Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from October 1999

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from October 1999

Nuclear experts think elementary mistake set disaster in motion.
October 1, 1999

Highlights of Census report on poverty.
October 1, 1999

National compulsory service _ a bad idea.
October 1, 1999

Students with disabilities can turn to center for financial aid information.
October 1, 1999

San Diego program helps school children of working poor.
October 4, 1999

America's new soldiers of hate.
October 4, 1999

Whose job is it to protect me and mine?
October 4, 1999... Within hours after the shootings at the Wedgwood Baptist Church, a letter arrived at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram expressing the wish that I had been inside the church on that deadly Wednesday night. I wish I had, too, but for a different...

It's time to take action.
October 4, 1999

WASHINGTON.
October 4, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Add to News Budget for Monday, October 4, 1999 KRT News Desk: 202-383-6080, news(AT)krtinfo.com News desk supervisor: Assistant News Editor Diane DeVore, 202-383-6157, ddevore(AT)krtinfo.com ...

Telecommunications mogul is in a world all his own.
October 4, 1999... BROOKHAVEN, Miss. _ There sat Bernard J. Ebbers _ telecommunications mogul, collector of corporations, deal-maker extraordinaire _ with his oversized frame atop a small tractor mowing the neighbor's grass. ``I guess,'' said Chester Clark,...

17 DAYS AFTER SURGERY, GINSBURG BACK AT WORK AS SUPREME COURT TERM OPENS.
October 4, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service News Budget for Monday, October 4, 1999 KRT News Desk: 202-383-6080, news(AT)krtinfo.com News desk supervisor: Assistant News Editor Diane DeVore, 202-383-6157, ddevore(AT)krtinfo.com KRT...

Some economists anticipating November rate boost.
October 4, 1999... WASHINGTON _ With most Fed gazers concluding that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan won't lift interest rates this week, some economists and bond market participants are now speculating that the next 0.25 point increase will come at...

This year's Yankees might be beatable.
October 4, 1999... Baseball, maybe more than any other sport, is a game of numbers. There's 56, as in Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak; 70, the new home-run standard set by Mark McGwire, surpassing the formerly magic 61; 755, Hank Aaron's career homer mark;...

New categories make evaluating your mutual funds more accurate.
October 4, 1999... Another quarter gone by _ time to assess your fund performance. But this time, the benchmarks are a little different. Investors should look regularly to see how their funds are doing compared to others of the same type. If a fund doesn't...

Yankees' Jeter a throwback to their glorious past.
October 4, 1999... NEW YORK _ On a sultry afternoon at Yankee Stadium, a television crew stands near home plate, doing a pregame piece on baseball's majestic shortstops, then and now. The examples, of course, have mostly worn pinstripes. Stretching back...

Astros have come a long way just to get this far.
October 4, 1999... With one last gasp of energy, the Houston Astros slipped into the playoffs on the last day of the season. It seemed to take all their energy and a little help from the Milwaukee Brewers, who opened the door for the Astros by knocking off...

An all-Texas World Series? Why not?
October 4, 1999... FORT WORTH, Texas _ First came the Dallas Stars, who validated their tremendous talent and regular-season success by winning their first Stanley Cup. Then came the San Antonio Spurs. Led by Tim Duncan and David Robinson, and helped in no...

Triple play puts all playoff games on TV.
October 4, 1999... The remote control has fresh batteries, the foot rest on the recliner is oiled, the extra-large bowl is full of party mix, and the cooler's full of the favorite cold beverage. Baseball fever is in the air, and there's only one cure: Park...

Andy Reid's big picture is a horror show in the making.
October 4, 1999... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - It was my call. Cover the Phillies' final game of the millennium. Rock . . . Or cover the fourth Eagles game of the Andy Reid Era. Hard place . . . I chose hard place. For good reason, I thought. Ever since they...

17 DAYS AFTER SURGERY, GINSBURG BACK AT WORK AS SUPREME COURT TERM OPENS.
October 4, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Add to News Budget for Monday, October 4, 1999 KRT News Desk: 202-383-6080, news(AT)krtinfo.com News desk supervisor: Assistant News Editor Diane DeVore, 202-383-6157, ddevore(AT)krtinfo.com ...

California leads on privacy protection, study states.
October 4, 1999

As Sierra Club rates suburban sprawl, experts say it decreases pollution.
October 4, 1999... WASHINGTON _ The population hubs of the United States are oozing outward, gobbling up more and more land, but experts say that's not entirely bad, despite the warnings of environmental activists. On Monday, the Sierra Club released its...

