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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 2000
Page
1
President Clinton aims to improve relations with India to curb nuclear weapons risks and reduce global tensions. The emphasis is on diplomacy and strategic cooperation amid ongoing security concerns between the nations.
Fort Worth mourners fill Wedgwood Baptist Church for the one year anniversary memorial to seven people killed in the September 1999 gun rampage. Relatives speak of faith easing grief as officers recall the shooter Larry Ashbrook, described as mentally ill, with no church ties.
Netherlands and Hungary granted concessions to truckers amid fuel price protests to ease highway blockades. Germany warned of a crackdown if protests spread. British motorists queued at stations two days after blockades ended, while scattered protests persisted across parts of Europe. The Dutch government announced about 300 million dollars in subsidies for taxi, bus, and trucking firms to offset high fuel costs.
Internet Mike Jacobs, a 14 year old Polish boy from Konin, recalls Nazi occupation and his family’s fate. He spoke with U S infantry veteran Elmer Ratliff at a Remembrance of War lecture series about liberating death camps and ongoing threats from neo Nazi groups.
Manassas and Richmond Civil War sites now foreground slavery and secession as war causes. Visitors read discussions of slavery and secession, and hear letters and diaries from Richmond residents, soldiers, free blacks, and former slaves.
Midland veteran Elmer Ratliff, 74, recounts his 1944 Army start and five months of training before serving as a machine gunner who helped liberate Dachau. Speaking at the American Airpower Heritage Museum, he recalls enemy fire from civilians and German stories of rape, and the grim unknown of what awaited American troops at the camp.
Campaign aides for Al Gore and George W. Bush agreed to a trio of debates moderated by PBS's Jim Lehrer. The new format grants the moderator more discretion to pursue follow ups and allow extended discussion on topics, aiming for a free flowing, substantive exchange.
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