02/12/2000

When Age Catches up
Provided by Paramount Pictures Chevy Chase, now costarring in the comedy "Snow Day," was attracted to the film in part because of the dearth of family pictures being made.

Entertainment calander
Local music Adolph's Bar & Grill 5407 Aberdeen, Lubbock. Rob Sullivan's Karaoke Show, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. today-Thursday. Free. 793-8434.

'Scream 3'
A good question for the 2025 revival of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": "Name the only horror movie that actually produced entertaining sequels."

Video Releases
The following is a partial schedule of upcoming movies on video. Release dates are subject to change.

William Kerns' Movie Review
OPENING TODAY The Beach (?)Leonardo DiCaprio, in his first major film since "Titanic," portrays a disenfranchised youth trying to discover bliss via escape/travel to Southeast Asia. He befriends a young French couple and, together, they search for a relatively undiscovered and unspoiled beach from directions scrawled on a map by a man who ultimately committed suicide. The journey itself is perilous, but all three are welcomed by the island's commune of international drifters attempting to set rules for a new society. Visions of "Lord of the Flies" come to mind as director Andrew MacDonald states that, as products of Western culture, those who found the island and its pristine beach cannot help but destroy any sanctuary they try to form.

Cactus lists artists
A show called For Lovers Only: A Valentines Concert will be staged at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Avenue.

Viewers Pack theaters for final chapter of horror champion
LOS ANGELES {AP} "Scream 3" wracked up an impressive body count this weekend bodies of movie-goers, that is.

Scream 3
Setting aside the multiple sequels to slasher films featuring Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers, which rarely worked as well as their originals, the "closing" chapter

Ticket Sales
Here are the top movie ticket sales for last Friday through Sunday as tallied by Exhibitor Relations, with weekend gross, number of screens, total gross and number of weeks in release.

Video Sales
1. "CNN Millennium 2000."

Dell profits reach lower forecast
AUSTIN Dell Computer Corp. reported profits that met analysts reduced expectations. Revenue increased 31 percent, which represented a slowdown for Dell, largely because of chip supply problem and a post-Y2K sales slowdown. To deliver robust growth in the future, Dell known for pioneering direct sales of personal computers will give new attention to providing Internet-related customer services and products, said Dell vice chairman Kevin Rollins.

Clinton to address security issues
SUBHEAD:President to assemble top computer experts in light of hacking spree

Band-Aid stuck on new Healing Strip
NEW YORK {AP} They've tried plastic Band-Aids. Band-Aids with aloe and Vitamin E. Band-Aids with antibiotic ointment. Clear Band-Aids. Sports Band-Aids. Even Band-Aids with Elmo and Big Bird. Now, Johnson & Johnson is the latest to take the adhesive bandage high-tech, employing material usually found in hospitals or doctors' offices. The Band-Aid Brand Advanced Healing Strip promises to heal wounds fast and eliminate the formation of scabs, which can cause scarring.

Dow drops another 218.42,down 538.59 for entire week
NEW YORK {AP} Stocks fell sharply Friday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials into a possible correction, as investors sold technology shares to collect the profits from their recent rally.

Windows 2000 to debut Thursday
SAN FRANCISCO {AP} Windows 2000, Microsoft's new corporate operating system, debuts next week with all the glitz and the glamour that accompanied the introduction of Windows 98 two years ago.

Interest rates soar to new high
WASHINGTON Mortgage rates soared to a 31/2-year high this week amid fears that the sizzling economy may trigger inflation down the road.

Court Records 02/12/2000
Marriage licenses John Michael Keys, 25, and Velvet D'Lea Summers, 27, both of Lubbock Bryan Chad Cochran, 24, and Amy Lanell Tredaway, 22, both of Lubbock

Court Records 02/11/2000
Marriage licenses Ronnie B. DeLeon, 35, and Sabrinia Coleman, 27, both of Lubbock Christopher Scott Pandolfo, 27, and Christina Michelle Irwin, 25, both of Lubbock

Levy The Venue Tax
A VENUE TAX on rental cars and hotel and motel rooms could generate revenue to fund large-scale tourism projects such as a Canyon Lakes river district or expansion of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. A venue tax could finance up to $13 million in 20-year bonds under current conditions, according to City Manager Bob Cass. That's money that could be spent to make Lubbock more attractive to visitors and enhance the quality of life for those who live here.

Confiscate Iraq's Oil
SADDAM HUSSEIN DESERVES to contend with the ongoing United Nations oil embargo against his nation.

Our Mild Winter Days
LUBBOCK RESIDENTS occasionally get kidded about the weather here, particularly about the windy days that sometimes blow by in the spring.

Altered Crops Are Safe
GENETICALLY ALTERED CROPS do not pose serious health concerns or significant risks to the world's ecological balance, and much of the debate about producing and marketing gene-engineered crops is political rhetoric designed to favor the protectionist trade policies of foreign countries. Unfortunately, some U.S. companies like Frito-Lay, Gerber and Heinz have given in to anti-biotech activists in the U.S. and abroad and are refusing to use modified produce.

Actor resurrects Poirot for small screen movies
David Suchet believes Agatha Christie probably MET Hercule Poirot or someone very like him in real life. "I think she found him, really," Suchet says in an accent one never would mistake for that of the little Belgian detective, perhaps Christie's most popular character. "The Belgians were refugees in the southwest of England where (Christie) was a dispensing nurse (during War War I), and she would have met Belgians there.

Restored classics now available on video
Four exceptionally interesting films classics all, and fresh from painstaking restoration are being offered on vid

War stirs doubts in Clooney
Though it provided a striking backdrop for his latest film role, BYLINE1:George Clooney says the Persian Gulf War never made much sense to him.

