Y2K Raises Questions About the Bug's Impact
New York AP report surveys Y2K worries as 2000 rolls near. Experts warn of potential tech and societal disruption while government, industry, and analysts stress preparations. Estimates place U S Y2K spend over 100 billion by 2001 with a $50 million crisis center established.
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New York
Y2k
John Koskinen
Clinton
Kazim Isfahani
Giga Information Group
Norwalk
Conn
Commerce Department
United States
United Nations
Y2K readiness and risks across technology sectors
The piece outlines the Y2K bug, its spread across two digit years in devices and networks, and the collaboration needed among companies and regulators. It notes potential outages, public anxiety easing yet lingering risk, and quotes Boeing engineer Roger Nicholson and Senator Bennett on uncertainty and continued vigilance.
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Ers
U.S
Egypt
Turkey
Roger Nicholson
Boeing Co
Boeing
Hijacking continues as Katyal killed on board plane
Passengers recount hijackers warnings and blindfolds on the airliner over Asia and the Middle East. Bride Rachna remains aboard. Katyal was married Dec 3 and slain after removing his blindfold. Body removed during UAE stopover. Seven tied passengers aboard. Hijackers spoke Kashmiri and Nepalese with pistols grenades and knives.
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Asia
Middle East
Katyal
Nepal
Rachna
United Arab Emirates
Sharad Yadav
Federal Aviation
Dubai
Lucknow
Yadav
Christmas tree project protects wetland habitat in Louisiana
Turtle Cove director Bob Hastings explains the program slows erosion in a sensitive prairie wetland and reduces landfill waste by using discarded Christmas trees. Marshall Stouder notes about an inch of sediment collecting around brush fences while hurricanes and subsidence reshaped the prairie, now fought with sediment-replenishment projects. Residents contribute by dropping trees at Hammond and Ponchatoula sites.
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State Department of Natural Resources
Bob Hastings
Turtle Cove
Marshall Stouder
Mississippi
Stouder
Hammond
Ponchatoula
Holiday tree recycling drops near Hammond and Ponchatoula centers
Drop off unpainted natural trees at Hammond Recycling Center on West Coleman Street or Ponchatoula Maintenance Yard at South Fourth and East Willow. Trees hauled to Manchac and Jones Island for wetland projects. Center hours 8 am to 2 pm New Year’s Day. regular hours 7 am to 4 pm resume Friday and Saturday. Volunteer calls to Marshall Stouder at 5495355.
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Hammond
Ponchatoula
Manchac
Jones Island
West
Coleman Street
Community Service Building
South Fourth
East Willow Streets
Marshall Stouder
Erosion project uses Christmas trees to rebuild land
In Tangipahoa Parish, Turtle Cove plans to plant diverse salt tolerant species to repair land near Lake Pontchartrain and Jones Island. A new Christmas tree island approach aims to trap sediment and raise elevations while cypress trees may later be planted for added protection against saltwater. Santa Bear volunteers sorted toys and delivered them to needy children, with Deputy Dupre aiding in toy distribution across Amite.
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Lake Pontchartrain
Stouder
Turtle Cove
Jones Island
Lake Maurepas
North Pass
Interstate Canal
Manchac
Daily Star
Vickie DuPont
Tangipahoa Parish
Delton Leonard
Amite
Dupre
Bedico veteran Bennett dies at 76 with service in Bedico
Clarence Alexander Bennett 76 of Bedico died December 23 1999 at St Tammany Hospital Covington a WWII Navy veteran. Survivors include wife Arlene Morse Bennett daughter Nancy Defreese Mobile Alabama sons Michael Bennett Bedico Randall Bennett Virginia Beach sister Gladys Bauman Olathe brother Lloyd Bennett five granddaughters and a predeceased brother. Visitation at Midway Baptist Church Bedico December 27 from 10am with funeral at noon conducted by Rev Jimmy Wall burial Morse Cemetery Bedico. Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home Hammond in charge.
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Bedico
Clarence Alexander Bennett
St. Tammany Hospital
Covington
Hammond
U.S. Navy
Arlene Morse Bennett
Nancy Defreese
Mobile
Ala
Michael Bennett
Randall Bennett
Virginia Beach
Gladys Bauman
Olathe
Kan
Lloyd Bennett
John Bennett
Midway Baptist Church
Jimmy Wall
Morse Cemetery
Harry McKneely
Linda Nichols Tickfaw
Linda Nichols
Independence
Robert Nichols
Tickfaw
Sheila Gordon
Kentwood
Karla Fleming Jones
Humble
Texas
Debra Fleming
Ardrey Baham
Vanessa Daniels
Catherine Fleming
Steve Hampton
Columbus
Miss
Timothy Daniels
Destrehan
St. James Baptist Church
Ticklaw
Holly Garden
Richardson Funeral Home
Hilda Marie Freeman Smith
Hood Memorial Hospital
Amite
McComb
Johnnie Elvin Smith
Sherry Marie Smith
Rosamond
Tammy Denise Smith
Avis Laird
Natchez
Claude Jr
Wilburn Freeman
Liberty
Jerry Freeman
Kent
Bethel Baptist Church
Bethel Church Road
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Sunday Star
Hammond Daily Star Publishing Co. Inc
Santa Bear
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Terrance Frazier
Springfield
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Carter Cemetery
Harry McEneely and Son Funeral Home
Louis B. Hoover
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