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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1995
Page
1
Detroit crowd protests escalate as fans begin throwing objects onto the field during the Tigers game, prompting security action and brief stoppage. Police move in to restore order while teams resume play amid heightened tension and renewed crowd control measures.
The Texas House approved a bill to license concealed carry and place a statewide vote on the issue this November. Senator Jerry Patterson opposed a referendum, signaling plans to block House changes or convene a conference committee to resolve differences. The measure, already passed by the Senate, would make concealed guns available to licensed Texans and would be decided by voters.
Odessa’s unemployment rate for March fell two tenths from February and over two points from last year per the Texas Employment Commission. TEC area manager Odel Crawford cites more residents working and new retail and service sector jobs, though many are not high paying.
In Monahans the City Council races center on water lease questions and economic development. Incumbents Hardisty and Noelke defend water sales while opponents Hisel Waggoner Howard push for broader growth measures. Mayor Cutbirth, unopposed, faces criticism over alleged collusion with challengers as polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
USC professor Leonard Adleman used synthetic DNA to tackle a Traveling Salesman style problem. He encoded flight segments with DNA sequences and mixed them to form possible routes, aiming to determine the shortest path among seven cities, marking a first step in DNA computing.
FBI agents arrested Gary Land and Robert Jacks in Carthage Missouri as material witnesses in the Oklahoma City bombing inquiry. The pair traveled a path from Arizona to Oklahoma. authorities say they may be released if grounds to hold them fail. The death toll reached 141 with about 40 missing as investigations continue.
Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Williamson warns the U S embargo on Iran will hurt Texas firms and cost more Texans jobs than Iranians. He notes Iran can find buyers for its oil while Texas oil field suppliers steel makers and refiners face losses and predicts nations will buy Iran’s former U S supply. He doubts Texas drilling will rise and expects the U S to switch to Saudi and non Iranian oil.
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