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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1999
Page
9
A columnist recounts an all meat diet experiment cut short after three weeks, noting cravings for broccoli and carbs. The piece traces hunger, mood dips, and a social tasting of beef kebab, ending with a small weight drop and a nod to Sandy Wiegand’s Wednesday column.
A group of Odessa children ages 5 to 12 spent Tuesday morning drawing painting and pasting their artwork into reality at the Ellen Noel Art Museum Summer Art Camp. Instructors led sessions on watercolor sculpture and ceramics as they explored artists like Alexander Calder and the role of art in development.
Gail Loving Barnes, former president-general of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, appointed by Gov. Bush and confirmed by the Senate, begins a six year term on the 18 member Texas Historical Commission. She urges preservation of aging Texas courthouses and coastal artifacts near Wharton County while noting the commission’s grants and heritage tourism work.
William Hamilton Little 38, a ninth grade dropout and roofer, was executed by lethal injection for the Dec 3 1983 rape stabbing and strangling of Marilyn Peter in a rural home near Cleveland Texas. Five relatives witnessed the death as the Supreme Court had declined to hear the case.
Ben Jordan, a Derrington Plant wastewater supervisor, was named City of Odessa Employee of the Year for 1999 after twelve years with the city. He started as a seasonal worker cutting grass at wastewater plants and earned a $500 prize and a place on the trophy display. Jordan credited steady effort and internal promotion potential for his rise.
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