Congress promises action in 2000 election year
Washington and Capitol Hill observers foresee momentum for a range of bills despite focus on big issues. Tax relief, education, health and high tech legislation appear likely, with notable measures on tax credits for working poor, education funding, HMO reform, prescription drugs, and trade allies including Africa and Caribbean deals. The White House and Congress search for compromise as debates over Internet taxes, gun controls, and a patients bill of rights continue.
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Washington
Congress
House
Dick Armey
Texas
White House
Clinton
Dennis Hastert
Bill
China
World Trade Organization
Democratic Party
David Dreier
Calif
Senate
Africa
Medicare
Armey
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
Federal Aviation Administration
Parish garbage case stalls as council tension rises
Court fights over garbage imports and parish wide taxes continue as officials debate leadership of the landfill. Simspon clients demand removal of out parish waste and a tax plan, while Burgess cites charter provisions. Dallas Kyle letter to Bruno hints at broader scrutiny amid stalled Garbage District setup.
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Hughes
Simpson
John Fedducia
Gordon Burgess
21St Judicial District
Scott Perrilloux
Burgess
Legislative
Dan Kyle
Carlo Bruno
Daily Star
Garbage District Board
Minnesota North Dakota lead in two job workforce
A North Dakota study shows 1998 two job workers at 10.6 percent, while Minnesota tops with 10.8 percent. Deanna Kubas and Victor Higgins describe juggling two jobs to cover debt, rent, and a new car as economists note low pay and service industry growth push multijob lives.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
John MacDonald
Fargo
N.D
Deanna Kubas
Kubas
North Dakota State Data Center
North Dakota State University
U.S. Department of Labor
Victor Higgins
Richard Rathge
State Data Center
Rathge
Midwest
Kansas
Nebraska
Dave Ramsett
University of North Dakota
West Fargo
Higgins
Obituaries from Louisiana towns mark Jan 2000 deaths
A string of obituaries from Independence Amite Greensburg Clinton and Destrehan note deaths of John Henry Bankston Grady G Bullock Rheaburn Chaney Viona Raiford Clinton Frances Conti Dorris Hutchinson Cosimo Martello Ned Martello Shirley Rodgers and others. The notices list ages dates and burial details along with surviving family and parish connections and memorial service arrangements.
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John Henry Bankston
Independence
John Henry
Johnny” Bankston
Oeshner Foundation Hospital
Livingston Parish
Pipefitters
Baton Rouge
New Hope Baptist Church
U.S. Air Force
Nadine Threeton Bankston
Pamela Burchfield
Brenda Hoover
Don Louis Bankston
Albany
Joseph Alonzo
Eva Jane Sully Bankston
Lonnie Mae Clayton
Doraldena Foster
Herman, Leroy, Hampton
Jessie
W.E
Jack” Bankston
Grady G. Bullock
AMITE
Florence
S.C
U.S. Army
Korea
Marilyn Bullock
Josephine Bullock
Lawrenceville
Dean Bullock
Virginia
Gene Bullock
Denham Springs
Michelle Jones
Heather O’connell
Mary Lee Thigpen
S.D
Marilyn Huron
C.S. Bullock
Billy Gerald Bullock
Hillsdale Baptist Church
Hillsdale
Marshall Wallace
Roberts Cemetery
McEneely Funeral Home
Rheaburn Chaney
Greensburg
Rheaburn
Ray” Chaney
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
East Feliciana Parish
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
Center United Methodist Church
Coleman Town Hunting Club
Opal Butler Chaney
Cheryl Chaney Coates
Darlene Chaney Dunaway
Eddie R
Ed” Chaney
Clinton
Russell Chaney
Aileen Chaney Matthews
Aubrey
Wallace Chaney
Larry Robertson
Center Cemetery
McKneely Funeral Home
Kentwood
Viona Raiford Clinton Amite
Viona Raiford Clinton
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Frances Costanza Conti
Jack Nutter
St. Helena Catholic Church
Amite Memorial Gardens
Cosimo J. Martello
Cosimo J
Ned” Martello Sr
Ironworkers
Pearl Joiner Martello
Michael Martello
Cosimo J. Martello Jr
Ned Martello
Shirley Jean Miller Rodgers
Franklinton
Henry L. Rodgers
Mary Ann Rodgers
Wilmer
Bobbie Neil Rodgers
Lizzie Burch
Mt. Herman
Bobbie Varnado
Jewel Dale Strickland
Tim “Buddy” Miller
Columbia
Larry Rodgers
Ona Slocum
Eva Blades
Freddie Miller
Shady Hurst
Miller Cemetery
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Hammond
Sunday
Associated Press
The
Customs Service
Ponchatoula
Holly Gardens
Bentivengna
Cemetery Committee
Greenlawn
Alstons
Jeff
Arlene Alston
Mulberry Street
21St Judicial District Attorney's
Alton Environmental
Shreveport
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Monroe
New Orleans
AccuWeather, Inc
S. Morrison Blvd
P.O. Box
Amite Office
W. Oak St. Amite
Starbureau
I-55
Hammondstar.com
Sunday Star
Hammond Daily Star Publishing Co. Inc
Harry McEneely and Son Funeral
E. Faust
E. Rhymes
Bankston Cemetery
4Th Ward
Elsie Nelson
Lamont R. Jones
N.A. James Funeral Home
Francis Williams
Butler A.M.E. Zion Church
Butler's Cemetery
Dorris Udean Lilly Hutchinson Destrehan
Dorris Udean Lilly Hutchinson
Destrehan Nursing Home
Delta Match Factory
Jacqueline Bond Hutchinson Robert
Luling
New Sarpy
Velma Lilly Hendry
Roseland
Preston Bond Hutchinson
Mabel Adean Hutchinson Babin
Mabel Lilly Ryan
Curtis H. Lilly
Jeffery Grindle
Tangipahoa
Greater
Allzemeir’s Foundation
Calhoun St
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