30 Jun 2000
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2000
Page
1
Drug agents seized more than three quarters of a ton of marijuana with an estimated street value of $703,000 and jailed two men early Thursday. The article notes new state laws touching the courtroom classroom and the bedroom take effect nationwide Saturday.
Odessa College and the Odessa Sports Center will close Tuesday July 4. ECISD and Ector County offices including the courthouse will close July 3 and 4. UTPB city hall and police fire admin offices will close July 4. The post office will be closed July 4 with no home or box delivery. JB Music City Mail will operate 10 am to 6 pm July 4.
Rainfall Thursday pushed June precipitation above normal to 1.9 inches for the month at Midland International and Schlémeyer airports, with a year-to-date total of 5.75 inches. Meteorologist Alec Lyster noted 16 inches below the annual normal of 5.91 inches, as low-level moisture fed an upper disturbance. A flash flood watch had been issued and was set to expire, with lingering chances of heavier rain tonight.
A wildfire sparked by a car crash swept across Hanford’s sagebrush, destroying at least 25 homes and forcing about 7,000 residents to evacuate as winds up to 30 mph and extreme heat spread the blaze toward the U S nuclear weapons plant. Officials reported no radiation releases. The fire had reached 180000 acres, raising alarms about possible radioactive soil contamination.
Continental Express will add a sixth nonstop Midland to Houston Intercontinental, using 50-seat regional jets on Midland Houston flights. American Eagle plans to convert Midland Dallas flights from turboprops to regional jets as more jets become available, with four of nine Dallas Fort Worth flights already using jets. Travelers praise the new jets for speed and quiet operation.
John Rocker, recovering from past remarks, writes a contrite note on hotel stationery and presents it to Braves officials and former reliever Joe Sambito. He reads the letter at Shea Stadium in front of a Mets logo, seeking to address angry Mets fans after prior taunts. The Mets later review a tape of the reading.
An overloaded wooden-hulled vessel carrying about 500 refugees fleeing sectarian violence sank in eastern Indonesia after radio contact was lost during a violent storm. Navy officials fear hundreds are dead as searchers with four ships found no trace. Heavy seas and rough conditions hampered efforts. the ship was traveling from the Maluku islands to Manado, North Sulawesi.
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