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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.

Entertainment Briefly 03/03/2000
The Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center Theatre.

Actors know when to pause for comic effect and when to hurry things in 'Natalie'
Actors know when to pause for comic effect and when to hurry things in 'Natalie'

Video Releases
TUESDAY "Around the World with Orson Welles," Image Entertainment (also DVD)

Cinemark contract rated G
Cinemark Inc. has contracted with a distributor called Feature Films for Families, agreeing to screen four new G-rated releases each year.

All About Choices
Curtis Hanson, Oscar-nominated for debut directorial effort "L.A. Confidential," proves with the wonderful "Wonder Boys" that sly, quirky comedy also is not beyond his reach.

entertainment CALENDAR
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.

William Kerns' Movie Reviews
OPENING TODAY Drowning Mona (?)

Dell, magazine launch contest
AUSTIN Dell Computer Corp. and a national computer magazine are looking for two regular, All-American families in desperate need of an "e-makeover."

Realtors cite errors on Web
AUSTIN {AP} House hunters surfing the Web should exercise caution because much of the real estate information found online is inaccurate or deceiving, a group representing Texas Realtors said Friday.

NYSE, Nasdaq marriage not likely
NEW YORK {AP} As competition within the U.S. stock markets intensifies, the once-unthinkable has become increasingly possible.

Palm gets hot in first trading day
SANTA CLARA, Calif. {AP} Palm Inc.'s stock sizzled Thursday, nearly tripling on its first day of trading, but many small investors were burning at being left out of the initial public offering for the world's leading maker of handheld electronic organizers.

Meat cutters question move by Wal-Mart
DALLAS {AP} Seven butchers who took on the nation's biggest retailer by joining a union are facing an uncertain future now that Wal-Mart has decided to replace meat cutting departments at 180 stores with prepackaged meat.

Venezuela's oil workers call off national strike
CARACAS, Venezuela {AP} Ending a threat to production in the world's third-largest petroleum exporter, Venezuela's oil workers called off a nationwide strike Friday after just a few hours away from the job.

U S West may sue if Qwest balks at merger
NEW YORK {AP} U S West Inc., the Denver-based Baby Bell, is threatening to sue merger partner Qwest Communi-cations Inc. if it backs out of their $56 billion deal.

Dip in new-home sales unable to put brakes on economy
NEW YORK While rising mortgage rates put a dent in new-home sales in January, a barometer of the overall economy's strength rose to another record, pointing to a continuation of what already is the longest expansion in U.S. history.

Court Records 03/04/2000
Marriage licenses Larry Wayne Collins, 25, and April Dawn Kerby, 19, both of Slaton

Court Records 03/03/2000
Marriage licenses Ramon Carl Porter, 27, and Karen Leann Devenport, 33, both of Lubbock

Occupancy Increases
THE LUBBOCK APARTMENT Association's vacancy survey has produced more evidence that the Hub City's economy is experiencing significant growth.

Republican In-Fighting
THE RACE FOR THE Republican nomination has heated up dramatically in the past few weeks and seems to be getting worse with the approach of March 7 -- Super Tuesday, with 11 primaries, including California and New York.

Resist The Quick Fix
TAPPING INTO THE NATION'S Strategic Petroleum Reserve might cause a temporary dip in gasoline and heating oil prices, but in the long run it would result in consumers paying even more at the pumps.

Violence And Sports
SPORTS SUCH AS football, basketball and hockey inevitably involve physical contact between players. It is part of the sports, and the players know it.

Monday marks premiere of 'Black Coffee'
"Black Coffee," a 25-minute film written and directed by Chris Caddel, will premiere at 8 p.m. Monday not Friday, as previously reported at the International Cultural Center.

Heche tries new talents in HBO drama 'Walls 2'
LOS ANGELES {AP} For Anne Heche, the sharp public reaction to her lesbian relationship with actress-comedian Ellen DeGeneres was a rude awakening.

On this day in history:
In 1845, Florida became the 27th state. In 1849, the U.S. Department of the Interior was established.

Anka celebrates 'Night of Lifetime'
LOS ANGELES {AP} If he'd been able to "squiggle" just a little bit better, popular music might never have had a teen idol known as Paul Anka.

Country act goes to No. 1 on pop chart
In recent years, such country superstars as Shania Twain, Garth Brooks and LeAnn Rimes have had a huge impact on the pop-music scene, particularly on the top albums charts.

Mansfield eliminates Hastings
AUSTIN Kaira White scored the go-ahead layup with 1:02 to play and an insurance free throw with 23 seconds left to send Class 5A defending champion Mansfield past Alief Hastings 47-46 Friday in the girls basketball state semifinals.

D'termined to win
D' Hudson has never been reserved on the basketball court.

FOOTBALL
FOOTBALLSeminole needs an opponent for Sept. 15. For more information, contact Army Salinas at (915) 758-5873, (915) 758-3281 or (915) 758-2626.

Lady Blue hope encore is much better in return to Class 2A state tournament
Farwell's first trip to the girls state tournament in Austin was not a memorable one.

