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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1998
Page
8
Ken Brodnax offers laid back advice for new graduates about independence, skepticism toward authority, patience, and tolerance. He notes adults stay learning, mentors help, beware backstabbers, and avoid taking oneself too seriously while carrying forward a practical, lifelong sense.
Midland County Sheriff's Office investigates origin of $120,000 found in the car of Alfredo Rodriguez after a fatal crash near State Highway 176 and State Highway 349 in Martin County. Police recovered $80,000 under the back seat and $40,000 under the front seat. owners of B&B Wrecker reported high interest.
Odessa High School graduates 657 seniors at Ratliff Stadium under steady skies. Student speaker Shilpa Amaram urged unity and individuality, highlighting teamwork overcoming differences. Rudy Gonzalez praised the year’s peak, last fall’s 1997 win over Permian. Principal Starnes led the remarks as the ceremony closed.
Texans head to the coast for Memorial Day weekend while a new smoke plume from Mexico and Guatemala edges into the Rio Grande Valley and is forecast to reach Corpus Christi and central Texas. Officials warn of hazy conditions though some locals call the reports exaggerated. Hotel reservations at the South Padre Island Sheraton were canceled despite continued island business elsewhere.
A Brown County judge quashed a nine count tax fraud indictment against Billie Sol Estes and Mei Kwong of Houston. The case alleged use of an alcoholism treatment program as a nonprofit shell to evade state taxes on a motel and check cashing business. The indictment was dismissed April 28 per court records.
Odessa's Turn Around Odessa plans a comeback after a two year pause drawing support and criticism. Founding member Dee Timmons says regrouping is needed while City Councilman Javier Joven questions welcome back. Critics cite civil rights concerns and a pending landlord lawsuit from last spring targeting the group’s marches.
A Parks and Wildlife Department report on the 1997 Texas Horned Lizard Watch finds the species nearly absent in the eastern third of Texas with declines linked to fire ant presence. Sixty-one respondents logged data across 98 routes in 39 counties, with lizards seen on only 49 routes.
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