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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1998

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Firefighters shot protecting ambulance in Coneaut Ohio

Two volunteers blocked traffic to allow an ambulance to back out of a driveway when a camouflaged pickup driver fired at least five shots. One firefighter, Howard Tuttle’s brother, was in serious condition with a head wound. the other was released after treatment. An 87 year old woman in the ambulance was en route to a hospital, in good condition after arrival 30 to 45 minutes later.

Coneaut Ohio Monroe Township Howard Tuttle Tuttle Shefi

Flamingos overshadow Chinese park flamingo plan

Police used tear gas and water hoses to break up a rock throwing party near Washington State University. Three arrests, 23 officers injured as up to 200 revelers gathered at a rental house. Furniture burned, windows broken, chaos followed a pedestrian accident investigation. In China, over 10,000 plastic flamingos were planted in a Shandong Province park.

Jinan China Shandong Province

Burton to release Hubbell tapes in full

Rep Dan Burton said he will publish complete transcripts of 54 prison phone calls with Webster Hubbell amid accusations of selective editing. Critics doubt his justification for privacy protections while Burton offers consent from Hubbell’s lawyer to release all 600 recordings totaling 150 hours.

Little Rock, Ark Webster Hubbell Dan Burton Hubbell Hillary Clinton Rodham Clinton Burton Sations Baloney John Nields Nields Hillary House Government Reform and Oversight Committee Rep R-Ind

Goldsmith Texas recalls oil boom origins and early growth

Goldsmith, 18 miles northwest of Odessa, grew from the Discovery well on June 14 1935 when 1140 barrels of oil a day sparked rapid population rise. Once called Ector City, it was renamed Goldsmith in 1937 to avoid duplication. Early town life featured a two room mud jail and a single bath.

Goldsmith Odessa Fort Worth H.L. Tucker Ector City Texas Charles Adam Goldsmith Jean Lucas Ector County

Japan rethinks laws amid teen crime wave

Tokyo, AP reports a surge in juvenile crime prompts a push to rewrite decades old protections. A 16 year old killer received only reform school time and likely months confinement, highlighting Japan's leniency toward youthful suspects and calls to change the law to curb impunity.

Japan Take Tokyo Takakazu Take United States Britain Ruriko Take Tadakazu The Association For Victims of Juvenile Crimes Osaka

Family accused of abusing two disabled women

In Syracuse police say a family housed a mentally disabled woman and her daughters, held two other disabled women captive for disability checks, beat them, and chained them to a box spring for days without food. Beverly Vinson, 24, found at the bus station with rope marks and bruises. suspects including John Dennee, 47, and others were arrested.

Syracuse N.Y Melinda Vinson John Dennee Florida Beverly Vinson John Wood Dennee

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