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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1998
Page
1
The 1B Andrews squad aims to press deeper into the postseason as it pursues another pivotal win. A jet that carried John F Kennedy’s body flies into retirement, marking a ceremonial finale. Developers seek a tax standard to fund preservation of historic sites, shaping policy discussions.
Beverly Hills witnesses a star studded private Mass for Frank Sinatra at Good Shepherd church. Cardinal Roger Mahony led altar servers as a skywritten heart marked the moment while security kept fans and media at bay. A white ticket admission signaled entry to the 1923 stone church for approximately 400 mourners.
KWES TV Channel 9 staff lost a satellite feed for Extra as Galaxy 4 failed, causing a snowy screen and prompting engineers to fear a doomsday style interruption. An onboard control system problem rotated the satellite out of position triggering scrambling nationwide to reroute transmissions.
In West Texas, gasoline costs under a dollar ease driving and boost some small businesses despite a wider oil surplus. Lawn service owner Shawn Lindsey says profits rise as filling tanks becomes cheaper, while Midland drillers like Bill Beach fear low prices threaten their firms amid a 9 1/2 year crude futures low and five year high inventories.
Eduardo Esparza, an eager learner, died after an end of year pool party at Andrews High School. He was pulled unconscious from the shallow end and died eight hours later at University Medical Center in Lubbock. Superintendent Ervin Huddleston said staff tried to free him quickly. Esparza was one of 48 attendees.
Washington announces a redesigned $20 bill featuring a larger off center Andrew Jackson portrait and a north facing White House on the back. The upgrade adds a watermark and other high tech safeguards to deter counterfeiters using color copiers scanners and inkjet software. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan unveiled the bill.
Local view of the Godzilla debut shows weak Tuesday night attendance at Tall City 10 and Northpark 6 with 80 tickets sold for a 7 pm show. Managers say they expect momentum to build over the weekend as the $125 million film expands to more screens.
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