This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1990
Page
1
About 80 people attended the Southwestern Region gathering of the Native Plant Society of Texas at Iron Mountain Ranch north of Marathon.
J Michael Stephans says he is gaining on inherited problems at Medical Center Hospital though not solved yet. He emphasizes steady progress and rapid work toward solutions.
In Odessa Reed Tool Co data show a 17 rig increase week over week with 124 rigs active, 141 on Wednesday, and 24 more than a year ago. Crude prices near $40 a barrel on the NYMEX spark optimism despite unsettled war prospects.
Midland resident Daniel Saltzman says he will die from AIDS but aims to contribute to life before that happens. At a theater forum titled AIDS A Community Approach he urged openness to control the disease in the Permian Basin. The event, supported by local churches hospitals Red Cross and media, drew about 50 participants.
H G Buzz Bissinger author of Friday Night Lights faced heated questions on KNDA Radio in a two hour broadcast that extended into a planned 2 p m session. Callers argued over racism and education as representatives of LULAC and the NAACP offered praise and critics. The ENDA station sits opposite southside Ector Junior High, once the site of integration into Odessa High and Permian.
The paper recalls the 1890 push to create an independent Ector County from Midland, noting 156 signatures sparked a four year struggle. Midland officials lobbied in Austin against the split, but the Legislature granted Ector County status on November 29, 1890, formalizing its separate government.
A five day Odessa American special report on teenagers drug and alcohol use titled Under the Influence earned a Texas War on Drugs award in April 1989. Written by Gail Burke and Debbie Willis with Stewart House photography, the project spans three months and aims to educate the public and help the community address teen substance abuse.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.