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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2000
Page
5
Gabriel Pugsley, 22, charged in Minneapolis with kidnapping and multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct and assault after allegedly attempting to transfer a communicable disease to a 4 year old boy. He is held for a Friday hearing.
Ensign Kristopher Krohne, 24, of San Diego, was killed when his training T-37 crashed during touch and go practice at Vance Air Force Base Enid Oklahoma. Investigators probe cause as three months remain in a four month program.
An oil and gas contaminated sewage spill in the Deep Fork of the Canadian River near Okmulgee Oklahoma has killed thousands of fish and prompted health warnings. Officials urge against fishing swimming or letting cattle drink river water as the waste drifts toward Lake Eufaula. The spill likely originates from Okmulgee’s wastewater plant and a nearby unplugged well. The Army Corps of Engineers oversees response.
Qwest Communications says it will cut 11000 jobs, plus 1800 contractor positions, to streamline after acquiring U S West. Chairman Joe Nacchio says the move refocuses the company on broadband, Internet, wireless and bundled services across 14 Western states and 29 million customers.
Christina Madraso, a 35 year old seeking asylum after a sex change, recalls being raped twice in a week by INS Officer Lemar Andre Smith at the Krome Detention Center. Smith faces sexual assault and sexual abuse charges while denying the accusations.
Don D. Astorga, 31, was found guilty of smuggling a dozen lizards into the United States in his underwear after airport police noted bulges and recovered nine dead lizards and three live ones including Nile and water monitor and geckos. He violated the Endangered Species Act and failed to declare the lizards at the port of entry.
At the United Nations Millennium Summit Clinton and Fidel Castro exchanged brief remarks during a luncheon. Castro was not invited to a Clinton reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and there was initial confusion about a handshake.
Atlanta AP Blue Bird Corp recalls grounded 1,581 All American model buses built since March 1998 over steering column cable chafing risk causing electrical shorts. NHTSA notes only about 15 buses are believed defective.
NBC reports a record 900 million in commercial time for the Sydney Games, 32 percent above the prior Atlanta record. The total spans NBC network and CNBC MSNBC. 30 second prime time spots average about 615,000. Major sponsors include Coca Cola, Anheuser Busch, GM, AT&T, Visa, Home Depot and IBM. The games run September 15 to October 1 with Sydney New York time lag potentially revealing results early.
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