SOFTBALL CALENDAR MARCH 11-12
Littlefield's Softball Opener, Softball Park, Littlefield. Class D and E. Entry fee: $80. For more information, call Maurilio at 385-0504 or Johnny at 385-1099.

CLASS 4A BOYS
At the Odessa College Sports Center

Shallowater falls to La Vega
Shallowater guard D'Hudson torched Waco La Vega for 21 points in the first half of a Region I-3A semifinal Friday at the United Spirit Arena.

Looking for more
Hale Center's 72-53 win over Sonora last week was much more than a simple area-round victory for the Owls' boys basketball team.

Coronado, Amarillo girls Meet: First place at stake
Leading the District 3-5A girls soccer race is Amarillo with a perfect 5-0 record in league play. Close behind them with a 4-1-1 record is Coronado.

Plano 55, CC Carroll 51
AUSTIN {AP} Shay Irby scored 24 points, including five in overtime, as Plano rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter to beat Corpus Christi Carroll in the Class 5A state semifinals.

CLASS 1A BOYS
At the Texan Dome, Levelland

Thieves Cause Anguish
I'm writing this to let the people who steal purses know the anguish they cause. It was already a

Honest People In Lubbock
This past Saturday (Feb. 26), my young niece and I were in Lubbock to celebrate her birthday. When we left a local mall, I noticed my anniversary bracelet was missing. We began backtracking and making phone calls to the places we had been; just knowing it would never be found.

Buckle Up Children
I am writing about the baby who died in the accident Feb. 1

Better Police Enforcement
Re: "Cameras Aren't Answer" (A-J, 2-8). Give me a break! You must realize the city has run an ad campaign like this already, with no improvement. The only thing people understand is loss of money. That is what our society is driven by and all we understand.

Disagrees With Position
Your Sunday editorial (A-J, 2-6) discussed the case of Larry Tannahill refusing to have his son tested for drug use. This led to a three-day suspension of the student. You took the position that it is not fair to punish a student for a decision made by the parent.

Decathlon Coach Thankful
This past weekend (Feb. 26-27) over 400 students, coaches, parents and school administrators visited Lubbock for the 2000 Texas State Academic Decathlon Meet, which was held at Monterey High School. The comments from these visitors were extremely complimentary of Lubbock.

Angels In Lubbock
Feb. 20, while shopping in a local grocery store, a young woman grabbed my purse and escaped in a waiting car. In that theft I lost the usual: credit cards, driver's license, insurance cards, checkbook, and several things that can never be replaced.

Campaign Sign Placement
Re: The editorial "Shameful Behavior" (A-J, 2-26). First, there is not a single word in this piece which I or any reasonable person could disagree with, but once again the villain is either hidden or almost protected.

Concert set to showcase group Avalon
Avalon, one of contemporary Christian music's hottest acts will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the PanhandleSouth Plains Fair Park Coliseum.

Flights of fancy & fancy flights
In a transition that makes all things seem possible, Robert Taylor has moved from riding bucking bulls on the rodeo circuit to intricately fashioning the wispy feathers of an eagle in flight.

Beauty queen wants kids fired up about reading
Firefighters and a teen beauty queen are teaming up to improve reading skills among pre-schoolers in Lubbock.

Children, pet movies good for whole family
Movies about children who come of age caring for a troublesome pet are a Hollywood staple.

Every pound counts when losing weight
SAN DIEGO {AP} Overweight people who manage to lose just a little bit of weight even just a pound a year may substantially lower their risk of high blood pressure.

'Regional Brain Bee' set at Science Spectrum
Sixteen students from six regional high schools will have an opportunity to explore and test their brains, literally, at the "Regional Brain Bee" competition from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, at the Omnimax Science Spectrum theater, 2579 S. Loop 289.

Tech receives high-tech software
Texas Tech's College of Engineering has received leading-edge oil and gas exploration and production software valued at $11.5 million from Schlumberger.

Mass Comm honors new inductee
Although the newest Hall of Fame member at the Texas Tech School of Mass Communications didn't study in that department, he spent 27 years in the newspaper business rising through the ranks of the Harte-Hanks media company.

Program set at Lubbock Lake Landmark
The South Plains Archaeological Society will feature a program dealing with the Pecos Pueblo at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at the Lubbock Lake Landmark, located at 2401 Landmark Drive.

Early voting for the March 14
Early voting for the March 14 primary elections continues through Friday. Registered voters may vote at any of the following locations.

LISD claims six of 15 areas National Merit Scholarships
About 7,600 scholarships worth more than $28 million will be doled out through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation this spring.

Clinesmith to challenge Thornberry's seat
Neale Pearson, a Texas Tech political science professor, said Curtis Clinesmith has a chance to overrun U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon, for the 13th Congressional District.

Opponent files against mayor
Larry Noland, 45, has filed as a candidate for mayor, creating the first contested race in the May city elections.

Teens smash more than 130 vehicle windows on weekend vandalism spree
Vandals smashed more than 130 vehicle windows during a two-night criminal mischief spree throughout Lubbock last weekend.

New software lands fire investigators in position for more convictions
A new high-tech fire investigation tool aims to provide fire investigators with the resources and training they need to increase the rate of arson cases that end in convictions.

