The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) articles from March 2001

The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) archives from March 2001

American, flight attendants appear far apart on pay.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Katherine Yung Flight attendants at American Airlines Inc. have gone on strike only once _ for five days in 1993 _ and neither side would like to repeat that bitter experience. But for months now, negotiators have been unable...

Contract talks not going well for airlines.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Katherine Yung Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc. appear to be on the verge of their first strike. Mechanics for Southwest Airlines Co. will launch a nationwide picketing campaign Friday after talks with the airline broke down. ...

Shedding light on success of Nortel Networks, corporate climbing.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Steve Powers ``Nortel Networks,'' by Larry McDonald (Wiley, $27.95). Nortel Networks, a well-known leader in the telecommunications industry, began more than 100 years ago as the manufacturing arm of Bell Telephone. In his...

The box office report.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Rick Holter BROKEN `BONE: Talk about a nightmare! No self-respecting simian would've been caught dead seeing "Monkeybone," directed by Henry Selick, of "Nightmare Before Christmas" fame. The flick arrived as comatose as its main...

Bush travels to Arkansas, Georgia to tout tax-cut plan.
March 1, 2001... Byline: David Jackson ATLANTA _ So if President Bush wants to reclaim the attention given to his predecessor, why would he visit Bill Clinton's former stomping grounds, Little Rock, Ark.? To lobby Democratic lawmakers on his tax-cut...

Careers will be made and broken in international competition.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Scott Cantrell NEW YORK _ There's a 1960s space-age look to Rockefeller University's Caspary Auditorium, its white plaster walls and ceiling a network of big discs. The audience is casually dressed on a chilly February afternoon,...

State Department highlights Mexico on drug-war partner list.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Alfredo Corchado WASHINGTON _ The Bush administration Thursday certified 20 countries, including Mexico, as a partner in the war against drug trafficking as a chorus of legislators called for a temporary reprieve to the annual...

Report: Health-care system is failing to improve patient care.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Charles Ornstein WASHINGTON _ Despite major advances in medical research and disease treatment, the American health-care system is failing to improve the care of patients, according to a major new report by the Institute of...

Tooling up for home repairs? Arm yourself with these essentials.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Steve Steinberg When it's time to do battle with home repairs, do you: A) Plunge into the task confidently, knowing you have the right weapons at your disposal? B) Dread the prospect and have nightmares about being chased...

What's opening in theaters this week.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Charles Ealy OPENING WEDNESDAY BLOW DRY _ A small town in England hosts the National Hairdressing Championships and is invaded by wild contestants. From Simon Beaufoy, writer of "The Full Monty." COMING MARCH 9 15...

Oscar watch: Best actor.
March 1, 2001... RUSSELL CROWE "Gladiator" Born: Wellington, New Zealand, April 7, 1964 Nominated: Spanish general, taken into slavery and trained for the gladiator games, squares off with the nasty Roman emperor who ordered his family slain. ...

Cisneros says maybe it would've been better if he hadn't been pardoned.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Steven H. Lee SAN ANTONIO, Texas _ Former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros said that President Bill Clinton pardoned him out of disdain for "extreme" independent counsels and believed Cisneros was pursued for his association with...

Former Clinton aides say they urged against Rich pardon.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Michelle Mittelstadt WASHINGTON _ Three high-ranking Clinton White House officials told Congress on Thursday that they had vigorously opposed a pardon for fugitive financier Marc Rich and thought there was no chance President...

Closing arguments begin in ex-Playmate lawsuit over oil estate.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Bruce Nichols HOUSTON _ It started with a Hollywood flourish last September. Now, the case of Anna Nicole Smith versus the estate of oilman J. Howard Marshall II, whom she married a year before he died in 1995, is winding toward a...

Texas religious university to offer same-sex benefits to its workers.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Colleen McCain Nelson DALLAS _ Southern Methodist University will offer medical benefits and reduced tuition to the same-sex partners of employees beginning next year, administrators said. The decision makes SMU the second...

NASA scientists tighten belts and pare back astronaut programs.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Bruce Nichols HOUSTON _ The people flying the space shuttle and building the new International Space Station tried to keep their chins up Thursday amid new talk that cost overruns and tight budgets will mean a smaller orbiting...

Secret Service gives friend of president's daughter ride from jail.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Nancy Calaway and Dan Malone FORT WORTH _ An 18-year-old arrested on alcohol charges at a college party got a ride from Secret Service agents after his release from the Tarrant County jail, authorities said. William Ashe...

