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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2000
Page
1
Odessa and Permian High School top students outline ambitious futures including college paths and community goals. The piece notes their focus on academics, leadership roles, and preparation for postsecondary opportunities.
A wind induced outage briefly interrupted service when an object struck the line causing a trip before service restored. The Career Center will hold its commencement exercises at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Ector County Coliseum.
State Officer Richard Cervera saates as the color guard approaches at the San Antonio Police Department memorial for fallen officers. The tribute recognized 42 officers who have died since 1857.
The Texas Education Agency reported a record 80 percent of about 1.9 million students passed the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. Third to eighth and 10th graders sat the exam, the largest group ever with tighter exemption rules, said Education Commissioner Jim Nelson.
Texas Education Agency report shows grade three 76 percent in 2000 and 78 in 1999, grade four 80 and 78, grade five 85 and 82, grade six 81 and 79, grade seven 79 and 77, grade eight 77 and 76, grade ten 80 and 75, with all grades 80 in 2000 and 78 in 1999, via AP.
The article links aging defendants to the 1963 Birmingham church bombing case. Thomas Blanton Jr and Bobby Cherry face possible life sentences if convicted, while Herman Cash and other figures are dead or not charged. Prosecutors have long suspected Chambliss’s involvement, with new public comments surfacing about dynamite planting. Frank Cherry, son of one defendant, declined comment on his father’s courtroom appearance. The blast remains a defining moment in civil rights history.
Chernobyl officials stated that reactor No 3 at the plant is once again operating normally after a morning failure. The brief malfunction led to a temporary shutdown and a slight rise in radiation levels in Minsk, Belarus.
Texas workers hold 47,300 technology jobs and account for 30 percent of the state’s electronics imports at 25 billion dollars in 1999. The state hosts 410,955 private companies employing 12,228 payroll positions with an average salary around 60,265 dollars. Complied by AP.
TxDOT plans a Ports-to-Plains corridor public meeting in Lubbock to discuss routes for an 800 mile Mexico border to Denver corridor. A variant would use part of La Entrada al Pacifico from Presidio through Odessa to Amarillo. Earlier sessions in Del Rio and San Angelo gathered local input as six meetings run through next week.
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