17 DAYS AFTER SURGERY, GINSBURG BACK AT WORK AS SUPREME COURT TERM OPENS.
October 4, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service News Budget for Monday, October 4, 1999 KRT News Desk: 202-383-6080, news(AT)krtinfo.com News desk supervisor: Assistant News Editor Diane DeVore, 202-383-6157, ddevore(AT)krtinfo.com KRT...

Ever the vigilant voters, senior citizens hold prominent place in electorate.
October 4, 1999... WASHINGTON _ When Miriam Pelot joined the senior center in Rohnert Park, Calif., she quickly realized that many of her new friends there shared her love of politics. They are not alone. Senior citizens, those 60 and above, are far more...

Millennial religious pilgrimages could mean big business for entrepreneur.
October 4, 1999... JERUSALEM _ Andrzej Gasiorowski wants to sell you a piece of eternity for $10. That's what he says he will charge for a stake in his scheme to build an ecumenical prayer garden on the Mount of Olives, where many Christians and Jews believe...

Jury dismissed in mid-trial in diet-drug case.
October 4, 1999... PHILADELPHIA _ The jury was dismissed Monday in mid-trial in a key New Jersey diet-drug case against American Home Products Corp. as a settlement of nationwide litigation appeared imminent. Superior Court Judge Marina Corodemus said if no...

Nuclear accident stirs up Japan's anxiety over the power of the atom.
October 4, 1999... NAGASAKI, Japan _ The fallout from Japan's worst nuclear accident last week goes well beyond a criminal investigation and national fury over the government's clumsy response. On a deeper level, the incident stirred the nation's collective...

Potvin takes charge as Seawolves open camp, prepare for ECHL title defense.
October 4, 1999... BILOXI, Miss. _ It was a day full of firsts Monday: The Mississippi Sea Wolves' first day on the ice as Kelly Cup Champions. The first day of training camp. Coach Marc Potvin's initial practice in charge. Potvin was pleased...

Potvin takes charge as Sea Wolves open camp, prepare for ECHL title defense.
October 4, 1999... BILOXI, Miss. _ It was a day full of firsts Monday: The Mississippi Sea Wolves' first day on the ice as Kelly Cup Champions. The first day of training camp. Coach Marc Potvin's initial practice in charge. Potvin was pleased...

Names in the news.
October 4, 1999... Bryan E. Smith, driver of the minivan that struck Stephen King June 19, said the reason he was indicted last week on aggravated assault charges is because the novelist is a celeb. ``Why can't they accept that it was an accident?'' said...

URBAN SPRAWL NOT ENTIRELY BAD, SIERRA CLUB SAYS.
October 4, 1999... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Add to News Budget for Monday, October 4, 1999 KRT News Desk: 202-383-6080, news(AT)krtinfo.com News desk supervisor: Assistant News Editor Diane DeVore, 202-383-6157, ddevore(AT)krtinfo.com ...

Dobbs to do 'guest shots' for NBC; CNN raises eyebrows.
October 4, 1999... CNN exile Lou Dobbs doing ``guests shots'' on NBC? Next stop, Aesop's Fables. Exactly what constitutes a ``guest shot'' was being closely examined by CNN lawyers Monday following NBC's shocking announcement that Dobbs would form a...

Assistant principal shot in thigh by student.
October 5, 1999

A new book solicits children's opinions in the great debate on working parents. And do the youngsters want more time with Mom and Dad? Not really. But they want parents to make more money.
October 5, 1999

Teacher hopes to change face of high school forensic competition.
October 5, 1999... LONG BEACH, Miss. _ It's not easy being a forensic expert these days. One has to be tough, fearless and really dig poetry. We're not talking about the medical kind of forensic here, but rather the debate and dramatic interpretation kind....

Families have deep roots in Panama Canal Zone.
October 5, 1999

Debt relief would make the world a richer place.
October 6, 1999

Jane Goodall spreads a message of spirituality.
October 6, 1999

Quotes from Jane Goodall.
October 6, 1999

Demystifying Hinduism: A conversation with Stephen P. Huyler.
October 6, 1999

America's new slaves: Chinese immigrants' make long march over lightly guarded Canadian border .
October 6, 1999

Americans get shortchanged: Mexico encouraged to intervene in U.S. politics.
October 6, 1999

Have we learned nothing from Matthew Shepard's murder?
October 6, 1999

Depression screening can help everyone.
October 6, 1999... National Depression Screening Day this year is Thursday. On that day, you can get a free screening for depression in your local area. You won't be asked your name and no one will make any judgments about you. You will be given the...

