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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1999
Page
1
The Odessa American promotes free Jobs Wanted classified ads on Page 60 for displaced oil industry workers. Contact the classified ad department at 333-7777 or visit the paper website to learn more. The promotion ends June 30.
The government approved the 12 billion Albertson's and American Stores merger creating the second largest U S supermarket chain. To ease antitrust concerns 144 supermarkets and five planned sites must be sold to maintain competition in California Nevada and New Mexico. Attorneys general from the three states filed consent decrees. The combined firms operate in 38 states with revenues exceeding 36 billion.
An anonymous buyer paid 635000 for John Adams letter written three days before the Declaration of Independence. The 1776 note predicts a great expence of blood to secure freedom from England and was addressed to Archibald Bullock of Georgia. Sotheby’s reported the sale as a record for Adams and for any signer.
The Supreme Court limited the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act affecting more than 100 million Americans with physical impairments. It ruled the law generally does not cover those with eyesight problems or other correctable conditions, while signaling possible requirements to move some mentally disabled individuals from hospitals to homelike settings. The four-justice-strong decisions mark a watershed in disability law and raise questions about future scope. The rulings drew praise from employers and concern from disability advocates, who warned of conflicting outcomes and ongoing battles. Elaine Wilson and Lois Curtis, Georgia residents who sued to leave a state mental hospital, were cited in ongoing coverage.
Hobbs New Mexico as state auditor reviews the 1200 bed Wackenhut Corrections facility after a year marked by one riot three homicides and multiple stabbings. officials blame startup stress and inexperience while noting New Mexico led the nation in per capita prison homicides last year.
Amtrak may reroute from Fort Worth to El Paso via Abilene and Odessa Midland to cut travel time, with cities along the line urged to back the proposal. Odessa officials view a manned station and turnaround point as key, while Odessa leaders back rail service returning for the first time since 1967. Senator Hutchison supports adding spur routes to Texas Amtrak, relying on feeder systems to make the plan viable. Last week Amtrak opened a spur route.
In Geneva Swiss officials face soul searching after Turin won the 2006 Winter Olympics over Sion anger and accusations of dirty tricks fuel a political rebuke of Switzerland blamed for wartime Nazi collusion. Young women in Sion cried as Turin beat Sion amid an anti-Swiss backlash following the scandal.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Todd says a burn ban is not anticipated this year in Ector County. Last year dry conditions prompted a ban on rocket and missile-type fireworks from June through November, but officials doubt it will be on the agenda this time.
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