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

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

Allstate Halts New Policies in Texas over Mold Losses in Homeowners Market.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Terrence Stutz Oct. 1--AUSTIN, Texas--Allstate Insurance, the third-largest property insurer in the state, joined with the two leading companies Friday by announcing it will quit selling new comprehensive homeowners policies in...

New York Worker Loses Job but Not Hope after Attacks.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Emily Oct. 1--NEW YORK--Shailesh Shrestha lost his restaurant job and 80 friends and co-workers when the World Trade Center collapsed. Still, the Nepalese immigrant says that he loves America and that his family is living...

Bonds' Record-Breaking Homerun Ball to Yield No Sure Jackpot.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Richard Alm Oct. 1--It's 50 cents worth of tanned cowhide stretched over a tightly wound core of string and rubber, all sewn together with red stitches. It retails for $11.99 -- unless it makes history. And then a baseball...

Mutual Funds Take Big Losses in Every Sector in Third Quarter.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Deener Oct. 1--Mutual fund investors will be hard-pressed to remember a more uniformly disappointing quarter than the one just ended. The languorous market declines of July and August gave way to near-panic selling after...

The Dallas Morning News Personal Finance Column.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Pamela Yip Oct. 1--CREDIT CARD HOLDERS WON'T GET MUCH AID: The Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut last month is expected to save consumers about $750 million in additional credit card interest over the next year. But don't...

Stock Investors Had Nowhere to Hide in Devastating Third Quarter.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Pamela Yip Oct. 1--There are no positive words to describe the stock market's performance in the third quarter. "It was just a horrible quarter," said Scott Wood, president of TrueNorthAdvisors LLC in Dallas, a money management...

Dripping Springs, Texas, Homeowner Spreads Word about Toxic Mold.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Terrence Stutz Oct. 1--AUSTIN, Texas--It's not easy to keep up with Melinda Ballard these days. As the poster woman for homeowners battling mold, she has been in demand as a key figure in the growing controversy over toxic mold...

The Dallas Morning News World View Column.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Landers Oct. 1--WASHINGTON--TRADE-TERRORISM LINK DRAWS FIRE: The rush to enlist trade in the war against terrorism hit a rock in Congress last week. Bronze Star winner and New Yorker Charles Rangel, a Democratic...

Bush gives a brief progress report on the largely secretive war.
October 1, 2001... Byline: David Jackson WASHINGTON _ President Bush reported progress Monday in a war on terrorism that he warned will be long, tough, and to a large degree secretive. Administration officials also said they are starting to share their...

Conflict requires more than military.
October 1, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday, 9-30: X X X The world community is hard at work _ increasing and sharing intelligence on potential terrorist attacks, providing for better civil alerts and...

U.S. military strike against Taliban may come soon.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Gregg Jones ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ Afghanistan's besieged Taliban regime faced growing threats at home and abroad Monday as opposition forces united amid a pledge of U.S. support and Britain froze $90 million in Taliban funds. ...

Jittery Britons concerned their country may be next target.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Gregory Katz LONDON _ Britons are not panicking in the face of high-level government warnings that major cities may soon come under terrorist attack. But there is definitely anxiety in the air. The signs are everywhere. Gas...

Osama bin Laden, followers distort Islam.
October 1, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday, 9-30: X X X President Bush continues to explain that the United States and its allies are not lining up for a war against Islam. He is not only right to emphasize...

New York deli reopens with hugs, stories and some jokes.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Tiara M. Ellis NEW YORK _ Decorated with patriotic balloons and noisy with jovial greetings, Champs Gourmet Deli returned to business Monday _ but it wasn't business as usual. Frank Signorile opened the doors to the deli at 5...

Rescuers hampered by cold rain; Congress promises cleanup funds.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jennifer Emily NEW YORK _ Morning drizzle and the chilliest weather since the Sept. 11 attacks hampered search efforts Monday at the wreckage of the World Trade Center. Temperatures dipped into the low 50s with the wind chill...

Refugee aid will help Afghans and U.S.
October 1, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Monday, 10-1: X X X The United States had planned before Sept. 11 to ship 10,000 tons of wheat to help the estimated 6 million Afghans stalked by hunger. But the fact that...

Violent-themed playthings draw closer scrutiny.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Karen M. Thomas DALLAS _ Ever since Sept. 11, Weston Sandland, 3, and his brother, Trent, 4, have been talking about buildings blowing up. They chase each other around, using their fingers as the toy guns that their parents...

