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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1996
Page
1
A federal suit filed by 1995 Ventures Inc. argues an ordinance barring topless clubs near parks violates free expression. The Dover Delaware company also owns Boudreaux's in Beaumont. Similar measures near Odessa go to the planning commission for approval.
Harte-Hanks Texas Poll conducted June 3-13 for University of Texas shows U S Senator Phil Gramm leading Democratic challenger Victor Morales 47 to 33 percent among likely Texas voters with a 3 point margin of error. Morales, a Mesquite schoolteacher, trails in every region and age group. Gramm’s favorable rating is 59 percent while Morales stands at 52 percent.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a directory page with column headings and partial names. Readable elements include section labels and scattered initials, offering limited insight into full listings or contact details.
A federal grand jury charged Theodore Kaczynski in two fatal bombings in Sacramento and two maiming attacks at Yale and UC. The indictment covers the Unabomber campaign spanning 18 years with three dead and 23 injured. The case moves toward arraignment in Sacramento after his initial detention in Montana.
University of Florida classics professor David C. Young argues in Archaeology magazine that the Olympic torch relay began in 1936 Berlin as Nazi propaganda, not from ancient Greece. He notes the five ring symbol’s Delphic placement was tied to a Nazi film, and that the relay’s origins were created by Carl Diem, with plans dating to 1916 Berlin.
In Harlingen Texas residents recall segregation era abuses including a brakeman kicked off a moving train in 1948 and forced to ride 100 miles awake while denied hotel lodging. Leaders like Henry Gant and Rev Norman Washington stress Juneteenth as a time to share stories, pass values, and foster intergenerational dialogue within the African American neighborhood.
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