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Bengals return to camp greeted by heat -- and a team unity hairdo.
August 2, 1999... GEORGETOWN, Ky. _ The tone for Friday's opening of the third Cincinnati Bengals camp at Georgetown College was set as Coach Bruce Coslet welcomed his players. As he spoke, the air conditioning system in the school's conference center...

Yankees-Mets Subway Series would rekindle old crosstown rivalries.
August 2, 1999... CHICAGO _ The Yankees and Mets would have to survive the two-tiered playoff structure to become the 14th pair of New York teams to reach the World Series. But their Subway Series would revive a crosstown scenario that began here before the...

Linda Tripp indicted for allegedly violating state wiretapping laws.
August 2, 1999... WASHINGTON _ Linda Tripp, who gained international notoriety for secretly taping Monica Lewinsky's anguished outpourings about her affair with President Clinton, was indicted Friday for allegedly violating Maryland wiretapping laws. ...

Atlanta shooter had been disgruntled at Texas jobs.
August 2, 1999... Long before Mark O. Barton fatally shot nine people at two Atlanta brokerage firms on Thursday, police reports in Texas indicate he exhibited signs of disgruntled behavior at work. After being fired as general manager of TLC Manufacturing...

Lions defensive end Robert Porcher relishes role as Aaron Gibson's tutor.
August 2, 1999... SAGINAW, Mich. _ Robert Porcher has filled many roles during his seven years with the Lions _ defensive end, defensive tackle, defensive co-captain, team leader. And now, tutor. Offensive line coach Jack Henry and head coach Bobby...

Swap shop: Shock trade two players to Starzz.
August 2, 1999... DETROIT _ Nancy Lieberman-Cline was up till 4 a.m. Friday trying to stomach what she had done. The Detroit Shock coach and general manager had just traded Korie Hlede and Cindy Brown, cornerstones from last year in the franchise's...

Film producer files suit against makers of 'Blair Witch Project'.
August 2, 1999... ``The Blair Witch Project`` is a scary film about unpleasant things that happen to people in the woods. Now a Brevard County film producer is trying to make it almost as uncomfortable in court for the Orlando filmmakers. Sam Barber...

GM Randy Smith puts pitchers under closer scrutiny.
August 2, 1999... TORONTO _ The position players have been on trial most of this season as the Tigers try to determine whom they want on next season's roster. Now the pitching staff is starting to come under equal scrutiny. When the starting five of...

Mother gets court-ordered custody of daughter who sued her for divorce.
August 2, 1999... GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. _ Growing up without a mother was one legacy Victoria Bone didn't want to pass to her daughter. ``I was not going to have her grow up and have the same feelings I had,'' Bone said Friday. Bone was 9 years old...

Blind love: Lions fans keep faith without Barry Sanders.
August 2, 1999... SAGINAW, Mich. _ Forgiving fans sought reassurance in absolutely unforgiving conditions. Even the searing heat Friday couldn't diminish their equally scorching desire for affirmation that life for the Lions goes on without Barry. ``My...

Piston goal: Curry favor with the star.
August 2, 1999... DETROIT _ Barry Sanders' abrupt retirement hasn't gone unnoticed at the Palace. Grant Hill can opt out of his contract after this season, which magnifies the importance of the next few months for the Pistons. They need to prove they are...

AIRLINES RECOGNIZE THAT SURVIVAL IN THE SKY IS MORE THAN CRASH PREVENTION.
August 2, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service News Budget for papers of Sunday, August 1, 1999 KRT News Desk: 202-383-6080, news(AT)krtinfo.com Sunday news supervisor: Sunday/Books/Food Editor Karen Kirk, 202-383-3734, kkirk(AT)krtinfo.com...

Miata owners to drive `ultimate' mountain road.
August 2, 1999... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Should you be driving today in mountainous Graham County near the Tennessee border and pass a snaking procession of hundreds of brightly colored Mazda Miatas, don't think you've run into a midlife crisis convention. ...

1 dead, 2 hurt in gun battle outside store.
August 2, 1999... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ Two men fired about 25 shots at each other outside a St. Andrews convenience store Friday morning, killing one man and injuring two others. No one had been arrested in the 2:30 a.m. shooting, which occurred as police...

