The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from September 2000, page 5

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from September 2000

Montezuma Castle now being squired by restoration crews.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Real estate By Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 Scaffolding has gone up around the historic turrets of Montezuma Castle. The Armand Hammer United World College of the American West recently has launched a $10...

Return to long-distance service hinges on Qwest opening up turf.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 To consummate its merger with US West, Qwest had to give up long-distance service in US West's 14-state territory. For Qwest to return to long distance, it must prove to state...

Siteseeing.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Sue Vorenberg A critical look at New Mexico businesses on the Net Company: Net//works! Web Hosting LLC Designer: In house Web Address: www.networkshosting.com Content: The site has information on the company's...

This CEO 'doesn't sit around and wait'.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Sue Vorenberg Who is Qwest, anyway? Before its June merger with US West, Qwest was best known as a high-speed Internet service company and a national long-distance provider. To complete the merger, the Federal Communications...

PUBLIC COMPANY BRIEFS.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff Bowlin Outdoor Advertising & Travel Centers Inc. posted second-quarter net income of $343,000, or 8 cents a share, compared with $432,000 or 10 cents a share, for second quarter 1999. Revenues for the period...

Business almanac.(Business)
September 18, 2000... ACCOUNTING Diana M. Howard, a CPA, has joined Meyners + Co. LLC as manager of the Business Services Department. Before joining the company, she was the co-owner of an Albuquerque jewelry store and was a corporate controller for a...

Workers' comp changes entangle all, fair or not.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: PLANET BUSINESS By Sherry Robinson One of the most basic problems in governance is this: How do you keep a thumb on the bad guys without unduly burdening everyone else? This is exactly what's playing out now in the state...

ACI endorses legislative candidates.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 The Association of Commerce and Industry of New Mexico and its political action committee, Jobs for New Mexico, have endorsed 15 candidates for state legislative office. Association...

Qualms about Qwest.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Some telecom experts question whether New Mexico's new provider will be an agent for change. But the company's veep says improving the state's services is 'our primary objective.'...

Women: Hit the new SBA Web site for fed contracts.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Small business By Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched a Web site to help women-owned businesses get their fair share of federal contracts. The site, WomenBiz.gov, is...

Hip city clothiers fashion international deals.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Dan Mayfield Hip-hop urban streetwear, made popular by everyone from RUN DMC to the crew of the Wu Tang Clan, is a hot-selling look for young men. LAMARQ LAMAR, The Design Group Inc. is bridging the gap between preppy Tommy...

School-reform candidates pushed.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce has committed to work with other organizations under the umbrella group Advocates for Every Child to actively endorse or support candidates for the Albuquerque Board of...

Shoptalk.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Dan Mayfield Kevin Mayer Title: President. Companies: Integrated Controls, and its sister company, Albuquerque Safe Co. Albuquerque Safe Co. sells safes and provides locksmithing services. Integrated Controls sells,...

Summit to target N.M. economy.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff The New Mexico Economic Development Department presents a three-day New Mexico Economic Summit 2000. It's theme is "Creating a Destination for New Mexico's Economy." The summit is the result of the state...

Laser company reports record sales for first 6 months.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff SMALL BUSINESS BRIEFS Decade Optical Systems Inc. had record sales and income for the first six months . Sales for the Albuquerque company and its two subsidiaries, Decade Products Inc. and Armstrong Laser...

New Mexico's sleepy tourism industry calls out for jolt of promotional money.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Fires. A much publicized trial. High gas prices. No snow. They're the reason second-quarter tourism numbers are nothing to write home about. In fact, the Tourism Public...

PNM raises its estimate of third-quarter earnings.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff Public Service Company of New Mexico raised its earnings estimates for the third quarter, for 2000 and for 2001. An exceptionally strong wholesale power market, additional generating capacity and warmer than...

Salud! requests proposals for new Medicaid managed-care contracts.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Healthcare By Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 The state Human Services Department has released a request for proposals soliciting bids for new Salud! Medicaid managed-care contracts. The new request for proposals...

