Four armed men kidnap U.S. woman and two children in Guatemala
In San Lucas Sacatepequez, Guatemala, Sheryl Swingle de Gomez 42 and her children Clemen tina 6 and Juan Pablo 4 were abducted as they dropped off at school. A caller demanded a $20,000 ransom while police said they would cooperate with local authorities. no embassy contact reported.
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Guatemala City
U.S
Sheryl Swingle de Gomez
Clementina
Juan Pablo
San Lucas Sacatepequez
Gonzalo Figueroa
Swingle de Gomez
Guatemala
John Roney
Friend testifies in HIV case in Edmonton
A woman testified she helped a female friend obtain HIV infected blood to inject her wealthy boyfriend. Marilyn Tan faces four charges for injecting Don Boland with contaminated blood during a 1992 sex act. Boland, 47, tested positive for HIV. Deitch described efforts to stop the plan and her attempt to discourage the scheme.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Rachel Deitch
Marilyn Tan
Tan
Don Boland
Deitch
Boland
Miami Cuban Exiles Intensify Protests Over Repats
In Dade County protests against a policy to repatriate Cubans, demonstrators blocked traffic and linked arms on State Road 826. Three arrests reported as crowds waved Cuban flags and chanted Cuba si Castrono while delays affected a nearby fire rescue call. In Utica, a murder trial defendant slashed his throat with a razor blade on the stand, injuring himself as jury deliberations stalled.
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Miami
U.S
Dade County
Utica
N.Y
Robert Skinner
Skinner
Faxton Hospital
Fleiss Father to Plead Guilty in Hollywood Prostitution Case
Paul Fleiss the 61 year old pediatrician and father of Heidi Fleiss will plead guilty to federal conspiracy and two counts of making false statements to a bank under an agreement with prosecutors. He faces up to ten months in confinement and possible fines. Heidi Fleiss is to be sentenced Friday for state pandering conviction with potential prison time.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Heidi Fleiss
Paul Fleiss
Heidi
Shana
Fleiss
Caldwell
Officer shoots man during bridge crisis standoff in San Francisco
Bradley Kubik, in personal crisis heading to the Golden Gate Bridge, taunted officers after their call from his mother. A patrol officer fired four to six times when Kubik produced a fake handgun, wounding him. Kubik underwent surgery and was listed in fair condition. psychiatric counseling planned.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Highway Patrol
Bradley Kubik
Kubik
California Highway Patrol
CHP
Jerry Monge
Marin County
Rich Laden
Laden
Gloria Rodriguez
San Francisco General Hospital
Band asked to rename over trademark clash
Philadelphia punk group Thorazine faces a forced name change after SmithKline Beecham PLC objects to the band name linked to the anti psychotic drug. Lead singer Jo Ann Rogan says changing the name would waste $600 in shirts and $300 in stickers while noting the band has sold 1200 copies of its first single Coffee Tea or Thorazine since November.
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Philadelphia
SmithKline Beecham PLC
Jo-Ann Rogan
MacLaine Snubbed At Lincoln Center Tribute
Hollywood names on the tribute committee included Baryshnikov Bening Field Geffen Hannah Hopkins Lemmon Nichols Roberts Sinatra Streep Wilder. Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty were honorary chairs but were absent on Monday night. McLaine sat with Richard Benjamin Carl Bernstein and Bella Abzug amid rumors she angered many with her autobiography My Lucky Stars.
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MacLaine
New York
Hollywood
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Annette Bening
Sally Field
David Geffen
Daryl Hannah
Anthony Hopkins
Jack Lemmon
Mike Nichols
Julia Roberts
Frank Sinatra
Meryl Streep
Billy Wilder
Lincoln Center Film Society
Shirley MacLaine
Barbra Streisand
Warren Beatty
Richard Benjamin
Carl Bernstein
Bella Abzug
New York Daily News
Brain-damaged patient scalded to death at veterans hospital
A 45 year old brain-damaged patient at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Los Angeles died after being left alone in a bathtub with scalding water. The death followed delays in recognizing burns and questions about whether self harm or nursing error caused the incident. His mother filed a negligence claim for 300000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Veterans’ Hospital
Scott Carrier
Dean Norman
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Thomas O'Neil
Gertrud O'Neil
James Fox
O'Neil
Norman
Ebola epidemic linked to environment and human activity in Zaire
Dr. Robert Ryder of Yale and Stephen Morse of Rockefeller cite environmental degradation and human movement as drivers of Ebola spread. They warn hospital overload and unsafe medical practices worsen outbreaks. The Kikwit outbreak began April 10 with contaminated staff at Kikwit hospital, a second deadly flare reported nearby.
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Robert Ryder
Yale University
Zaire
Stephen Morse
Rockefeller University
New York
Ryder
Zairian
Kikwit's Hospital
Kikwit
Morse
Odessa College leader outlines budget cuts and reforms
Gipson detailed 27 budget tightening options and 17 revenue ideas, with 11 cutbacks approved including a building trades overhaul, energy plan, and higher faculty workload. The college, facing possible state funding drops and debt restructuring of 27 million, aims to fund an endowment for a culinary faculty position while boosting public relations and community ties.
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Gipson
First Commerce Bank
Standard & Poor’s Corp
Moody's Investors Services
Moody's
Odessa survey prompts public input on national and local issues
Readers are urged to call or fax the American On Line survey to vote on five questions including federal border fee funding INS agents, Texas paramilitary bans, Medicare cuts by 2002, TAAS emphasis in public schools, and O J Simpson guilt. Participants may remain anonymous unless they wish to be quoted.
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Odessa
Top Country Music Awards Celebrate Duet Winners
Ronnie Dunn remarks on trains while Chely Wright wins female vocalist honors at NBC broadcast from Universal Amphitheatre. Hollywood glamour gives way to cowboy chic as Barbara Mandrell and Tim Lester promote Gordy with a pig. Clint Black Tanya Tucker and Jeff Foxworthy host as 3,800 academy members pick winners.
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Ronnie Dunn
Chely Wright
NBC
Universal Amphitheatre
Hollywood
Barbara Mandrell
Green Acres
Tim Lester
Gordy
Clint Black
Tanya Tucker
Jeff Foxworthy
Academy
Odessa American Classifieds Public Notice Details
Public notice text from the Odessa American boilerplate includes publication frequency postal info and contact details for classified ads. It outlines the Postmaster address changes and the newspaper’s disclaimer about advertisement acceptance liability and factual representations.
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