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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1998

Page

8

Preteen spins world of digital roller coasters

Randy Hallford, a 12 year old from Woodland Hills, designs hundreds of online roller coasters and builds Popsicle stick models. He visits Six Flags Magic Mountain regularly, follows new rides via the Internet, and dreams of engineering actual coasters while exploring theme parks in California.

Los Angeles Randy Hallford Randy Woodland Hills Valencia Magic Mountain Disneyland Knott’s Berry Farm Randy Saind Sedeenet Riddler Kentucky North America Paul L. Ruben International Trade Nzine Park World Russia Entre Urs Sandy Hallford

Acclaimed author Gayl Jones in 911 standoff urged cops to back off

Transcripts reveal Gayl Jones during a Feb 20 Lexington standoff warned 911 operator to call off police or they would have to kill her, bargaining for relief as husband Bob Higgins slit his throat and died by his own action. Jones, uninjured, was later placed in a state mental institution and has since been released.

Lexington Gayl Jones Jones Newsweek Bob Higgins Michigan Higgins Lexington Herald-Leader Eric Beauregard Lucille Jones Maya Angelou

Helping hand brings straw bale home to Navajo Nation

Mary Lowe, an aging grandmother living in a frigid shack, will spend next winter in a new straw-bale house near a corn field in Chichiltah. Architect Alfred von Bachmayr, two non profits, Gallup merchants, and volunteers raised 7000 dollars to build the energy efficient low cost home, a prototype for Navajo housing.

Chichiltah N.M Mary Lowe Santa Fe Lowe Geraldine Ashler Ashler Geraldine von Bachmayr HUD Lewis H. Begay Navajo Nation Council Begay Bill DeKramer Burke Denman Sustainable Unities Inc Living Structures Cooperative Inc Julia Takahashi van Bachmayr Wilbert Tucson Ganado Kayenta Arizona

Soldier killed after lightning strikes Fort Dix

At Fort Dix New Jersey a lightning strike hit tents where National Guardsmen were sleeping during weekend training. Soldier Kenyon Hodges 22 of Trenton died at a local hospital and five others were injured two critically. A sixth man was cut helping victims. Three injured were taken to Saint Barnabas burn center.

Fort DIX N.J National New Jersey National Guard Saint Barnabas Hani Mansour

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