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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2003
Page
1
Carlsbad mayor says WIPP is among five potential sites for a nuclear weapons related production facility. Forest notes Carlsbad made the short list because of WIPP. The facility would use a government underground repository near Carlsbad for items used to build nuclear weapons.
The Pentagon says a trailer captured at a Kurdish checkpoint in northern Iraq may be a mobile lab used to produce biological weapons for Saddam Hussein. Initial tests on the April 19 find support the description, with U S and UK officials noting equipment that could capture exhaust gases and ferment biological agents. About 2,100 troops will join the hunt for weapons and related information as tests continue.
Memorial Middle School in Houston canceled the play Bang Bang Youre Dead after parental complaints. Principal Bob Price said the production, linked to a 1998 Oregon shooting with 2 dead and 26 injured, would not be performed for students though he called it important. Parents urged cancellation and contacted the Spring Branch ISD board.
Tornadoes swept the Midwest and South overnight killing two in Illinois and damaging many homes. A junior high gym near DeSoto was destroyed saving 25 track athletes who fled the gym in time. Students describe the terrifying scene as authorities report multiple twisters with injuries and fatalities across southern Illinois.
The Senate Finance Committee advances a scaled back dividend tax cut with a decade long plan. It would lift taxes for five years at 10 percent then 20 percent, totaling over 80 billion dollars in tax relief. Revenue offsets of 80 to 85 billion dollars are planned. Olympia Snowe supported the redraft while Democrats oppose. Conservatives favor a larger cut but may seek changes later.
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