Celebrity News Roundup From Aug 1997 Headlines
Rees-Jones recalls the Diana crash aftermath and Paul’s drink drive findings. Ellen DeGeneres discusses comedy vs politics and TV deals. Spice Girls celebrate Halliwell with a provocative act. Madonna comments on love and marriage amid Guy Ritchie romance. Joanne Woodward reflects on balancing career and family with Paul Newman.
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Diana
Dodi Fayed
Henri Paul
Rees-Jones
Paul
Rees- Jones
The
Daily Telegraph
New York
Madonna
People Magazine
Guy Ritchie
Odessa Uniform Debate Echoes Across School Halls
The piece critiques school dress mandates and parental control, arguing taxation without representation and personal liberty. It links local fights over attire to broader cultural issues, citing film Escape From L A and a string of church bulletin bloopers as context and contrast.
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Odessa
William
Yellowbeard Jr
Miss Kitty
L.A
California
Los Angeles
U.S
Bertha Belch
Africa
Christ the King
Charlene Mason
Jesus
Barbara
Jack
Odessa curfew touted as crime curb amid dispute
Odessa Police Chief James Jenkins argues the curfew reduced juvenile arrests from 699 in 1998 to 511 in 1999 and cut overall juvenile crime, while civil rights advocates attribute changes to economy and population shifts and question causation. The debate cites Texas Workforce Commission and Census data on work force and population.
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Odessa
James Jenkins
Jenkins
Jay Jacobson
Texas
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Jacobson
Texas Workforce Commission
U.S. Census Bureau
TWC
Census Bureau
Ector County
Jim Bobo
Bobo
Jacobson Jenkins
Postmaster address changes for Odessa American notice
Postmaster directs readers to send all address changes to Odessa American at PO Box 2952 Odessa Texas 79760 2952. The notice sets the mailing address for subscriber updates and delivery corrections.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Publisher and staff directory lines fragment
The fragment lists contact numbers and roles such as Publisher, Managing Editor, Advertising Director, Circulation Director, Production Director, and Business Manager, plus service hours for Monday through Sunday. It includes an out-of-town switchboard number 337-6262 and an toll-free 800-375-4661, an email freedom.com, and a website Www.oaea.com.
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Freedom.com
Oaea.com
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Texas Lottery Draw Improves Odds for $7 Million Jackpot
The Saturday drawing on March 4 offers an estimated $7 million jackpot for the Texas Lottery game 9 39 48 49. Tele? data incomplete but players eye the prize as officials note strong sales and expected payout.
Black workers decry Coca Cola layoffs as ethnic cleansing
Black employees portray 6,000 job cuts worldwide, including 2,500 at Atlanta headquarters, as racial discrimination amid a pending suit. Coke officials deny allegations and avoid forcing severance waiver. Protesters applaud stance to not require sign away rights. Future boycotts by black leaders remain possible.
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Coca-Cola
Coke
Ben Deutsch
Coca- Cola
Atlanta
Weight of nations shifts as both under and over nourished rise
Worldwatch highlights a split in global nutrition with 1.1 billion underweight and overweight people, driven by malnutrition in poorer countries. It cites BMI standards, regional programs in Cuba Kerala Singapore, and proposals for calorie-based taxes to curb obesity and improve child and women's health.
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India
Asia
Latin America
Africa
Halwell
United States
Haswell and Gardner
World Health Organization
United Nations
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Journal of the American Medical Association
U.S
Worldwatch
Cuba
Kerala
Singapore
Worldwatch Report
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Carlos Leon
Lourdes
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Joanne Woodward
Paul Newman
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Newman
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