Y2K passes with few problems in Permian Basin
Law enforcement, hospitals and government agencies report minimal Y2K impact as the new year begins. Odessa Medical Center Hospital notes a minor INSIDE: New Year glitch in the discharge system fixed within minutes. Police report a quiet night with fireworks noise the main complaint. One early fatality, 27 year old Hector Baudilio Moya of Odessa, among few incidents. City communications center operates with extra staff but sees typical Friday night activity.
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Permian Basin
Odessa
Medical Center
Hector Baudilio Moya
Lynette Jordan
Sheila Belknap
Tina Jordan
City of Odessa Communications Center
Beginning of the year 2000 observed by a Swedish reindeer herder
Britt-Marie Paeman wakes at dawn in northern Sweden on January 1 2000 to tend to her reindeer herd. She notes the cold wind and snow as the world marks a historic new millennium with grand celebrations. Time is framed by ordinary moments despite revelry.
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Britt-Marie Paeman
Paemaa
Sweden
Flu fighters offer tips to beat the flu season
Experts share practical advice to avoid flu suffering this season. Island boosters in Key West weigh the balance between tourism benefits and burdens as the small enclave faces changing dynamics.
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Island
Key West
Jeff Green Shoots To Front in BGN Standings For 2000
NASCAR this week highlights veteran driver Jeff Green who finished second in the Busch Grand National standings this year and is favored entering 2000. Also noted is a hijacked Indian Airlines incident where a hostage kept a diary on jeans and scraps.
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Jeff Green
Indian Airlines
Angler Probes Gull Lake Ice For Walleyes New Year
An angler walks onto Hole-in-The-Bay on Gull Lake near Brainerd Minnesota to reach his fish house for night fishing as Central Minnesota experiences a mild winter greeting the new year.
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Hole-in-The-Bay
Gull Lake
Brainerd
Minn
Minnesota
Odessa Welcomes New Year Baby Navarrete
Pablo Navarrete III was Odessa’s first newborn of 2000 arriving at 12:02 a.m. Saturday at Medical Center Hospital. He is welcomed by his mother Sonia Sanchez and father Pablo Navarrete Jr.
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Pablo Navarrete III
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Navarrete
Sonia Sanchez
Pablo Navarrete Jr
101 Year Old Odessa Woman Reflects On Century of Change
Luckey, born in 1898, is 101 and living in a small south Odessa home. She recalls cotton picking as a child, remembers JFK and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and cherishes a wedding band from her second husband given over 50 years ago. She feels blessed entering the year 2000.
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Ellen Luckey
Odessa
Luckey
Point
Dallas
John F Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. King
Odessa welcomes first baby of year Pablo Navarrete III
Sonia Sanchez gave birth after a 19 hour labor to Pablo Navarrete III at 12:02 a.m. Saturday, becoming Odessa’s first baby of the year. The 21-year-old homemaker and family celebrated the early arrival with the newborn who wore a “First baby of the new year” bib.
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Navarrete III
Odessa
Pablo
Sanchez
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Healthy livestock key to rodeo success at Sand Hills show
Avondale Colorado rancher Harry Wold provides sound bulls and bucking broncos for 32 years at the Sand Hills Stock Show and Rodeo. He stresses animal welfare as critical to his business and explains daily feeding and prompt veterinary care at PRCA events.
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Harry Wold
Avondale
Colo
Sand Hills
Wold
Vold
Jeb Brown
Clint Humble
Harry Void
Void
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