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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2000
Page
1
LBJ and Ross elementary students celebrate the successful flights of two radio controlled model airplanes they rebuilt, marking a learning milestone. A Maryland judge keeps criminal wire tapping charges against Linda Tripp alive but narrows Monica Lewinsky's admissible testimony, affecting prosecutors' case.
Seven people including three Odessa residents were arrested in an Amarillo bound methamphetamine operation. Authorities seized 25 one pound bundles, three vehicles, five cell phones, three digital pagers, and $2,000. All seven were arraigned in a federal court in Amarillo.
The U S unemployment rate falls to 3.9 percent, a 30 year low, with record low jobless rates for Blacks and Hispanics. Economists caution the Fed must continue tightening to curb inflation while President Clinton hails the strong economy at the White House. Wall Street rallies with Dow up 165 points and Nasdaq up 97. The Fed is expected to consider a larger 0.5 percentage point move at its May 16 meeting.
Computer users face new ILOVEYOU variants including jokes and Mother's Day gift themes. The threat overwrites JPEG and audio files, emails copies itself via Outlook, and directs users to a Philippine site to download Winbook Fix. Experts warn deleting unknown .vbs .vbe and .exe files remains essential.
Greg Barnes, 17, a Columbine High junior who averaged 26.2 points, hanged himself in his garage as Blink-182’s Adam's Song played on a CD in the background. Neighbors and teammates say he seemed upset by the nearby massacre anniversary and spoke with friends the night before. His father discovered the body as the song played.
Odessa voters head to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. polling sites for city elections. Contests span City Council seats, Ector County Independent School District, and Ector County Hospital District. District 1 features former four term councilwoman JoAnn Davenport challenging incumbent Bill Candidate. Districts 2, 3 and 5 council seats largely unopposed with Jim Morris set for District 2 and Bob Slider for District 3. Calzada to win first full Council term after appointment to replace Joven in 1998.
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