Smith ditches victim role in TV movie
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. {AP} Jaclyn Smith isn't the beautiful damsel in distress in her newest television movie.

Wealth rules New York runways
The popularity of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and its imitators may have sent a questionable message to the fashion arena. Designers' collective vision seems to be stuck on the world of the wealthy who have no qualms about showing it off.

Comic, television pitchman Varney dies at 50
WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. {AP} Jim Varney, the rubbernecked comic who portrayed his rube character "Ernest" from hundreds of television commercials to a series of hit movies, died Thursday at his home. He was 50.

Ratings prompt NBC to move 'Just Shoot Me's' time slot
LA Times-Washington Post News Wire NBC has sacrificed "3rd Rock From the Sun" to save "Just Shoot Me." "Just Shoot Me" has been getting pummeled in its Tuesday 7 p.m. time slot on KCBD-TV Channel 11 (Cox Cable Channel 9) since ABC moved "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" into the 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. hour that night. So too has "3rd Rock," which is airing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday nights.

Ballet inspires latest fitness craze
IRVINE, Calif. No tutus and tights required.

Taylor named humanitarian
Elizabeth Taylor will be the third recipient of the Marian Anderson Award, which honors artists who work to benefit humanity.

'Millionaire' show insurer wants out of deal because questions too easy
NEW YORK {AP} The company that insures ABC's hit game show, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," is suing to get out of its contract because it claims the questions are too easy and they're at risk of paying out too much prize money.

Second half defense lifts Muleshoe to 62-41 victory
MULESHOE Maybe the Cooper boys basketball team should see about getting its tickets refunded from its game against Muleshoe on Friday, because the Pirates seemed to have obstructed views of the basket. Of course, maybe the Mules should have been scolded for being bad hosts in their 62-41 victory since it was their hands and bodies that continually got in the way of the Pirate shooters.

CHS wins coin flip, chooses second seed
First place didn't exactly excite Shirlene Lilley. The Coronado head coach had her eyes set on girls District 3-5A's grand prize second place. Sound confusing? Well, after Lilley's Lady Mustangs were upended by Amarillo on Tuesday, ruining their chances of clinching an outright district title, Coronado was left to share the district championship with the Lady Sandies and Monterey.

Impressed With Arena
We had a great time at the Elton John concert last night (Tuesday, Feb. 8). We felt like we really got our money's worth -- 2 hours and 50 minutes of good entertainment. Elton John's stamina is phenomenal -- it wore us out just to watch him sing and play with such intensity for so long with no real break.

Arena, Lubbock 'Shined'
Not only did the new arena shine Tuesday night, but the people of Lubbock shined as well. The concert was one of the most memorable nights I have enjoyed in quite sometime. It was a class act all around.

'It's A Flying Tail!'
It's called a flying tail! That is the name of the tail section on the MS-83 that crashed. Please note that no military craft uses this tail other than heavy aircraft that move supplies like the C-141 or Star-lifter. (No high performance planes use this type of tail.)

Reyes' Death Sentence
My thoughts on Gilberto Reyes being sentenced to death are that he deserves what he gets, simply because he turned his back on something more precious: his own daughter, who will be two years old in May 2000. I think they should do to him what he did to the victim. These are my thoughts.

'Tradition' SickeningRe:
"Cockfighting Defended" (A-J, 1-31). I was sickened by this letter. Simply because it, along with bullfighting and dogfighting, has been around for thousands of years falls very short of making it all right. It is and always will be inhumane, cruel and barbaric.

Writer Defends Reviews
In response to the letter criticizing the movie reviews of William Kerns (A-J, 2-6), I wish to remind the writer that it is not the critic's function to guarantee that everyone will like or dislike a film based on his personal criteria.

Fowl Must Be 'Game'
In response to the letter on cockfighting (A-J, 2-7), it never fails to amaze me as to the ignorance of people who are condemning the sport. There is no way on earth to make a cock fight if he chooses not to.

Test Results Guaranteed?
Re: Urine analysis testing in schools. One issue that hasn't been addressed yet is the accuracy of the testing, i.e. Hale County Probation Department gets flawed results from the agency doing their testing, and they still file on people.

Parents Have Options
I agree with Mr. Tannahill. If I had a child in that school, they, too, would not be drug tested. I feel that the school should have a real reason to test the students. Parents, you do have options: private schools, home school or I would move my child to another school.

Loving Mother's Actions
With all due respect to the gentleman's letter concerning the Gonzalez child (A-J, 2-3), I disagree with his comments and thinking.

Tech Parking 'Solution'
I was very disappointed to hear what Texas Tech plans on doing to alleviate some of the parking problems. It's bad enough that tuition is sky-high, degree requirements continue to increase, and required courses remain hard to get into because there's not enough of them. Then, there is the parking problem. Building some parking garages and charging $250 per semester to park there is not what I would call "helping."

'Thumbs Up' To Father
I notice the Lockney School District has instituted a policy whereby all Lockney students are to be drug tested. Apparently, in order to give this new policy a more legal appearance, the school b

Waste Of UW Funds
The balloon bouquet the United Way sends is nice, but what a complete waste of the hard-earned funds you collect from the citizens of Lubbock who sign up for payroll deductions that may last for 12 months. This is the second year this has been done. I and several others complained about this last year, but did nothing about it.

Parents Plead: Don't let children ride in the back of trucks
Every year, thousands of children are killed or injured in auto collisions or related events, such as being struck as a pedestrian or falling from the back of a pickup truck.

