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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2000
Page
1
City offices except and fire departments operated as normal while county offices and the Sheriff's Office observed a Monday schedule ECISD administrative units followed the district calendar with limited staffing overnight security and essential services maintained.
Private investigator Steven Stroud recovered a six foot Ronald McDonald statue from a rental home basement in Portland. He said two suspects were identified in the theft tied to a larger scheme. The culprits are expected to evade punishment, officials indicated.
In West Palm Beach on the last day of classes, mourners laid flowers for English teacher Barry Grunow, shot in class. Seventeen-year-old student Nathaniel Brazill was held for grand jury review while the case proceeds, with questions over potential charges for his role.
The piece traces Memorial Day back to decorations for Civil War comrades and cites McCrae’s In Flanders Fields warning as a broader motive. It notes May 30 as the designated day by Army of the Republic and New York state in 1873, with northern states adopting the holiday by 1890.
Watts said graves are bedecked with flags and flowers while markers for veterans show uniform tribute. Fierro noted artificial flowers are increasingly used, and at 9:30 the grave markers display a widespread, orderly display.
In Michigan, Ken Taylor a worried autoworker, joins a battleground where George W. Bush and Al Gore seek permanent normal trade status for China. The issue rate is not yet decisive in this key state as swing voters and ticket splitters shape the race.
An Associated Press survey finds 1700 campuses erupt with checkouts as students haul sofas, bikes, shoes, stereo gear, beer bottles and carpet remnants. Gary Schwarzmueller notes vast volumes of items leave residence halls, with leftovers stored, donated or scavenged.
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