18 Nov 1996
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1996
Page
1
Mercedes-Benz plans a sensitive passenger seat mat in its 1996 E-class cars to detect weight for air bag deployment. The system would shut off the air bag for occupants around 66 pounds or less, roughly a 10-year-old’s weight, according to SEE Automotive USA.
Odessa competitor Tarango shows off candy apple root beer glossy ride while spectators admire leaps as low riders from across the country arrive for weekend Tejano Super Car Show events in the community. A 1960s nostalgia note comes through with cruising memories as organizers promise more hops and high tires at Samo Conene Celene venue. Final details list prices and local eateries with contact information.
Seventy year old contestant is among fourteen winners in a land giveaway tied to a tornado devastated Gray County town. Prize property, seized for back taxes, requires building a house or placing a mobile home within six months. City officials lament limited relocation uptake and note others remain unclaimed.
The Clinton administration weighed electoral concerns and lessons from Somalia as it prepared to deploy troops to Central Africa. Officials cited the CNN factor guiding provisional decisions to protect refugees amid Hutu–Tutsi violence, with Burundi and Rwanda at the center of a growing humanitarian disaster.
ANALYSIS Washington AP reports Republicans enter January with divisions despite back to back wins under Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gingrich faces ethics charges and criticism from some Republicans while Democrats seek continuity with Minority Leader Richard Gephardt.
The federal program, begun in the 1970s and continued for eight patients, ships 300 joints monthly to Irvin Rosenfeld, a Florida stockbroker, under a compassionate-use provision amid calls from officials that marijuana has harmful health effects. The program, run by the same agencies opposing illicit drugs, covers taxpayer costs as long as recipients desire it, with patients suffering cancer glaucoma and other illnesses. supporters insist the medicine improves quality of life while critics point to medical risks and legal questions.
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