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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 2000
Page
1
Parking dispute injures East Texas city councilman
Gladewater councilman John Hawley 53, a minister, says he was hit by a pickup driven by rival candidate Joe J. Jones near City Hall while Hawley saved a polling spot for mayoral hopeful John Paul Tallent. Hawley was taken to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview and listed in good condition. Jones denies intent and says Hawley fake fell.
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Gladewater
East Texas
John Hawley
Joe J. Jones
Jones
Hawley
City Hall
Tyler Morning Telegraph
Good Shepherd Medical Center
Longview
John Paul Tallent
Odessa selects Bill Hext as new mayor in landslide win
Odessa philanthropist Bill Hext won the mayoral race with 2,522 votes or 78.4 percent, defeating former councilman Javier Joven who had 426 votes and 13.24 percent. Former fire inspector David O Cain received 269 votes. Hext credited former mayor Mike Atkins for guiding the city. Joven said he entered to boost voter awareness and did not campaign after a late promotion required him to move to San Antonio.
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Odessa
Bill Hext
Hext
Javier Joven
David O’cain
Joven
Bill
San Antonio
Cleaver wins District 1 re election by wide margin
District 1 Councilman Bill Cleaver defeated former four term councilwoman JoAnn Davenport 635 votes to 321 66.42 to 33.58 percent. Davenport blamed mail in ballots for the loss while Cleaver promised closer work with parks and recreation and new housing and jobs for the district. Four council seats were up with three uncontested Jim Morris won District 2 951 votes Bob Slide District 4 503 votes and Berta Calzada 46 votes to start a new council term sworn in at 6 pm Tuesday.
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District
Bill Cleaver
JoAnn Davenport
Cleaver
Davenport
Parks and Recreation Board
Eee Wee Ee Hee
Odessa Development Corp
Jim Morris
ODC
Bob Slide
Slider
Berta Calzada
Joven
Border stories at the line where the U.S. meets the world
A Port-au-Prince scene shows Gerard clutching a visa envelope as she hopes for a better life in the United States. The piece notes Haiti’s migrants and a baby named Evan Alexander Kantor born during the journey, against a backdrop of a vast, hopeful border influx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Esposia Gerard
Haiti
Port-au- Prince
Evan Alexander Kantor
Hong Kong
Commencement Weekframe: Online Degrees and Protests Abroad
Universities stage mixed commencements with Pamela Pease awarding eight online degrees at Jones International University in Denver while Michigan State graduates protest speaker James Wolfensohn of the World Bank. Drew Carey writes his Cleveland State address as Clinton plans May and June appearances with Gore noted.
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Jones International University
Pamela Pease
Denver
Michigan State University
James Wolfensohn
World Bank
Drew Carey
Cleveland State University
Carey
Clinton
Eastern Michigan University
US. Coast Guard Academy
New London
Hungerford, 77, Former Judge and Public Servant Dies
Hungerford, known as Judge Hungerford, longtime Ector County resident, died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital at age 77. Though he lost his justice of the peace seat in 1994, he remained a JP, county constable, reserve deputy, and volunteer firefighter. Dignified by peers, his memory was praised as bright and untarnished by time. Ector County District Attorney John Smith called him kind to both lawyers and citizens seeking help.
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Hungerford
Ector County
Medical Center Hospital
John Smith
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