Other policies to replace some Medicare coverage.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Nancy Salem The state Agency on Aging says several supplemental policies are available to disabled Medicare recipients under age 65 who are losing their managed-care coverage. Four New Mexico health plans have announced they...

Ex-CEO of St. Joseph takes helm at Internet start-up company.(Business)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 Steven J. Smith, who resigned earlier this year as president and chief executive officer of St. Joseph Healthcare in Albuquerque, has a new job at an Internet start-up. Smith was...

Offense will click soon, Lobo coach says.(Sports)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 University of New Mexico offensive coordinator Dan Dodd says he can see it coming the day when the Lobo offense pulls its own weight. A prime opportunity will be on Saturday, when the...

Urlacher shines in 1st NFL start performance.(Sports)
September 18, 2000... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE CHICAGO Ex-Lobo Brian Urlacher came through in his first NFL start, making 13 tackles in the Chicago Bears' 14-7 loss to the New York Giants. Urlacher's performance included a sack. Urlacher, a linebacker...

Lobo volleyball team takes second.(Sports)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire report UPDATE The University of New Mexico volleyball team (4-6) defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders and the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, both in three games, to finish the UNM Clubhouse Innvitational in...

Smile awhile, but Lobos' troubles remain.(Sports)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Richard Stevens If you are a Lobo football fan, the cherry-silver smile you wear today should have several qualities. Your smile should be sheepish because the University of New Mexico got outplayed big-time by New Mexico...

Olympic sport lets you win gold and a stuffed animal.(Sports)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee OLYMPIC COUCH POTATO I'm very excited about Nancy Johnson winning the first gold medal of the games. Not because she's American, but because she has inspired the Couch Potato. Had I realized there was...

Lieberman to meet with Indian leaders.
September 18, 2000... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3674 VOTE 2000 In two campaign trips to Albuquerque, presidential hopeful Al Gore has promised a meeting with the state's American Indian leaders before the election. That meeting...

Shortages of flu vaccine expected to affect West.
September 18, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS CRUCES Problems with development of flu vaccine may force some New Mexicans to delay their scheduled shots and force others to do without. Officials at state hospitals say they are still awaiting word...

Woman faces life term in murder outside church.(Local News)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF An Albuquerque homeless woman is facing a mandatory life sentence after being convicted by a jury of murdering another homeless woman on the steps of a Downtown church. Linda Platero, 36,...

Five jailed in sexual attack on two young girls.(Local News)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Five teen-agers were arrested this weekend on charges of kidnapping a pair of young girls and forcing one of the girls to perform sexual acts against her will, according to a criminal complaint...

UNM Day showcases Lobos campus' strengths.(Local News)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Students, faculty and staff from more than 70 University of New Mexico departments will showcase research, conduct demonstrations and provide noninvasive health assessments during UNM Day at...

Student body shrinks at New Mexico State.(Local News)
September 18, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF LAS CRUCES Enrollment is down at New Mexico State University's main campus. Freshman enrollment has dropped by nearly 12 percent this semester while overall enrollment declined 3 percent,...

Bush seeks tabs on schools.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos and Andy Lenderman GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 ALENDERMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 VOTE 2000 The GOP presidential candidate discussed his education stand during a stopoverin Albuquerque. Texas Gov....

Big decisions await Alberta Lee; for now it's rest, time with dad.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 Alberta Lee knows the routine all too well these days. She can see the questions coming before reporters even ask. How is your father? Is your family relieved his case...

Fiesta or no, Big-I work goes on; Alameda is a go.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The good news: The road construction on I-25 between Alameda Boulevard and Paseo del Norte will be completed before the Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta starts on Oct. 7. ...

Error discovery takes 8 schools off probation.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Eight New Mexico schools have been taken off the dreaded "probationary" list of failing schools recently publicized by the state Department of Education. The five Albuquerque...