African-American churches see "tremendous reawakening"
African-American churches in Lubbock are reaching out to young people in hopes of defeating the drug culture that has filled the nation's prison system and finding themselves revived in the process. "I just believe when God called men from all over this city to come together and pray, he was saying, 'I'm desiring to do a great work through the body of Christ in this area.' For that to happen, it takes servant prayer, faith-filled preaching and fiery praise (in churches)," said the Rev. Wendell D. Davis, pastor of Lyons Chapel Baptist Church.

Critical Safety
One Texas resident is killed every 47 minutes in a auto collision or related event. These incidents kill more children and young people than any other cause of death and many of them are preventable. That's the message of the Injury Prevention Coalition of the South Plains as they observe National Child Passenger Safety Week from Monday through Feb. 19.

Schedule of events
Monday "Buckle Up Your Valentine Day"

Lubbock Democrats aim at young voters
A trio of Democrats called for a new campaign by the party to attract young voters, and vowed to win local races by taking their message door-to-door.

Council rejects private escorts
Funeral escorts will remain the task of Lubbock police after a vote by the City Council on Thursday that rejected a proposal to allow private companies to offer the service.

Former Lamb County jailer faces charges of sexual misconduct on the job
LITTLEFIELD A former jailer in Lamb County was indicted Thursday for having sexual relations with male inmates. Pandy Aleman could face up to two years in jail for the state jail felony charge.

Super Bowl champ visits local school
Super Bowl champ and Lubbock native Taje Allen returned to town Friday afternoon to visit with kids at the Head Start program's Shapes Academy. The St. Louis Rams' cornerback tossed a football around with the youngsters at Shapes, which caters to 60 children. He tried to show them they can overcome their circumstances and achieve their dreams.

Clemmons signs on to lead Lubbock school district
Before the Lubbock Independent School District trustees met Thurs-day morning, there was a new sign at a parking slot at the district's central office. The name on the sign read "Clemmons."

Sentence delivered to former SPARC employee for fraud
A former South Plains AIDS Resource Center employee was sentenced Friday in federal court to spend eight months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Lubbock to enhance 911 service
The Lubbock County Emergency Communications District will begin seeking contracts with local cellular telephone companies to implement wireless enhanced 911 service.

Fire damages Lubbock home
Lubbock firefighters battled a house fire Friday afternoon in the 8800 block of Elkridge Avenue.

Infant's death leaves police asking questions
Police on Thursday were keeping open an investigation into the death Tuesday of a 47-day-old female infant whose mother took her to Covenant Medical Center after first visiting the emergency room at University Medical Center.

Bye, bye paperwork
Filling out paperwork is no way for patrol officers to spend their time, Police Chief Ken Walker says.

Area radio personality wears bovine suit for weighty cause
HALE CENTER Radio personality Terry Wright is grazing on his own words again.

Sitton recovering smoothly after cancer surgery
NEW YORK Mayor Windy Sitton said she gave back her crutches to a physical therapist Thursday, climbed stairs and walked several laps around the halls of a New York hospital where she had cancer surgery three days ago.

Restaurant Reports for week ending Feb. 4.
A score of 100 is perfect.

Car wreck claims man's life
Brock was traveling south on the highway when his truck collided with the guard rail and veered into northbound traffic, Gonzalez said. From that side of the road, the truck went over the guard rail protecting the highway and careened into a county road sign, down a concrete embankment and into a stop sign below at FM 1294.

Deputy demoted following incident
Lubbock County Sheriff's Department officials on Thursday demoted a deputy present during last week's alleged assault at a Longview hotel.

Correction 02/11/2000
Thursday's Avalanche-Journal incorrectly reported the state of Rebecca Wilson's relationship with Hobbs police Officer Dusty Wilson. She is his wife, not his ex-wife. The A-J regrets the error.

Brownfield high schoolers enjoy taste of sweet success
BROWNFIELD They may be just a group of high schoolers from Brownfield, but the Silver Spoons sure took the cake last month at the Llano Wine & Chocolate Fantasia.

Police get break in check forgery case; two suspects arrested
Police believe they have cracked an 18-member check forgery ring that tried to steal more than $45,000 from South Plains bank accounts.

Tech honors four professors
HOUSTON Four Texas Tech professors were granted the university's highest honor during Thursday and Friday's regents meeting.

Energas to take rate hike appeal to TRC
Energas Co. announced Friday that it will take its rate case before the Texas Railroad Commission.

Grand jury to hear case of ex-officer
A grand jury will decide whether to pursue criminal charges against a former Lubbock police officer accused of promoting child pornography and soliciting sexual performances from teen-age girls.

Man gets 20 years for drug charge
Rolando Gomez, 23, of Lubbock was sentenced Friday to 20 years in a state prison for a drug charge to which he pleaded guilty in January.

Doctors developing lasers, other gadgets in effort to treat stroke victims
NEW ORLEANS {AP} Doctors trying to stop a stroke in its tracks are developing some entirely new approaches that use lasers and other gadgets to blast, smash or grab blood clots lodged deep inside the brain.

Drinking binge can hurt fetus
WASHINGTON {AP} A single drinking binge by a pregnant woman can be enough to permanently damage the brain of her unborn child, according to a new study of the effects of alcohol on babies. Although experiments in the study were conducted on laboratory rats, experts said the findings offer an explanation of why children born to drinking mothers can suffer learning disabilities and other brain disorders.

Prescription drugs use
GRANBURY {AP} Officials at Meadows Middle School suspended seven students on Thursday after they allegedly took prescription anxiety-relieving drugs in school and became ill from the side effects.