Davy Hite of South Carolina takes lead in BASS Masters Classic.
August 2, 1999... NEW ORLEANS _ Proving that consistency is the hallmark of a professional angler, Davy Hite of Prosperity, S.C., moved into a 5-pound, 12-ounce lead on the second day of the BASS Masters Classic with a total weight of 35 pounds, 12 ounces. ...

Shannon Briggs on the brink of the big time.
August 2, 1999... Emanuel Steward has the gift of overstatement, which makes his claim that Shannon Briggs might be one of the most gifted athletes in heavyweight history appear to be nothing more than fight hype. Briggs (31-2) has never taken his boxing...

Nephew of slain mother-in-law recalls shooter as 'cold person'.
August 2, 1999... Marty Powell didn't recognize the man on television at first, but then he remembered. Mark Orrin Barton, the 44-year-old man who police believe is responsible for nine deaths in Atlanta Thursday was the same man he believed was...

Chiefs had better be ready to read in training camp.
August 2, 1999... RIVER FALLS, Wis. _ The Chiefs are about to have the book thrown at them. Gunther Cunningham's 180-page book, that is, the one he's been writing the past six months. The players have been tasting bits and pieces of the book since...

Official's early departure refocuses concern on troubled VA agency.
August 2, 1999... WASHINGTON _ Veterans Affairs Secretary Togo West's disclosure that he plans to leave his cabinet post a year ahead of time is refocusing concern on a troubled agency whose problems never seem to go away. Often ignored, though they...

The routine of the rampage in Atlanta is now numbingly familiar.
August 2, 1999... Tally the number of victims (check), identify the shooter (check), trace the gun (check), interview survivors (check), confirm if the perpetrator ever saw ``The Matrix'' (check) or played video games (check), call for the formation of an...

Around the National League.
August 2, 1999... THE THRILL IS GONE? DALLAS _ Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa and St. Louis home run king Mark McGwire entered Friday sharing the major league lead with 37 home runs. But even Sosa admits a 61-home pace just isn't what it used to be. ...

Publishers wringing their hands, wondering what terrors Internet will bring.
August 2, 1999... LONDON _ The success of the Harry Potter books should have book publishers smiling from ear-to-ear. In fact, the little wizard is giving them nightmares. More than any previous book, the children's series is spotlighting a growing...

Barton had finally outrun his ghosts _ but only after taking others with him.
August 2, 1999... MACON, Ga. _ Joe Vandiver never felt comfortable with Mark O. Barton. Barton was a former chemist and salesman who started dating Vandiver's youngest daughter some six years ago. He came across as a slick salesman with soft hands, shifty...

Training camp cart boys know Broncos well.
August 2, 1999... GREELEY, Colo. _ Their friends busy working the fry machine, cart boys drive golf carts. Their friends busy killing time watching afternoon TV, cart boys run errands. Their friends busy wishing they were them, cart boys hang with the Broncos....

Little Harry Potter is having 'Hannibal' for lunch.
August 2, 1999... EDINBURGH, Scotland _ Harry Potter is just a snippet of a scrawny boy, age 13, and, wizard though he is, he can't do a thing about his bad hair. But he certainly can make books fly. After scoring literary triumphs in England, the young...

With $907 million award, Einhorn jury hopes to bring closure to victim's family.
August 2, 1999... Ira Einhorn is sipping wine with his Swedish wife in the French countryside, and O.J. Simpson is playing golf in sunny California. Both of these well-known figures appear to be leading charmed lives, and from the standpoint of their...

This isn't the time to judge Donovan McNabb.
August 2, 1999... PHILADELPHIA _ If you dialed in expecting to participate in the Eagles' official conference call to announce the signing of Donovan McNabb on Friday night, what you were treated to instead was a man's voice, urgent and shrill, firing off...

Lawyers' convention tackles profiling, genocide and race-based suits.
August 2, 1999... PHILADELPHIA _ Willie E. Gary may not have the face value of Johnnie Cochran, but in black legal circles, the Florida lawyer's rep is golden. A onetime migrant worker who spent his early life cutting sugar cane, Gary has won hundreds of...