Program casts students into election process
Estacado High School students who have reached the age of 18 took an afternoon trip to the County Courthouse on Friday to cast their first ever votes in an election.

Impersonation charges levied on area man
Lubbock authorities have charged a Hale County man in connection with threats against an H&R Block employee by a purported sheriff's deputy.

COACHES NEEDED FOOTBALL
Tascosa High School in Amarillo is taking applications for a head varsity football coach. Amarillo ISD athletic director Tex Nolan said he hopes to fill the position by the end of March. For more information contact Nolan at (806) 354-4299. SOCCEROdessa High School is taking applications for a head girls soccer coach. Teaching field is social studies. For more information contact Don Ford, Ector County Independent School District at (915) 334-7172 or Jim Carson, Odessa High Campus Athletic Coordinator at (915) 337-6655. Resumes can be mailed to Ector ISD, P.O. Box 3912, Odessa, 79760.

Toy alleged hiding spot for cocaine
A woman accused of stashing crack cocaine in a child's toy washing machine is expected to either plead to a drug charge or let a jury determine her guilt in the 140th District Court on Monday, Lubbock Coun-ty prosecutors said Friday.

Tech employees honored for service
The fourth annual Quality Service Award ceremony honoring outstanding Texas Tech employees was held Friday at 3 p.m. in Room 169 of the Human Sciences Building.

Police finger suspects in weekend vandalism
Lubbock police have targeted four suspects in a weekend vandalism spree that left more than 130 vehicle windows smashed.

Program casts students into election process
Estacado High School students who have reached the age of 18 took an afternoon trip to the County Courthouse on Friday to cast their first ever votes in an election.

Sitton avoids more cancer treatment
Mayor Windy Sitton will not need radiation or chemotherapy treatment for a tumor removed from her leg a month ago, according to her doctors.

Multiple medications can generate confusion for patients taking them
Time to take your medicine? Before you down your pills, take a dose of caution.

Warning: pot is bad for heart
SAN DIEGO {AP} Warning to middle-aged potheads: Smoking marijuana may be bad for your middle-aged hearts.

Diet-book physicians agree on exercise, decreasing sugar
The best-selling diet-book doctors who verbally jousted last week at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Great Nutritional Debate shared little other than massive book sales. Lined up on one side was physician William C. Atkins, proponent of the high-protein eat lots of meat, eggs, butter and cream and low-carbohydrate diet. On the other side was physician Dean Ornish, advocate of the nearly monastic, low-fat, high-carb, vegetarian regimen that has undergone the most scientific scrutiny of any diet featured last week.

HEALTH/ briefly
Program to address pulmonary diseases

Brain lesions produce fits of giggling
A baby's first laugh should bring only joy. But for a small number of children, some early grins and giggles can signal a rare brain abnormality characterized by seizures and an unprovoked urge to burst out laughing.

Pentagon forgives millions for Texas Air Force base
SAN ANTONIO {AP} The Pentagon has forgiven $103 million owed to the Air Force by a San Antonio-based group that is redeveloping the soon-to-be-closed Kelly Air Force Base, Defense Secretary William Cohen announced Thursday.

More time needed to fix trust glitch
WASHINGTON {AP} The Interior Department says it will take much longer than anticipated to come up with a computer system to properly manage a $500 million trust system for American Indians, meaning more financial uncertainty for many of the 300,000 account holders.

Racist writings found in suspect's apartment
WILKINSBURG, Pa. {AP} The writings of Ronald Taylor, the black man accused in a deadly shooting rampage in suburban Pittsburgh, were filled with hate hate for whites, for Jews, for Asians and for police, investigators say.

Lewis report: 10 people were involved in beating deaths
ATLANTA {AP} Two men stabbed to death after a Super Bowl party in Atlanta's Buckhead district were attacked by as many as 10 people, an investigator's report says.

Man arrested in relation to school shooting
MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. {AP} Prosecutors Thursday brought an involuntary manslaughter charge against a man they believe possessed the stolen gun later used by a 6-year-old boy to kill a classmate.

Developers face tougher wetlands rules
WASHINGTON {AP} After years of deliberations, the Clinton administration next week will impose tougher requirements on developers to stem the loss of ecologically sensitive wetlands, according to sources familiar with the new regulations.

Pentagon juggles books, hoping to balance
WASHINGTON {AP} The military's money managers last year made almost $7 trillion in adjustments to their financial ledgers in an attempt to make them add up, the Pentagon's inspector general said in a report released Friday.

Porter misses Arkansas trip
AUBURN, Ala. {AP} Chris Porter won't accompany No. 19 Auburn to Arkansas because the school does not think the suspended star will be reinstated in time for Sunday's game.

Republican foes pull no punches in fight for NY
NEW YORK {AP} John McCain and George W. Bush waded into the battle for "Super Tuesday" delegates here Friday, with Bush accusing McCain of shortchanging breast cancer research and McCain charging that his presidential rival was seeking to "hijack the campaign" with big money.

