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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1999
Page
1
The OA will stop accepting free Jobs Wanted ads today though special consideration remains for workers affected by oil layoffs. Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates today for first time in over two years. Turmoil surrounds Abdullah Ocalan verdict as Kurds react with flags amid conviction for treason and death sentence.
The Farm Service Agency provides emergency loans to farmers and ranchers in Midland Andrews Glasscock Martin Ector Reagan and Upton counties affected by the April 13 1999 storms. Applicants must be U.S. citizens active in farming or ranching plan to continue operations complete a production and financial management training course and file by February 10 2000. Contact Michael Miller farm loan manager at (915) 756-3308 for details.
The Star Spangled Salute Independence Day Celebration runs Saturday and Sunday in Midland. It opens with the 37th annual Daughters of the American Revolution children's parade and ends with an outdoor laser and pyrotechnic show plus a Midland Odessa Symphony concert. Entertainment food and fun on both days. Call 631-7111 for details.
Peyton Cook, age two, stands beside a towering mushroom behind Keystone Montessori School in Bryan. Widespread clusters of fragile fungi have appeared across southeast central Texas due to recent heavy rains.
Republicans react gingerly to President Clinton's call for prescription drug coverage under Medicare. They endorse the concept but avoid specifics, vow to work with the president, seek details, and study the proposal closely as Congress weighs the issue.
Clifford Jones a 33 year old Dallas man and convicted killer who escaped from the Estelle Unit in Huntsville was captured alive Tuesday afternoon after officers spotted him in a brushy area two miles north of the prison. He climbed a tree but came down without resistance and was returned to custody.
Odessa resident Tew concludes a long postal career with his final route on the east side after decades of delivering mail along Ninth Street and 14th Street between Limestone Avenue and Crescent Drive. He recalls learning every street, watching families grow, and taking pride in outside work since joining the post office in 1965.
WCS won two large deals with the U.S. Department of Defense and the Army Corps of Engineers to dispose of hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of low level radioactive waste. The five year Army Corps contract could be worth up to 96 million dollars and involves NORM and LARM shipments from sites around St. Louis and New Jersey. Rep. Warren Chisum raises concerns about permitting and DOE waste handled by WCS in Andrews County.
In Russia and former Soviet states, drownings rise with the summer heat as adults and children swim in lakes and rivers. Viktor Progodich of Belarus warns of a culture lacking sensible behavior, noting drowning deaths are rising though people remain untroubled.
Odessa lawyers Adrian Chavez and Michael McLeaish report a Manhattan tabloid, The Star, seeking dirt on George W. Bush. They discuss possible past cocaine rumors and note the reporter’s questions about Bush’s younger years.
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