Police released the contents of four notes written by Barton.
August 2, 1999... ATLANTA _ In letters weighted with anger and sorrow, Mark O. Barton explained how he murdered his wife and his two children while they slept, and hinted at the motives behind the homicidal rampage that would end with his suicide at a gas...

Using satellites and Internet to save a patient.
August 2, 1999... It is 1:30 p.m. on a warm spring afternoon in Phoenix. Inside the darkened MedAire command center, adjacent to the busy emergency room of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, it might as well be midnight. A chime sounds that signals an...

Panthers fullback William Floyd wants to outrun disappointment of '98.
August 2, 1999... SPARTANBURG, S.C. _ Carolina Panthers fullback William Floyd watched the NFL playoffs last winter and felt a little silly. ``When it's the first time you haven't been to the playoffs in your career,'' Floyd said, ``your body is still...

Sean Gilbert's goal: Consistency.
August 2, 1999... SPARTANBURG _ Defensive tackle Sean Gilbert huffed and puffed his way through two practices Friday along with the rest of the Carolina Panthers veterans, and by the end of the workout Gilbert almost looked skinny. No wonder. Gilbert said...

Alleged plot to smuggle guns threatens fragile cease-fire in N. Ireland.
August 2, 1999... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Police on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean finally began to agree on Friday that an alleged plot to smuggle guns from South Florida to Ireland may be the work of the Irish Republican Army. A number of developments...

Of rankings, quotes and by the numbers.
August 2, 1999... RUTHIAN FEAT DALLAS _ Any doubt that St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire really is the Babe Ruth of our generation ended Tuesday when Big Mac slammed his 37th homer of the season, tying Sammy Sosa for the major league lead and starting the...

NOW battered by complacency, generational change and competition for women's time.
August 2, 1999... PHILADELPHIA _ Jeanne Bland recalls the night in November 1997 when her local chapter of the National Organization for Women ``faded away.'' Waiting in the basement of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in North Wales, Pa., Bland, the chapter...

Patriots sign rookies Damien Woody, Andy Katzenmoyer, but other signing woes remain.
August 2, 1999... SMITHFIELD, R.I. _ Even as they were announcing that prized rookies Damien Woody and Andy Katzenmoyer had agreed to terms as New England's training camp opened on Friday, Andy Wasynczuk, Bobby Grier and Pete Carroll were starting to realize...

Patriots find some good news -- at last.
August 2, 1999... SMITHFIELD, R.I. _ Before fielding questions about the release of free safety Willie Clay, the importance of finding a running attack, and his feelings about living in a personal fishbowl, coach Pete Carroll had some happy news to report in...

Newest Cowboy Alonzo Spellman now in `perfect place'.
August 2, 1999... WICHITA FALLS, Texas _ Alonzo Spellman focused on what was so right about this opportunity rather than on a past that went so terribly wrong. The Cowboys, meanwhile, talked of image, a clean slate and Spellman's role in an inexperienced...

Diligence called key to workplace safety.
August 2, 1999... FORT WORTH _ In designing a facility at Alliance Airport, officials at Galaxy Aerospace focused on the best ways to build airplanes. But they also considered the unthinkable: the violent outbursts that appear to be striking workplaces and...

Jason Sehorn returns to much controversy.
August 2, 1999... ALBANY, N.Y. _ A balky hamstring kept Jason Sehorn off the field for most of the first day of Giants' training camp but it didn't dim the spotlight that has trailed him lately. In fact, Sehorn practically ordered reporters to get all...

Airlines begin outfitting planes for survival in the sky.
August 2, 1999... The U.S. commercial airline industry, no longer ignoring the fact that its passengers are more likely to die of in-flight illnesses than in aircraft accidents, has begun outfitting many of its planes with the medical equipment and medicines...

Jets conducting own investigation into Jumbo bar brawl.
August 2, 1999... NEW YORK _ Bill Parcells had Lawrence Taylor at his side and a healthy, talented team on the field. What better way to spend the first practice of his third - and perhaps final - training camp with the Jets? It was a perfect day. Well,...

