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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1998
Page
1
Amarillo firefighters responded to a possible hazardous materials spill at the Solid Waste Transfer Station on 800 E. 23rd Ave. A city employee became dizzy, prompting a six hour drill. No hazardous product found. five workers decontaminated and treated, later released. facility reopened around 9 p.m.
The Department of Human Services in Amarillo will close its 1417 N.E. 15th Ave office by August 31 due to staff downsizing after welfare reform. Caseloads are down 28 percent from last year, with most clients redirected to the Civic Circle and Sixth Ave offices.
The American Film Institute named Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane the top American feature, with Wind and Lawrence of Arabia ranking second and sixth through tenth. The list, aired on CBS, reflects votes from about 1,500 people on a 400-film ballot spanning 1896 to 1996, highlighting Spielberg with five top 100 films including Schindler’s List and ET.
Inflation reached the highest level in 17 months with price hikes in tobacco gasoline and lettuce. Despite a Wall Street dip stock traders saw the rise as manageable amid Japan and Asia currency effects cushioning imports and easing feared overheating.
Two Ku Klux Klan factions denouncing the hate killing of James Byrd Jr. announce a June 27 White Pride Rally at the Jasper County courthouse. About 20 Klan members are expected to attend in Jasper, with the event framed as peaceful.
The FBI begins posting 16 000 pages from 37 investigations on its website under FOIA. It aims to publish 1 3 million pages already open to the public. Informants names are redacted. Since July 1.4 million visits have occurred. Highlights include Hindenburg 1937 Earhart disappearance 1937 Dillinger shooting and Bonnie and Clyde 1934.
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