Challenge Trio Tops U S Open After Tough Day
The Challenge Trio sits on top after a tough day on the course in the U S Open coverage. The event headline appears in a sports brief with monetary value markers $.50 and $1.50 noted for Sunday.
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1999
Page
1
Government warns of false results from at home HIV kits
The government cautions Americans who used Internet sold HIV test kits at home that several kits provided false results. Officials urge official testing to confirm status and advise contacting health authorities if results are uncertain.
Midland Starts Annual Seal Coating Project
Midland begins its annual seal coating with work set east of A Street to city limits and from Golf Course Road to Front Street. The 45 day project will run in phases starting with A Street east to Big Spring Street from Liddon Avenue south to Illinois Avenue, expected to take eight days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Golf Course
Front Street
Rankin Highway
Big Spring Street
Liddon Avenue
Illinois Avenue
Knicks themed chopped liver tribute in Duffy Square
Chef Charles Palmer presents chopped liver shaped like Texas while Fran Reiter of the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau holds the tray adorned with Let's Go Knicks. The scene unfolds in Duffy Square ahead of the NBA finals in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Palmer
State of
Texas
Fran Reiter
New York Convention & Visitors Bureau
New York
Duffy Square
Texas mourns death of Bob Bullock
Texas loses a political giant as Bob Bullock dies at 69 in Austin after a long career culminating as lieutenant governor. Governor George W. Bush and former Gov. Ann Richards praised his leadership and vowed a half staff tribute and a Sunday funeral with Bush delivering the eulogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bob Bullock
Austin
George W. Bush
Bullock
Bush
Ann Richards
Tony Proffitt
Former Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock hailed as strong Odessa ally
Local officials described Bob Bullock as a good friend to Texas and a strong supporter of Odessa and the Permian Basin. Bill Elms noted Bullock helped push the University of Texas of the Permian Basin to a four year status in Odessa. State Rep. George West said Bullock backed UTPB and the John Ben Shepperd Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bullock
Texas
Odessa
Permian Basin
West Texas
Bill Elms
Elms, Farris & Company
Elms
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Bullock
University of Texas of
Andrews High Mustangs Triumph Parade Celebration
Crowds line Main Street in Andrews to honor the Mustangs after a 4 3 extra innings win over Corpus Christi Calallan's Wildcats. August, the starting catcher, drove a car amid waving yellow flags as fans praise a season likened to a Hollywood script.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Main Street
Mustangs
Atlanta Braves
Andrews High School Mustangs
Corpus Christi Calallan
Wildcats
Becky Lewis
Lewis
August
Huber Rodriguez
Gun Bill Fails in House as Senate Negotiations Planned
The House rejected gun control legislation 280 to 147 after Democratic defections over NRA backed provisions and Republican resistance to new limits. President Clinton urged passage of real laws to keep guns from children and criminals. Senate had approved a bill earlier and summer talks are anticipated. Political maneuvering followed the defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Washington
Congress
Colorado
National Rifle Association
Dennis Hastert
Bill
Freedman's Cemetery opens as Juneteenth observance begins
In Dallas the Freedman's Cemetery memorial opens alongside Juneteenth celebrations. Bronze figures overlook Central Expressway while a granite arch and chained reliefs honor enslaved ancestors. The centerpiece Dream of Freedom will depict emancipated blacks comforting each other as the community marks 11 years of preservation efforts and the cemetery’s public reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Central Expressway
Freedman’s Cemetery
Texas
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Gov. Bush
United States
Texas Capitol
By Susan Serrano
and David J. Lee
Odessa American
LA Torre
August Lewis
Michael Hudgens
Sheila Jackson Lee
Carolyn McCarthy
N.Y
House of Representatives
Michael McManus
World News
Dear Abby
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