Market slide spurs recession fears amid mixed signals
The market downturn pushes the Nasdaq 34 percent below its high and the Dow 10 percent under its January peak, prompting concerns about spending cuts while the economy remains solid with a 30 year low unemployment. Analysts note consumer buy plans may shift but no immediate store shortages are seen, and Fed rate moves loom. Clinton unveils school safety funding and new policing in schools amid continuing educational and public safety debates. West Nile and yellow fever notes follow, with local mosquito control efforts and animal protection tips. Caterpillar spines and sting remedies conclude a broad roundup of health and safety advisories.
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Wayne Hawkins
Texarkana
Texas
Clinton
Education Department
Columbine High School
Columbine High
Littleton
Colo
White House
J.C. Watts Jr
R-Okla
House Republican Conference
New Orleans
New York
Meek
St. Tammany Parish
Palmisano
Tangipahoa Parish
Amite
Drew Doucet
Douglas Kent
Doucet
D C police make mass arrests in anti globalization protest
Hundreds were arrested for parading without a permit as riot police sealed off blocks near the World Bank and IMF. Police planned to process detainees at three city locations while protesters gathered for marches and street theater ahead of Sunday and Monday events.
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Washington
World Bank
Charles Ramsey
Larry Holmes
Georgetown
International Monetary Fund
Molly McCarthy
Seattle
Antonia Jahasz
D.C
Terry Gainer
Gainer
Ramsey
Five Obituaries From Tangipahoa Parish Area
Multiple obituaries recount April 15 2000 deaths in Tangipahoa Parish area with survivors including children grandchildren and siblings. Individuals named include Vera Smith Abene Joseph John Galofaro Jr Clifton McGee Mary McMichael Mary McShan Rita Powers Maxine Reid and related funeral details and burial plans at Tickfaw Amite and Hammond facilities.
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Vera Smith Abene
Tickfaw
North Oaks Medical Center
Bogalusa
Dorothy Spring
Lou A. Goudeau
Toni Jean Basso
Joseph Abene
Boyd Smith Jr
Metairie
Valena Kozina
Tony
Joseph John Galofaro JR
Joseph
Joe
John Galofaro Jr
Tangipahoa Parish
Knights of Columbus
John F. Kennedy Council
Nancy Coolman
Hammond
Joey” Galofaro
Rosemary Hughes
Annie Esnault
Mamie Pefferele
New Orleans
Lena Mike Galofaro
Mike Galofaro
Sarah Falcon
Harry McEneely
Joseph David Hayden Amite
Joseph David Hayden
Covington
Sheilah Varnado
Dean Ellzey Jr
Amite
Beth Hayden Dunn
Independence
Meghan Ellzey
Nicole Ellzey Turner
Austin
Texas
Robert Chance Hayden
Dean Ellzey II
Barbara Little
Kentwood
Mary Lyle R. Ellzey
Dorman Varnado
Robert David Hayden
William H. Hayden
McEneely
David Fortenberry
Tommy Zachary
Bankston Cemetery
Chesbrough
Hackley
Jean Kathleen McGee
Killian
Marie Elizabeth McGee Cobb
Lawtell
Jessie
Beauty” Davis
Newallton
Earl McGee
Hattiesburg
Miss
Evelyn Earle Cooley McGee
Cecila Williams
Johnnie Mae Heckathorn
J.D
Kenneth
Aubry McGee
Mary McMichael
Mary “Mary Mac” McMichael
North Oaks
Robert W. McMichael
Sarah Lou Wilson
Lake Charles
Ora Belle Compton
First United Methodist Church
Ken Bowman
McKneely Funeral Home
Mary Lewis McShan
Amite Memorial Gardens
Monroe
Robert Earl Powers
Holden
Pamela Fae Johnson
Baton Rouge
Kathryn Denise Murphy
Prairieville
Sonia Melissa Ferri
Jonathan Vincent Bishop
Norma Fae Ashley
Patricia
Patsy
Ann Carter
Brandon
James Earl Ashley
Puckett
Daniel
Danny
Michael Ashley
Jackson
Missy
Barnes Earl Ashley
Holden Baptist Church
Jeff Housier
Montpelier
Maxine Marie Reid Amite
Maxine Marie Reid
Hood Memorial Hospital
Rossville
Kan
Betty DeLancey
Marjorie Smith
Willie Reid
Velma Winn
Esther Lewis
First Baptist Church
Mitch Williams
Natalbany Cemetery
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Shreveport
Alexandria
AccuWeather, Inc
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ALA
S. Morrison Blvd
P.O. Box
Amite Office
W. Oak St. Amite
Starbureau
World Wide Web
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Sunday Star
Capetin
Associated Press
Hammond Daily Star Publishing Co. Inc
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Clifton McGee
Rita Ashley Powers Holden
Rita Ashley Powers
BRC
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Brcollege.com
KMART
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