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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1999
Page
1
A day of activity centers on the Super Bowl XXXII between the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons. Team preparations, media access, and fan events unfold in Denver and Atlanta as anticipation builds for the big game.
Attorney General Janet Reno rules out appointing an independent counsel to investigate Harold Ickes, former White House deputy chief of staff, for allegedly lying to a Senate committee about campaign finance matters. The decision ends the pursuit within the executive branch.
The Amarillo Globe News begins a five part series titled Growing Pains examining growth and prosperity in the Amarillo and Canyon region. The feature runs Sunday through Thursday in the Amarillo Daily News and the Amarillo Globe Times. Snow today with a high of 35 and a low of 23. Obituaries follow.
Heavy snow and freezing rain caused thousands to lose power as ice brought down lines and trees. SPS crews battled outages since 2 am aided by extra crews from Lubbock and New Mexico while 50+ fire calls and 25+ traffic accidents kept responders busy. 7000 homes lost power after a southeast transmission line failed. The National Weather Service logged 2.54 inches of precipitation as temperatures rose to 33 and fell to 29.
Three people killed in a Thursday night crash seven miles east of Farwell on U S Highway 84 amid winter weather. Dora Jurado 25 of Midland Jessie Ann Harris 48 of Odessa Kristoffer Cowell 19 of Midland died at the scene or after transport to hospitals. eight others were injured with details released later.
Red Cross volunteers Jana Kidd and her daughter Ashley helped victims despite power outages as Amarillo Chapter opened a shelter at Central Church of Christ at 7 p.m. Friday. Derek Cromwell says it’s the first time the Red Cross has run a winter storm shelter in the area. Walt Kelley notes ongoing freezing rain and city readiness. No one was present at 7:45 p.m. with cots blankets and a full kitchen available. Omero mentions feeding 100 people at Tyler Resource Center earlier Friday.
Clinton lawyers plan cautious questioning of Monica Lewinsky to repeat statements favorable to the president while probing how prosecutors treated her and to support efforts by Senate Democrats to dismiss the case. They aim to show gifts and actions were part of a broader cover story to hide the relationship.
Stanley Marsh III interrupted a Weather Channel live feed in Amanita by performing an American Indian snow dance before cameras. Simon Ross and two staffers were reporting heavy snowfall when Marsh and three youths jumped from a vehicle at about 8 am. Police warned Marsh after he left. no trespassing citation issued. Citizens praised Weather Channel crew. Ross noted positive local reception despite the incident.
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