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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1998
Page
10
Ruben Naranjo known as El Hijo del Pueblo and a pioneer of Tejano conjunto accordion passed away in Alice after a performance at La Villita. Fans and industry figures mourn his impact on the Texas-Mexico border music scene and the local conjunto community.
Waco sees fewer leisure visitors while convention travel climbs, boosting total arrivals from about 66 500 in 1997 to 72 400 in the first nine months of this year. Officials cite economy hot weather and signage issues as factors, with some attractions reporting steady or rising visitation.
United Way operates with a 75000 budget this year from community development block grants and private donations. Carrell hopes the organization can attract another paid staff position with added support from United Way funds.
The Associated Press reports that good time credits will shrink mandatory release numbers through 1999 and approach near total elimination by 2003, with violent offenders denied early release since 1987 and paroles dropping as Texas prisons expand capacity from 50,000 to 150,000 beds.
A 36 year old Odessa woman was assaulted by someone she knew in the Pearl Street area. A 24 year old Odessa woman reported a burglary on Dotsy Avenue with the loss of a Chihuahua valued at 900. Two men attempted a theft at a Kermit Highway 7 11 injuring a clerk who later recovered beer and hot dogs.
Sheila, age 19, describes years of physical and emotional abuse by her husband. He pressured marriage after pregnancy, beatings and rape followed, and threats of death to her and her family kept her trapped. A turning point came when she contemplated killing him, then left with her children, later becoming a controlling mother as a single parent.
Commerce and ecology join in South Texas as a flock of whooping cranes fuels a wildlife refuge in Aransas County and supports jobs in the Coastal Bend. The annual migration signals a strong year with projections toward 200 birds by 2000, aided by 24 fledglings from Canada and careful biologist notes on the male whooper awaiting a new mate.
Educators from West Texas will attend a regional workshop Saturday sponsored by the Texas Association for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance. The event runs 830 a.m. to 130 p.m. in Blaydes City. Registration is 10 dollars for members, 15 for non members, 5 for UTPB students, with free admission for school district administrators.
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