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Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 2000

Page

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Water Smart Forecast Tracks Lawn Watering Need

The Water Smart Program monitors daily usage to decide when lawns require irrigation. After applying one inch of water, usage figures are listed daily until reaching the total that signals the next watering. Steve McCauley and Tony Derda’s five day forecast notes a cold air dip and ongoing upper disturbances bringing scattered showers, storms, cool and breezy conditions.

Steve McCauley Tony Derda

Standoff Ends as Palczynski Is Fatally Shot by Police

Two hostages including the mother of his former girlfriend leapt to safety during a week long siege. Palczynski, accused of kidnapping ex girlfriend Tracy Whitehead, killed four people on March 7 and sparked a city wide manhunt before tactical teams entered the apartment and shot him. The hostages, Bradley McCord and Lynn Whitehead, were unharmed but the girlfriend's whereabouts remained unclear.

Bradley McCord Palczynski Bill Toohey Tracy Whitehead

Rocla plant will stay open despite BNSF ties doubts

Rocla in Denver will keep operating at the 27 000 square foot plant with 27 to 30 workers despite a four year debt forgiving deal tied to BNSF contract terms. The Amarillo plant may resume production in six months while Delaware plant remains unaffected and Rodla ties will likely be ordered for the TransCon project through 2002.

Rocla United States Denver Bear Del Pritchett Peter Urquhart Colo BNSF Urquhart RCTI Delaware Rodla Jenkins

Long-distance service loss hits XIT Rural customers

The cable cut disrupted long-distance service for about 5,000 XIT Rural Telephone Cooperative customers in Dalhart and surrounding exchanges and affected 12,000 cellular users. 911 calls were rerouted to the Dumas dispatch office from about 1 p.m. until restoration at 3:30 p.m.

Central Dispatch Office Dumas Montgomery Lombar Jimmy R. White XIT Rural Telephone Cooperative Dalhart XIT Stratford Bunker Hill Middlewater Coldwater Kerrick Texline Lautz Stevens

Debate over condom tax exemption in Texas sales tax

The Texas Eagle Forum pushed against exempting condoms from sales tax while opposing a public health policy of separating condoms from tax. Adams argued abstinence should be promoted and that tax exemptions imply condoms are good for youth. Peggy Romberg of the Texas Family Planning Association supported exemptions to curb infections. the comptroller noted about 100,000 products qualify.

Romberg Adams Comptroller’s Office

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