City Eyes Growth Loans and State Tax Holiday
Council discusses loan program to boost regional growth and quality of life while selecting to participate in the second annual state sales tax holiday Aug 4–6. Finance Director Zentner estimates city losses of 11 000 to 19 000 from the moratorium with Odessa ment Corp. losing 2 750 to 4 750. Cities must declare by Friday if opting out.
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James Zentner
Odessament Corp
Zentner
Comptroller’s Office
Sheila Clancy
Hood Junior High Okays Uniform Policy Amid Support
Benavides extends contract with a three year term and 165000 annual salary plus 600 monthly car allowance. Hood Junior High School wins approval of a school uniforms measure after teachers and parents speak in favor, while one parent opposes. The board votes unanimously with two abstentions. Floy Hinson is absent.
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Board of Trustees
Hood
Tammy Stallcup
Stallcup
Polly
Polly Stallcup
Dennis Berg
Berg
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Bonham
McDonald to miss time as he recovers, Burnett steps in
Odessa chamber leaders plan for Wesley Burnett to manage McDonald duties midweek while he recovers from injuries. Mike George, Odessa Chamber President, says the move keeps momentum as the economic development team expands responsibilities. McDonald expects a six week slow return with braces on both legs and airport travel challenges.
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Chamber
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Odessa
Mike George
Burnett
Jacksonville
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Chamber of Commerce
Wesley
George
McDonald
Houston Pulls Plug On Performance At Oscar Rehearsal
Los Angeles reports say singer was sidelined from a Bacharach Oscars medley after throat problems during rehearsals. Publicists cite a sore throat as the reason, and Faith Hill replaced her as other stars watched.
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Los Angeles
Houston
Jane LaBonte
Bacharach
LaBonte
Faith Hill
Howard facing royal protocol row over touch with Queen Elizabeth II
Canberra reports a potential royal protocol breach as Prime Minister John Howard appears to place a hand on Queen Elizabeth II during a reception. Howard dismissed the controversy and refused to confirm the touch. In Lincoln, Neb., JoAnn Brandon reacts to Hilary Swank’s Oscar speech about her daughter Teena Brandon, who posed as a man and was killed at 21.
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Priestley pleads no contest to DUI crash
Los Angeles actor Jason Priestley, famed for Beverly Hills 90210, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor driving under the influence with injury after a December crash that totaled his car and injured a passenger with a broken arm. He received five days in rehab and three years probation. Priestley, 30, faced prior felony charges before the plea through his attorney Peter Knecht.
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Jason Priestley
Priestley
Peter Knecht
Search Continues for Big Spring Boy Missing in Flood
Rescue crews comb muddy banks as floodwaters recede slowly after Dalton Harbour, 6, was swept away with his mother Cindy, 29, and sister Peyton, 19 months, in Mustang Draw near Elbow Elementary School. A K-9 unit hinted at a possible location but yielded no results.
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Texas Department of Public
Dalton
Peyton
Cindy
Big Spring
Elbow Elementary
Mustang Draw
OPEC braces for possible production shifts after talks
OPEC members eye returning to pre April 1999 output levels with a June 21 Vienna meeting to review markets. Iran's oil minister Zangeneh calls for limited increases and opposes a 1.7 million bpd boost. Clinton administration predicts Iran will lift output by 1.7 million bpd if needed, while non OPEC producers watch closely.
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Vienna
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Bijan Namdar Zangeneh
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Zangeneh
Zaneneh
Clinton
Bill Richardson
Mexico
Norway
Rural grade crossing tragedy prompts safety questions
A Tennessee border crossing with no warning lights or arms caused a fatal bus collision injuring five children and killing Kayla Silvers and Daniel Pack. The bus driver Rhonda Cloer 34 was in fair condition with her child among the injured. Georgia stopping rules and crossing visibility were debated as residents blamed missing signals and the region’s high traffic. Authorities noted the crossing lacks required safety features and warned that upgrading nationwide crossings would cost billions, with limited funding available.
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Tennessee
Georgia
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Ken Aselton
Kayla Silvers
Daniel Pack
Rhonda Cloer
Kayli
Cher
Murray County
Northwest
Chatsworth
Polk County
Tenn
Kate Parnell
Murray County Schools
Edward Watson
Luanne Grandinetti
Tennessee Department of Transportation
Grandinetti
United States
Gerri Hall
Operation Lifesaver Inc
Alexandria
Federal Railroad Administration
Texas Lottery Cash 5 and Pick 3 Winning Numbers
Texas Lottery results reveal Cash 5 numbers 38 6 10 1 35 for Tuesday March 28 and Pick 3 drawing details accompany the jackpot and prize breakdown for players.
Love Lighters and Law of Mother In Law Remarks
A compact column blends aphorisms on love and personality with a joke on deer antlers. It notes Jacques Maritain on loving persons, jokes about mother in law influence on parenting, and adds a mail contact for L. M. Boyd in Seattle.
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Warman
Jacques Maritain
Readers' Guide Switchboard and contact details
Out of Town numbers and email for the Readers Guide appear with a publisher and staff list. Publisher Bill Salter and Editor John Kerr are named along with office and fax numbers and roles for Tammye Mineo and others. The Odessa American notes its ad acceptance policy and liability limits.
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Tesefees
John Kerr
Tammye Mineo
Tyler Patton
Bill Mills
Frances Irvine
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