New Year Y2K mood as shoppers brace for 2000
As 1999 winds down, shoppers stock water and candles while champagne sales surge. Experts deem Y2K issues unlikely this weekend with only minor glitches anticipated and few shortages reported.
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Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1999
Page
3
Ex enemies monitor missiles in joint Y2K watch
At Peterson Air Force Base a mixed team of Russian and American officers monitor missile defense systems to prevent accidental launches amid Y2K fears. The joint unit, approved by Clinton and Yeltsin, rotates crews around the clock in a shared effort to avoid misidentifying radar failures as threats.
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Colo
Pe-tterson
Clinton
Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Russia
Moscow
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Cheyenne
Motinbain Norad
Strategic Stability Center
Peterson
Millennium dawns amid tension and global celebrations
Postwar anxieties mix with exuberant welcomes as 2000 begins amid heightened security at airports and borders. Leaders urge calm while people mark the new century with fireworks in Sydney and Angkor temples, Bethlehem doves, and a chorus of global rites across cities and faiths.
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Seattle
South Korea
Lloyd Stegemann
GTECH
New Zealand
Basil Logan
America
Kiribati
Sydney
Harborside
Cambodia
Angkor
Bethlehem
Christ
Traditi
Hong Kong
Thailand
French Polynesia
Inbali
Israel
Jesus
Jerusalem
New York Prepares Y2K Satellite Network With Guard Equipment
The state builds a third communication method using National Guard humvees with satellite phones and high frequency radios to reach localities if landlines or cells fail during Y2K. Six Y2K task forces exist statewide, with assets staged, while officials say disruptions are unlikely but readiness remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Davis
State Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Scott Sandman
Sandman
State Emergency Management Office
Times Square millennium party kicks off amid rain
New York engaged in a millennium celebration as 1.5 million revelers gathered in Times Square for 24 hours of entertainment and a 1,070 pound Waterford crystal ball. Security was heightened after a possible terror link emerged, as officials vowed safety for the global crowd.
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Times Square
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Tracy
Ireland
South Pacific
Aaron Copland
One Times Square
Ine Abomato
Jacob
New York City
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