McCain depends on corporate contributions despite past attacks on system
WASHINGTON {AP} From the campaign trail where he decries the Washington money chase, Sen. John McCain beams his image into the ballroom of a capital hotel where corporate lobbyists are helping raise as much as $500,000 for his presidential bid.

Southern Conference tournies remain in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. {AP} Over objections from the NAACP, the Southern Conference said Friday it would keep its basketball tournaments in Greenville this season.

McCain claims record stands alone
WASHINGTON {AP} In the Senate, John McCain has been on the winning side of fights to ban lobbyist gifts, help elderly wage-earners and give the president line-item veto power.

Scandal may cost Clinton license
WASHINGTON {AP} The Arkansas Supreme Court has given President Clinton 30 days to respond to two ethics complaints seeking to strip him of his law license because of his conduct in the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

Ventura abandons Reform Party ties
ST. PAUL, Minn. {AP} Gov. Jesse Ventura, the Reform Party's marquee name and top officeholder, cut his ties to the national organization Friday, branding it a "hopelessly dysfunctional" group that drags down independent politicians like him.

Combest calls farm plan 'inadequate'
WASHINGTON {AP} Republicans opened an election-year battle over aid to farmers Thursday by saying the administration's $5.8 billion package of farm assistance is "woefully inadequate."

Bush claims McCain 'passing the plate' with interest groups
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. {AP} Still scribbling out his notes, George W. Bush strode into a news conference Friday and launched another barrage against Jo

Ventura wants to leave Reform Party
WASHINGTON {AP} Gov. Jesse Ventura, who rose to political prominence under the Minnesota banner of the Reform Party, wants to split from the national organization, officials close to him said Thursday.

Derivatives receive support from Fed
WASHINGTON {AP} Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan urged Congress on Thursday to act quickly to exempt from regulation the $80 trillion market in so-called over-the-counter derivatives, saying legal uncertainty is posing "unacceptable risks to the country's financial system." Derivatives are complex financial instruments whose value depends on the value or change in value of an underlying security, commodity or asset. They are used by businesses to guard against losses from unexpected market movements, but also by high-risk investment funds to speculate.

Major airlines inspect jets in wake of Alaska crash
LOS ANGELES {AP} Alaska Airlines grounded two MD-80 jetliners Thursday after wear and tear was found in tail mechanisms during voluntary inspections prompted by last week's crash of Alaska Flight 261.

GOP targets senior citizen earnings cap
WASHINGTON {AP} Fresh from their victory on tax cuts for married couples, House Repub-licans are turning to legislation that would lift the outside earnings limit on Social Security for people age 65-70.

Safety fears fail to keep travelers from airways
GRAPEVINE {AP} As she waited for her American Airlines flight to take off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday, fear unexpectedly crept into Celene Mitchell's mind.

Woman recovers from bout with hypothermia
A 29-year-old woman was skiing down a waterfall gully in northern Norway last spring when she fell and became wedged between rocks and a thick layer of ice. An icy torrent continuously flooded the space where she was trapped.

Hog farm proximity leads to medical ills
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. {AP} People living near hog farms report more headaches, diarrhea and minor respiratory problems, according to a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Public still largely unaware of 'functional foods' trend
They've been touted as the next big thing in nutrition, but "functional foods" apparently have not been touted enough for most people to know what they are.

Combest calls farm aid package 'short'
WASHINGTON {AP} Republicans opened an election-year battle over aid to farmers Thursday by saying the administration's $5.8 billion package of farm assistance is "woefully short."

Hacker's computer traced to university
WASHINGTON {AP} Experts investigating attacks against major commercial Web sites this week confirmed Friday that a desktop computer used by vandals as a weapon has been traced to a California university. There was no indication that anyone at the University of California at Santa Barbara was involved, only that one of its computers was believed to be among the dozens nationwide that were hacked and had electronic attack software secretly installed.

House clears plan to cut marriage tax
WASHINGTON {AP} Dis-patching an

Today's A-J Headlines - 02/11/00

Today's A-J Headlines - 02/12/00

Flora Parvin
FLOYDADA (Special) Services for Flora Mae Parvin, 68, of Floydada will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Moore-Rose-White Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Henry Russell, pastor of Trinity Church, officiating.

Peggy Webb
KINGSLAND (Special) Services for Peggy Webb, 88, of Kingsland will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lakeland Hills Memorial Park with the Rev. George Belford officiating.

Vera Shaw
Graveside services for Vera Mitchell Shaw, 92, of Lubbock will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven Memorial Park with the Rev. Ellmar Johnson officiating.

Joe Cade
SEYMOUR (Special) Services for Joe Bailey Cade, 89, of Paducah will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with A.B. Martin officiating.

Rex Kelly
STANTON (Special) Graveside services for Rex Kelly, 94, of Knox City and formerly of Stanton will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton.

Sharon Anderson
DENVER CITY Services for Sharon June Anderson, 47, of Grand Prairie will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church with Darrell Bethany officiating and the Rev. Zane Johnson assisting.

Vernon Flowers Sr.
Services for Vernon Flowers Sr., 75, of Lubbock will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. B.R. Morton officiating.

David Flowers Jr.
Services for David Flowers Jr., 58, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hope Deliverance Temple with the Rev. Charles Tanner officiating.

Audrey McElroy
Services for Audrey McElroy, 99, formerly of Levelland will be at 3 p.m. today at White Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Joe Ainsworth, pastor of Redbud Baptist Church, officiating, and the Rev. Elizabeth Sisco, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church, assisting.