White outrage against elephant abuse fans the rage of blacks over human abuse.
August 2, 1999... JOHANNESBURG _ In a country with a long, battle-scarred history of public protests, the demonstration the other day at Brits, a small farming town north of here, was no great shakes. The crowd was small, almost a family picnic by the...

Bill Parcells will not accompany Lawrence Taylor to Hall of Fame ceremony.
August 2, 1999... NEW YORK _ Bill Parcells will be going to Canton some day, just not next Saturday. The Jets' coach said Friday that he won't be able to attend the Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Lawrence Taylor, who made a public appeal to Parcells...

Rage of a suicidal gunman leads to what may be Atlanta's worst tragedy.
August 2, 1999... ATLANTA _ If anyone understood the value of life, it was 38-year-old Kevin Dial. Diagnosed two years ago with an inoperable brain tumor, he had stared death in the face and refused to give in. The night before Dial, the office manager at...

Donovan McNabb's signing may speed up signing effort for Bears' Cade McNown.
August 2, 1999... BETHLEHEM, Pa. _ Donovan McNabb agreed Friday night to contract terms with the Philadelphia Eagles, setting into motion the domino effect that soon may reach the Bears' Cade McNown. But the Eagles and McNabb's agent tiptoed around the...

Notes from the White Sox.
August 2, 1999... CLEVELAND _ Jaime Navarro tries not to think about the possibility of being traded. But sometimes his subconscious takes over. A few nights ago, Navarro awoke from a vivid dream in which he was pitching for a contending team. It was not...

Jeff Weaver struggles; Tigers lose to Blue Jays.
August 2, 1999... TORONTO _ Another month passes without a win for Jeff Weaver. The rookie right-hander remained winless since May 27 and dropped below .500 for the first time Friday night as the Blue Jays ripped the Tigers, 8-2, at the SkyDome. ...

Red Sox walloped by Yankees.
August 2, 1999... BOSTON _ Chuck Knoblauch launched Mark Portugal's second pitch of the game into the screen in left-center, a blast estimated at 410 feet. Derek Jeter then croaked Portugal's fifth pitch 400 feet into the Boston Red Sox' bullpen. The...

Police say `This was not a random shooting'.
August 2, 1999... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ After commanding co-workers to move aside, a maintenance worker shot and killed a manager at a west Charlotte trucking company Friday afternoon and then fatally shot himself. Police said George Edward Moore, 58, entered...

Much trade talk surrounding Yankees.
August 2, 1999... BOSTON _ The trade rumors have been flying. The Boston Red Sox, in a tight battle with the Toronto Blue Jays for the wild-card spot, are seeking to bolster their pitching rotation for the stretch run as the trading deadline ends Saturday...

MAGGLIO ORDONEZ: THE SECRET IS OUT ABOUT WHITE SOX YOUNG STAR.
August 2, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Sports Budget for Friday, July 30, 1999 KRT News Desk: 202-383-6080, news(AT)krtinfo.com KRT Sports Desk: 202-383-6091, gclay(AT)krtinfo.com KRT Photo Service: 202-383-6099,...

Indians wallop White Sox.
August 2, 1999... CLEVELAND _ Order has been restored. The sky is not falling. Only the Empire State Building and the Triborough Bridge landed on the Indians. It was strictly a New York thing, and the Tribe has become accustomed to that over the decades....

How to find archive art.
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How to find archive art.
August 2, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Business Budget for Friday, July 30, 1999 KRT Business Editor: Leslie Lapides, 202-383-6093, llapides(at)krtinfo.com (See end of bjt for definitions of prefixes.) KRT News Desk:...

Eagles have seven-year deal with Donovan McNabb.
August 2, 1999... PHILADELPHIA _ With four little words, Joe Banner ended months of talks, weeks of tension, and days of rage. ``We have a deal,'' Banner told a small group of reporters waiting outside Veterans Stadium for a puff of green smoke Friday...

