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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1998
Page
1
Kerry Wood fans 20 Houston batters in a 2-0 Cubs win. The stifling performance from the Chicago ace overshadowed a separate deadly disaster in Italy where floods and mudslides killed at least 25 and left thousands homeless.
A lone honey bee is seen gathering pollen Monday in the garden area of Bryan's Palace Theater. No other details are provided about the insect activity.
Astronomers reported the gamma ray burst as the strongest explosion observed, releasing enormous energy in one second from a source about 12 billion light years away. The event, too distant to affect Earth, was studied via afterglow observations from Hubble and other telescopes, pinpointing a faint distant galaxy as the origin.
New York AP report says 64 year old substitute Hermina Brunson, previously barred for corporal punishment, allegedly swung two chairs at fifth graders Tuesday injuring two one year olds mildly. She pleaded innocent to counts of second degree assault endangering welfare of a child and criminal possession of a weapon. Olivia Boyd described a chair strike to her face.
Lonnie Burts 45 faced aggravated robbery charges in Odessa Ector County but the jury was dismissed after the charge was dropped. Burts’ attorney said the May 1997 event involved mistaken identity with two men described by the car owner and later arrested. Burts denied involvement as investigators sought to clear him.
At WADLEY Georgia Classi Mae Williams on her porch denies knowing actress Jane Fonda or her U N statements comparing Georgia to Third World nations. The governor Zell Miller defends Georgia as exemplary in education in response to the controversy.
House Speaker Newt Gingrich clears the way to extend the 5.4 cent a gallon ethanol subsidy through 2007 by forgoing a conference committee fight on the highway bill. Senate support already favors a 2007 extension, with Iowa cited as pivotal in the polys.
Parents of Nimitz seventh and eighth graders and sixth graders registered to attend may vote in the school foyer from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday on a proposed standard attire requiring khaki or navy pants shorts skirts or jumpers and white navy or gold shirts with tucked shirts and logos limited. If at least two thirds approve, officials will present the plan to the ECISD Board of Trustees at the May 19 meeting.
Detroit AP reports Chrysler Corp and Germany's Daimler-Benz are discussing a merger valued around 35 billion dollars. The potential union would create the largest U.S. industrial deal, linking Chrysler's minivans and Daimler's luxury cars to expand in Europe and the United States. Analysts note cultural clashes and caution the deal is far from certain. The move echoes Chrysler's Buy American stance in past decades and draws reactions from UAW and CAW.
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