Bill Dugger
BROWNFIELD (Special) Services for Bill Dugger, 84, of Brownfield will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with the Rev. Charles Fisher and the Rev. Jack Garrett officiating.

Clyde Campbell
DALLAS (Special) Services for Clyde Franklin "Frank" Campbell will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Restland Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bill Usher officiating.

Rufus Dodgen
SHAMROCK (Special) Services for Rufus Allen Dodgen, 88, of Shamrock will be at 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Shamrock with the Rev. John Dorn, pastor, officiating.

Audrey McElroy
Services for Audrey McElroy, 99, formerly of Levelland will be at 3 p.m. today at White Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Joe Ainsworth, pastor of Redbud Baptist Church, officiating, and the Rev. Elizabeth Sisco, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church, assisting.

Mike Jimenez
HEREFORD (Special) Graveside services for Mike Jimenez, 55, of Hereford will be 3 p.m. today at St. Anthony's Cemetery under the direction of Gililand-Watson Funeral Home.

Akadrien Lewis-Johnson
Services for Akadrien Monee Lewis-Johnson, infant daughter of Tony Johnson and Shkeethia Lewis of Lubbock, will be at 2 p.m. today at Faith First Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Garrett officiating.

Essie Murray
Paducah (Special) Services for Essie Lee Murray, 89, of Paducah will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah with the Rev. Keith Prather, pastor, officiating.

Cruz Guerrero Ybanez
LAMESA (Special) Services for Cruz Guerrero Ybanez, 87, of Lamesa, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church with Father Martin Pena officiating.

Earl Braddock
KRESS (Special) Services for Earl Edwin "Jim" Braddock, 69, of Grassland will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Kress with the Rev. Jay Simpson, pastor, officiating.

Calvin Holley
RALLS (Special) Services for Calvin Holly, 81, of Ralls will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ralls First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Bartley officiating.

Lisa Glazebrook
Memorial services for Lisa D. Glazebrook, 39, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rix Funeral Home Chapel.

Eddie Parks
WOLFFORTH (Special) Services for Eddie Irene Parks, 98, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. today in Wilsons' Funeral Directors Chapel in Wolfforth with G.W. Pete Mimms and T.C. Clark officiating.

Thorley Fanning
Services for Thorley Laborn Fanning, 76, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Jimmy Nunn officiating.

Lois Hanna
QUANAH (Special) Services for Lois Hanna, 88, of Lubbock will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Quanah Memorial Park with the Rev. Keith Wiseman officiating.

Frances King
LAMESA (Special) Graveside services for Frances King, 67, of Lamesa will be 4 p.m. today at Lamesa Memorial Park with the Rev. Ben Todd of Lubbock officiating and the Rev. Paul Land of Canyon assisting.

B.J. Stubbs
Memorial services for B.J. Stubbs, 73, of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Resthaven Funeral Home Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Lynn Lemon officiating.

Jewell Strasner
OLTON (Special) Services for Jewell H. Strasner, 87, of Olton will be 10 a.m. today at Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home with the Rev. Norman Patton, pastor at First United Methodist Church, officiating.

Vera Austin
ARTESIA, N.M. (Special) Services for Vera Inez Austin, 69, of Las Cruces, N.M., will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. L.R. Gentry of San Angelo and Rick Sullivan officiating.

Manuel Trevino
LITTLEFIELD (Special) Services for Manuel Trevino, 79, of Littlefield will be 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lubbock with the Rev. James O'Connor officiating.

Ena Pogue
SNYDER (Special) Services for Ena Pogue, 94, of Snyder will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastside Church of Christ with Tom Holcomb officiating.

Jacine Knox
SUDAN (Special) Services for Janice Knox, 80, of Sudan, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Cliff Hargrove, pastor, officiating.

Cecile McMath
MULESHOE (Special) Services for Cecile McMath, 95, of Muleshoe will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New Covenant Church with the Rev. Jimmy Low of Brownwood and the Rev. Steve Claybrook, pastor, officiating.

Correction
In Friday's Avalanche-Journal, the obituary for B.J. Stubbs of Lubbock was inadvertently published a second time. Services for Mr. Stubbs were Feb. 5. The A-J regrets the error.

Davis Shaw
SNYDER (Special) Services for Davis J. Shaw, 88, of Abilene will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Chapel with Marty Akins, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating and the Rev. Cliff Stewart of First Central Presbyterian in Abilene assisting.

Leslie Reeves
SHALLOWATER (Special) Services for Leslie Reeves, 94, of Shallowater will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Mitch Wilson officiating.

Freddie Connally
SEAGRAVES (Special) Services for Freddie Lee Connally, 66, of Seagraves will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. R. Harold Brown of Denver City officiating and the Rev. Walt Thompson of Andrews assisting.

Another down year could mean trouble for ACC
RALEIGH, N.C. {AP} Once college basketball's undisputed king of kings, the Atlantic Coast Conference is having another down year that could spell trouble when NCAA tournament bids are announced.

Lillian Mathis
Services for Lillian "Bill" Mathis, 87, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. today at Chapel of Angels Funeral Home with the Rev. Elizabeth Abraham officiating.

Geneva Prestridge
WICHITA FALLS (Special) Services for Geneva Mae Prestridge, 87, of Wichita Falls will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home in Wichita Falls.

Schulz has ministered from his pen-and-ink pulpit
For almost 50 years Charles M. Schulz, a lay Church of God minister, has used Linus, Charlie Brown and other members of the Peanuts gang to preach to a world-wide congregation that has grown to 355 million readers. Schulz steps down from his pen-and-ink pulpit on Sunday as Peanuts, which has appeared in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries and 21 languages, comes to an end. Millions of people have been blessed by the more than 18,000 Peanuts strips Schulz has drawn and lettered.

