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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2000
Page
2
Illinois officials and oil representatives clash over ethanol blended fuel prices and delivery challenges. Ethanol advocates cite supply and policy pressures while opponents blame logistics, pipelines, and refinery readiness amid calls for price caps and anti gouging probes.
Evangelist Billy Graham, 81, was hospitalized at Mayo Clinic after a procedure to relieve fluid around his brain. A. Larry Ross, Graham Crusades spokesman, said Graham is doing well and not in life-threatening danger. He is undergoing diagnostic procedures and therapy to optimize his Parkinson's condition.
Los Angeles star Bob Hope, 97, shows signs of recovery from gastrointestinal bleeding after a week in hospital. Spokesman Ward Grant said Hope is getting up, eating, exercising and improving, calling him a positive, remarkable man who bounces back.
B B King at 74 continues to tour 200 dates a year and opens the B B King Blues Club and Grill in Times Square New York. He plans opening week performances with Koko Taylor Chaka Khan Robert Green and Pinetop Perkins backing the venture run by Blue Note owners. King jokes about his business skills while trusting his partners.
In Odessa and Santa Fe, pastors and educators react to the Court's decision on student prayer at public events. Leaders argue over rights and separation of church and state while polls show Texans broadly support student led prayers before athletic events.
The Fall 1999 Texas Polls survey questions about public school prayer cover student attendance in public schools, prerogative to lead prayers at athletic events, locker room prayers, and student participation in prayers at school. The poll was conducted Oct 13 to Nov 1.
NASA scientists in Pasadena said La Nina is fading after more than two years of cooling in the tropical Pacific but cautioned its weather influence may persist. They noted a past reinvigoration in 1999 and warned dry farmland and drought may continue in the Midwest and Southeast while the Atlantic hurricane season remains active. The Topex Poseidon satellite tracks ocean temperatures to monitor these patterns.
The Texas Lottery reports drawing results for Monday June 19 with Cash and Pick 3 game numbers. Inning style plays suggest a themed or mistaken entry listing numbers 15 20 31 33 37 and 5 8 5 for Pick 3.
A quirky column notes Barbie will receive a new novel this September. The piece riffs on aging icons and pop psychology, citing colorful anecdotes about crocodile attacks, Canton wild chickens, and snack personality theories while linking them to media culture.
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