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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1999
Page
1
A Southfield, Michigan office complex gunman killed two people and himself, wounding four others, as police investigate the mass shooting. The Ellen Noel Art Museum signals a rule change to move from look but do not touch.
The FBI began tracking the author of a computer virus named Worm Explore Zip that targets large firms including Compaq Motorola AT&T Boeing and General Electric. The worm arrives as a friendly email with a zipped attachment that, when opened, can erase files and spread via email. First detected in Israel the attack resembles the Melissa outbreak but appears slower to spread.
Four year old Ashley Longoria tries to manage a baby chick and a kitten while preschool classmate Valerie Perusquia laughs during Western Day at Ruthe B. Cowl Daycare in Laredo. The animals are from Clip Clop Hippity Hop Ponies and Petting Zoo of Odem.
The state comptroller reports sharp declines in Permian Basin sales tax receipts with Odessa and Midland posting sizable drops. Odessa June revenue was 660,227.46 dollars, down 133,201.34 from June 1998, while Midland fell 20.9 percent to 771,708 dollars. Odessa's year to date totals lag last year by over 13 percent and the fiscal year spans September to August. City officials cited a weak economy and noted month to month changes, with Midland showing a larger drop. See REVENUES on Page 2A.
Odessa College trustees approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing an eight year tax abatement for Odessa Ector Power Partners, planning a 1000 megawatt plant in southeast Odessa. The $300 million project, due July 2001, would employ 46 workers and generate over 650 construction jobs. Partners Panda Energy International and Public Service Energy and Gas expect daily natural gas use of 170 million cubic feet from the Permian Basin.
Andrews High School wins the Class 4A state baseball championship after Shaud Williams scores the winning run in the eighth inning to lift a 4 3 victory over Corpus Christi Calallen at Disch Falk Field in Austin. Rufus Williams proud father watches nearby.
A Russian convoy breached NATO expectations by entering Pristina as celebratory crowds cheered, prompting Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov to say troops were ordered to leave Kosovo immediately. The White House welcomed the announcement while NATO peacekeepers prepared to flood in from Macedonia.
Washington Americans concerned about school violence face a test as the House weighs a juvenile justice bill. Republican leaders set Wednesday as the day of judgment on a measure packed with provisions to restrict gun purchases by youths, felons, and deranged individuals, amid post incident scrutiny.
Houston police and hundreds of officers probe trains in and out of Houston for a possible seventh victim linked to Rafael Resendez Ramirez. In Luling, Texas authorities compare the killer description to Ramirez, noting bludgeonings near rail lines and a pattern matching the Rojas case. Investigators say no solid link yet, but evidence from the scene is under analysis as the manhunt continues along a line from San Antonio to Houston.
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