West Texas counties seek growth controls via subdivision rules
Brewster and Jeff Davis counties in West Texas discuss tightening subdivision regulations to manage rapid population growth as people leave Houston Dallas Austin and San Antonio for the scenic landscape. Internet users face a Netscape browser security hole already infecting nearly 1000 computers.
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Houston
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio
West Texas
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Netscape
Police kill six lions after escape from Brazilian cage
In southeastern Brazil, police killed six circus lions that escaped from their cage and prowled a town near Sao Simao after authorities decided the cages at a traveling circus were unsafe. About 20 officers used 12 gauge shotguns and machine guns to hunt the lions. authorities suspect a deliberate release.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Sao Simao
Jefferson Silva
Silva
ABC paid lawyer to smooth Monica Lewinsky interview
The ABC News network disclosed paying Washington lawyer Theodore Olson $25,000 to facilitate access to Monica Lewinsky for Barbara Walters interview aired in March 1999. Olson, a friend of Kenneth Starr, negotiated entry while Lewinsky remained barred by her immunity agreement.
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Monica Lewinsky
Barbara Walters
ABC News
Washington
Network
Theodore Olson
Kenneth Starr
the New Yorker
Lewinsky
Starr
Olson
ABC
Richard Wald
Registers Ringing From Sales Tax Holiday
Odessa retailers reported stronger than normal activity over the weekend as a sales tax holiday drew shoppers. Dewayne Woodall of Wal Mart Supercenter said the store was busier but manageable and anticipated demand on soft goods. Angela Foster of Sear's at Music City Mall called the weekend a preview of a busy shopping season with stocked supplies and extra staff.
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Odessa
Dewayne Woodall
Wal-Mart
W. Loop 338
Woodall
Westside
Angela Foster
Sear’s
Music City Mall
Lieberman attends AFL-CIO meeting in Hartford
Senator Joseph Lieberman D Conn arrives at a Hartford AFL CIO gathering as volunteers place his name on a Gore campaign poster in Los Angeles. The scenes show Lieberman engaging with labor leaders and supporters amid political activity in campaigning for the 2000 election.
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Afl-Cio
Hartford
Conn
Elaine Alarid
Lieberman
Gore
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Lieberman Joins Gore Campaign as Running Mate
In a historic move, Al Gore chose Sen Joseph Lieberman the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket. Lieberman, 58, spoke emotionally as Gore offered the job by telephone and the two prayed together in their first act as the Democratic ticket. The article notes forthcoming discussion on the impact of the selection.
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Washington
al Gore
Sen
Joseph Lieberman
Gore
Clinton
Lieberman
Gore's Connecticut pick Lieberman profile
Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman from Stamford born 1942 is a Jewish Democrat. He and wife Hadassah have no daughter together. he has a son and daughter from a previous marriage and she has a son from a previous marriage. He earned a BA from Yale in 1964 and a JD from Yale Law School in 1967. Books include The Power Broker 1968 The Scorpion and the Tarantula 1970 The Legacy 1981 Child Support in America 1986 In Praise of Public Life 2000. He served as Connecticut state senator 1970 to 1980 then U S senator since 1989.
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Stamford
Hadassah
Ghter
Yale College
Yale Law School
America
Odessa Jewish community backs Gore running mate Lieberman
Members of Odessa's Jewish community praised Vice President Al Gore's choice of Joseph Lieberman as his running mate. Roy Eisner of Temple Beth EL called Lieberman a man of character with an incredible reputation in the United States Senate and among America's most highly thought of people.
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Joseph Lieberman
Lieberman
Gore
Roy Eisner
Odessa
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United States Senate
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Weather and labor woes curtail United flights this summer
United Airlines faces ongoing cancellations and delays due to stormy weather and a labor dispute as pilots refuse overtime after a contract expired in April. The carrier struggles with pilot absences and insufficient staffing, leaving travelers stuck at airports amid record high occupancy and a fragile operations mix.
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Chicago
United Airlines
United
Ron Kuhlmann
Roberts, Roach & Associates
Hayward
Calif
Derby Registration at Ector County Coliseum
Brad Roorda of Indiana checks in Monday with Lindsey Lemons and Staria Fitzgerald for the Texas 2000 Style Futurity Derby and 4-D barrel racing event at the Ector County Coliseum.
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Brad Roorda
Indiana
Lindsey Lemons
Staria Fitzgerald
Ector County Coliseum
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