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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 2000

Page

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Mike Bliss Returns as Winston Cup Rookie

Former Craftsman Truck Series winner Mike Bliss, once a top open-wheel racer, debuts as a rookie in the Winston Cup series amid career shift and renewed competition.

Bliss Mike Bliss

Oregon couple sues over spiked burgers at Jack in the Box

Beaverton couple files a 7 million dollar federal suit against Jack in the Box alleging local workers spiked their burgers with hair soap staples and spit. Plaintiffs Dustin Harrington and Colleen Murphy recount the bite and a racist comment at Hillsboro store. Spokesman defends safety system and investigation. The article also notes Geneva Lake Parade coverage with 150000 techno fans.

Beaverton, Ore Beaverton Dustin Harrington Colleen Murphy Hillsboro Brian Luscomb USDA

Graham misses conference due to illness in Amsterdam

Evangelist Billy Graham, 81, recovering from brain surgery, was too ill to deliver opening remarks by satellite to a $40 million conference in Amsterdam. He remains in Rochester Mayo Clinic for outpatient therapy after a prior operation to relieve brain fluid buildup. Franklin Graham read the opening greeting per spokesman Larry Ross.

Amsterdam Netherlands Billy Graham Graham Rochester Minn Mayo Franklin Larry Ross

Cities push for prisons in drought hit basin

Monahans and Pecos weigh building new facilities as oil companies leave, drought hits tax bases. Reeves County Detention Center nears $40 million expansion while Ward County seeks a nuclear waste site. Judge Massey cites remoteness yet warns communities need the income to sustain services.

Monahans Andrews Ward County Reeves County Pecos Ward Sam Massey Massey Daniel Bitolas Reeves County Detention Center

Texas bans Internet car brokering under old dealer law

Enforcement officer Carol Kent of the Texas Motor Vehicle Division says a 1960s provision bars brokering by Internet dealers. Only manufacturers with a franchise may sell new cars in Texas, and Oklahoma and Arkansas have similar bans. Brokers act as middlemen delivering cars at customer price.

Carol Kent Texas Motor Vehicle Division Austin Texas Kent Oklahoma Arkansas

Relay for Life charity run honors cancer survivors

The Relay for Life event raised near $17,000 with 15 participants each contributing around $100 as survivors, families, friends and supporters kept a 16 hour track vigil. Marshal Nelson ran solo to honor his father, aiming for $2,000 but finishing with about $4,000 after donations from relatives and friends.

Lisa Neal American Cancer Society Marshal Nelson Nelson Neal

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