RANGERS UPDATE: Injured Curtis probably done with Rangers.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Evan Grant ANAHEIM, Calif. _ It appears outfielder Chad Curtis has played his last game with the Rangers. Curtis started in left field Sunday but didn't last through a nightmarish first inning, eventually coming off the field...

Texas rallies, but bunting shortcomings remain a concern.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Evan Grant ANAHEIM, Calif. _ There is nothing wrong with the Rangers' effort. They crafted a huge comeback win, 8-6 over Anaheim, Sunday on effort alone. Execution, however, is a different story. While the Rangers pound...

A Bonds primer: How he's making history.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley HOUSTON _ His fourth National League Most Valuable Player award is virtually a given. His 10 All-Star appearances and eight Gold Gloves already are in the books. His 563 home runs rank seventh on the all-time list. ...

Bonds may not be seeing many more good pitches in quest for history.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Ken Daley SAN FRANCISCO _ Barry Bonds was back to his old self after Sunday's game, shunning inquiries about home runs, division races and an armor-clad elbow that was hit by a pitch about an hour earlier. "Not today, guys," he...

Tidal wave of negative earnings reports expected.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Deener The U.S. stock market could use a little good news on the earnings front, but corporate America is not obliging. The outlook for earnings in the just-ended third quarter is _ in a word _ dismal. As companies...

RED RIVER SHOOTOUT: Griffin is Sooners' little big man.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Barry Horn NORMAN, Okla. _ They call the biggest little man on the University of Oklahoma football team "Q" because his first name is Quentin. But they could call him that because Quentin Griffin is so quiet. "He's so...

For Texas, rematch a year in the making.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Kevin Sherrington AUSTIN, Texas _ You know it's bad when your rival's president grants a school holiday the Monday after the game on the grounds that it is "snowing touchdowns." You know it's bad when media use descriptions...

Tunnel vision puts rivalry in focus.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Brad Townsend DALLAS _ Texas and Oklahoma. Two states. Two universities. Two tradition-steeped, historically contentious, highly charged football teams. One Cotton Bowl tunnel. Granted, the tunnel smells like a musty...

Cowboys can't make the plays.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Kevin Blackistone PHILADELPHIA _ If it hasn't happened already, someone at ABC very soon will be summoned to the boss's office. That person will be asked what the thought process was in deciding to showcase Dallas and Washington on...

Washed away; on wet night in Philly, Dallas is no match.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jean-Jacques Taylor PHILADELPHIA _ Dave Campo stood on the sideline _ hands on hips and wearing a grim expression _ as Philadelphia's players celebrated yet another touchdown Sunday night. Campo's 1995 Super Bowl ring glistened...

Cowboys stumble, fumble on first downs.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jean-Jacques Taylor PHILADELPHIA _ Here's a breakdown of what Dallas was able to accomplish on first down in the first half of Sunday night's 40-18 blowout loss to Philadelphia: Seven runs for minus-7 yards, including a fumble...

Cowboys' offense is flat.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Jean-Jacques Taylor IRVING, Texas _ Offensive coordinator Jack Reilly fights through the frustration. And the embarrassment. And the disappointment. Three weeks into the 2001 season, Reilly is in charge of the NFL's...

Evidence mounting against Cowboys' front office.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Tim Cowlishaw PHILADELPHIA _ It was nothing less than the most disgraceful 15 minutes in the history of Cowboys football. You knew that the Cowboys were in trouble after the first quarter Sunday when they held a 2-0 edge in...

Giants' Strahan up to challenge.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Rick Gosselin Kyle Turley of the New Orleans Saints has emerged in the last year as the NFL's best right offensive tackle _ and he's as tough as he is talented. Fortunately for the New York Giants, Michael Strahan doesn't back...

Dangers become great when we play God.
October 1, 2001... Byline: William McKenzie Ever since Sept. 11, many of us have plumbed into our religious faiths, concentrating on such topics as the nature of good and evil, love and hate. Let me add another one to the mix: the dichotomy between creator...

Mutual funds savaged across the board in second-worst quarter ever.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Deener Mutual fund investors will be hard-pressed to remember a more uniformly disappointing quarter than the one just ended. The languorous market declines of July and August gave way to near-panic selling after the Sept....

What makes a `just war'?
October 1, 2001... Byline: Rena Pederson It sounds like an oxymoron to talk about a "just war." But we should ponder exactly what that means in the difficult days ahead. If we are fighting in the name of justice, honor and human decency, then we will have to...

