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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1998
Page
10
MOON area forecasts sunny and cooler with highs in the 90s. Tonight will be fair with lows in the 60s. A heat advisory remains through Thursday for central and southeast regions. Morning low clouds in central and east, otherwise partly cloudy with a slight chance of afternoon showers in extreme north. Highs 93 to 103, mainly south and west. Tonight 73 to 79.
Gallup 87, Santa Fe 83, Albuquerque 93, Clovis 96, Las Cruces 101, Carlsbad 102 degrees. A heat wave grips the region with high temperatures sweeping major centers.
Fair skies with a north and east breeze. Highs reach the upper 60s to lower 80s in mountains and northwest regions, mid 80s to 90s in lower elevations to the south. Tonight, expect 30s and 40s along with 50s to mid 60s in eastern and southern areas.
The American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan plan a 1 to 3 p.m. gathering at the Ector County Courthouse to address drug problems, gang violence and moral issues during Juneteenth celebrations. Jody Chapman, listed on the city permit as KKK Grand Dragon, says 10 to 15 members will attend and will protest the Juneteenth holiday. Police say multiple agencies will provide security amid recent Jasper violence and a related case. Chapman's statement denounces the Jasper incident and its racist links.
A delegation of congressmen failed twice to locate Zapatista National Liberation Army leaders in a remote Mexican village, leaving an envelope with a farm coop leader named Miguel. They planned further talks to revive peace negotiations after recent clashes. The area near the Guatemalan border remains the usual takeoff point for meetings, but leaders remain missing.
The Texas Poll shows Bush leading by 53 points aligned with four prior polls from spring 1997 onward. Mauro calls for a bold plan at the state Democratic convention while noting some polls show a closer race. Bush leads across most demographics, with black voters favoring Mauro 40 to 36 and Democrats 48 to 37. regional support ranges from 78 percent in West Texas to 63 percent in East Texas. A majority say Bush’s 2000 presidential ambitions won’t affect their November vote.
Perry outlined a 35 kilometer two lane route from Chihuahua to Aldama set for 1998, plus Cuauhtemoc to San Raphael by 1998 and San Raphael to the state line by 1999. After these three projects only 12 miles remain. The project aims to ease El Paso port delays and give Texas firms access to a Pacific port 500 miles closer than Los Angeles. The U S section can handle 3,000 to 4,000 more vehicles, with broader four lane goals for Odessa Midland Lubbock and Amarillo. Mexican and U S backers will meet bi monthly.
An eight-suspect El Paso arrest ends a three month probe into an international car theft ring linked to drug trafficking. Authorities recovered 32 stolen vehicles, with up to 300 cars moved. The scheme altered VINs and forged insurance and ownership documents for sale to dealers.
Mexican lawmakers urged U.S. action on locating a site to store low level waste, noting it is currently spread across more than 600 locations in the state. They sought a meeting with Gov. George W. Bush but he sent Gonzales as chief liaison.
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