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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1999
Page
1
Four Odessa residents who helped rescue a woman from a burning house were honored at the City Council meeting. Governor George W. Bush signed a 3.8 billion bill providing property tax relief, boosting educator pay, and funding education initiatives.
Washington AP reports a new policy by theater owners requiring youths to show photo IDs proving they are at least 17 to view R rated movies nationwide. President Clinton praises the move as enforcement tightens the 31 year old rating system amid post Littleton anti violence push.
Medical Center Hospital will donate 127000 to Clover House to keep the prenatal and postnatal care program operating through Aug 31. The agency will receive September funding from the Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Judge Jay Gibson notes high neonatal costs and potential savings of about 8 million for treating addicted mothers and babies.
Mike Jeffrey owner of Broken Arrow Silver Co in Sanderson shows a specialty belt buckle. The firm, moved 1 1/2 years ago from Winslow Arizona, crafts silver buckles and other pieces for clients across the country with Willie Morris Jr. adding finishing touches before the final engraving.
In Sanderson population 900, silversmith Mike Jeffrey runs Broken Arrow Silver Company creating hundreds of silver and gold trophy buckles. He moved his million-dollar business from East Texas, saying small towns shape his craft and stories. Native American silversmiths assist in turning dust into gleaming prizes.
Federal tracing shows 1 176 guns used in crimes outside Texas came from Texas dealers. Georgia leads with 1 609 guns. 1 percent of dealers supplied 45 percent of traced crimes. Eight Texas dealers sold over 50 crime guns. four in Dallas area. Schumer urges tighter ATF inspections for high‑volume sellers.
U S intelligence detects indications that Serb forces plan to withdraw from Kosovo though no troops are moving yet. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon cited mobilization of Serb transport vehicles as a preparation signal.
A white officer was convicted of holding down a Haitian immigrant in a stationhouse bathroom while another officer assaulted him with a broken broomstick. Three officers were acquitted. The verdict followed earlier guilty pleas by Officer Justin Volpe, highlighting racial tensions and the unraveling blue wall of silence.
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