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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1999
Page
10
Ex-POWs and widows in the area can access free dental and priority medical care, nursing home services, and monetary benefits through the VA. VA officials say 111 former POWs live locally, with 50 to 60 more potentially unenrolled. Contact Big Spring VAMC at 1 800 472 1365 ext. 7040 for information.
Sweep Chase Woodlock won a spirit award voted by more than 50 mascots at the NCA event. The Permian squad, a Best Co ed candidate and Best Chant, earned multiple certificates and an invitation to the NCA nationals in Dallas, following a 1300 cheerleaders turnout at the SMU camp.
The Odessa Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a meeting at 1 30 p m Thursday in the city council chamber. Agenda includes opening a public hearing on Vista Residential Development LLC for original zoning and approvals of the Vista Del Norte preliminary plat Terrace Hills and Cielo Vista final plat plus a staff presentation on the proposed Walmart site plan.
FBI agents arrested 32 year old Lloyd Wayne Smith near north I 35 Engleman Road in San Antonio on a 21 count indictment from the Midland Odessa division. Smith operated as Goldstream Vending promising investors sole ownership of pay phones in a profit scheme.
A 45 year old Fort Bliss woman Deborah Thompson Garcia died after her 1996 Saturn veered off I 10 and rolled five times near Sonora. Injured were David Garcia 10 and Emily Garcia 11. Emily remained in critical condition at Shannon Hospital. David in good condition.
Marfa Border Patrol Sector reports a busy June with two seizure events. Sierra Blanca checkpoint agents found 1,384 pounds of marijuana in hidden RV compartments. Two suspects were handed to the DEA with the vehicle and drugs. Marfa Station confiscated 222.65 pounds from a 1984 Ford pickup during an immigration stop. One Mexican citizen was arrested and turned over to DEA task force agents.
Senate Bill 1731 extends royalty payment relief for marginal wells and lets the School Land Board accept proposals to keep wells in service. House Bill 3696 makes lease purchasers liable for plugging unproductive wells. Senate Bill 1690 creates a coastal erosion fund for Texas coastline. Dewhurst cites plug costs and outlines budget cuts to fund the program.
Eliza May, ousted executive director of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, seeks Gov. George W. Bush’s deposition on July 1 in her whistle-blower lawsuit. Bush plans to seek a judge’s block. May alleges SCI ties influenced the investigation into embalming practices.
Reports list thefts and crimes from sheriff and police records. A 29-year-old man had $1,610 of valuables stolen from a residence on Fig Street between April and June. A 3-year-old was found in the street on Kermit Highway. A 13-year-old was struck in the face on Penbrook Street. A 20-year-old man was released after bond for cocaine possession. Bealls on East 8th Street reported satellite dish damage valued at $5,000 between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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