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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1999
Page
1
Region Hobbs New Mexico authorities report a prison inmate died from multiple stab wounds after an altercation. The inmate's identity is withheld pending next of kin notification. Detectives at the scene have identified two inmate suspects and recovered two metal shanks as possible weapons. Further details await ongoing investigation.
Santa Fe reports New Mexico adopts Red or Green as the official state question spoken up to 200 thousand times daily. Chili dominates the dining scene, with more than 25 percent of meals featuring it and tourism driving the allure. Chili production supports an economy valued at 58 million dollars last year.
A male infant Western lowland gorilla born May 27 at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville is held Thursday by its mother Kayla. It is Kayla’s first offspring. The father Moja, born at Miami Metrozoo in 1984, is the sire.
The House approved 287 to 139 a bill to curb youth violence, expand juvenile crime penalties, and allow religious symbols to appear on memorials on public school campuses. The measure also funds 1.5 billion in grants to states over three years and spurs a gun control companion bill amid clashes with the NRA.
Crews cut canals at E W Spence Reservoir in Coke County to divert more water to the pump station and prevent salinity from flood runoff. A vulture sits on the 75 foot intake tower with 63 feet visible above the unusually low water line amid drought conditions. Chris Wingert of the Colorado River Municipal Water District notes the project aims to protect supplies, as the reservoir now provides about 12 percent of the Permian Basin's drinking water.
Crews dig wide ditches across the dry E.V. Spence Reservoir bed to boost water supply for West Texans from Big Spring to Odessa. Colorado River Municipal uses Ivie and J.B. Thomas lakes, with Spence serving about 12 percent of Midland Odessa needs 8-10 million gallons pumped daily.
In Lubbock the widow of Buddy Holly Maria Elena Holly rejects a city offer of 50 000 and 15 percent of profits to use the singers name and likeness for a hometown music festival. She says she will not discuss the controversy and blames officials for failed negotiations.
Scientists at McMaster University señ conclude Albert Einstein’s inferior parietal region, linked to mathematical reasoning, was 15 percent wider on both hemispheres than average. They also note a shortened brain groove not seen in other brains, suggesting unique anatomy may relate to intelligence.
Gore distanced himself from his boss's transgressions while touting the Clinton economy, and Bush showed crowd control and issue handling to reassure voters. Analysts say they did well by not harming rivals, with Bush eyeing up to $20 million in fundraising by June.
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