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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1998
Page
9
Jose Lujan of Midland, an employee of Southwest Sign Service of Odessa, installs neon tubing on the facade of the new Hollywood Theaters Permian Palace at Music City Mall. The 11 screen theater is tentatively set to open Nov. 13.
Former Texas Governor Ann Richards, 65, remains off the 1998 campaign field while earning $15,000 per speech as a lobbyist and lecturer. Her daughter Cecile notes she is freer than in office, traveling, teaching, and backing Democrats from the sidelines after a career from Travis County official to governor.
The Odessa American reports a Scripps Howard Texas Poll showing 46 percent of Texans would support public school vouchers for private tuition, 43 percent oppose, and 11 percent undecided. Support has dropped since 1995, with 76th Legislature likely to debate vouchers amid education group concerns.
A University of Texas at Austin survey of 1,009 Texas adults conducted Oct 5 18 finds 46 percent support a voucher proposal for private school tuition with tax dollars and 43 percent oppose. On teachers, 49 percent rate them improving, 28 percent say staying the same, 13 percent say getting worse. Margin of error is ±3 points.
Reeves County voters face two ballot questions one on a 4A economic development sales tax and another on keeping or repealing the county wide unit road system. The lone contested race is Precinct 2 county commissioner with Democrat David Castillo facing write-in Marlow Summitt as incumbent Dr W J Bang retires.
The Confederate Air Force Museum will debut a Code Talkers exhibit on November 7 honoring Navajo Marines who developed a World War II radio and phone code. The unbreakable system relayed Japanese troop movements and vital information, shaping American airpower heritage.
Joe, using a pseudonym, explains his long struggle with alcohol and drugs from adolescence through Navy life, worsening after. He cites a lengthy VA wait in Big Spring and turning to Odessa’s Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse for timely help.
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