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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1999
Page
2
A strongly worded column rails at liberal hypocrisy and moral ambiguity, arguing that entitlements harm the many for the sake of a few. It critiques prayer bans at games, gun statistics, IRS actions on Christian Coalition, and foreign wars, urging personal responsibility and freedom of religion.
Hugh Grant returns to film with Notting Hill and Mickey Blue Eyes while Elizabeth Hurley describes their volatile romance. Cher enjoys the Venetian hotel casino and gears up for a 40 city tour. Paul Mazursky discusses Hollywood power shifts and a new memoir Show Me The Magic. George Pickett’s descendant wins $800,000 in a Harrisburg trunk case. Brian Jones and Ian Wilmut honored in Queen’s birthday list with other notables.
ECISD braces for a projected 5 to 6 million loss in tax revenue as mineral values fall steeply from 4 billion in 1982-83 to 747 million. District plans two-year budget cuts, staffing reductions of 82, capital outlay trims, and possible health benefit contributions hikes. Enrollment dropped 1,060 students between January and May, costing state funding.
Odessa High School graduates recall a vibrant 1960s era marked by oilfield boom times and drive-in nostalgia. Former students describe racing culture, beat-up chrome cars, late nights at the drive-in, and the freedom to party near oilfields while navigating school rules and Western Week dress codes.
Barry Renfrew reports from Moscow that President Yeltsin ordered a Kosovo troop move seen as a political win for Russia. The action boosted Moscow’s defiant stance while exposing a weak economy and military. The foreign ministry claimed the deployment was a mistake, and senior generals display mixed loyalties amid a hollow victory.
Patricia Nielson, a Columbine High School art teacher, describes the April 20 attack in which Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris fired on students and staff. She recounts seeing a gunman smile, hearing shots and bombs, guiding a wounded student to safety, and hiding in a cupboard as the library and school erupted in chaos.
Winning numbers for Lotto Texas and Pick 3 are listed with a Saturday draw date of June 12 and an estimated jackpot of around 7 million dollars. Infoline provides up-to-date results for Lotto Texas Pick 3 and Cash 5. call 580-4636 and press 6600 for details.
AP reports no tickets matched all six numbers drawn in the Lotto Texas Saturday night drawing. State lottery officials said there were no winners for the top prize, with players holding various partial matches awaiting the next drawing.
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