31 May 1999
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1999
Page
1
Colorado roared to a 7-5 victory over Dallas to grab a 3-2 edge in the Western Conference finals. Memorial Day combined edition notes Amarillo Daily News and Globe Times publish for the holiday with morning delivery. circulation desk open until 10 AM at 376-5881.
The forecast calls for sunny skies with a high near 91 and winds from 10 to 20 mph. Tonight should be fair with a low around 53, as the usual pattern of dry weather continues.
Gov. George W. Bush praised the Texas Legislature as a 140 day session closed with bills approved before a midnight deadline. He highlighted a $6 billion surplus tax relief of more than $1.7 billion over two years including about $1.3 billion for school funding and a 6 cent property tax cut on average, plus business tax relief and credits for research and development.
Washington AP poll by ICR finds about 25 percent of those surveyed expect to spend more on vacations than last year. Nearly six in ten expect equal spending in 1999 and 1998, with families often traveling by car for a week or less and averages around 213 dollars per day for a family of four.
In the second-longest spacewalk, Discovery astronauts including Amarillo native Rick Husband prepared to enter the international space station for three days of repairs and deliveries. They moved 700 pounds of gear, tested cranes, and faced snags in Russian-built systems, with NASA planning 158 more spacewalks totaling over 1,000 hours in five years.
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