Barkley reinstated by NCAA
NEW YORK {AP} St. John's sophomore guard Erick Barkley, who missed three games this season for two NCAA rules violations, was reinstated Friday and will be available for the 18th-ranked Red Storm's regular-season finale.

Airport taxes may take big jump
WASHINGTON Airports could raise their passenger taxes by $1.50 a person, to $4.50, under a major aviation funding bill on which Congress is completing work. That could mean an extra $18 for a round trip with connections.

Armored car spills thousands of coins on highway
An armored car dropped about 400,000 pennies on a highway in Washington state Friday, a day after Wisconsin officers scrambled to scoop up $1,000 in quarters spilled on a freeway there.

Voters in Massachusetts Democratic stronghold embrace GOP's McCain
WORCESTER, Mass. {AP} This old-line manufacturing center, a union town where they like to vote for Kennedys, isn't the kind of place where you might expect any kind of a groundswell for a self-described conservative Republican from Arizona.

Prosecutors won't seek death sentence for alleged child killer
Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty against capital murder defendant Bobby Wayne Willard, said Criminal District Attorney Bill Sowder.

Police chief fired for approving awards
LOUISVILLE, Ky. {AP} The mayor fired the city's police chief after two white officers who shot an unarmed black teen-ager to death were given departmental awards for valor during the confrontation.

Clinton uses Michigan shooting to push gun tougher control laws
WASHINGTON {AP} Seeking momentum on gun control from the Michigan school shooting, President Clinton summoned leaders of Congress to the White House next week, hoping to break an impasse on mandatory gun safety locks and gun show background checks.

Georgia House approves bill to save babies
ATLANTA {AP} Trying to give troubled mothers an alternative to dumping their babies in trash bins and bathroom stalls, the Georgia House voted 153-15 Friday to allow women to leave newborns at a hospital.

McLean serves up 'American Pie'
NEW YORK {AP} "Starry, Starry Night" familiar words from singer-songwriter Don McLean's "Vincent" is the name of his first-ever TV special.

Oil nations to pump up production
SUBHEAD:Lack of timetable may keep prices high for now now

English-only license tests may be unconstitutional, AG office says
SANTA FE {AP} A state Motor Vehicle Division policy that requires written drivers' license tests to be given only in English might be unconstitutional, the attorney general's office says.

Congress looks at tax payment law
WASHINGTON {AP} Amid outcry from small business owners, Congress is moving to undo a law enacted last year that forces immediate payment of taxes in a single lump sum when a business is sold even if the buyer plans to make a series of installment payments.

MIAMI The Blue Monster is no longer the beast it was
Toned down from a controversial redesign that kept top players from coming back, the Doral-Ryder Open had a familiar look to it Thursday low scores on a day of virtually no wind, and some familiar faces at the top of the leaderboard.

Aetna receives $10 billion takeover
NEW YORK {AP} Aetna Inc., the troubled health insurer, has received a $10 billion takeover offer from WellPoint Health Networks Inc., a managed-care company, and ING Group, a Dutch investment bank and insurer.

Black ponders sketchy future
GAINESVILLE, Fla. {AP} Sports agent Tank Black pleaded innocent to criminal fraud and money laundering charges Friday, then left the courthouse free on $1 million bond.

Ethical questions rise from shootings
A 6-year-old boy comes to school with a gun and allegedly kills a first-grade classmate. Within hours, he is calmly drawing pictures, and the debate begins: At what age can a child be held responsible for committing a crime?

Doral is defenseless on record day
MIAMI Franklin Langham felt the still, warm air, saw the ridiculously low scores and realized that Friday was no time to play it safe in the Doral-Ryder Open.

'Anti-white' feelings may have lead to deaths
WILKINSBURG, Pa. {AP} A black man accused of killing three whites and wounding two others in a shooting rampage was arraigned Thursday on hate crime charges.

Boy blamed for shooting garners sympathy, pity
MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. {AP} Even as they mourn for little Kayla Rolland, many people in this community say their hearts ache as well for the 6-year-old boy accused of shooting her.

Legislation to lower crop premiums pushed through committee
WASHINGTON {AP} Senators from the Plains states pushed legislation through a committee Thursday that would sharply reduce the premiums that farmers pay for federally subsidized crop insurance.

Bob Jones University drops dating rule in face of criticism
COLUMBIA, S.C. {AP} Bob Jones University will drop its ban on interracial dating as a result of the criticism that followed George W. Bush's visit to the school.

Senate hears advice from big hacker
WASHINGTON {AP} The government that imprisoned the world's most infamous computer hacker for nearly five years sought his advice Thursday about how to keep its own networks safe from intruders.

Laura Bush - Wife has calming effect on Bush
AUSTIN {AP} Laura Bush's closets and sock drawers are as orderly as the Dewey Decimal System. She wipes her kitchen counters reflexively, goes by a typed schedule, mentally files new faces and names with quiet efficiency.

Census Bureau counts on numbers to reflect growing diversity
WASHINGTON {AP} With the first big run of census forms being delivered Friday, Census Bureau director Kenneth Prewitt says this year's survey will document a dramatic change in the country's makeup and show that America is on its way to becoming a "microcosm of the entire world."

