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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1999
Page
1
A group of Southern Baptists voted to urge President Clinton to withdraw James Hormel as the United States ambassador to age rights, arguing the first openly gay ambassador undermines moral leadership.
Odessa firefighters plus South Ector County volunteers fought an outside blaze at the Orrex Plastics Plant near 2800 S Ortex Ave shortly before 11 pm. Crews aimed to prevent spread to nearby structures as of press time. A second item reports a 10 year old boy crawled a quarter mile to a vacant farmhouse to call for help after a rollover on a family farm, injuring both legs but stabilizing in hospital.
Graces says she is relieved after an Ector County jury acquitted her of murder in the 1995 beating death of her 2 year old son Bradon Graves. The jury found negligent injury to a child and recommended four years probation with potential jail time for probation violation.
John Maldonado wears a necklace spelling Bradon, a keepsake with a few photos of Bradon Graves who died November 20, 1995 at age 2 years 7 months. Maldonado says he feels robbed of time with his son and will always wear the necklace.
School administrators will be graded under a state designed appraisal system based on TAAS scores attendance and dropout rate. The nine point principal evaluation includes instructional management morale improvement and community relations. Odessa High's Alma Guerrero notes the criteria mirror teacher accountability standards.
A bulldozer operator was injured when a natural gas pipeline ruptured during a road extension project on 52nd Street in northeast Mason. The driver remained in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital as authorities noted the high pressure line spewed gas. Officials cited automatic shutoffs and described the incident as a high pressure rupture during debris clearing with a rock breaking tool.
In Carthage Tennessee Gore outlines a fight for America’s families and moral leadership, ties progress to the Clinton era economy, criticizes time deficits in family life and culture, and signals independence from President Clinton while planning trips to Iowa and New Hampshire. The crowd size is reported between four and five thousand.
Canadian Joseph Stanley Faulder, 61, nears execution for the 1999 murder during a burglary in East Texas. The Texas parole board twice rejected commutation or a 180‑day reprieve, and the US Supreme Court and 5th Circuit refused to halt the sentence.
Five people are arrested on a freight train near Round Rock in Williamson County on suspicion of trespassing as investigators pursue a likely link to Rafael Resendez Ramirez. One suspect bears a snake tattoo matching the fugitive’s poster, and fingerprint comparisons are underway.
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