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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1998
Page
1
In a home opener, the Shack Jacks host MudBugs as fans fill the stands. Nearby, Colombia's president visits Washington to discuss anti drug efforts and UT president weighs reopening an observation deck.
In Greenburgh New York police mistakenly activated an automated phone message from town supervisor Paul Feiner about new trash pickup times. About 300 calls went out overnight causing fear among residents who believed a family emergency was underway. Feiner, hoping to unseat Rep Benjamin Gilman in the 20th District, said he might host a party funded personally for those called after 9 pm.
The article recalls John Glenn stepping from his Senate peak to payload role on Discovery. It contrasts the cramped, rough liftoff with Friendship 7 era comfort, noting Glenn’s prominence yet backseat position among the crew led by Commander Curtis L. Brown as the six other astronauts accompany him into the mission.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP NASA spaceflight chief Joe Rothenberg says he feels awesome responsibility and apprehension as John Glenn prepares for orbital flight on the Space Shuttle Discovery. He notes Glenn, a former astronaut and long-time senator, raises the stakes and visibility for the mission and the nation.
Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Mike Burney told Vikings and Broncos in two meetings Wednesday night they could play at Ratliff Stadium for the season but only if parents behaved. He warned future punishment for the teams’ parents and described pressures from threats of lawsuits. Bronco coach Johnny Hall resigned in protest over the potential ban, leaving Burney a note that he would quit, a move Burney accepted, amid tensions as the Vikings nearly faced exclusion.
In Houston, 17 year old Dominique Moceanu, an Olympic champion, won legal independence from her parents after a 20 minute hearing. Judge John D. Montgomery declared her a legal adult, while her father Dumitru Moceanu cried and signed the agreement. Dominique said the decision was the hardest thing she has done and declined further questions.
Thirty seven inmates received chest X rays for tuberculosis screening this week as Sheriff Reggie Yearwood reported. Five inmates tested positive on skin tests and were taken to Medical Center Hospital, with 32 more moved after positive skin tests. Results from X rays and further testing are expected by Friday as more inmates may be screened. The sheriff called the mass screening a hard, necessary step.
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