Religion TV highlights.
October 1, 2001... SATURDAY ``American Muslim Hour'': Islam. (11 a.m., International Channel, 1 hr.) ``The Pilgrim Virgin Prison Ministry Program'': Inmates discuss how the ministry has changed their lives. (1 p.m., EWTN, 1 hr., 4755902) ``A...

Pups, 'nannies' can both benefit from relationship.
October 1, 2001... Meerkats, those slender furry creatures that live in colonies like prairie dogs, are sociable for many reasons, most having to do with survival. Biologists have now added another reason: Meerkat "nannies" who raise pups help both the pups and...

`West Wing' makes quick script switch to address nation's crisis.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Ed Bark The bravado came easily back then. Martin Sheen, fulcrum of The West Wing as President Josiah Bartlet, spoke for himself and fellow cast members when he told The Dallas Morning News, "We're liberal Democrats, obviously....

Season premiere of `Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' Tuesday on UPN.
October 1, 2001... Byline: Manuel Mendoza Buffy the Vampire Slayer has moved down the food chain. She's not only dead and buried, her show's now on UPN. Maybe the producers could work out a crossover episode with the WWF. Of course, Buffy's back for the...

Small Mexican Airlines Get Lift from Border Traffic.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Brendan M. Case Oct. 2--TIJUANA, Mexico--Even as the U.S. aviation industry struggles through its worst crisis in decades, a new fleet of small Mexican airlines is blazing a collective flight path to the American border. Many...

Parent of American Airlines Loses $1 Billion from Cash Reserves in September.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Terry Maxon Oct. 2--AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines Inc. and TWA Airlines LLC, saw its cash reserves dwindle by $1 billion last month. American and Continental Airlines Inc. reported Monday just how sharp the falloff in...

Dallas Readies for Busy Apparel Show; Buyers Alter New York Travel Plans.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Maria Halkias Oct. 2--More retail buyers are telling the Dallas Market Center to expect them at the wholesale complex's major apparel and accessories market later this month. The attacks on the World Trade Center came just as...

Levy Family Makes Offer to Buy Texas Chemicals Firm NCH.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Charlene Oldham Oct. 2--NCH Corp. chairman and president Irvin Levy and his brother Lester offered on behalf of the Levy family to buy out the Irving-based specialty chemicals company and take it private, the company announced...

Texas Doctors Sue Cigna Healthcare over Payment Practices.
October 2, 2001... Byline: J.C. Conklin Oct. 2--Twenty-nine Texas doctors filed a suit Monday accusing Cigna Healthcare of Texas Inc. of breach of contract, saying the insurer has not disclosed fee schedules. The physicians said that many times, they had...

U.S. Earnings Outlook for Third Quarter Looks Grim.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Bill Deener Oct. 2--The U.S. stock market could use a little good news on the earnings front, but corporate America is not obliging. The outlook for earnings in the just-ended third quarter is -- in a word -- dismal. As...

Texas-Based Fashion Accessories Maker Fossil Inc. Reduces Profit Estimates.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Maria Halkias Oct. 2--Retailers had already scaled back orders and inventories when the fourth-quarter retail outlook began to erode. Since Sept. 11, they've been issuing order adjustments -- a sign that they won't place re-orders...

Dallas-Based Triad Hospitals Won't Sell Hospital-Management Unit.
October 2, 2001... Byline: J.C. Conklin Oct. 2--Dallas-based Triad Hospitals Inc. said Monday that it wouldn't sell its hospital management unit because offers for it did not meet expectations. Instead, the nation's third-largest hospital chain named Dan...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Robert Miller Oct. 2--GRANT ISSUED FOR SMU CHAIR: Jeanne and Berry Cox of Dallas have issued a $1 million challenge grant to establish an endowed faculty chair at Southern Methodist University. The gift is being made in honor...

U.S. Equipping Civilian Nuclear Plants to Help Make Nuclear-Bomb Materials.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Randy Lee Loftis Oct. 2--The United States, which for decades has urged other countries not to use commercial nuclear power plants as factories for nuclear bomb materials, is taking steps to do just that. The Bush...

Planet Hollywood Closes Dallas Restaurant.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Steve Quinn Oct. 2--Planet Hollywood, the celebrity-themed eatery that debuted in Dallas to a cheering crowd of 5,000, has quietly closed its West End MarketPlace location. The closing was part of the parent company's recent...

