The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from October 1999, page 11

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from October 1999

Golf team looks to boost ranking as Tucker tournament opens here.(Sports)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Edgar Thompson ETHOMPSON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3614 LOBO SCENE The William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, the nation's second-oldest college golf tournament, opened this morning with 36 holes of play scheduled at the University of...

BFGoodrich acquires satellite parts supplier.(Business)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL BFGoodrich Co. has acquired Ithaco Space Systems Inc. and will manage the company out of its Albuquerque-based BFGoodrich Aerospace Data Systems Division. Ithaco makes torque rods and...

Big Time still eludes Verve Pipe despite hit.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Trilby Davis tdavis @abqtrib.com / 823-3684 With a Top 10 hit, you've made the Big Time. That's private jets and plush touring buses, playtime peppered by work and money, lots of money. But for the band Verve Pipe, who has...

Mobley-Martinez new A&E editor.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 1, 1999... T.D. Mobley-Martinez has been named Arts & Entertainment editor at The Albuquerque Tribune. Mobley-Martinez, a graduate of the University of New Mexico who has a master's degree in fine arts, has been a full-time reporter at The Tribune...

A juried show that works.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 1, 1999... Byline: T.D. Mobley-Martinez tmobley @abqtrib.com / 823-3673 Magnifico!'s 'Why Albuquerque?' is quite possibly its best exhibition ever For experienced gallery hoppers, this is the unspoken base line: Most juried shows suck. The...

THE FIRST FRIDAY.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 1, 1999... When you look back, it's always the things you didn't do. Don't make that mistake with these October events. Who is John Trudell? Friend of early '80s balladeer Jackson Browne. Social activist with 17,000-page FBI file. Singer. Poet....

Rock duo makes strong comeback with rhythmic effects.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Paul Maldonado Jr. pmaldonado@abqtrib.com / 823-3630 With Icelandic. 8 p.m. Sunday at the Launchpad, 618 Central Ave. S.W. Tickets: $5. Call 764-8887. KIMBALL ROESER EFFECT The Kimball Roeser Effect is what happens when...

Art, jazz and balloon fiesta mix for 'one big party' in the city tonight.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 1, 1999... Byline: T.D. Mobley-Martinez tmobley@abqtrib.com / 823-3673 Jazz, salsa, swing and bluegrass will be flowing into the streets tonight not just from nighclubs but from art galleries along the beleaguered Central Avenue corridor. ...

Remaining gentlemen of Don Caballero rock along with more expansive sound.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Paul Maldonado Jr. pmaldonado @abqtrib.com / 823-3630 The titles of Don Caballero's last two albums aptly described what was happening to the band. "Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1)" was a collection of the band's 7-inch singles...

DISTRICT 8 on the ballot.(Insight and Opinion)
October 1, 1999... Vote '99 Fourteen candidates are vying for four spots on Albuquerque's City Council in next Tuesday's elections. The Tribune asked each one to state their stances on14 issues sure to bedevil the next council.Today, we continue publishing...

N.M.'s rise in income, poverty fall lead nation.
October 1, 1999... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The U.S. Census Bureau has issued a rare good-news report on New Mexico's economy, saying the state led the nation not only in its nearly 10 percent increase in income but also in its 2.6 percent decrease in...

Special master appointed in animal-services case.(Local News)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF The civil case against the city's Environmental Health Department chief Sarah Kotchian and Animal Services Manager Bob Hillman over claims of animal abuse at city-run shelters has been delayed....

Aggies hope to rebound at CSU.(Sports)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE LAS CRUCES New Mexico State flopped its first opportunity to show it knew how to handle success. Now the Aggies want another chance. The Aggies, who two weeks ago pulled off one of the bigger...

Mild chile peppers bring fame to N.M. biologist.(Local News)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF A New Mexico biologist has achieved a dubious sort of fame. Paul Bosland of the New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute in Las Cruces has been granted the "Ig Nobel" prize in...

Training proposedas option to welfare cash.(Local News)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF In her first preliminary budget, newly appointed Human Services Secretary Robin Otten is proposing that some of the cash assistance now offered to welfare recipients be offered instead as...

Goldfish taking over favorite trout lake.(Local News)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF SILVER CITY Many anglers are asking the state Game and Fish Department to do something about the 65,000 or so goldfish that have taken over Lake Quemado. No one is sure how the goldfish...

CORRECTIONS.(Local News)
October 1, 1999... * A headline Thursday should have identified Shira Greenberg as an Amy Biehl Youth Spirit Award finalist. See story 09/30/99 Pg. B1 "AMY BIEHL AWARD FINALIST JOYFULLY SPREADS HER LOVE OF DANCE"

CORRECTIONS.(Local News)
October 1, 1999... * A story Thursday about the High Desert Pipes and Drums of Albuquerque should have said the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association's World Pipe Band Championships take place every year in Glasgow, Scotland, and that Ross Stenhouse is the...

Willow Springs Ranch to be sold at auction.(Business)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL The Willow Springs Ranch in Socorro County is going on the auction block Oct. 9. "In 84 years of selling land at auction, this will be one of the largest amounts of deeded land...

Sandia develops more reliable micromachines.(Business)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new process of micromachining that will enable microelectromechanical systems of the future to perform increasingly complex...

New mortgage initiative available in New Mexico.(Business)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL The National Council of La Raza and Fannie Mae have joined to give New Mexico residents access to the La Raza Mortgage Initiative. The $19 million initiative will help families in New...

AT A GLANCE.(Sports)
October 1, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE Slam sign ex-Cavalier: The New Mexico Slam of the International Basketball League signed Herb Baker Jr., a 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward who has played previously overseas and had a brief stint...