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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2000
Page
1
An old Sky Vue Drive in Theatre in Lamesa remains popular despite its age. A separate study finds northern hemisphere lakes and rivers warmer over the last 150 years, supporting global warming theories. Louisiana officials agreed to end corporal punishment in juvenile prisons as part of a federal settlement addressing brutality and neglect claims.
The United Way of Odessa will launch Campaign 2000 with a 11 15 a m to 1 p m pep rally at the Permian Basin Fair Grounds. Local news anchors and residents helped by United Way will attend. lunch by Odessa Chuckwagon Gang is free first come first served. Volunteers or donations can be made by calling 332 0941.
Crude oil prices climb to record levels as U S supplies hover near 24 year lows and analysts warn of a winter energy crisis. John Kilduff of Fimat USA Inc notes potential worsening if oil producers do not boost supply. WTI for October up 1.07 to 34.90 a barrel. closed at 34.83 Thursday. Jim Henry, president of the
President Clinton told Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah he hopes oil producers meet in Vienna will raise production to lower prices. The talk occurred on the sidelines of the U.N. Millennium Summit as US gas and heating bills loom, reviving energy policy debate in the campaign.
Two groups, Chaparral Utility Cooperative and West Odessa Water Supply Corporation, move toward a steady water source for residents. Forty eight homeowners paid 3000 dollars for pipes. meters are being turned on and service should finish soon. The cooperatives plan 5500 feet of pipe from South 42nd Street to North April Street and West Robin Road to East Moss Street, with USDA grant applications and joining the Ector County Utility District in view.
A natural gas pipeline explosion near Abilene left two injured including Abilene Police Department investigator Jay Hatcher who suffered third degree burns over 90 percent of his body and was flown to University Medical Center in Lubbock in extremely critical condition. A second victim, a woman, remains in stable condition at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Emergency crews closed nearby highways as the scene drew in responders from multiple agencies.
Deputies located the parents of a lost 3 year old girl who wandered from a West Odessa yard on West 14th Street. The child known as Amy Amly spoke little, was about 3 feet tall, 40 pounds, in pajamas, Disney shirt and ponytailed brown hair.
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