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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1995
Page
1
Education reform bill wins House approval by 108 to 37 after three days of debate and more than 300 amendments. Senate has passed its version. A House Senate conference committee will meet this week to hammer out differences as session nears end.
Area veterans recall World War II moments as news of Germany's defeat reached them in England on May 8 1944. Twelve veterans including Noris Nelson and Norvan Bourland are honored at a Confederate Air Force ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of V E Day with a missing man flyby and reception.
Tropical Gulf moisture and advancing fronts spawned deadly storms from Dallas to Amarillo. Eighteen deaths were confirmed, including a man killed after a tornado hurled him 130 feet near Amarillo. Rescuers searched for three missing after flood waters sucked them into a Dallas manhole.
Austin AP House and Senate negotiators voted late Sunday to strike a nonbinding voter referendum from the concealed handgun bill. The conference committee spent hours negotiating differences, with debate centering on whether voters should decide if Texans may carry concealed handguns. Senate sponsor Royce West criticized the move but supporters argued the referendum was unnecessary as Gov. Bush backing the bill served as validation.
President Clinton vowed to maintain ties with Russia and urged engagement despite GOP calls for a tougher stance over Moscow selling nuclear goods to Iran. House leaders warned U.S. aid could be jeopardized if Yeltsin does not scuttle the deal, while Clinton defended continuing aid.
In Salt Lake City, 17-year-old Steven Quarry died from meningococcal disease, leaving a devastated family. Thirteen months on, parents cope with numbness and sadness while 18-year-old John counsels his siblings. Dr. Zell McGee notes outbreaks in Utah with 29 illnesses and six deaths in the 1993–94 period, and 43 illnesses with 13 deaths in 1993 94. The season continues with sporadic cases rising.
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