Reduced Emphasis on Earth Science in Texas Schools Comes from Several Factors.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Joshua Benton Oct. 2--The diminished emphasis on earth science in Texas schools resulted from the convergence of several small changes: -- Until recently, most science classes before high school focused on a specific field. For...

Director of Information Services for Texas State Fair Discusses Changes.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Victor Godinez Oct. 2--Keeping all those customers happy and safe is a crucial task for Carol Burk, who relies on almost 2,000 State Fair employees and the roughly 15,000 employees of the independent vendors and contractors who...

Airlines begin discount business fares to recoup passengers.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Terry Maxon DALLAS_U.S. airlines are ramping up their efforts to lure back business and leisure travelers with a mixture of frequent-flier enticements, fares discounts and other promotions. Most U.S. carriers Tuesday matched 50...

`Our Lady of the Assassins'.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Gary Dowell With Our Lady of the Assassins, director Barbet Schroeder _ much like his protagonist, middle-aged writer Fernando (German Jaramillo) _ returns to his boyhood home of Medellin, Colombia, to discover a city still...

Taliban defies U.S. warnings, tells troops to defend country.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Gregg Jones ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime on Tuesday exhorted supporters to resist any U.S.-led military attacks, defying blunt warnings from Britain and the United States to surrender Osama bin Laden or...

Reports: Suspect confesses to plot to blow up U.S. embassy in Paris.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Gregory Katz PARIS _ French television and radio stations reported Tuesday that a suspect in a French prison had confessed to plotting to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Paris after he was ordered to do so by Osama bin Laden's deputy...

Bush, allies warn Taliban to hand over bin Laden or face attack.
October 2, 2001... Byline: David Jackson WASHINGTON _ After reviewing the evidence, key U.S. allies agreed Tuesday that all roads to last month's carnage lead back to Osama bin Laden, and they joined President Bush in warning that Afghanistan's Taliban...

How to transform Afghanistan is vexing problem for world leaders.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Gregg Jones ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ For a country so small and poor, landlocked amid the arid mountains and deserts of Central Asia, Afghanistan has seized more than its fair share of attention. It inspired the 19th-century...

Never mind Harvest Moon time, Chinatown is `a ghost town'.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Tom Huang NEW YORK _ This is the week of the Harvest Moon, a special time for families here in Chinatown. Every year, by tradition, residents bring their children to the bakeries to buy moon cakes _ small pastries filled with sweet...

The box office report.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Holter BACK IN THE BLACK: The box office is back. After two weeks of post-attack uncertainty, moviegoers returned to propel last weekend 17 percent higher than a year ago. Leading the way was "Don't Say a Word," which became...

Think movies offend? Check out their audiences.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Chris Vognar How do we detest rude movie patrons? Let us count the ways. Loud talkers are the worst, a scourge of filmdom often easy to silence _ no one likes a loud talker, and since they can be heard throughout the theater,...

DVD release of `The Godfather' trilogy is a hit.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Al Brumley Go ahead _ ask him about his business. You know you want to. But don't worry. This is one time when Francis Ford Coppola will be more than happy to let you inquire into his affairs. Coppola provides three...

Experts say Fed's latest cut in interest rates won't be enough.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Robert Dodge WASHINGTON _ For the second time in two weeks, the Federal Reserve Board slashed short-term interest rates Tuesday. But with the economy badly wounded, more rescue efforts will be needed, experts say. Even as...

A good Hobbit to get into.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Nancy Churnin Humans may be past the point where we take ancient mythology to heart. But offer up a richly detailed tale of a mythical world where magical creatures clash in the age-old battle between good and evil, and we are in...

Oklahoma coaches earn kudos, too.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Keith Whitmire It's become the latest rage among college football analysts to say that Oklahoma is the best-coached team in America. Defining what a well-coached team is, and why Oklahoma is one, is better left up to the real...

49ers good as gold on Monday again.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Gosselin EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ The cast is no longer familiar, but Monday night still belongs to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers, appearing on Monday night for the first time in two seasons, edged the New York Jets,...

Hip check knocks Frazar off course.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Bill Nichols Dallas' Harrison Frazar was having the best year of his career when he realized something was dreadfully wrong. Almost every time he took the club back, he felt some pain in his hip. But it was easy to ignore the...

`Lumumba'.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Gary Dowell It's often forgotten that while Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. were fighting their respective civil rights battles in the United States, a number of African idealists fought to build stable nations in the...

`Max Keeble's Big Move'.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Nancy Churnin Boy has crush on a gorgeous, statuesque blonde in his class, totally overlooking the sweet, pig-tailed one who has been his best friend. Boy has visions of being cool, but learns it's more important to be loyal. Boy...

