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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1999
Page
9
A comic yet sharp plea for rehoming unplanned kittens and a child blamed for overpopulation. The author uses sarcasm to critique welfare and societal attitudes while offering several pets including a mother cat and long familiar names for possible adopters.
Texas Land Commissioner David Dewhurst promoted 1999 legislation in Odessa to aid veterans with larger loan limits and lower rates under the Veterans Land Board, and to boost public education funding via deregulation driven royalty payments. He cited a 5.75 percent rate on 15 year loans and 6.25 percent on 20 to 30 year loans, with new funding aimed at younger veterans. He also touted bills expanding payment in kind to public schools and reducing property tax pressures, noting Senate Bill 7 would channel royalties to electricity discounts for schools and governments.
Dana Storer stands beside a flagpost at his home with a banner for the American Ex-Prisoner of War Association in view. He served in the Army in World War II and spent six months in German POW camps, later liberated in May 1945, and holds a map showing German camps.
The American Ex-Prisoner of War Association and the Big Spring VA Medical Center sponsor an outreach to inform former POWs about VA programs. Leaders stress veteran care, broad eligibility for illnesses seen in ex POWs, and widow benefits, with efforts to recruit new participants.
Rain showers last weekend boosted Lake J.B. Thomas and nearby reservoirs after critics low levels. John Grant of the Colorado River Municipal Water District noted gains from 3.7 percent to 22 percent at J.B. Thomas and 13 percent at E.V. Spence, with Ivie Reservoir above 40 percent. The district serves Odessa Big Spring Snyder and other West Texas cities, and aims to curb water costs by reducing pumping from Ivie.
Permian High School cheerleading team swept the National Cheerleader Association Camp in Dallas June 3 6 at SMU earning 17 All-American ribbons and a team trophy, the most in school history. Seven athletes earned All-America honors including Natasha McFall Matt Yell Terry Folmar Taylor Newsom Brittany Vaughan Jacob Shew and Nealei Vanderburg.
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