The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from October 1999, page 6

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

Mace sends Los Lunas school staff to hospital.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF LOS LUNAS Mace was sprayed in the Los Lunas High School library this morning, school officials said, and three adults were sent to the hospital. Danny Burnett, the superintendent of the...

Residents approve of Downtown revival, poll says.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Most people in Albuquerque support Downtown revitalization, favor the construction of a 20,000-seat all-purpose sports and entertainment arena and think the city is growing too...

Tying one on.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO: b/w PHOTO BY: Toby Jorrin/Tribune Jesse Trapple (left) weaves hot green Sandia chiles into a ristra at the annual ristra-making demonstration Thursday night at the Albuquerque Garden Center....

Search for escaped child-killer heads east.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA ROSA The focus of the search for a convicted child-killer who escaped from an inmate bus continued moving eastward today. Lead investigator Robert Chavez of the Santa Rosa police said in a telephone...

Haze should lift today; no health problems reported.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Leslie Hoffman lhoffman@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 No need to worry; the brown cloud hovering over Downtown this morning is not a portent of pollution to come in the Duke City. The dense cloud of smoke that wandered its way south...

Police: Man may have been killed over laugh.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 An Albuquerque man whose bound and burned body was found on the West Mesa this week may have been killed over a laugh, authorities said. The man, identified in an arrest...

The running life.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 With a passion for track and soccer, Sandia High's Cameron Clarke may soon have to choose to specialize in one or the other Good at two things or great at one? That's a decision...

Lobo women, men, primed to bring game.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 You want equal rights, Lady Lobos? Lobo men Damion Walker and Brian Smith are ready to deliver. Walker said he's going to dunk on you when men and women square off just...

Lobo lineman is like a sleeping volcano, building up steam, just waiting to blow.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Richard Stevens The human volcano that erupted in Lobos practice Wednesday to launch a semi-serious blow into the back of another Lobo is not exactly the source you might expect for such a hot fire. The 310-pound wall of...

Injured Kobe won't play in The Pit.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE Albuquerqueans won't get a chance to see guard Kobe Bryant play when the Los Angeles Lakers come to The Pit in 10 days. Bryant, who averaged 19.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists last season,...

Flanagan looks to Bryant to provide team leadership.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 University of New Mexico women's basketball coach Don Flanagan hopes Sonya Bryant has a memorable senior season, much like Lobo Abby Garchek did two years ago. As a senior Garchek,...

Jordan walks on for Lobos; recruits stay up late to howl.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Edgar Thompson ETHOMPSON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3614 First-year Lobo coach Fran Fraschilla has proven he's a good recruiter. But Michael Jordan? That's right. When the Lobos officially open their season with tonight's Howl,...

To beat BYU, the line must give Stein time.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Pass protection will be at a premium for the University of New Mexico on Saturday, when the battle for first place in the Mountain West Conference is expected to be waged through the air....

Romero not worried about his next opponent.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Danny Romero doesn't know too much about his next opponent, but that doesn't bother the Albuquerque boxer, his father says. Romero was matched this week with Mexico's Carlos...

Life for men's soccer team harder against tough teams.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: STAFF REPORTS LOBO SCENE The troubles for the University of New Mexico men's soccer team apparently will continue. Before a 3-2 win over Brigham Young University in an exhibition game on Monday, the Lobos had been shut...

Sprint launches wireless service in Albuquerque.(Business)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Sprint is launching its wireless digital telephone service, Sprint PCS, in Albuquerque. Sprint PCS, or Personal Communication Services, is the nation's fastest-growing wireless...

Sun Health predicts solid comeback.(Business)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Today's Top Story By Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Management of Sun Healthcare Group Inc. is assuring employees that their jobs and paychecks are secure. The Albuquerque company filed a Chapter 11 petition...

Mesa keeps contract to service southern N.M., Arizona.(Business)
October 15, 1999... Byline: The Associated Press The U.S. Department of Transportation has accepted a proposal that will keep Mesa Airlines flying to several communities in southern New Mexico and Arizona. The order found Mesa Air Group "fit, willing...

Curious public questions Big-I acoustics, aesthetics.
October 15, 1999... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The decibel level in the cafeteria reached and then surpassed 66 the level at which the state would look into building a sound wall if the room were next to a highway. But it wasn't...

2 arrested in death of man found Tuesday.
October 15, 1999... Byline: Tribune staff Two men have been arrested in the death of another man whose burned remains were found Tuesday on the West Mesa, and authorities hint that more arrests may follow. Robert Mirabal, 34, and Eric Ward, 30, both of...

Inmate treatment in Va. might be investigated.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Wire service reports IN BRIEF SANTA FE The Legislature may need an independent review of allegations of mistreatment of inmates housed at a "supermax" prison in Virginia, the chairman of a legislative study committee said...