What's opening in theaters next week.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Chris Vognar OPENING OCT. 12: BANDITS _ Barry Levinson directs Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis and the stellar Cate Blanchett in this bank robbers' romance. CORKY ROMANO _ We've already had a pet detective and an...

Nortel to eliminate 20,000 workers.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Vikas Bajaj Nortel Networks Corp., struggling with an unprecedented decline in its business, said Tuesday it would lose 20,000 workers through dismissals and sales of divisions in addition to the 30,000 it previously said it was...

`Serendipity'.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Jane Sumner "Serendipity" is a pouf, but it's a sweet, pleasant pouf _ a puffy, fluffy place to sit down and escape the real world. Because it's set, as the publicity says, "in glorious New York," the distributors struggled for...

`Training Day'.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Philip Wuntch Denzel Washington, ordinarily the most righteous of good guys, proves in "Training Day" that he makes an equally emphatic baddie. In fact, he's more than emphatic. He's hypnotic and charismatic _ and seems to...

`West Wing' makes quick script switch to address nation's crisis.
October 2, 2001... Byline: Ed Bark The bravado came easily back then. Martin Sheen, fulcrum of The West Wing as President Josiah Bartlet, spoke for himself and fellow cast members when he told The Dallas Morning News, "We're liberal Democrats, obviously....

Senators Endorse Plan to Federal Airport Security.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Jim Morris Oct. 3--WASHINGTON--A bipartisan group of senators said Tuesday that it will push for a vote this week on legislation to federalize airport security screening, a move they say is necessary to reassure the flying public....

Airlines Offer Deals Galore in Efforts to Lure Travelers Back.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Terry Maxon Oct. 3--U.S. airlines are ramping up their efforts to lure back business and leisure travelers with a mixture of frequent-flier enticements, fares discounts and other promotions. Most U.S. carriers Tuesday matched...

Struggling Businesses at Dallas Airport May Get Relief.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Suzanne Marta Oct. 3--The relief package for the more than 200 food, beverage and retail operators at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport could cost as much as $3.14 million, officials said Tuesday. The proposals include as...

Fed Cuts Short-Term Interest Rates Again, but Experts Say Recovery Far Off.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Robert Dodge Oct. 3--WASHINGTON--For the second time in two weeks, the Federal Reserve Board slashed short-term interest rates Tuesday. But with the economy badly wounded, more rescue efforts will be needed, experts say. Even...

Texas Health Maintenance Organization to Exit Dallas-Fort Worth Market.
October 3, 2001... Byline: J.C. Conklin Oct. 3--After three years in the local market, Texas Health Choice said Tuesday that it will close up shop because expected rate increases from hospitals sapped its chances of turning a profit. The health...

The Dallas Morning News Robert Miller Column.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Robert Miller Oct. 3--UT ALTERS ITS DALLAS PROGRAM: The University of Texas at Austin's ninth annual Community Minority Business Advancement Program in Dallas is changing its format because of the delays at U.S. airports. This...

Nortel Networks Announces 20,000 Job Cuts, Restructuring Plan.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Vikas Bajaj Oct. 3--Nortel Networks Corp., struggling with an unprecedented decline in its business, said Tuesday it would lose 20,000 workers through dismissals and sales of divisions in addition to the 30,000 it previously said...

California Real Estate Group Buys Dallas-Based Network.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Patricia V. Rivera Oct. 3--A West Coast real estate consortium has acquired Prudential Texas Properties, a network of six offices and 150 agents, with plans to expand the office rapidly over the next five years. Mason-McDuffie...

Sales-Tax Election for Arlington, Texas, Stadium Could Face Competition.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Michael A. Lindenberger Oct. 3--Time isn't exactly running out for the Dallas Cowboys to woo Arlington officials, but council members and new-stadium advocates alike say the sooner the team outlines its ideas for a new stadium, the...

The Dallas Morning News Technology Column.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Alan Goldstein Oct. 3--VIDEOCONFERENCING IS STAGING A COMEBACK: The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 have ignited demand for videoconferencing services, just as virtual meetings became more popular during the Gulf War conflict. But...

Airlines disclose how much business they've lost.
October 3, 2001... Byline: Terry Maxon Southwest Airlines Co. said Wednesday it is focused on survival, not growth, until it is convinced that enough passengers have returned to the skies to guarantee Southwest's future. Gary Kelly, Southwest's chief...