Jeff Blake injures tendon in finger during Bengals practice.
August 2, 1999... GEORGETOWN, Ky. _ The Cincinnati Bengals, who began Friday without a quarterback controversy, ended Friday night with a quarterback concern. Just minutes shy of winding up their second practice session of the opening day of training camp...

Phillies win a 9-2 brawl with Braves.
August 2, 1999... ATLANTA _ The Atlanta Braves' not being in first place in the National League East is about as unlikely a thought as . . . well, Paul Byrd's throwing punches and being labeled a troublemaker. Strange but true. The brawling Phillies...

Phillies appear close to deal for Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte.
August 2, 1999... ATLANTA _ Will Andy Pettitte be changing the color of his pinstripes from navy blue to red? It's all up to the New York Yankees now. With the non-waiver trading deadline midnight on Saturday night, the Phillies remained on the...

Notes from White Sox.
August 2, 1999... CLEVELAND _ Jaime Navarro tries not to think about the possibility of being traded. But sometimes his subconscious takes over. A few nights ago, Navarro awoke from a vivid dream in which he was pitching for a contending team. It was not...

White Sox walloped by Indians.
August 2, 1999... CLEVELAND _ Mike Sirotka doesn't care if he gets branded a sore loser. The White Sox left-hander wanted to speak his mind Friday after getting shelled by the Indians in a 10-2 loss. ``I threw pitches in and out, soft and hard, and no...

U.S. men's 1,600-meter relay settles for bronze.
August 2, 1999... WINNIPEG, Manitoba _ Alvin Harrison may have worked harder for his bronze medal than any runner in U.S. track and field history. ``What place was I in when I took the baton?'' Harrison asked between large gulps of breath, bent over double...

Inside the Cubs, trade rumors and all.
August 2, 1999... CHICAGO _ Pitcher Steve Trachsel talked about being the center of trade rumors Friday after the Cubs' 10-9 loss to the Mets kept his record at 3-14 and lifted his earned-run average to 6.66. ``I have no thoughts on it either way _ being...

Cubs fall to Mets; Sammy Sosa gets No. 38.
August 2, 1999... CHICAGO _ After two innings in 100-degree heat Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs were off on a hot start to a 14-game homestand, their longest in 18 years. The Cubs led the New York Mets by six runs. Between them, Sammy Sosa and Mark...

Preston Wilson's home run lifts Marlisn past Pirates.
August 2, 1999... PITTSBURGH _ He has more home runs than any other major league rookie, but Preston Wilson had not hit one as important or satisfying as his dramatic pinch-hit, two-run shot in the eighth inning of Friday's 8-7 Marlins victory...

Vikings' Dennis Green terse with Randall McDaniel; Coach expects unhappy guard to `take high road'.
August 2, 1999... ST. PAUL, Minn. _ In a week in which there was no shortage of messages exchanged between the Vikings and their perennial Pro Bowl guard, Randall McDaniel, coach Dennis Green decided to log in one of his own, responding for the first time to...

Daunte Culpepper's millions with Vikings: 7 now, maybe 19 later.
August 2, 1999... ST. PAUL, Minn. _ The Vikings locked up their quarterback of the future Friday, paying Daunte Culpepper a sizable premium now, and promising him much, much more later if he produces as they believe he will. Wrapping up about five weeks...

Alonzo Spellman is always potential, nothing more.
August 2, 1999... CHICAGO _ Throughout Alonzo Spellman's agonizing career, many men have taken one look at him and said, ``I'd kill for a body like that.'' That body has almost killed Alonzo Spellman. That blessed 6-foot-4-inch, 292-pound body has...

Cade McNown still on the sideline.
August 2, 1999... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. _ As contract talks between the Bears and No. 1 draft pick Cade McNown began to pick up steam, the rest of the rookies were preparing for their first NFL pop quiz. And this one counts on their grade. Rookies and...

U.S. women -- though a different team -- expect to win Pan Am soccer, too.
August 2, 1999... WINNIPEG, Manitoba _ Becky Myers says it was purely coincidence that she received the No. 9 jersey to wear in the Pan American Games, although she realizes the number has become the soccer equivalent of No. 23 in basketball. ``I didn't...

