Older Odessans Flee Heat to Senior Centers
A report notes elderly residents in Odessa seeking relief from hot weather at senior centers. A butter shortage has driven up prices for fatty foods including ice cream cheese and baked goods.
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1998
Page
1
Titanic Fans Reenact Bow Scene On Cruise Prows
Boston AP report notes passengers aboard cruise ships imitate the film and climb onto the prow. The Passenger Vessel Association issued a Titanic Alert warning operators of continued dangerous stunts. Earlier a woman reenacting a Winslet deck death fell from a railing into the sea off Sweden and is presumed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
PVA
The
Bulletin
Kate Winslet
Sweden
OPEC ministers weigh deeper oil cuts to lift prices
In Vienna top OPEC players discuss further production cuts beyond pledged amounts amid 12 year low prices. Kuwaiti and Saudi ministers comment after talks, as OPEC seeks to counter weak demand from Southeast Asia and the global crisis. Mexico aids with non-OPEC output restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
OPEC
Sheik Saud Nasser al-Sabah
Ali Naimi
Sheik Saud
Naimi
Mexico
Ward County delays hospital retirement bill payment
Ward County will postpone a $30,000 retirement fund check until July 1 to help Ward County Memorial Hospital meet Friday payroll. Judge Sam Massey says funds will arrive next week. commissioners refuse extra county funds to cushion the hospital, while Interim Administrator Jim Robinson notes payroll relies on deposits not yet in the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Ward County
Ward County Memorial Hospital
Ellen Friar
Ward
Sam Massey
Jim Robinson
Robinson
Ward Memorial Hospital
Robert Foret
Ward Memorial
Ward County Commissioner's Court
Ward County Court House
Park Renovation Boosted by $320,000 Funds Match
Ginger Pope reports Monahans Sandhills State Park gains activity from a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant that matches $160,000 raised by Friends of the park, doubling renovation funds to $320,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Friends of
Odessa woman Nelda Baker murder case dismissed
Nelda Baker, an Odessa woman serving time for embezzlement at Medical Center Hospital, avoids trial on murder charges linked to her husband Tony Ray Baker Sr. Judge Jay Gibson dismissed the case at the DA and Baker’s attorney request. The DA reserves right to re indict if new evidence arises. Baker faced potential 20 years for embezzlement, pled guilty in 1996 for a 10 year term. The March 1992 husband death remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Jay Gibson
Nelda Baker
Ector County
Baker
Michael McLeaish
John Smith
Smith
MCH
Tony Ray Baker Sr
Napa Auto Parts
Clinton critics press China policy on eve of trip
Washington AP reports Republican critics of President Clinton’s China policy pressed new restraints on China and technology transfers on the Senate floor before Clinton’s 10 day tour. Daschle warned against embarrassing the president as GOP members sought votes but agreed to postpone the action until after the trip. Clinton prepared in the Cabinet room with briefing from top foreign policy advisers.
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Washington
Clinton
China
Senate
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
GOP
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Ted Hall
Wayne Paul
Tom Ragsdale
Johnston Construction
Joan Beck
Barbie
Abby
World News
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