Arizona attorney general to talk on juvenile crime.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano will address the New Mexico Council on Crime and Delinquency during a luncheon Sept. 29. Her talk will focus on juvenile crime trends and is open...

Payne, Watkins transit tussle tamed.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 In the span of a month, City Councilor Greg Payne went from trying to drive Albuquerque's transit director out of a job to giving her a cruise through the Northeast Heights in his black...

Notah Begay Day at fair.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO: b/w PHOTO BY: Michael J. Gallegos/Tribune Professional golfer Notah Begay III stops for an autograph on his way out of the Indian Village at the New Mexico State Fair. Begay, a Navajo, was...

Madrid says lawsuit is about protecting N.M. sovereignty.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Attorney General Patricia Madrid says her lawsuit seeking to force tribes that operate casinos to pay revenue sharing or shut down is simply about the New Mexico Legislature's ability to protect its own...

Little ol' New Mexico draws the political celebs.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK Political strategists can make a strong argument that New Mexico is a waste of time for presidential candidates. The state's five electoral votes are insignificant compared with the...

Lieberman to visit Duke City on Monday.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Lieberman will make his first campaign trip to Albuquerque to participate in a health-care event on Monday. Lieberman is to...

Kelly: Wilson in cahoots on drug plan advertising buys.
September 16, 2000... Byline: Stacey Zolt zolts@abqtrib.com / (202) 408-2726 WASHINGTON Accusations over campaign advertising are flying between John Kelly and Rep. Heather Wilson in New Mexico's 1st Congressional District race. Kelly, who is challenging...

No-frill Aggies hope to drill the Lobos.(Sports)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 LAS CRUCES Rocky Long's office at the University of New Mexico is perched on the second floor of a 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art shrine to the football program the heralded,...

Thank God for the subs.(Sports)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Injury-riddled Highland dominates perennial powerhouse Clovis for a big 28-14 win Football coach Ralph "Judge" Chavez can rest easy now. The Highland High School assembly...

Women's soccer sure got NBC warbling gooooal.(Sports)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee I watched the first half-hour of the U.S. vs. Norway women's soccer match, long enough to see both goals. I'll go the full 90 minutes with our girls when they get to the medal round. Hey a couch potato has to pace...

CART title still up for grabs as 17 points separate top 6 drivers.(Sports)
September 16, 2000... Byline: INDY CAR NOTEBOOK By Charles Googe No Team Penske driver has led the CART points standings this late in the season since 1994, when the team won its last driver's title. Heading into Sunday's Gateway 300, Gil de Ferran leads...

Toppert draws looks at camps.(Sports)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Daniel Libit dlibit@abqtrib.com / 823-3665 While most college basketball recruiters interested in this state have focused their attention on Los Alamos 7-footer Chris Jackson, Albuquerque's Cody Toppert carved out his own niche...

Editorial.(Insight and Opinion)
September 16, 2000... Only 52 days - count 'em - to figure out big ballot Fifty-two days left until the Nov. 7 general election. Pessimists will take that as bad news more than seven weeks left of campaign hype and vitriol, already oozing at the federal...

State to withhold Medicaid payments to schools.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF LAS CRUCES The deputy secretary of the state Human Services Department said his agency is withholding $1.7 million in Medicaid reimbursement funds from school districts across the state because...

Star witness backs out; murder charge dismissed.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF LOVINGTON A murder charge against a Hobbs man accused of a drive-by killing was dropped by prosecutors because their star witness refused to testify. Elgin Vine, 22, walked out of court a...

Museum of N.M. down to 2 director applicants.(Local News)
September 16, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF SANTA FE The Museum of New Mexico system now has two finalists for the director's job after a third finalist withdrew from the running. The remaining finalists are Tom Wilson, the museum...

Bush brings school reform theme to town.
September 15, 2000... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 VOTE 2000 George W. Bush, a self-proclaimed underdog in the 2000 presidential race, will use education reform and a town hall forum in Albuquerque today to try to reconnect...