Water-quality report coming in mail with monthly bill.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff reports For the first time, Albuquerque water users will get a report in the mail on the quality of the cool, clear liquid that comes out of the tap. About 210,000 residents can expect a 12-page mailer from the city...

Mediator ordered in huge trust-fund case.
October 15, 1999... Byline: Jessica Wehrman and Rachel Smolkin wehrmanj@shns.com smolkinr@snhs.com WASHINGTON A judge has ordered up a mediator in a landmark lawsuit over the future of the federal trust fund for American Indians. The lawsuit, on behalf...

Task force to examine teacher merit pay issues.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF A legislative task force is planning to tackle the issue of merit pay for teachers. Monday and Tuesday, the Teacher Pay Merit Task Force will meet to discuss the issue with education...

Santa Fe teachers approve new contract.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF SANTA FE Santa Fe's public school teachers have approved a contract that increases their yearly salary by $100, gives them more say in administrative matters and continues collective bargaining...

FBI investigating robbery of Rio Rancho bank.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF A Bank of America inside an Albertsons grocery store in Rio Rancho was robbed late Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI. The lone robber took an undetermined amount of cash. He is...

Convicted murderer faces trial in Alabama.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF TALLADEGA, Ala. Five-time prison escapee Roger Dale Yeadon, who was convicted in connection with a murder in New Mexico, faces trial here next week on robbery, kidnapping and escape charges...

Armour III rolls 60 in Vegas Invite.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE Tommy Armour III eagled his last hole for a 12-under 60 Thursday in the Las Vegas Invitational, the second-best score on the PGA Tour this year. Armour's 60 was only the fourth on a par-72...

Armour III rolls 60 in Vegas Invite.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE PGA Western Club Pro: At Santa Ana Golf Club, Larry Webb of Littleton, Colo., shot a 4-under-par 67 to take a 2-stroke lead after the first round of the PGA Western Club Professional...

Scorps blast Buzzards in opener.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE EL PASO Tony Martino's first game as the New Mexico Scorpions' coach was a success as the team rallied to win its season opener 5-1 Thursday night in El Paso. Goaltender Luciano Caravaggio...

AT A GLANCE.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE Coop is new Sparks coach: The Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday named former University of New Mexico and Lakers guard Michael Cooper as the team's fourth head coach in four WNBA seasons. Cooper...

AT A GLANCE.(Sports)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports Jockeys threaten boycott: Jockeys disgruntled over the way horse handlers are teamed with horses at the starting gates are threatening to boycott racing throughout New Mexico. A boycott would affect...

Sandia Pueblo supports treatment for gamblers.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Wire service reports Sandia Pueblo, which owns a long-running gambling casino north of Albuquerque, has donated $38,800 to help New Mexicans who seek treatment for compulsive gambling. Sandia officials on Tuesday presented...

Project would add to Palace of Governors.(Local News)
October 15, 1999... Byline: Wire service reports IN BRIEF SANTA FE The Palace of the Governors would get an annex under a bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici. The $23 million project would help protect historic Indian and Spanish...

Sun Healthcare files for bankruptcy.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Sherry Robinson and Nancy Salem srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 After weeks of rumors, Sun Healthcare Group Inc. filed its Chapter 11 petition this morning in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware....

Brewery, county agree on landmark.
October 14, 1999... Byline: J.M. Barol JBAROL@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3612 Bernalillo County no longer will try to build a cultural center in the historic building but will have some sayin the way the building looks. The battle of the brewery may finally be...

Not basketball . . . not just yet!
October 14, 1999... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO: Color PHOTO BY: Stacia Spragg/Tribune News of the New York Mets' short-lived lead in the baseball playoffs cheered University of New Mexico basketball coach Fran Fraschilla a New York native...

Engineers relish challenge of the Big-I.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Troy Sieglitz dreams about geometry. "Usually in my sleep, I'm figuring out what I need to do," he said. The 29-year-old highway engineer doesn't leave math on his mattress when he...

Child murderer escapes in Santa Rosa.
October 14, 1999... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA ROSA Law enforcement authorities continued their search for escaped child murderer Kyle Bell today but had no idea where the North Dakota convict went. "The possibility exists that this gentleman...

Intentional Jemez fire burns out of bounds.
October 14, 1999... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JEMEZ SPRINGS Firefighters today surrounded a 250-acre blaze that spilled over the boundaries of a larger fire the U.S. Forest Service intentionally set in the Jemez Mountains. The fire, which has burned...

2 men arrested in death of still-unidentified man.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Two men were arrested today in connection with the death of another man whose burned remains were found Tuesday on the West Mesa, and authorities hint that more arrests may follow. Robert...

APD oversight may go headless for months.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 It's back to the drawing board for the city Police Oversight Commission, who after months of wading through a litigious quagmire has decided to start over in the search for...