Police Blotter 02/11/2000
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS

Crime wrap
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous. INDECENCY WITH A CHILD

BUICK INVITATIONAL
SAN DIEGO {AP} Scores with course designators Thursday after the first round of the $3 million Buick Invitational, played on the 6,874-yard, par 36-3672 n-North Course and 7,000-yard, par 36-3672 s-South Course at Torrey Pines. (a-denotes amateur):

FIGHT SCHEDULE
FIGHT SCHEDULE(National TV in parentheses)SaturdayAt Uncasville, Conn.: (SHO) Kostya Tszyu, Australia, vs. Ahmed Santos, Mexico, 12, for Tszyu's WBC super lightweight title; Zab Judah, Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Jan Bergman, South Africa, 12, for Judah's interim IBF junior welterweight title.

Rocker testifies at hearing
NEW YORK {AP} John Rocker got the chance Thursday to explain his controversial comments, testifying on the second and final day of a hearing he hopes will lead to a reduction in his suspension.

Another down year could mean trouble for ACC
RALEIGH, N.C. {AP} Once college basketball's undisputed king of kings, the Atlantic Coast Conference is having another down year that could spell trouble when NCAA tournament bids are announced.

Osgood stops Blues
ST. LOUIS Chris Osgood faced only 13 shots as the Detroit Red Wings won the second half of a home-and-home series with St. Louis, ending the Blues' six-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory Thursday night.

Tiger comes to life on back nine
SAN DIEGO Tiger Woods was focused on making the cut. Phil Mickelson, one of the leaders after two rounds in the Buick Invitational, was focused on Tiger Woods.

Cincinnati council thumbs nose at Selig
CINCINNATI {AP} In a twist, Cincinnati city councilmen are proposing to ban baseball commissioner Bud Selig.

Kupak hands out three assists in Lubbock win
"You can't really fault anyone for effort tonight," May said.

Familiar faces lead Kings to 4-3 victory
It seemed appropriate for the Cotton Kings' man of the night to be someone with the team name as his own.

Garagiola to co-host dog show on USA Ballplayers or beagles?
When it comes to being a TV announcer, it's no contest for Joe Garagiola.

Young boxer aims to make a comeback
It was nearly half his lifetime ago that boxing took Jeremy Perez almost to the top. There was one year that he won three matches in Texas, two more in Arkansas and another in Iowa before losing in a national finals match.

BUICK INVITATIONAL
SAN DIEGO {AP} Scores with course designators Friday after the second round of the $3 million Buick Invitational, played on the 6,874-yard, par-72 n-North Course and 7,000-yard, par-72 s-South Course at Torrey Pines (a-denotes amateur):

Marino voids 2 years on contract
DAVIE, Fla. {AP} Dan Marino now has some time, and the Miami Dolphins have more money. Marino, the NFL career leader in passing yardage, voided the final two years of his contract with the Dolphins on Thursday. It remained unclear whether the 38-year-old quarterback will retire or return next season.

Cards stun No.4 Syracuse 82-89
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Tony Williams scored 20 points and Marques Maybin added 16 as Louisville handed No. 4 Syracuse its second straight loss, 82-69 on Thursday night.

Grand jury mulls over Lewis murder indictment
ATLANTA {AP} Prosecutors on Friday sought murder indictments against NFL star Ray Lewis and two other men for two stabbing deaths after a Super Bowl party.

Love III Takes Control of Buick; Tiger six shots back after first round
SAN DIEGO Tiger Woods could have used a day off. Instead, he may have to work overtime to keep alive golf's longest winning streak in 52 years.

Malone stays away from All-Star gala weekend
OAKLAND, Calif. {AP} Karl Malone wasn't around Friday to view a scene that would have made his stomach turn: A crowd at least 60 gathered around Vince Carter, while at the next table only six wanted to talk with John Stockton.

NFL veterans flood free agent pool
The NFL's annual free-agent period starts Friday with the possibility that some of pro football's biggest stars will be on the open market, victims of age, injury or the salary cap.

Slow Chevrolets raise concerns in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. {AP} The first official day of Winston Cup practice this season was enough to confirm that the Chevrolet teams are off the pace heading into pole qualifying for the Feb. 20 Daytona 500. Michael Waltrip was the fastest Chevy driver in both of Friday's practice sessions at Daytona International Speedway. But his fast lap of 188.758 mph was only 10th overall, trailing seven Fords and two Pontiacs.

NHL SCORING LEADERS
Through Feb. 10 GP G A PTS

Woman admits bank robberies
CLOVIS, N.M. A Clovis, N.M., woman admitted to robbing banks in three states Wednesday after she was arrested in Clovis. Shanna Lemmerman Kuhlman, 21, was arrested about 1 p.m. in Clovis as she walked down the street near Lilac Road, a Clovis Police Department news release said. Kuhlman admitted to police that she robbed banks in Colorado, Arizona and Oklahoma.

Airline shows interest in service to Carlsbad
CARLSBAD, N.M. {AP} City officials are encouraged by an airline's interest in the possibility of providing air service to Carlsbad and nearby communities.

Sacajawea frenzy leaves banks coming up short
SANTA FE {AP} The new Sacajawea dollar is scarce among banks even the designer of the coin, Santa Fe sculptor and Lubbock native Glenna Goodacre, said she couldn't find one at a local bank. "I can't believe what's going on with this thing," said Pat Murray, executive vice president of Community Bank. "Glenna asked me personally to try and get her extra coins, and nobody (at the U.S. Mint) would even talk to me about it."