Candidate stopovers strap police wallet.
September 15, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Albuquerque police say they can handle the State Fair, the Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and the Big-I construction project. But five visits by national politicians...

Congress plans to probe feds in Lee case.
September 15, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 The shock waves created by the stunning conclusion of the Wen Ho Lee case have reached the nation's capital, and some congressional leaders are making plans for oversight hearings...

Back at the Mouse Ranch, researchers study hantavirus.
September 15, 2000... Byline: Lawrence Spohn lspohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 Researchers at the University of New Mexico have created an unusual natural experimental population of deer mice for studying the Sin Nombre strain of hantavirus. They say it...

County official takes over jail full time.
September 15, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash and Lowry McAllen KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 LMCALLEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 Bernalillo County's Public Safety Director John Dantis is taking over full-time management of the City-County Jail in the wake of a...

EPA could fine Rio Rancho for waste spills.(Local News)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Lowry McAllen LMCALLEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 Rio Rancho's sewage spill into the Rio Grande grabbed headlines recently, but a number of problems with the city's wastewater system including that spill in July now has federal and...

Meandering bear causes furor on the West Side.(Local News)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF A 150-pound black bear wandered the streets of Albuquerque's West Side on Thursday, stopping traffic and eluding authorities for hours. A dry year has brought bears from the Sandia...

Chamber seeks own candidates for school board.(Local News)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 If you agree with the chamber's education stance and you run for the APS board, it might finance your campaign. Money and endorsements from the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of...

Former lobbyist wins lawsuit against APS.(Local News)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 A jury has awarded a former Albuquerque Public Schools official $250,000 after she had her job changed by Superintendent Brad Allison. Virginia Trujillo, a former lobbyist,...

Texas school revamp, Bush's role receive mixed report card.
September 15, 2000... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Across the border in Texas, school reform has happened. Poor children from minority families have closed the gap between their test scores and those of their Anglo peers. ...

Lobos need to take this Aggie game to heart.(Sports)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Richard Stevens A single game with Aggies might be an unfair way to judge Rocky Long's command of X's and O's, to rate his ability to motivate, but the Lobo coach has brought this on himself. He brought it on by becoming the...

Konte takes center stage as Eagles whip Valley.
September 15, 2000... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 If you're smart, don't invite Eldorado tailback Sadeke Konte to your homecoming. For the second week in a row, Konte danced through an enemy defense to ruin a team's homecoming...

Manzano controls ball, tops Mayfield.(Sports)
September 15, 2000... Byline: John Whitmore It was like an old-fashioned game of keep-away, with the Manzano Monarchs doing the keeping. Manzano's ball-control offense got the job done Thursday night as the Monarchs rallied to defeat Mayfield, the state's...

Scorpions find renewed prosperity on and off the ice.(Sports)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 As good a season as the New Mexico Scorpions had in 1999-2000, the recent off-season might have been better. When last we left the Scorpions, they were skating dejectedly off the...

Bears' coach says Urlacher will play middle linebacker in first start.(Sports)
September 15, 2000... Byline: WIRE REPORTS Rookie Brian Urlacher will start at middle linebacker against the New York Giants on Sunday, Chicago Bears head coach Dick Jauron said. Jauron said Urlacher, the former University of New Mexico All-America, will...

Slam draft Najera, ex-Lobo Long.(Sports)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE The New Mexico Slam took former Oklahoma forward Eduardo Najera with their first pick in the IBL Draft on Thursday. The Slam had the sixth overall pick in the three-round supplemental draft...

Years of training about to pay off during viewing of Olympic proportions.(Sports)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee Television: check. Remote control: check. Spare batteries: check. Laptop computer: check. Stocked fridge: check. Cordless phone: check. Understanding boss: check. Understanding spouse:...

New bank pledges to retain workers.(Business)
September 15, 2000... Byline: TODAY'S TOP STORY By Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 The new kid on the banking block promises "high touch," relationship banking. In a surprise development, a new name in banking, Bank of the West, will...

