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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1998
Page
1
A 6,700-gallon animal fat spill closed a Cincinnati interstate for 3 1/2 days. Dawn dishwashing liquid, donated by Procter & Gamble worth $12,000, finally cleaned the five-acre mess using high-pressure water, solvents, and manual effort.
Nine ducklings hatched near the southern entrance of Dillard Department Store at Music City Mall. Their mother had moved from Playa Lake and nested under a tree outside the shoe department two weeks earlier, delighting shoppers and employees.
A five week 1996 preliminary study shows sulfur from both Texas and Mexico sources affecting Big Bend National Park. It traces emissions to coal plants in north central Texas and notes southerly winds carry Mexican pollutants. The study, funded by EPA and analyzed at UC Davis, calls for a fuller assessment in summer 1999.
Across the country El Nino and rains crippled romaine crops prompting Wendy's to drop Caesar salads at about 4,500 restaurants. In Odessa two locations paused Caesar sales with notices to conserve romaine for pita items. Owner Bobby Bradbery expects a temporary shortage and aims to resume once new crops grow. Customers largely understand the situation.
Vatican officials describe a bitter, unacknowledged motive as Cedrich Tornay, a 23-year-old Swiss Guards noncommissioned officer, killed Col. Alois Estermann and his wife Gladys Meza Romero in their Vatican apartment before shooting himself. Pope John Paul II expressed sorrow as a funeral plan replaces a swearing-in ceremony for 40 guards.
A national study from the National Institute for Literacy finds 24 percent of Texas adults read at the most basic level. Texas ranks near the top of states with the worst literacy needs, behind Mississippi and Louisiana, and tied with California and New York in this measure. County estimates draw on the National Adult Literacy Survey and U.S. Census data, highlighting Rio Grande Valley and West Texas counties.
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