Federal emergency agencies prepare for possible Y2K disaster
Federal officials mobilize hundreds of emergency personnel across 10 regional centers and around the clock through Sunday in a coordinated Y2K readiness plan. FEMA can call on 26 agencies and the Red Cross, with monitoring that flags communities by green yellow or red, and response guided by governor requests for federal disaster declarations.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States
FEMA
Red Cross
Robert Adamcik
Clinton
Department of Agriculture, Transportation
Bruce Baughman
Health and Human Services Department
Centers For Disease Control and Defense Department
Marc Wolfson
Bob Dunfey
General Services Administration
New England
Boston
Scranton
Federal Courthouse
Dave Branham
U.S. Marshals
Adamcik
Mass transit and services pause for Y2K millennium arrival
Associated Press reports a nationwide Y2K pause as trains and elevators halt briefly to avoid glitches. Amtrak and Union Pacific will stop trains, Boston MBTA and other transit systems plan short delays with doors left open in some cars.
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Associated Press
Times Square
Boston
U.S. Steel Group
Copley Square
Louisiana
Mississippi
Amtrak
John Wolf
Union Pacific Railroad
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
New York City
Researchers buy illegal drugs with federal grants
Thousands of university researchers purchase cocaine heroin and other street drugs with government grant money for addiction studies but are rarely monitored by federal agents. A University of Minnesota researcher died of a cocaine overdose after buying drugs with grant funds. DEA staffing limits mean only 400 agents supervise manufacturers distributors labs and doctors. Monitoring is largely local with oversight by universities state licensing and institutional review boards.
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Washington
University of Minnesota
Associated Press
Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Minnesota
Alan Leshner
National Institute of Drug Abuse
Online holiday sales up 300 percent says study
Boston based study by The Boston Consulting Group and Shop.org shows online shopping rose 300 percent year over year during the holiday period with Nov 20 to Dec 19 orders up 270 percent. Average purchase rose to 60 dollars, and total 1999 online sales projected at 10 to 11 billion with annual sales of 38 to 40 billion.
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Boston
David Pecaut
Boston Consulting Group
Shop.org
Silver Spring
Toysrus.com
eToys
Kbkids.com
Nasdaq Clocks Past 4000 On Tech Stock Frenzy
Nasdaq composite crosses 4,000 at 4,041.46 as tech shares drive a year to date gain of over 84 percent. Analysts note Internet driven gains and high tech firms like Microsoft Oracle Cisco boost the index beyond past milestones.
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New York
Wall Street
Main Street
U.S
Alan Ackerman
Fahnestock & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Microsoft
Intel
Oracle
Cisco Systems
Qualcomm
Theresa Hamacher
Pioneer Investment Management Inc
FBI admits mistakes in Waco siege negotiations
FBI negotiators say early talks failed due to agency shift to punitive tactics during the 1993 Waco standoff. Justice Department memos reviewed by The Dallas Morning News cite internal criticisms, noting more sect members might have left if negotiation had continued.
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Dallas
FBI
Branch Davidians
Waco
Mount Carmel
Justice Department
Dallas Morning News
Gary Noesner
Noesner
Clint van Zandt
Department
David Koresh
Koresh
Pete Smerick
Ess
Notice to Creditors in Peterson Estate in Franklin KS
First published December 23 1999 and last January 6 1999 in Franklin County Kansas legal notices. Heir Rachel A Fogle seeks appointment of administrator for Michael J Peterson deceased case 99 PR 77. Creditors must file demands within four months of first publication or be barred. Attorneys Dae A Inrushes, 14966 Anderson Byrd Richeson Flaht erly Henrichs Ottowa Kansas.
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Franklin County
Kansas
Michael J. Peterson
K.S.A
State OF Kansas
Rachel A. Fogle
A. Inrushes
Anderson, Byrd, Richeson, Flahterly & Henrichs
Hickory
P.O
Ottawa
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DuPont
Rockcreek Rd
Maiferguson Farms
Phibred.com
SMTM
Dlamationa, Inc
Des Moines
Iowa
U.S.A
Phi
THE
Ottawa Herald
Cloon Legal Services
HAWKS
Call Cloon Legal Services
Doc. Gallie
Grandma Joyce A
Hawes
the Booker Hawes
FR. CO
Blue Heeler
Childs
Eisenhower Rd
Paul Hays
Farm Bureau Insurance
Norris Insurance Agency
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