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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1998
Page
1
An oil analyst says competition for summer travel dollars lowered gasoline prices nearly one cent over the past two weeks. The weighted average pump price across 10,000 stations fell from 1.1436 to 1.1339 dollars, with demand typically rising in summer.
Meteorologist Robert Boyd of the National Weather Service at Midland International Airport says the Permian Basin has topped a 34 year record with 13 consecutive days at or above 100 degrees. Weekend high reached 111 degrees as heat and dryness persist across the region.
President Clinton told Peking University that human rights are birthrights for all and urged Chinese leaders to allow an open society. He noted U S China relations depend on progress and cited Deng Xiaoping while stressing not imposing views. The remarks followed a live broadcast and a heated news conference with Jiang Zemin.
About half of Texans say New Age beliefs clash with their faith while most agree with some ideas. Baylor University historian James E Wood Jr. notes New Age emphasizes self realization and inner truth, yet many Texans accept central tenets like internal spiritual truth and personal life control.
The 12th World AIDS Conference opened with optimism over new virus killing drugs and concern that AIDS still spreads in poorer regions. About 13,200 attendees heard 5,400 presentations on treatments and prevention, including reduced mother to child transmission via AZT and Caesarean delivery.
In 1952 Ector County voters helped elect Gen Dwight Eisenhower the first Republican in 24 years. Nixon toured Texas days before the election while local figures Fred Gage Ed Costello L B Cooper Babe Griffith joined city council. A kidnapping and other crimes marked the year amid drought and lawn watering bans as Odessa’s oil economy remained strong.
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