Teen denies part in attack on Internet
WOLFEBORO, N.H. {AP} A 17-year-old boy questioned by FBI agents about last month's crippling Internet assault acknowledged Friday he has done some "small hacking" but said he was only joking when he claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Wrestling prank goes too far
TRUMBULL, Conn. {AP} High school wrestling is often about pain and endurance. The grueling practices, the struggle to meet a target body weight and the exhausting regimen of stair-climbing and weightlifting weed out the weak and the undisciplined. But a group of Trumbull High School wrestlers are accused of taking things much too far. A 15-year-old Trumbull wrestler was allegedly hogtied, pushed into a wall, stuffed inside a locker and held down while teammates forced the handle of a plastic knife into his rectum.

Man arrested for impersonating deputy from Petersburg, threatening woman
PETERSBURG (Special) Authorities arrested a man Thursday night accused of impersonating a sheriff's deputy and threatening a Lubbock woman.

Military chefs try to end food quality myths
FORT LEE, Va. {AP} Nobody ever joined the Army for the food.

Cremins looks forward to final game at Tech
ATLANTA {AP} Bobby Cremins insists he won't be choked with emotion when he coaches his final home game at Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Today's A-J Headlines - 03/03/00

Today's A-J Headlines - 03/04/00

Thelma L. O'Brien
PLAINVIEW (Special) Services for Thelma L. O'Brien, 82, of Plainview will be at 1 p.m. today at Family Life Chapel-First Baptist Church with the Rev. Travis Hart, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.

Terry Miles
HOBBS N.M. (Special) Services for Terry Lee Miles, 55, of Hobbs will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Church of God, (corner of Morris and Dunnam) with Pastor Gary Williamson officiating.

Mildred Perkins
Memorial services for Mildred Watts Perkins, 73, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Resthaven Abbey Chapel with Dr. Tom McGovern, Texas Tech Medical Center, officiating.

Shirley Ellison
BRIDGEPORT (Special) Services for Shirley Ellison, 61, of Bledsoe will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Home.

Grace T. Hart
Memorials services for Grace T. Hart, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Westminister Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Paul Cunningham officiating.

Ruth Higginbottom
GORMAN (Special) Services for Ruth K. Higginbottom, 90, of Gorman will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Gorman with the Rev. Victor Pena officiating.

Beatrice Faye Rader
Memorial Services will be held at a later date for Beatrice Faye Rader, 78.

Gabriel Nieves
HEREFORD (Special) Services for Gabriel Nieves, 69, of Hereford will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Hereford.

Lester Fitzhugh
MARSHALL (Special) Services for Lester Newton Fitzhugh, 82, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Byrum Funeral Home in Lancaster.

Martha Jane Powell
LITTLEFIELD (Special) Graveside services for Martha Jane Powell, 89, of Littlefield will be at 10 a.m. today at Littlefield Memorial Park with Odell Farr of Duggan Avenue Church of Christ officiating.

Jacy Anna DeLeon
FRIONA (Special) Graveside services for Jacy Anna DeLeon, 20, of Friona will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rhea Cemetery with the Rev. Leon Talley, minister of 6th Street Church of Christ, officiating, under the direction of Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home.

Thelma Guthrie
KEY (Special) Graveside services for Thelma Guthrie, 82, of Key will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Terrace Cemetery with the Rev. Buddy Payne officiating.

Amanda McGuire
IRVING (Special) Services for Amanda D'Awn McGuire, 19, of Irving and formerly of Lubbock will be at 1 p.m. at Chism and Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Irving.

Billie Kesterson
ARAPAHO, Okla. (Special) Services were held Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, at Arapaho Cemetery for Billie Kesterson, 74, of Yukon.

Dixie Mae Williams
ODESSA (Special) Services for Dixie Mae Williams, 88, of Odessa will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Paducah with the Rev. David Alessandro, pastor, officiating.

Jacy DeLeon
RHEA (Special) Graveside services for Jacy Anna DeLeon, 20, of Friona will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rhea Cemetery with the Rev. Leon Talley, minister of 6th Street Church of Christ, officiating, under the direction of Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home.

Orville Lackey
MULESHOE (Special) Services for Orville Lackey, 82, of Muleshoe will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Green and the Rev. Robert Brown officiating.

Opal Noble
SWEETWATER (Special) Services for Opal Henderson Noble, 94, of Portland were Thursday, Feb. 24, at First Baptist Church in Sweetwater with the Rev. Phil Williford officiating.

Patricia Hays
ANDREWS (Special) Services for Patricia Ann Hays, 61, of Andrews will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the McNett Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ted Short, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, officiating.

High-flying McCain campaign takes nose dives
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is a decorated veteran and a former POW, but his campaign literature fails to mention that he's also an accomplished kamikaze pilot.

Police Reports 03/03/2000
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.

Pitino misses end as Celtics lose yet again
TORONTO Rick Pitino didn't need a last-second shot by Vince Carter to set him off this time.

Cotton Kings suffer 5-3 setback
Coach Alan May and the Cotton Kings had several things going against them Friday when Tupelo pulled into town.