Methodist church drops case against ministers who blessed lesbian wedding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. {AP} The United Methodist church decided Friday not to bring charges against 68 ministers who blessed a lesbian wedding to protest their church's ban on gay marriages. Church investigators decided the charges were not serious enough to merit a trial under United Methodist law. If the pastors had been convicted of breaking church law, they could have faced punishment as severe as dismissal.

Prophecy Conference slated at Holiday Inn
Richard Rives and Michael Rood, who described himself as a messianic rabbi, will lead a Texas Prophecy Conference 2000 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Towers, 801 Ave. Q. Doors will open at 9 a.m. for the free conference.

Endeavour crew in orbit, 'ready to map the world'
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. {AP} Space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of six roared into orbit Friday on a long-delayed mission to create the finest map of Earth ever produced. "We're ready to map the world," said commander Kevin Kregel.

Home Sweet Home
When they finally returned home to Lubbock after Tuesday's loss against Missouri, one of the first things the coach told her team to do was go home and go to bed.

Tech sets out for revenge vs. USC
Ever since the Texas Tech baseball program became a perennial NCAA tournament contender in 1995, there have been several numerous obstacles that have kept the Red Raiders from advancing past the first round and to the College World Series.

Briggs, Crisp return to Tech football
Senior cornerback Derrick Briggs will be reinstated to the Texas Tech football team this spring after his felony drug possession charge was recently reduced to a misdemeanor conviction, head coach Mike Leach said Thursday.

Red Raider Notebook
Last time out: Texas Tech dropped a 76-60 decision to Texas Wednesday in Austin. Baylor fell to Oklahoma 68-59 last Saturday in Waco.

Tech football adds 21st recruit to 2000 class
With the last available opening on his list of 21 scholarships, Texas Tech head football coach Mike Leach decided to seek an "overachieving" sleeper recruit.

Is it time for Raiders to start looking ahead?
At what point do you write a season off and start looking at the future?

Junior goes home in blockbuster trade
CINCINNATI {AP} Junior has come home.

Texas Tech Baseball Notebook
Texas Tech senior outfielder/pitcher Cory Sellars is day-to-day for this weekend's series against after suffering a bruised left (throwing) arm in an automobile accident on Friday.

Deaths keep Vinson on right path
TAMPA, Fla. {AP} When he's tired of training or he's feeling down, Clarence Vinson looks at the obituaries he carries with him.

SPORTS/briefly
Lubbock to host Golden Gloves Boxing

TCU tops Hawaii
FORT WORTH AP) Marquis Gainous ed TCU wh27 point and seven rebounds in a 106-96 victory over Hawaii Thursday night.

FRIDAY'S COLLEGE SCORES SOUTH
Auburn 19, Furman 7

Alabama shocks No. 7 LSU 72-68
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP Shondra Jonson made four free throws in the final 1:06 to lift Alabama to a 72-68 upset over No. 7 LSU, snapping the Tigers' eight-game winning streak.

Blue Devils smash Yellow Jackets
DURHAM, N.C. {AP} Georgia Schweitzer and Krista Gingrich each scored 21 points to lead No. 14 Duke in an 83-51 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday.

THURSDAY'S COLLEGE SCORES
MEN AP TOP 25 No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 24 Oregon (n).

Lady Raider Notebook
Compiled by Brent Schrotenboer

UCSB players plead no contest to charges
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. {AP} UC Santa Barbara basketball players Larry Bell and Eric Hare have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor counts of using another student's phone card to make more than $3,000 worth of calls, and sentenced to 15-day jail terms.

Red Raiders rally in last at-bat to snip Trojans 4-3
Having a team with several new faces, Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays knew a three-game series against Southern California could give him an early indication of what kind of club the Red Raiders will field this year. By the most unconventional methods following the most unexpected path, the No. 18 Red Raiders gave their coach an answer Friday that he could feel good about.

FRIDAY'S COLLEGE SCORES
MEN AP TOP 25 Columbia 68, Brown 59

Red Raider guards eye second chance in battle with Bears
Despite all the problems the Texas Tech men have encountered this season, they usually have been able to rely on the fact that in most matchups they would have an edge at guard with seniors Rayford Young and James Ware.

UT's Hale no-hits Sam Houston
AUSTIN {AP} Beau Hale threw the first Texas no-hitter in almost 13 years in the Longhorns' 10-0 victory over Sam Houston State on Friday.

Dubai Open Results
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates {AP} Results Friday of the $975,000 Duty Free Dubai Open ATP Tour hardcourt tournament:

Red Raiders gear up for toughest test of season latest Collegiate Baseball poll.
"Any time you're playing a good team like USC you take a lot of pride in how you play," said infielder Brennan Burns, a native or Orange, Calif., "especially knowing all our fans are going to be behind us. I hope the guys on the team take a lot of pride in what they do this weekend because this is kind of a benchmark (series) for us this year, right off the bat." Tech got an indication of how they matched up with a top program in a series at USC last year. That's where reliever Brandon Roberson developed into a strong closer as Tech took the first game 9-8. But bad breaks doomed the Raiders the final two days as USC captured wins of 5-3 and 5-4.

Local baseball teams clash in tourney
The Broken Bat Tournament will bring the Eastern New Mexico, Wayland Baptist, West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian University baseball programs together for eight games today and Saturday in Portales (N.M).

Moegle, Weese, Briles named National Coaches of the Year
For a person who isn't motivated by individual awards, former Levelland girls basketball coach Dean Weese can't seem to stop collecting them.