`Amy and Isabelle,' airing Sunday on ABC.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Ed Bark Down by the old mill stream... live an emotionally congealed single mom and her ripening, rebellious teen daughter. Oprah Winfrey, professional pain-feeler, wants you to settle in and watch them heal in the latest...

Women winning in sports ad game.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Richard Alm DALLAS _ At the start of each year, Dean Bonham peers into his crystal ball for a glimpse of what will shape the sports business in upcoming months. Here's a prediction for 2001: "With Venus and Serena Williams...

Undignified layoff techniques can make a bad situation much worse.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Michael Precker On a recent edition of the satirical news program The Daily Show, comedian Jon Stewart concocted an alleged computer message to people being laid off by the newly merged AOL Time Warner conglomerate. The...

Kinder, gentler layoffs build goodwill.
March 1, 2001... Byline: Michael Precker Five months after Jay Pinkert relocated from Chicago to Austin, the Internet startup where he worked was out of business. But his layoff was kinder and gentler than many, and he says it made a difference. "The...

A DREAM COME TRUE: Cancer-free for more than a year, Galarraga takes a swing with Rangers.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Evan Grant PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. _ Nearly two years later, and in vivid detail, Andres Galarraga still runs through the dream in which he says, God told him he was free of cancer. It happened on the night after his second...

Cubs learn fitness the Mack Newton way.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley MESA, Ariz. _ If the Chicago Cubs aren't baseball's best-conditioned team when the season opens, it won't be for lack of effort. The Cubs are enduring one of this spring's toughest camps. Each day begins with a...

Nearing the end, Olajuwon can still play.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Sean Horgan DALLAS _ There is very little you could ask for in the game of professional basketball that Hakeem Olajuwon couldn't immediately provide. You want career stats? The Houston center, who will play probably his final...

With Hill out, Magic living in a fantasy world.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Marc Stein DALLAS _ It is known as the franchise that couldn't keep Shaquille O'Neal, the team that just missed out on Tim Duncan, the town that only knows super-sized NBA heartbreak. Well, guess what? The Orlando Magic...

Around the Eastern Conference.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Marc Stein Jordan: I'm back... again DALLAS _ Unless there's a secret games-attended requirement, the Executive of the Year race has just acquired an unlikely candidate. Yup, Michael Jordan. MJ suddenly deserves to be...

Of tidbits, notes, quotes, anecdotes, stats and numbers.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Marc Stein Kenyon Corner DALLAS _ It is perhaps the biggest change for Kenyon Martin in his college-to-pros transition. Dealing with losing. The former Bryan Adams star has lost more in one season with New Jersey than ever...

Weekly NBA rankings.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Marc Stein Rk., Team Pvs Comment 1.Philadelphia 1 1-2 start for Mutombo era 2.Utah 2 9-3 on 2nd night of back-to-backs 3.Portland 3 Damon, Anthony AND Strickland? 4.Sacramento 6 Keep proving me wrong 5.LA...

Around the Western Conference.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Marc Stein Spending spree DALLAS _ The NBA's other billionaire, the one nobody writes about, is just as committed to stockpiling overpriced talent as the Dallas guy. Portland's Paul Allen is the original proponent of a theory...

Finding complete-package quarterback a tough chore in NFL.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Gosselin DALLAS _ In the shopping mall that is the NFL draft, teams can find the three traits they desire at quarterback: arms, legs and heart. But there's one problem in the 2001 draft: All three aren't packaged in any...

The top 10 picks for NFL Draft.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Gosselin Staff Writer Rick Gosselin offers his top 10 choices, with comments, for the NFL draft April 21-22 in New York: 1. Michael Vick, QB, Virginia Tech: Shines as a runner in the era of the mobile quarterback....

Quarterbacking with an intellectual approach.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Gosselin DALLAS _ Quarterbacks Tim Couch and Peyton Manning were the first overall picks in back-to-back NFL drafts. But they have more in common than just those April selections. New Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator...

Home broadband access called biggest FCC challenge.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Vikas Bajaj RICHARDSON, Texas _ Getting high-speed Internet access to homes will be the Federal Communications Commission's biggest challenge, the agency's outgoing chief technology officer said in a speech here Friday. ...

Director of officials goes on the power play.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Mike Heika DALLAS _ There were 18 power plays when the Stars played host to the Boston Bruins last week. There were 17 power plays Wednesday when the Sharks met the Toronto Maple Leafs. All around the NHL, there have been...

Around the Eastern Conference.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Mike Heika Fleury needs help DALLAS _ Of all the Shakesperean characters in sports, Theo Fleury might be the most sympathetic. Fleury voluntarily checked into a substance abuse program last week, ending whispers that he has...