General motors, Ford set to continue NASCAR battle in Vegas
LAS VEGAS {AP} NASCAR's Pontiac, Chevrolet and Ford teams, still trying to figure out if anyone has a real edge on the competition, will seek answers this weekend in the desert.

RODEO MONEY LEADERS
RODEO MONEY LEADERSALL-AROUND COWBOY1, Guy Allen, Lovington, N.M., $16,627. 2, Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo., $16,601. 3, Cody Ohl, Orchard, Texas, $16,140.

Compton shoots par in PGA tour debut
MIAMI {AP} Shooting even-par 72 in the Doral Open was nothing special Thursday. One of the players who shot it was.

Cars Direct Qualifying
LAS VEGAS Qualifying results for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series CarsDirect.com 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with qualifying position, car number, driver, car make, and qualifying speed in miles per hour:

Cotten Kings Update
Tonight's game Mired in a five-game losing streak, perhaps the Tupelo T-Rex are not the elixir the Cotton Kings need to break their slide. Once left for dead in the Western Professional Hockey League playoff chase, the T-Rex are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and have played themselves to within a point of the fourth-place Arkansas Glaciercats.

Houston contends for Super Bowl
HOUSTON {AP} The stadium hasn't been built yet but Houston remains in the running to host the 2004 Super Bowl, an NFL official in charge of planning for the game said Friday after meeting with Houston franchise owner Bob McNair and city officials.

NCAA reinstates Barkley
NEW YORK {AP} St. John's sophomore guard Erick Barkley, who has missed three games this season over two NCAA rules violations, had his eligibility restored Friday, and will available for the 18th-ranked Red Storm's regular season finale.

Cowboys sign free-agent cornerback McNeil, virturally assure Sanders' future is elsewhere
IRVING {AP} Ryan McNeil, who led the NFL with nine interceptions in 1997 but had none last season, signed Thursday with the Dallas Cowboys.

Campbell fills different role
Lest anyone think the role of a hockey-playing forward is to score goals and make assists, Scott Campbell of the Cotton Kings can dispel that myth.

Lawyers get serious about counterfeiters
ALBUQUERQUE (P) Federal attorneys here plan to prosecute technology-savvy teens accused of making counterfeit cash.

CD player leads to evacuation
ALBUQUERQUE {AP} A ticking compact-disc player in a student's locker caused the evacuation of a middle school Friday.

Clovis in line to land new call center
CLOVIS, N.M. {AP} A Dallas-based company hopes to break ground March 17 on a new call center that could bring up to 500 jobs to the eastern New Mexico community.

Henson close to Meyer's mark
LAS CRUCES, N.M. {AP} New Mexico State versus Cal State Fullerton is one of those regular season-ending games that carries virtually no significance. Unless, you're a Lou Henson fan.

Man pleads guilty to boys' sexual abuse
ALBUQUERQUE {AP} A former supervisor at a group home for troubled youth has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing three boys under his care. Leroy William Klus, 38, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree criminal sexual penetration, four counts of sexual exploitation, one count of criminal sexual contact and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Woman pleads guilty in Make-A-Wish fraud
ALBUQUERQUE {AP} A 53-year-old Albuquerque woman pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the Make-A-Wish Foundation and trying to cover it up.

Countdown to festival
About the only thing missing from Franklin Graham's Festival 2000 preparations appears to be a prayer rally of senior citizens circling the United Spirit Arena in their Airstreams and Winnebagos.

People of the book
Tensions in various parts of the world between the three monotheistic world religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam have more to do with power politics and nationalism than with theology.

Ash Wednesday signals the beginning of Lent season of penitence, fasting and prayer
Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer leading to observance of Holy Week and celebration of Easter, will begin on Wednesday, referred to in the traditional church calendar as Ash Wednesday.

THURSDAY'S MAJOR COLLEGE SCORES 03/03/2000
FAR WEST

SOONER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Sat Oklahoma City(Seedings, records in parentheses)MENThursday's GamesFirst RoundLubbock Christian 88, Wayland Baptist 56

THURSDAY'S COLLEGE SCORES
SOUTH Barry 6, Clarion 4

Lady Raiders enjoy first round bye
Texas Tech may have to face one of only three conference teams it lost to this season when the Lady Raiders play their first game in the Big 12 Tournament next week in Kansas City.

OU, Iowa State deserve Tech's thank-yous
When Texas Tech fans finish writing thank-you notes to the Lady Raiders for including the fans and all of Lubbock in a rousing, come-from-behind championship season, they need to dash off another note or two.

Red Raider Notebook
Last time out: Texas Tech stumbled late in an 87-79 loss to Iowa State Wednesday at home. Oklahoma State thumped Colorado 96-60 in Stillwater, Okla. On Wednesday.

Van Horn beats Mavs with late shot
DALLAS {AP} Keith Van Horn's 15-foot buzzer-beater lifted the New Jersey Nets to a 103-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

Season Finale
Under ideal circumstances, the Texas Tech men's basketball team would not be playing Colorado today with the goal of meeting the Buffaloes again five days from now.