WOMEN Paris Results
PARIS {AP} Results Friday of the $537,000 Open Gaz de France WTA Tour tournament at Coubertin Stadium:

Grand juries may receive more fraud cases in Smart Jobs mismanagement
AUSTIN {AP} Criminal investigators say grand jurors will probably soon hear more cases of fraud against the state's Smart Jobs program, which a Jan. 24 audit called grossly mismanaged.

Pawn shop owner seeks to attract shoppers, not just borrowers
FORT WORTH {AP} Pawn shops have traditionally been foremost a place to borrow, but a Texas company is trying to make its stores a place to shop.

Ruling favors wireless phone companies
AUSTIN Three wireless phone companies operating in Lubbock County don't have to collect an estimated $300,000 in fees imposed by the county's 911 district almost five years ago.

State suspends admissions to nursing home
Admission to Southern Manor Nursing Home has been suspended until the Texas Department of Human Services sees proof of the center's compliance with state and federal regulations. A sign posted on each entry door of the facility at 4320 West 19th Street says Southern Manor has violated the state's health code, and "the violation threatens the health and safety of residents."

Fate of zoo workers up to prosecutors
EL PASO, Texas {AP}-- A videotaped animal cruelty case involving an elephant at the El Paso Zoo was presented Friday to prosecutors.

Grand jury indicts suspected forgers
SAN ANGELO {AP} A grand jury has indicted nine people accused of leaving a trail of bad checks from Fort Worth to San Angelo.

Regents question cost of new building
HOUSTON Texas Tech regents questioned the price tag of a proposed Animal Sciences and Food Technology Building on Thursday and whether it was "fantastically lavish."

West Texas congressmen flunk enviromental scorecard test
AUSTIN Three West Texas congressmen and the state's two U.S. senators scored zeros on a national environmental scorecard released Friday by the League of Conservation Voters.

Local hearings to give farmers voice on policy
House Agriculture Chairman Larry Combest will kick off the first in a series of congressional field hearings on farm policy here on March 6. Combest said he hopes the hearings will result in a consensus among agriculture producers on the direction United States farm policy should take this century.

University mourns athletes killed while traveling to meet
PRAIRIE VIEW {AP} In the sea of pain and bewilderment that deluged Prairie View A&M University on Friday, Jacques Hudson offered and accepted hugs as the campus grieved four of his track teammates, killed the night before in a van crash.

Concert leads to three arrests
EL PASO {AP} Two female members of the band 2-Live-Crew were arrested after taking off their clothes during a concert at a nightclub.

Teachers resume battle for benefits
AUSTIN {AP} Texas teachers, whose most recent effort to win state-paid health insurance died in last year's Legislature, are renewing their battle for better benefits.

Vox Populi 02/12/2000
Need to sound off about something that's bugging you? Need to boast about something? Vox Populi offers you a forum. Here's a sampling of recent comments. I see that the animal lovers are trying to get the circus shut down because training animals to do tricks is an unnatural act. If that be so, then should there be no more training of pilots because the human body flying through the air is an unnatural act, and what about the acts of homosexuals? Is that act natural or no?

Vox Populi 02/11/2000
Need to sound off about something that's bugging you? Need to boast about something? Vox Populi offers you a forum. Here's a sampling of recent comments. Vox ed says: It had to happen. Vox ed tried to make sense out of something a caller said and guessed wrong. We humbly (well, somewhat humbly) apologize to the caller mentioned in the last item of Thursday's column. He truly did mean to say that Lubbock has its head on straight and isn't headed for hell in a handbasket.

Iraq won't allow U.N. arms inspectors to resume disarmament
BAGHDAD, Iraq {AP} Iraq said Thursday that it will not allow U.N. arms inspectors back into the country to reinstate a disarmament program halted on the eve of U.S. and British airstrikes in December 1998.

Another Israeli soldier killed
BEIRUT, Lebanon {AP} Hezbollah guerrillas killed a seventh Israeli soldier Friday and seriously wounded another. Israel retaliated with a 13th day of air strikes.

Hostages from hijacked airliner seek asylum
STANSTED, England {AP} About half the hostages freed from a hijacked Afghan airliner requested asylum in Britain, but their 74 applications ran into immediate skepticism Thursday from officials who feared the four-day drama was all an elaborate bid to escape Afghanistan.

Russia purges rebels; watch group fearful
DUBA-YURT, Russia {AP} Waves of Russian warplanes and helicopter gunships roared over the gorges of southern Chechnya on Friday, attacking thousands of rebels based in the snowy mountains.

Peace prize nominations break record
OSLO, Norway {AP} A record 144 nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize had been received by Friday, and they included bids for President Clinton and a small Albanian town. Last year, when the prize went to the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders, there were 136 nominations. The old record was 139 from 1998.

$1.6 billion program targets Colombian drug farmers
BOGOTA, Colombia {AP} President Andres Pastrana wants U.S. taxpayers to spend tens of millions of dollars to wean Colombian farmers away from growing illicit drug crops by promoting the raising of cattle, coffee and cotton instead. Though the bulk of the proposed $1.6 billion U.S. aid plan to fight drugs in Colombia will be used for destroying coca crops and battling the leftist rebels who protect them, Colombia will spend a fifth of it on alternative development and other social programs, Pastrana told The Associated Press Thursday.

Alcohol violations raise questions in Cuban boy case
WASHINGTON {AP} The Justice Department is reviewing whether alcohol-related driving violations or other actions by Elian Gonzalez' relatives in Miami warrant moving the 6-year-old boy to a different, temporary custodian.
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