Of tidbits, notes, quotes, anecdotes, stats and numbers.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Mike Heika DALLAS _ The week ahead EAST'S BEST: So maybe you've placed one of those long-term wagers at an off-shore casino picking Ottawa and New Jersey to meet in the Eastern Conference finals. You can get a great...

Weekly NHL rankings.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Mike Heika Rank. Team Prv Comment 1.Colorado 1 Forsberg (15 pts in 5 Gms) is back 2.Detroit 2 Larionov back to "old" self 3.Ottawa 3 Alfredsson deserves "C'' 4.Philadelphia 5 Cechmanek gets eighth shutout...

Around the Western Conference.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Mike Heika Power Wings DALLAS _ The Red Wings believe that among the most important reasons for their recent surge has been the power play. Detroit has scored at least one power play goal in 10 of their last 12 games,...

Mexicans divided over Daylight Savings Time.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Laurence Iliff and Brendan Case MEXICO CITY _ Daylight savings time is coming, and Mexicans are locked in their annual debate over whether to move their clocks an hour ahead. Only this time, the argument pits the nation's brash new...

Thousands journey to small Mexican village to aid native Indians.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Ricardo Sandoval NURIO, Mexico _ Selene Hernandez describes herself as a pacifist, so she doesn't support the violence used by Mexico's Zapatista rebels to capture international attention. But the Zapatistas, on a slow march to...

Reeling: A tragic limerick.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Charles Ealy There once was a couple named Cruise, They were happy, oh verily, `twas true. But along came a spat, Some say Tom smelled a rat, And the marriage became finally uncool. Both The Star and...

The more women take off, the more men put on.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Maryln Schwartz I know there is a trend today among young female entertainers to wear less and less. But have you noticed: the more the women take off, the more the men seem to put on? At the Grammy Awards last week, one woman...

`Survivor's' Michael Skupin: Burned out.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Ed Bark Until now, "Survivor" evictees had their torches extinguished. Michael Skupin instead got fired Thursday night. The pig-killing software-company president from White Lake, Mich., flamed out after accidentally falling...

Survivor of the Week: Elisabeth Filarski.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Ed Bark The lithesome sweetheart of the outback blew a kiss toward Michael Skupin, whose badly burned hands forced him to say goodbye to his Kucha tribe. She then sobbingly spoke of how his sudden departure "just really hit...

Icahn mulls financing TWA bid to keep discount-ticket business.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Katherine Yung Billionaire financier Carl Icahn is considering financing a bid to acquire TWA in order to preserve his lucrative ticket agreement with the ailing carrier, his lawyer said Friday. However, a spokeswoman for Trans...

Dallas lawyer who prosecuted Jack Ruby is dead at age 86.
March 2, 2001... Byline: Joe Simnacher DALLAS _ Henry M. Wade, who reigned over justice in Dallas as its district attorney for 36 years, died Thursday at age 86. A legend who never lost a case he personally prosecuted, Wade set a benchmark for criminal...

Outgoing Chief of FCC Says High-Speed Internet Access Is Greatest Challenge.
March 3, 2001... Byline: Vikas Bajaj Mar. 3--RICHARDSON, Texas--Getting high-speed Internet access to homes will be the Federal Communications Commission's biggest challenge, the agency's outgoing chief technology officer said in a speech here Friday. ...

Owens leads Texas past Texas Tech, 78-55.
March 3, 2001... Byline: Keith Whitmire LUBBOCK, Texas _ There was no doubt which Owens _ Texas' Chris or Texas Tech's Cliff _ was the dominant one Saturday at United Spirit Arena. Just ask one of them. "He's a beast," said Tech's Cliff Owens about...

Bush's flubs becomes fodder for pundits, talk shows.
March 3, 2001... Byline: (EDITORS: Quote `pan' in third graf is correct.) By G. Robert Hillman Robert Hillman WASHINGTON _ Early in his prime-time address to Congress last week, President Bush slipped off the road for a moment. He didn't hit the...

Iran-Contra figure up for Latin American post at State Department.
March 3, 2001... Byline: Alfredo Corchado WASHINGTON _ A Cuba hard-liner who was a controversial figure in the Iran-Contra scandal, Otto Juan Reich, appears poised to be tapped as President Bush's assistant secretary of state for Western Hemispheric...