SKI REPORT 03/03/2000
Colorado Arapahoe Basin powder 56 base 61 trails 5 of 5 lifts 100% open

Lubbock long jumper Sawyer wins national title at USA Championship
ATLANTA {AP} Adrien Sawyer, when she was a baby, was challenged just to walk. Now she is conquering all challengers at running and jumping.

MSU dusts off Gophers
EAST LANSING, Mich. Mike Chappell found his shooting touch in time to keep Michigan State in contention for the Big Ten title.

SPORTS/briefly
Reception to be held for Spike

Lubbock long jumper Sawyer wins national title at USA Championship
ATLANTA {AP} Adrien Sawyer, when she was a baby, was challenged just to walk. Now she is conquering all challengers at running and jumping.

Texas Tech gets oral commitment from JUCO guard
Seward County College point guard Candi White, the nation's junior college leader in assists, has orally committed to sign with Texas Tech, her college coach confirmed this week.

La. Tech extends win streak
RUSTON, La. Nothing builds confidence like success, Louisiana Tech coach Leon Barmore said after his No. 4 Lady Techsters whipped Louisiana-Lafayette 114-69.

Red Raiders look for momentum in season finale
"In our situation, that happens to be the best-case scenario because it means we would get a win and take some momentum into next week," Raider head coach James Dickey said. "With the exception of the Oklahoma game (a 93-65 loss), we've played pretty well over the last few weeks, and we feel like we've got a chance to continue that in Kansas City."

MSU dusts off Gophers
EAST LANSING, Mich. {AP} Mike Chappell found his shooting touch in time to keep Michigan State in contention for the Big Ten title.

Chap shooters dump Temple
The secret to Alvin Brooks' shooting success is simple: Just catch, and shoot. Nothing more, nothing less.

Notre Dame fans play role in loss
SOUTH BEND, Ind. {AP} After Notre Dame students hurled tasteless chants at Connecticut players three weeks ago, university officials promised a crackdown on obnoxious behavior and threatened to confiscate signs brought into the arena.

Class 5A Region I-5A Tournament
Class 5ARegion I-5A TournamentAt the Chaparral Center, MidlandFriday's GamesRegional SemifinalsDuncanville 59, El Paso Montwood 56

Tech softball heads for Corpus
The Texas Tech softball team will compete in the first annual "Bash by the Bay" tournament this weekend in Corpus Christi.

FIGHT SCHEDULE
(National TV in parentheses)TodayAt Las Vegas: (PPV) Paulie Ayala, Fort Worth, vs. Johnny Bredahl, Denmark, 12, for Ayala's WBA bantamweight title; Nestor Garza, Mexico, vs. Danny Romero, Albuquerque, 12, for Garza's WBA super bantamweight title.

Hays hopes fans don't jump ship during rough waters
Over the past few years, through injuries, grade problems, hard losses, big victories and numerous championships, the one constant in Tech baseball coach Larry Hays' eyes has been the fan support his team has received.

Odessa tops Weatherford at JUCO tournament
Weatherford College had the size, the skill and the national ranking. But, Odessa College had determination, and that was all it needed.

2000 season viewed as one that got away
Randy Rosetta

Tech's Pierson earns Big 12 Freshman of Year
The Texas Tech Lady Raiders now know for certain they must have been a good team this season. Individually, the Lady Raiders took a back seat to fellow tri-champions Oklahoma and Iowa State when the Big 12 Conference women's basketball team was announced Friday.

Raiders welcome diversion
The old adage of falling off the horse and getting right back on might fit the Texas Tech baseball team this weekend.

LCU clobbers Wayland in SAC tourney opener
BETHANY, Okla. Sixth-seeded Lubbock Christian University hit 9-of-17 3-pointers to cruise to an 88-56 win over Wayland Baptist in the opening game of the 2000 Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Thursday.

Experience shows as Naz drops Moulton
AUSTIN Winning at the UIL state girls basketball tournament is more than a habit for Nazareth, it's a tradition.

Sports/Briefly 0303/2000
Texas Tech senior point guard Rayford Young is one of three athletes from the Big 12 Conference to be named to the District 9 first team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Lovington's Urlacher primed for NFL draft
ALBUQUERQUE {AP} The trainer for former New Mexico All-American linebacker Brian Urlacher has some advice for National Football League scouts: Grab Urlacher or live to regret it.

Dragila breaks own pole vault mark
ATLANTA {AP} For the third time this season, Stacy Dragila set the world indoor pole vault record. For the first time, she collected a bonus $50,000.

AREA SPORTING EVENTS
GOLFThe Elm Grove Ladies Golf Association will have a reorganizational meeting Saturday, March 11, at the Elm Grove Golf Course club house. The meeting begins at 9 a.m., and there will be day and evening play available in coming months. For more information, call 799-7801.

Tech women's tennis opens Big 12 play
The Texas Tech women's tennis team hits the road for consecutive duals against Iowa State, Missouri and Kansas, starting against the Cyclones today.

Jazz 89, Hornets 87
CHARLOTTE, N.C. John Stockton scored eight of his team-high 22 points in the final 4:40 as the Utah Jazz held off the struggling Charlotte Hornets 89-87 on Friday night.