TVI offers e-commerce courses on Saturdays.(Business)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute is offering tuition-free e-commerce courses on Saturdays for working professionals. The classes are part of the Certificate and Associate...

Domenici: Normalizing trade with China will help N.M.(Business)
September 15, 2000... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Calling greater trade with China good economic policy, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici predicted that normalizing U.S. trade relations with the most populous nation on earth will mean greater export potential for New Mexico...

Lobo Theater reopens as comedy club.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Leanne Potts lpotts@abqtrib.com / 823-3676 The Lobo is open again. This time around the 62-year-old Albuquerque landmark will be part comedy club, part movie theater. Albuquerque businessman Adam Heller will reopen the...

This house of dreams.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: T.D. Mobley-Martinez tmobley@abqtrib.com / 823-3673 The KiMo King of its kind An extensive, yearlong renovation of the KiMo Theatre resurrects golden days in a cutting-edge hybrid of style and technology It's a stately...

Santa Fe's UA theaters pull through.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Wire reports Three Santa Fe United Artist theaters will remain open despite their owner's bankruptcy filing, officials said. The Englewood, Colo.-based company operates two six-screen theaters in Villa Linda Mall and one...

Keshet Dance Company moves to new digs.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports Arts in Brief The Keshet Dance Company has moved into a new building at 214 Coal Ave. S.W., in the city's burgeoning Downtown arts corridor along Second Street. The new space is about five times as...

Tonic serves a musical elixir to classic rockers.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Paul Maldonado Jr. pmaldonado@abqtrib.com / 823-3630 Whatever you call Tonic, don't call it a singles band. "No, we don't write songs for the radio," says lead guitarist Jeff Russo, bristling at the suggestion. "When we...

Midwest rocker band Stir's first-sip role blends well with visiting Tonic.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Paul Maldonado Jr. pmaldonado@abqtrib.com / 823-3630 St. Louis band Stir is currently on the road opening shows for Tonic. Stir's vocalist Andy Schmidt made the suggestion that a gin company sponsor the tour. "It makes...

N.M. artists well represented in 'Arte Latino' exhibit.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Leanne Potts lpotts@abqtrib.com / 823-3676 New Mexico artists are prominently featured in a traveling exhibition of U.S. Latino art that opens Saturday at the El Paso Museum of Art. More than a quarter of the 66 pieces in...

Murder mystery 'Leavin' Trunk Blues' travels smartly through tale.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Leanne Potts lpotts@abqtrib.com / 823-3676 REVIEW It's hard to decide which of the following facts is more amazing about "Leavin' Trunk Blues," a mystery novel about a blues singer wrongly accused of murder. 1) The...

West African bluesman Traore resurfaces and heads to the Outpost.(The Arts & Entertainment)
September 15, 2000... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Talk about roots music. The Outpost is opening its fall season with a bluesman who hails not from Chicago or the Mississippi Delta but West Africa, the ancestral home of the people who first reached into their...

Prescription-drug residue found in rivers.
September 15, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Residue from prescription drugs has turned up in two rivers in New Mexico, and scientists expect to find more as they test water from other locations. Estrogen-type drugs were found in the San Juan River...

Man shot during daylight burglary bid.(Local News)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF The Albuquerque Police Department was having difficulty identifying a man shot by a homeowner in the 800 block of Madeira Drive Northeast on Wednesday afternoon. Lt. Bob Huntsman said this...

Police seek connection in overnight robberies.(Local News)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Albuquerque police are investigating four overnight armed robberies, police Lt. Bob Huntsman said. Within a matter of hours the Walgreens Pharmacy at 6201 Central Ave. N.E., the Dunkin'...

Test confirms missile, launcher in working order.(Local News)
September 15, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE A U.S. Army missile performed as designed, dropping 300 "bomblets" on a target some 80 miles away from liftoff, officials said. The missile that was tested...