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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 2000
Page
1
Playoff bound Permian girls travel to El Paso for a ten round playoff game against Bel Air. A Pasadena church shooting leaves one dead after a man distraught over a rejected love interest opens fire. A 61 year old junk man wins 50,000 dollars for returning 52 stolen Oscars. He says honesty pays.
Patricia Downey relinquished the Nebraska Mother of the Year title after her son Greg Downey accused her of nominating herself and forging his signature on a support letter. Five of her eight sons supported her, two opposed, and unresolved family rifts led to the resignation, the first in the 65 year history of the state association. No other candidates were nominated as a result.
In Reagan County a tornado lifted a house and hurled 14 month old Valerie Marie De La Paz Saldibar into the air while her parents endured the blast. Laura and Raymond Saldibar clung to life and their child as the home was torn apart. Valerie sustained a head bump and was treated at Reagan County Memorial Hospital. The family relied on relatives for shelter and recounted the terrifying near miss as nails and debris littered the scene.
Crane Country Club members dig out after heavy rains submerged the clubhouse golf-cart sheds and greens. Water from Mayfield Draw swept four large tanks away, leaving 70 golf carts out of service. Club president Bill Renfro fears silt cannot be removed to save the course. Pro shop owner Neil Woodfin notes cart values range from 400 to 5000 dollars. Renfro first saw the damage along Highway 385.
The article notes a rising fuel price trend yet finds current gas and oil costs in 1999 dollars remain lower than the late 1970s and early 1980s peaks. It analyzes how consumers face higher costs despite still being under historic highs.
The piece notes soaring oil prices and assigns blame to OPEC. It contrasts today’s market with the 1970s Carter era and outlines Secretary Richardson advocating market-driven, restrained diplomacy. Analysts cite geopolitics, nationalism, and consumer-producer dynamics shaping public reaction.
At Music City Mall a Thursday book signing drew fans for The Little Southwest Conference. Spike Dykes and 16 other local football legends signed copies as publisher Mike Bynum and Odessa American staffers shared memories of Permian Basin football dating to 1943. A Permian fan who helped reunite Dykes with his missing son decades ago appeared again, recalling the past.
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