covers in town driving, parallel parking, and on the job carrier training, while state checks and licensing requirements include a Class A CDL and weight limits.
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Austin
New Mexico
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Hollywood stars weigh war, mothers, and Lolita roles
In USA Weekend and other outlets, Tom Hanks reflects on avoiding war and supporting education through film. Natasha Richardson discusses tonal shifts in The Parent’s and hints at darker film potential with Asylum. Oak Ridge Boys recount passing on Achy Breaky Heart. Dominique Swain recalls being chosen for Lolita at 14. Paul Giamatti maps a fast rising screen path from Private Parts to The Negotiator and Man on the Moon.
Clinton Starr subpoena could trigger impeachment clash
The subpoena of a sitting president by Special Counsel Starr sparks a constitutional showdown over executive power. Analysts differ on enforceability, with Clinton aides seeking a less dramatic format like a taped deposition to avoid a crisis while Starr argues the subpoena is within his authority.
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Capitol shooting officers’ funerals set while suspect hospitalized
Capitol officers Jacob J. Chestnut and John Gibson will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda as services are planned. The gunman, Russell Weston Jr., remains hospitalized in serious condition. President Clinton and top leaders are expected at the services. Weston faces federal charges in the killings, with hearings in federal court arranged.
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1980 Presidential Race and Global Tensions Noted in Chronicle
The article recalls Mike Holmes defeating 11 year incumbent John Green in a local race amid nationwide struggles over Iran hostages and Middle East conflict. It also mentions Reagan's 1980 election, Mount St Helens eruption, Permian High football victory, and Texas industry growth.
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Auction keeps rock for seven boys share of proceeds
Orlando Lyles stated that the rock will be kept for seven boys who will share equally in the proceeds. The terse note records a small community action with a straightforward division plan.
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Chinese gymnast paralyzed at Goodwill Games undergoes spinal surgery
EAST MEADOW New York AP Sang Lan the Chinese gymnast who was paralyzed in a fall at the Goodwill Games sat up Sunday after a seven hour operation to rebuild her upper spine. Dr Vincent Leone said she has regained strength in shoulders and biceps but shows no mobility in hands wrists or legs and may never walk again.
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Suspect in Capitol shooting refused schizophrenia treatment
Russell Eugene Weston Jr. was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the mid 1980s but did not receive ongoing treatment until 1996 when he was admitted to a Montana mental hospital for two months. He later refused to renew his prescriptions, according to relatives at the family home in Valmeyer Illinois.
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Odd Corners of History and Whimsical Facts
A collage of questions and quirky trivia spanning ancient races at the Olympic Games to ship christening rituals. Notable items include horses at first recorded games, legends on widowers versus widows, pigeons and falcons in war, and coded notes on social behavior and artistry.
Odessa American Ad Policy Excerpt
The Odessa American outlines advertisement rules including main number an out of town contact, and a disclaimer of liability for errors omissions or failure to publish ads. It reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement and to limit or omit publication for any reason.
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