Cleanup after floods begins in Sapulpa and beyond
Sapulpa residents start cleanup as floods retreat from 200 homes and 12 businesses affected across several towns. Emergency officials caution that danger remains until creeks are emptied and rains stop. More than 400 homes report flood impact. a 53 year old woman drowns in a flash flood in south Tulsa.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Rave Creek County
Kiefer
Glenpool
Skintook
Tulsa
Sand Springs
Broken Arrow
Coweta
State Department of Civil Emergency Management
South Tulsa
Allbert Ashwood
State ‘Emergency Management Agency
Ashwood
Competition helps create faster Internet service
In New Orleans at the cable industry convention, competition among cable, telephone, wireless and satellite firms boosts speed and lowers costs for Internet access. Consumers like Zach Hamm describe ISDN-to-cable upgrades as faster and cheaper, fueling growth across sectors. Cable firms added 164 percent more high speed customers in 1999, totaling 1.45 million.
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New Orleans
Zach Hamm
Raleigh
N.C
Hamm
Tom Eagan
PaineWebber Group
Kagan Media
Englishman in New York Plans 3NT Play in Atlantic City
Barry Rigal analyzes a 1995 Atlantic City bridge deal where West leads a diamond ten. After a diamond queen from dummy and careful heart play, Rigal exploits a squeeze across hearts diamonds and clubs to threaten nine tricks, assuming correct defense.
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Atlantic City
New York
Barry Rigal
West
North
Rigal
Dummy
Telecommunication firms race to deliver faster Internet access
Telecommunications companies push to expand high speed service over cable, copper, and wireless networks. End of year figures show customer growth with 169,000 and 1.48 million customers, highlighting rapid market expansion and competition among providers.
No Charges Filed Over Elephant Abuse by Ringling Circus
San Jose prosecutors found insufficient proof of abuse after investigations by the Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley and San Jose police. Seven Asian elephants showed cuts and puncture wounds but Deputy District Attorney Robin Wakshull cited unanswered questions about how injuries occurred or who might be responsible.
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San Jose
Calif
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey Circus
San Jose Mercury News
The
Humane Society
Santa Clara Valley
Robin Wakshull
Separate crashes kill 10 people on U S highways
A chain of collisions involving 16 cars two tour buses and two 18 wheelers left at least five dead as heavy fog smoke from a forest fire reduced visibility on Interstate 10 near the Alabama line. In Wisconsin a prom night car fire killed four teens and another person. Authorities cited fog and fire smoke as factors.
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Moss Point
Miss
Wisconsin
Neillsville
Mississippi
Interstate 10
Alabama
David Kenny
State Highway Patrol
Charles P. Bryan
Robert Shular
Sevierville
Tenn
James Leon Ramer
Theodore
Ala
Clyde E. Kelley
Dianne Kelley
Needham
Scottie McCarrall
Citronelle
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B.J. Pope
Linda Keeling
Darrel Crossno
Rock Creek
Oklahoma
Phillip Alder
Anthony Trollope
England
Staes
Nas
Ayne Pass
Circus
U.S
Roberto Estevez
Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic
Ducane
Enn
J. Franklin Howell
Robinson's
Stavttett
Madison
Garr Automotive
Canyon DR
Soncy
Academy of Professional Careers
S. Western Suites
Western Plaza
Si West
Aladdin, Mohawk & Galaxy Carpets
Mohawk Ceramics & Laminates
Mexican & Southwest Imports
S. Georgia
Srone
Bowie Amarillo
Darren Roush
Mae
Care
Amarillo
Sunset Center
Blue Stuff
Texas
Picture Maker
Beas
Wolfpack Club
SAVE
Fox
Bell Street
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