TALL CITY INVITATIONAL
Friday's first round results GIRLSDIVISION I Green Tree Country Club, MidlandTeam scores: 1. Andrews, 337; 2. (tie) Fort Stockton, El Paso Coronado, 346; 4. Amarillo Tascosa 357; 5. Abilene Cooper, 359; 6. Snyder, 369; 7. (tie) Odessa Permian, San Angelo Central, 386; 9. Midland, 392; 10. Amarillo, 400; 11. Midland Lee, 406; 12. Canyon Randall, 409; 13. Odessa, 426; 14. El Paso Franklin, 429.

Seven-day time out saves Houston TV
HOUSTON {AP} The verdict on Thursday night's episode of "The People's Court" might have been a cliffhanger for Houston's Time Warner Cable customers.

Court refuses to keep insurance data secret
AUSTIN {AP} The Texas Supreme Court handed the insurance industry another loss Thursday in its fight to keep confidential certain sales data the state holds.

Board seeks compromise to petition
AUSTIN The State Board of Education will suggest that school districts notify parents when their children are using textbooks that aren't on the state's recommended list but won't require that notices be sent out.

Water Rampage faces foreclosure
Texas Water Rampage Corp. faces possible foreclosure Tuesday as a result of a sale involving a $400,000 note that was obtained through the U.S. Small Business Administration by CLC Consortium Inc.

East Texas woman, lead suspect in case
SHELBYVILLE {AP} A woman was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting her 3-year-old son Thursday afternoon in this East Texas community of about 200 people near the Texas-Louisiana border.

High court denies appeal in local suit
AUSTIN The Texas Supreme Court refused Thursday to reconsider an appeal by a couple who sued half a dozen Lubbock Independent School District employees in connection with the May 1995 drowning-related death of their 14-year-old son.

Speed limit increase gets stalled
The state's posting of faster speed limits in Lubbock has been slowed down.

High court denies appeal in local suit
SUBHEAD:Parents seek justice after death of son

Better test scores put LISD 'in the money'
AUSTIN Ten Lubbock Independent School District campuses are among 790 public schools across the state that will receive a share of $2 million because of their students' improved performance on a statewide skills test.

Board votes down notification petition
AUSTIN On a 3-2 vote Thursday, a State Board of Education Committee denied a petition requesting that school districts be required to notify parents when their children use textbooks on the state's nonconforming list.

Media argues Waco gunfire test should be open to public
DALLAS {AP} The special counsel investigating the 1993 Waco siege should not be allowed to "shroud in secrecy" a court-ordered re-enactment of aspects of the deadly standoff, several news organizations said in a federal court filing Friday.

Professors suggest college skills test
AUSTIN {AP} A group of University of Texas professors are suggesting that the state implement standardized tests for students who seek bachelor's degrees from public colleges and universities.

Court orders new trial for death row inmate
HOUSTON {AP} The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday ruled one of eight women on Texas death row must be retried or set free.

Down in the Dumps
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. {AP} Boeing Co. workers unsuccessfully combed a Huntsville landfill looking for two mistakenly discarded parts of the international space station. The parts were valued at $750,000.

Judge upholds $2 million verdict in neglect case against hospital
A $2 million jury verdict against Covenant Medical Center-Lakeside, the former Sisters of St. Joseph of Texas St. Mary of the Plains Hospital, stands after District Judge Sam Medina denied a motion on Friday to overturn it.

Board seeks to settle textbook issue
AUSTIN The State Board of Education will suggest that school districts notify parents when their children are using textbooks that aren't on the state's recommended list but won't require that notices be sent out.

Vox Populi 03/03/2000
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 Populi 03/04/2000
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WORLD/briefly 03/04/2000
Lawyers support Elian's return HAVANA A group of visiting American attorneys announced their support Friday for Juan Miguel Gonzalez, father of the 6-year-old Cuban boy at the center of an international custody battle.

Peacekeepers clash with Serbs
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Yugoslavia {AP} Firing tear gas and stun grenades, French peacekeepers punched a corridor through a crowd of Serb protesters Friday, returning dozens of ethnic Albanians to their homes in this divided Kosovo city.

Army-led government seeks to disarm Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan {AP} It became a crime in Pakistan on Thursday to publicly display weapons no small thing in a country awash in arms, where a rocket launcher can be bought in the open market.

Former dictator returns home to hero's welcome
SANTIAGO, Chile {AP} Gen. Augusto Pinochet waved his cane in greeting to thousands of cheering supporters Friday, returning after 16 months of detention in Britain and narrowly escaping an unprecedented trial. Opponents vowed to prosecute him at home for the abuses of his 17-year regime.

Political tensions rise in China, Taiwan conflict
BEIJING {AP} China raises new threats to attack Taiwan. Taiwanese leaders warn intimidation will only worsen relations. The United States, threatening grave consequences if China attacks, moves an aircraft carrier off Japan.

Chechen rebel leader vows more attacks
DUBA-YURT, Russia {AP} In the wake of a bloody ambush on Russian troops in a city the Russians claim to control, a Chechen rebel leader said Friday that more guerrilla attacks are coming.





 
 

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