Searchers comb foothills in hunt for woman.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 Law enforcement on foot, with dogs, on horseback and in the air combed the Sandia foothills today in search of any traces of a missing Albuquerque woman who warned friends...

Relatives, students work to help police solve triple killing.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 From Albuquerque to Massachusetts, fund- and awareness-raising continue in hopes of solving the baffling case of who killed three teens in the East Mountains 4 1/2-months...

Clinton plan includes N.M. forest lands.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Jessica Wehrman WEHRMANJ@SHNS.COM / (202) 408-2705 WASHINGTON More than 2.5 million acres of New Mexico forests and "roadless" land would be protected under an initiative announced Wednesday by President Clinton. A rule to...

Two groups intend to sue feds over Rio Grande minnow.
October 14, 1999... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will face a lawsuit in 60 days unless it designates additional areas of critical habitat for the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow, two environmentalist groups have...

Man killed after pickup runs red light.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 One man is dead and another is in custody in connection with a fatal collision in the North Valley. Frank Garber, 49, of Albuquerque died at the scene of the crash,...

DA considers vehicular-homicide charges against teen-age driver in crash that killed 2.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Leslie Hoffman lhoffman@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 A 15-year-old Albuquerque teen involved in a fatal car crash during the weekend may be facing vehicular homicide charges. District Attorney Jeff Romero said his office is...

Retired Sandia weapons designer rips Senate vote.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Lawrence Spohn lspohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 A former vice president for nuclear weapons safety at Sandia National Laboratories expressed "severe disappointment" in the failure of the Senate to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban...

Neither N.M. senator satisfied with nuclear treaty's failure.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Jessica Wehrman and Lawrence Spohn wehrmanj@shns.com / 202-408-2705l spohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 WASHINGTON New Mexico's two senators were on opposite sides of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty vote. The treaty failed by a...

Lung cancer survival rate differs along racial lines.(National/World News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Lee Bowman SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE Black Medicare patients are 13 percent less likely to have potentially life-saving lung cancer surgery than whites and thus are less likely to survive even if their disease is detected at an...

Passion for the past.(Neighborhood Trib)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-2637 Edmund Bernal remembers yesterday to share with those listening today The bookshelves in Edmund Bernal's home are stuffed with old school books and favorite reading books. There...

Working student finds time to volunteer, speak out.(Neighborhood Trib)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Tracy Simmons TSIMMONS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Because of his passion for peace, Marcos G. Baca was nominated for the 1999 Amy Biehl Youth Spirit Award by Lydia Ashanin-Dulski for his work with Youth Development Inc. "I was...

Allow time, space for grieving after losing a pet.(Neighborhood Trib)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Jen Barol and Pasha Thursday, October 14, 1999 For many pet owners, those furry and scaly little critters aren't just animals. Cats, dogs, hamsters, iguanas, birds and even snakes can take on the role of best friend and...

An ethics law with more teeth.(Insight and Opinion)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Kate Nelson Advocates argue for more financial disclosure from state lawmakers and lobbyists. But many acknowledge that it's difficult to come down hard on a citizen Legislature. Whenever someone tells Manny Aragon he...

EDITORIALS.(Insight and Opinion)
October 14, 1999... Dendahl needs to quit quibbling over money list John Dendahl thinks it's just fine for his New Mexico Republican Party to inject itself into Albuquerque's nonpartisan races for the Mayor's Office and City Council. The party chairman sees...

EDITORIALS.(Insight and Opinion)
October 14, 1999... Board of Education does the right thing on evolution How odd that public officials should draw high praise for doing perfectly sensible things. But given the state of teaching standards for science classes across the nation these days,...

UNM professor Harris to head Common Cause.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF University of New Mexico professor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris is expected to be named as the state chairman of Common Cause New Mexico on Saturday. Harris will speak at the...

Public art goes on public display.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY: Adele T. Chavez/Tribune A 1,500-pound, 20-foot bronze cast sculpture titled "Figure #24" was guided into place by Barry Spear (left) and Jim Kraft at Quigley Park on Tuesday...

Man killed after truck runs red light in North Valley crash.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 One man is dead and another is in custody in connection with a fatal collision in the North Valley. Frank Garber, 49, of Albuquerque died at the scene of the crash,...

State's top lawmen oppose governor's drug stance.
October 14, 1999... Byline: Mary Perea The Associated Press New Mexico law-enforcement officers say they will uphold laws that make drugs illegal, despite the governor's campaign to legalize such drugs as heroin and marijuana. Roughly two dozen police...

Wins pits Begay against Monty in World Match Play.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Next up for Notah Begay III: A match with the most feared match-play player in the world Colin Montgomerie. "If you want to take on the biggest challenge you could, he's pretty much it," said Begay...