Airlines, Dallas-Area Airports to Cut Smog-Causing Emissions.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Randy Lee Loftis Mar. 2--Texas officials and major airlines have settled a lawsuit that had jeopardized the Dallas-Fort Worth area's clean-air plan Under a deal announced Thursday, airlines and North Texas' four biggest...

Report Says American Health-Care System Is Failing to Improve.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Charles Ornstein Mar. 2--WASHINGTON--Despite major advances in medical research and disease treatment, the American health-care system is failing to improve the care of patients, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine....

Texas Lawmakers File Bill to Ban Gender Discrimination in Health Insurance.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Terrence Stutz Mar. 2--AUSTIN, Texas--State lawmakers, citing a study showing that health insurance benefits for women are less than for other types of care, Thursday filed a bill to ban gender discrimination in health insurance...

The Dallas Morning News Ideas at Work Column.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Cheryl Hall Mar. 4--CANCER SURVIVOR DEE SIMMONS CREATES BUSINESS TO HELP SAVE OTHERS: In many ways, Dee Simmons lives a fairytale life. Nestled in Highland Park's lap of luxury, the wife of multimillionaire Glenn Simmons has the...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Robert Miller Mar. 4--BRAIN CENTER TAPS LEADERS TO CONVEY PROGRESS: The Center for BrainHealth, galvanized by its tremendous strides in research and clinical intervention, has created a leadership council of business and civic...

NASA Copes with Cost Overruns, Tighter Budget.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Bruce Nichols Mar. 2--HOUSTON--The people flying the space shuttle and building the new International Space Station tried to keep their chins up Thursday amid new talk that cost overruns and tight budgets will mean a smaller...

Billionaire Considers Financing Bid to Acquire Trans World Airlines.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Katherine Yung Mar. 3--Billionaire financier Carl Icahn is considering financing a bid to acquire TWA in order to preserve his lucrative ticket agreement with the ailing carrier, his lawyer said Friday. However, a spokeswoman...

El Paso, Texas, Rural Neighbors Square Off over Aquifer.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Steven H. Lee Mar. 4--VALENTINE, Texas -- Two visions of far West Texas' economic future clash here on the vast desert grasslands where cattle and coyotes outnumber people. Rancher Hugh Howard recalls how a water well test sent...

Catalanotto gets a shot in outfield.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Evan Grant Staff Writer PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. _ Frank Catalanotto's great outfield adventure starts Monday. The Rangers, who are looking to improve Catalanotto's versatility and find more ways to get him at-bats, had...

Oates must decide whom to cut as pitchers seek bullpen spots.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Evan Grant PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. _ Sun-scorched southwest Florida got a much-needed break from its winter-long drought Sunday. The same couldn't be said for the Rangers. When a big squall from the Gulf of Mexico socked Charlotte...

Players must adjust to bigger strike zone HEADLINE HERE.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Kevin Sherrington PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. _ Ichiro Suzuki, the seven-time Japanese batting champion making his debut for Seattle, hated what he saw of America's new strike zone the other day. Meticulous and scientific in his...

Big 12 teams aren't pretty, just good.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Keith Whitmire DALLAS _ Let the other conferences parade their pampered pooches, their Stanfords, Dukes and Michigan States. The Big 12 may not have a Best in Show contender among its six NCAA-worthy teams, but looks don't count in...

States struggle to implement standardized testing.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Charles Ornstein WASHINGTON _ After aggressively adopting high-stakes graduation tests for high-school students, states are now struggling to implement them. Much to their chagrin, education leaders and school districts are...

Stars stick it to Sabres, 4-1.
March 4, 2001... Byline: Mike Heika DALLAS _ The Dallas Stars made a statement to themselves, if not to the rest of the league Sunday. After a stressful travel day Saturday that ended a four-game road trip with an extra day in Anaheim because of plane...

Lack of Funding Brings Down Dallas-Based Legend Airlines.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Katherine Yung Mar. 5--T. Allan McArtor's dream of offering Dallas business travelers a new choice in air travel hits the end of the runway Monday. After trying in vain for the last three months to obtain much-needed capital,...

Former Frisco, Texas, Airport Site Remains Unsold.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Steve Quinn Mar. 2--PLANO, Texas--The former Frisco Airport is still for sale, nine months after the city's economic development agency bought the 202 acres for $8.5 million and began offering it to commercial developers. Jim...

Richardson, Texas, Communications Software Firm Sees Stock Plunge.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Vikas Bajaj Mar. 3--Inet Technologies Inc. of Richardson lost half its market capitalization Friday, a day after announcing that a slowing economy was causing phone companies to reduce spending on equipment and software. Having...

