Census 2000 urged as more than numbers game
Amarillo officials urge residents to fill the 2000 census forms highlighting benefits from library services, safer streets, highways, and targeted aid. City planner Laurie Thomas warns undercounting costs millions in federal funds for Potter and Randall counties and billions statewide, affecting services for minorities and the homeless.
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New York
Chicago
Laurie Thomas
Amarillo
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Potter
Randall
Amarillo-area
Thomas
Texas Department of Transportation
Farmers get $6 billion aid pledge and policy talks
The Budget Committee announced a $6 billion allocation from the federal surplus for farm aid as lawmakers push farm policy questions. Chairman Combest and Rep Lucas describe plans to double market transition payments while noting last year's $8 billion emergency aid and ongoing public meetings to address farmers financial hardships.
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U.S
House of Representatives Budget Committee
GOP
Frank Lucas
Oklahoma
House Agriculture Committee
Larry Combest
R-Lubbock
Congress
Clinton
Agriculture Committee
Editorial Page Note on Opinions in Amarillo Daily News
The Amarillo Daily News explains that left side editorials reflect the editorial board while other columns by local and syndicated writers carry their own views not necessarily shared by the board.
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Amarillo Daily News
Colum
Nists
Verse of the Day: Apostles Rejoice in Suffering for the Name
The apostles left the Sanhedrin rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the Name. This reflection emphasizes steadfast faith and steadfast witness under persecution.
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Sanhedrin
News in brief round of 1990s political satire and pop culture
A satirical roundup covers gun policy clashes between Clinton and NRA leaders, Gore courting female voters in Maryland, Bush defending his nomination, and polls showing Quayle’s lingering presence. Dow falls as Greenspan toed, Nasdaq rises on toe-clone rumors. Disney unveils Money Mountain ride, gas prices rise, Stephen King’s Riding the Bullet spikes readers, and Darva Conger heads a publicity tour with nude-pictire chatter.
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Milwaukee
White House
NRA
Wayne LaPierre
Clinton
LaPierre
Congress
al Gore
Maryland
Gore
Texas
George W. Bush
John McCain
Arizona
Bush
Bush-Quayle
Dan Quayle
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Disney Corporation
Florida
California
Disney
Bill Richardson
America
Richardson
Stephen King
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
National Mall
Smithsonian
Regis Philbin
Darva Conger
Conger
Gas taxes play politics in gasoline price woes
Washington flavored column argues against cutting gas taxes as a solution to rising prices. It mocks McNamara style barriers and Star Wars, notes oil producers’ cuts are not a real crisis, and criticizes Gov. Bush and Vice President Gore for political posturing over a 4.3 cent tax rollback.
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Washington
Defense
Robert McNamara
Vietnam
South
Ronald Reagan
Soviet Union
Bandits Inc
George W. Bush
al Gore
Bush
Profiles in Courage column mocks energy plans and urges practical fuel savings
The column ridicules Gore backed ideas such as oil from reserves and offshore drilling while arguing higher gas prices can spur conservation and innovation. It offers personal cost-cutting tips like canceling cable, carpooling, walking, and upgrading to fuel efficient cars, ending with reader contact details.
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Gore
Congress
Strategic Oil Reserve
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
United States
Bandits Inc
Broken China: Appeasement and Taiwan in a dangerous time
Fil Greenberg editorializes that Washington’s engagement with Communist China provokes bellicose leadership and risks war over Taiwan. He argues for clear U S support to Taiwan, urges decisive action against Beijing, and criticizes policies seen as appeasement that threaten freedom and peace in Asia.
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China
World Trade Organization
Washington
Taiwan
Free China
Taiwan Strait
Congress
Pentagon
White House
Asia
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