Former Aggie power hitter now swings a hefty club toward long drive tourney.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 NOTEBOOK Mike Jaime hasn't played golf all that long, but he sure is long when he plays. Jaime, the 47-year-old former head football coach at Los Lunas High School, is one of...

GOOD NEWS!(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Former La Cueva High School soccer standout Jaime Ricker became the career assist leader at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. Ricker, a senior midfielder, recently notched her 36th career assist, surpassing the record of 35 set by...

Wide-open BYU offense lets defenses tee off on Feterik.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 In regards to the Brigham Young offense, the end results look the same lots of passing yards, lots of points and lots of wins. But the means to the same end have come differently this...

Disciplined One beats himself up for not foreseeing upsets.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... THE LINDSEY LINE The Linz is in self-punishment mode again. The Linz is punishing himself for not predicting the upset wins staged this week by Sandia High and Albuquerque High. The Linz simply forgot how bad Belen and Farmington...

Ex-Lobo Cooper to get WNBA head job.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Michael Cooper is expected to be named head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, if contract terms can be worked out, a team source said Wednesday. A deal could...

CROSSFIRE.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Who was the better center Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell? John O'Rourke says Chamberlain: Did you know NBA players used to be allowed to take a running start before trying foul shots? They did until Chamberlain did it and dunked...

Scorpions' owner rates team's skill level as best he's seen PRO HOCKEY.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 Catching up with... Michael Plaman Albuquerque chiropractor Michael Plaman isn't shy about predictions in his first full season as owner of the New Mexico Scorpions hockey...

Thomas, Bramlett to meet.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS It won't be like those Albuquerque High-La Cueva or Lobos-Arizona basketball games when Kenny Thomas and A.J. Bramlett were at center stage. Still, the two Albuquerque players will face each other for...

Born to hoop.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Edgar Thompson ETHOMPSON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3614 Lobo freshman Marlon Parmer has been dribbling a basketball, that is practically since he was old enough to walk It might be the first time the cable guy made a house call and...

More N.M. teachers get national awards.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Another two New Mexico teachers have been honored by the $25,000 Milken Family Foundation education award. Spankie Lou Bassett, a home economics teacher from Bernalillo High School,...

Authorities ask for return of Columbine tape.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF DENVER The Jefferson County sheriff's department is calling for the return of all copies of a surveillance videotape from the Columbine High School shootings. "It's an embarrassment for me...

Encephalitis found in Rio Grande mosquitoes.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF EL PASO A batch of mosquitoes trapped in northwest El Paso County has tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis, prompting health officials to warn residents to protect themselves from...

AT A GLANCE.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Chavez running for legislature: David C. Chavez, a Los Lunas lawyer, is seeking the Republican nomination for District 29 in the state Senate. Chavez wants the seat previously held by his late...

East Mountain teacher wins national award.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF An East Mountain physical education teacher has been selected as teacher of the year, by the National Association of Health and Physical Education. Lyn Atler, a five-year veteran of Abe...

Felon who terrorized Taos sentenced to life in prison.(Local News)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF TAOS An escaped felon who police said went on a crime spree that created tension and fear within Taos Pueblo has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a 14-year-old girl and bank...

AT A GLANCE.(Sports)
October 14, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF NMSU baseball assistant leaves: Brad Meador, who spent the past two years as an assistant baseball coach at New Mexico State, has been hired as an assistant at Cincinnati. Lobo golf: The...

Bregman exceeds election spending cap, blames GOP.
October 13, 1999... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 City Councilor Sam Bregman said he was forced to violate the city's campaign-spending cap last week to match the money the state Republican Party was spending to defeat him. ...

Everyday miracle in 'Miracle Worker'.
October 13, 1999... Byline: J.M. Barol JBAROL@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3612 They're hard of hearing, but that hardly stops two Cibola High students from lively roles on and off stage Since before they could speak, Shannon Enochs and Lauren Kovarik have heard...

'Plutonium Files' was journey of discovery for ex-Trib reporter.
October 13, 1999... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Eileen Welsome moved her hand slowly back and forth over the book's dust jacket, stroking it as if it were a favored cat, savoring through the tips of her fingers the Braille-like relief...

Grand jury to probe Santa Fe school money.
October 13, 1999... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE A state district judge has called for a grand jury to investigate the Santa Fe school district's financial fiasco after more than 1,550 residents signed a petition asking for a special inquiry. ...

UNM's Harris to head Common Cause N.M.(Local News)
October 13, 1999... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris will be named as the state chairman of Common Cause New Mexico on Saturday. Harris will speak at the organization's annual meeting at 12:30 p.m. at the...

Business group seeks book money for schools.(Local News)
October 13, 1999... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 In a move to help struggling young readers, members of the Albuquerque Business Education Compact are hoping to raise $50,000 to buy books and teaching supplies. They plan to...