President Promoted at Dallas-Based Commercial, Industrial Contractor.
March 5, 2001... Mar. 5--Dallas-based Austin Industries announced that, effective Monday, it has promoted company president Ronald J. Gafford to chief executive officer in what it called a planned succession. Mr. Gafford, 51, replaces long-time CEO William...

Houston-Based Firm Opens Carrollton, Texas, New Home Center.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Steve Brown Mar. 2--CARROLLTON, Texas--One of the first customers through the door at David Weekley Homes' New Home Center spent almost an hour touring the model homes, browsing floor plans and fingering carpet samples and floor...

J.C. Penney's CEO Gives Optimistic Report to Analysts.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Maria Halkias Mar. 3--Allen Questrom told Wall Street analysts Friday that J.C. Penney Co. has the talent it needs to turn around its department stores, that Eckerd has the potential to be worth as much as $11 billion in three...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Robert Miller Mar. 2--Fifteen nominees have been selected to vie for the prestigious Linz Award, which honors individuals for their outstanding civic contributions to the Dallas community during 2000. The 72nd annual Linz Award...

The Dallas Morning News Real Estate Column.
March 5, 2001... Byline: By Steve Brown Mar. 5--ROYAL RIDGE VII COMPLEX TO HOUSE SEDGWICK CLAIMS: CarrAmerica Development Inc. has signed a major lease in its new Royal Ridge VII building in Irving. Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has leased...

Dallas Mayor Praises Call for Regional Management of Land Use, Transportation.
March 5, 2001... Mar. 5--A regional government that controls land use and transportation investment decisions for the Dallas-Fort Worth region should be created in the next 25 years, Mayor Ron Kirk said Sunday. Reacting to a special report on the region's...

Texas Seniors Allowed to Obtain Reverse Mortgages on Homes.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Pamela Yip Mar. 2--Before they took out a reverse mortgage on their Garland home, things were tight for Vernon and Betty Fuller. They weren't starving, but they were "running a real tight budget," said Mr. Fuller, 70, a retired...

San Antonio-Based SBC Communications Cuts Back Marketing of Phone Service.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Vikas Bajaj Mar. 3--SBC Communications Inc. said Friday that it was scaling back marketing of its phone service in markets outside its 13-state territory and discharging an undisclosed number of people. The cuts affect the San...

Southwest Airlines Drops Ticket Sales on Travelocity.com.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Katherine Yung Mar. 3--Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday that it has stopped selling tickets on Travelocity.com Inc. after the airline couldn't confirm the reservations some of its passengers had made on the popular Web site. ...

The Dallas Morning News Sports Business Column.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Richard Alm Mar. 3--FORT WORTH, Texas--SPORTS-CAR RACING REVS ITS ENGINES: Not all that long ago, sports car racing with high-powered Porsches and cranked-up Corvettes reigned as America's most popular motor sport. Over the...

Accuracy Counts for A Lot on Tax Returns.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Pamela Yip Mar. 5--They can range from simple math errors, to failure to use the peel-off label, to the more complex issues of claiming deductions when they don't apply. But they all lead to the same result: having a tax break...

Texas Instruments Is Still No. 1 for Cellular Chips, but Rivals Are Gaining.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Leah Beth Ward Mar. 3--Texas Instruments Inc. maintained its lead in the chip market for cellular handsets last year, but the Dallas company lost nearly four percentage points to other manufacturers, according to recent market...

The Dallas Morning News World View Column.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Jim Landers Mar. 5--WASHINGTON--ENERGY INDEPENDENCE MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE: Energy independence is the vision of an America producing all the gasoline, electricity, heat and other energy it consumes. It was hailed in the 1970s when...

Airline clubs feature perks.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Tom Parsons Airport clubs offer a change from the confines of food courts and crowded boarding areas. The lounges have a relaxed, roomier environment, where you can catch your breath and carry on a little business. Amenities...

Tinsley turns his life around.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Keith Whitmire Moves are what Iowa State point guard Jamaal Tinsley is known for, particularly those on a basketball court. The moves earned Tinsley the nickname "The Abuser" on the blacktops of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant...

Tubbs has no retirement plan.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Dan Noxon FORT WORTH, Texas _ This is the time of year Billy Tubbs finds himself contemplating retirement. That's because this is the time of year, lately, when more and more people ask him about it. For the record, the TCU...

Vice president hospitalized for chest pains.
March 5, 2001... Byline: G. Robert Hillman WASHINGTON _ Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a long history of heart problems, was hospitalized Monday to repair a partially blocked artery after complaining of mild chest pains. Doctors said an...