Colonial Williamsburg's black employees still feel mistreated.
October 6, 1999

Constitution protects good and bad art.
October 7, 1999... Hundreds of people lined up outside the Brooklyn Museum of Art last weekend and paid $9.75 each to ponder a piece of canvas splattered with elephant dung. The crowd came because New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had pitched a fit about the...

Changing the inner city from the inside out.
October 7, 1999

Ratify the treaty to ban nuclear testing.
October 7, 1999... The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Wednesday, 10-6: X X X Rarely in the career of a U.S. senator does the opportunity arise to cast a vote that could literally make the world a safer place in which to live, now...

Jimmy Carter and the world's haves and have-nots.
October 7, 1999

Frances Perkins knew a thing or two; Relegated to low-wage jobs in higher numbers, women benefit most from minimum wage hike.
October 7, 1999

Emotions over logic: Minimum-wage hikes hurt poor women by cutting number of entry-level jobs.
October 7, 1999

Answers to questions about flu shots.
October 7, 1999

Group organizes exchange programs for adults, teens with disabilities.
October 8, 1999

Diabetes: Know the symptoms.
October 8, 1999

Where to get more information.
October 8, 1999

What is diabetes? What are the major types?
October 8, 1999

Take precautions against viruses.
October 8, 1999

Virtual trip that seems all too real: New technology to bring truth and consequences of drug use to ``life' for students.
October 8, 1999

Latest shooting of teen reflects the real face of our gun crisis.
October 8, 1999... The first time Richard Peek Jr. was shot, you heard all about it. There were headlines across the country and days of anguish afterward as the nation struggled to understand. The second time, there wasn't much more than a wire-service...

A rare bipartisan opportunity to do something for conservation.
October 11, 1999

10 ways to be a little better human.
October 11, 1999

Why 6 billion people? For starters, we Americans must curb our consumptive lifestyle .
October 11, 1999

Happy to do a turn-around on strategic missile shield.
October 11, 1999

Mastectomy may be best option for hereditary breast-cancer patients, study suggests.
October 11, 1999

Schools take closer look at dealing with bullies.
October 11, 1999... WICHITA, Kan. _ It's a problem that has existed ever since there have been school recesses and lunchroom lines. It can be calling a classmate with braces ``Metal Mouth,'' taking another's ham-and-cheese sandwich, or saying, ``We don't want...

Many women raised not to think about money, but they are beginning to change.
October 11, 1999

Getting serious about Kashmir: It's time for mediation.
October 11, 1999

The courage of one.
October 11, 1999

We have more and enjoy it less.
October 11, 1999

Scientists to announce achievement that will usher in new age of biogenetics.
October 11, 1999

Project aims to decipher 3 billion-letter genetic code.
October 11, 1999

Some definitions for terms used in genetics research.
October 11, 1999

A brief history of genetic research.
October 11, 1999

A brief explanation of the science in genome research.
October 11, 1999

Scientists think our solar system may have a 10th planet.
October 11, 1999

Answers to basic questions about nuclear test ban treaty.
October 11, 1999

Kentucky meets South Carolina with offensive line on the line.
October 11, 1999... LEXINGTON, Ky. _ As Kentucky and South Carolina face off Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium, up front where it counts, on the offensive line, the two teams are a study in contrasts. South Carolina began the season with three regular...

New York resources.
October 11, 1999... _Time Out New York: Never go without this virtually indispensable weekly guide to activities in the Big Apple. Listed by day, by subject, by region, by sexual preference, by age category and more. $2.50 at newsstands. ...

Huge law firm elects woman as head of executive committee.
October 11, 1999... In a milestone for women in management, the giant Chicago-based law firm Baker & McKenzie said Friday it has elected Christine Lagarde as chairman of its executive committee. The election came by a near-unanimous vote Thursday afternoon at...

Don't talk to your kids about violence.
October 12, 1999

Evolution _ the debate that won't die.
October 12, 1999

Take a discerning attitude toward discrimination.
October 12, 1999

Mom watches as son changes, matures.
October 12, 1999... For years I knew the top of his head as well as the palm of my own hand: the cowlick on the side, the thickness of the wave when it grew out, the hair color that was once a lighter shade of brown. Then overnight his eyebrows shot up to meet...

Veggie kids: Raising children on a meat-free diet can be a healthy option if parents make sure meals include the proper nutrients.
October 12, 1999