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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 2000
Page
1
A water pipe burst floods Paul Evans Carpet, prompting a remodeling start on Thursday. Store owners report preparing repairs and reopening plans as cleanup progresses.
The Odessa Jackalopes will be the cover stars for Southwestern Bell’s new phone book, with about 100,000 copies set for September distribution. Project ReDirectory runs Sept 25 to Oct 16, recycling old volumes, as officials list pickup locations across Odessa including Time Machine, City Hall, Medical Center Hospital, Office Depot, KOZA AM, Fiesta Foods, and multiple grocery and shopping sites. Local manager Eric Bechner praised the team’s placement.
The Ector County Hospital District Medical Center Hospital board will meet at noon Thursday in the board room to hear public comments on the 2001 budget and ad valorem tax rate. The directors are expected to approve the operating and capital budgets and set the tax rate.
The Senate approved a bill 83 to 15 to grant permanent normal trade status to China, sending the measure to President Clinton for signature. The move ends five decades of isolating policy and marks the biggest shift in US China relations since Nixon’s 1972 visit, with supporters saying engagement will influence China more than sanctions.
Odessa firefighters battled a late afternoon blaze at Furniture Etc. and the Attic on 2617 Golder Ave. Christine Sanchez and her husband Hector, owners for six years, were inside with her 10 year old brother in law when the fire started. The upper level was engulfed and the cause is under investigation.
The Ector County Commissioners' Court trimmed the budget by 105000 from 42.3 million on Tuesday but kept the tax rate unchanged. The main cut reduced sheriff’s fleet cars from ten to six, saving 85200, with a 3-2 vote in favor despite dissent from Freddie Gardner and Wilmer Ray.
The University of Texas nine campus system considers introducing standardized tests modeled on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. The plan, to be reviewed Oct. 2, would roll out tests in selected subjects in 2002 03 and in all core subjects by 2004 05. UT officials caution it is an early draft and not finalized.
AUSTIN AP Tuition and fees at Texas public universities have nearly doubled since 1992, hurting low income and minority enrollment goals for 2015. Higher education commissioner Don Brown told the House Higher Education Committee that rising costs, now $11,894 for a four year public university, burden families despite education remaining a good investment.
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