Chuck Knoblauch (5-for-6) lifts Yankees.
August 2, 1999... BOSTON _ When Chuck Knoblauch left Chicago on Thursday afternoon, he looked like one of the ``before'' people in a commercial for cold medication. He was out of it, suffering from sinus pains, not sure when he would play again. By Friday...

First place is no sweat for Mets, in win over Cubs.
August 2, 1999... CHICAGO _ The Mets, like every team in baseball, have players who grew up in the South, grew up in Latin America, played winter ball all over the Caribbean. Friday afternoon in Chicago, where the winter cold once knocked marble off a...

Stakes high for favored Vikings as camp starts.
August 2, 1999... ST. PAUL, Minn. _ They're back now, the boys of late summer. When we left the purple-clad lads _ or more accurately, when they left us _ Minnesota was one big state of mourning. Lost on Jan. 17 in the Metrodome was a Super Bowl trip...

Rams losing defensive linemen, will practice third day with Colts.
August 2, 1999... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ The St. Louis Rams are running out of defensive linemen, especially defensive ends. Rookie defensive end Lionel Barnes, a sixth-round draft pick, went down with a sprained medial collateral ligament Friday during the...

Engineering student pads series lead with Shop n' Save win.
August 2, 1999... MADISON, Ill. _ Ryan Newman, an engineering student at Purdue University, apparently figured out the physics of Gateway International Raceway and won the Shop n' Save 100 on Friday. Newman, who will be a senior at Purdue, diced with...

Mark McGwire hits No. 38, but Cards lose.
August 2, 1999... ST. LOUIS _ Mark McGwire hit his 495th career home run Friday night, but it wasn't enough as the St. Louis Cardinals lost 5-4 to Colorado. McGwire's sixth-inning solo homer tied him with Sammy Sosa for the major-league lead at 38, and...

Cardinals trade rumors abound.
August 2, 1999... ST. LOUIS _ With the clock steadily ticking toward the trading deadline on Saturday night, everything remained quiet on the Cardinals front Friday. The latest rumor to circulate was left-hander Darren Oliver going from the Cardinals to...

Rookie Cameron Spikes at ease with first-string unit.
August 2, 1999... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ So much for letting St. Louis Rams rookie offensive linemanCameron Spikes slowly get his feet wet. With Tom Nutten injured, Spikes has been working at left guard with the Rams' first-string offense. So far, Spikes...

Bill Parcells is there for Lawrence Taylor, Jumbo Elliott.
August 2, 1999... HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. _ During a break in the first practice of Jets training camp Friday, the boundary between Gang Green and Big Blue was blurred again. Standing on the sideline, as if just arrived from Austin Powers' time machine, Lawrence...

Red Dogs beaten, denied playoff spot.
August 2, 1999... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ They were close until the end. But when winning is what you need to do to make the playoffs, winning is all that matters. The New Jersey Red Dogs didn't get that done. With a playoff berth hanging on the result of...

Burn begins crucial swing through West vs. Rapids.
August 2, 1999... DALLAS _ Burn defender Brandon Pollard admits to not always knowing where his team stands in the ranks of Major League Soccer. But even Pollard doesn't need reminding of the importance of Saturday night's ESPN-televised 7 p.m. game...

Newest Cowboy Alonzo Spellman is grateful.
August 2, 1999... WICHITA FALLS, Texas _ In his first interview after his first Cowboys practice, defensive end Alonzo Spellman was asked, -What do you bring to the Cowboys?'' As it turned out, it was the next-to-last question, No. 10 out of 11, before a...

Any trade likely too expensive for Rangers.
August 2, 1999... ARLINGTON, Texas _ Rangers general manager Doug Melvin doesn't like to stay on the sidelines at or near the trading deadline. He'll explore every opportunity if there's a chance to improve his team. The Rangers needed defense up the...

Now that I know: Hail to George W.
August 2, 1999... FORT WORTH _ Once upon a time _ and this starts like a fairy tale because it seems so long ago and far away _ I didn't particularly care for George W. Bush. That has suddenly made me a popular guy in some parts. Never mind that those...