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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2004
Page
1
Poor William discusses a controversial art concept reversing the ape to man ladder to critique a perceived decline in US standards. He links sex driven marketing, fashion trends, and media portrayals to societal choices, arguing for personal freedom and stronger positive examples over paternalism and law enforcement focus on minor offenses.
Celebrities led by Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman grace the Moscow festival carpet at Pushkin Square as Tarantino’s Kill Bill 2 opens the 26th Moscow International Film Festival. Uma Thurman David Carradine and city officials join a lineup that includes Meryl Streep Isabelle Adjani and Emir Kusturica for a festival running to June 27 featuring a 17 film main competition and a new Perspective category. The Dallas Juneteenth Film Festival seeks to spotlight films on freedom and equality with Steve Harvey Erykah Badu and Bill Duke among guests and more than 20 films plus $50 000 in scholarships on offer in Texas. Juneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation read in Galveston and the day is now an official state holiday in Texas for 25 years, with 25 other states recognizing it. The festival hosts workshops roundtables and an awards banquet with Dallas native Badu and Harvey among attendees.
The Odessa American and other Permian Basin papers earned top honors from the Texas AP Managing Editors. OA staff collected firsts in overall sweepstakes, news photography, headlines, sports, and several second and third place finishes across categories.
Denise Shetter defeats incumbent Ray North in Crane Independent School District runoff for Precinct 3. Shetter gains 83 votes to North's 68, with North returning to his insurance business. Shetter, GEAR UP coordinator for Odessa College and Permian High School, plans to advance academic standards for students.
Davenport thanked supporters as turnout boosted her mood during a long day of polls and a Juneteenth parade in South Odessa. Cleaver campaigned across four sites and shifted to a seven vote lead as results rolled in, expressing relief and satisfaction.
Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin police said the bound bodies of a man and two children clad in full clothing washed ashore Saturday after drifting in Lake Michigan for several days. A resident reported the discovery around 11 am while authorities checked missing persons reports and prepared autopsies.
At noon the cultural council gave free barbecue and drinks. By 7 p.m. hundreds joined a Juneteenth parade starting at First Street and Texas Avenue, moving south then east to Barrett Drive. The event marked Texas blacks being freed from slavery. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced emancipation in Galveston.
The article notes a commemoration of emancipation following Lincoln’s Proclamation, with slaveholders delaying change in Texas until Granger’s arrival. Davenport calls it an African American holiday marking freedom, and the observance continues with a Gospel Fest at Woodson Park.
Bill Clinton promotes a 1000 page memoir while appearing on 60 Minutes Oprah Today and Larry King before tours of his planned presidential library in Little Rock. A glass walled rooftop apartment and an Oval Office study replica are noted as features for guided tours. Senate candidate Kerry delays stance on gay marriage pending two key questions about his wife and net worth.
The page lists Texas Lottery results with Lotto numbers 26 29 9 28 40 16 for Saturday June 19 and an estimated jackpot of 145 million dollars. Also shown are Cash 5 numbers 31 20 11 23 (cents) 4, Pick 3 Day Night 9 3 0 and a Road Runner Cash entry 71 8 22 (the 25) 16 for Friday June 18 with a $9 995 prize.
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