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Ford Motor to pay family $22 million
DALLAS (AP) - A jury awarded $22 million to a Dallas family for injuries their 11-month-old suffered when an airbag deployed, severing the child's spine and leaving her a quadriplegic and dependent on a respirator.

Dockets
Potter County District CourtsCriminal47th District PM

Statistics
Population - 173,075Labor force, Amarillo area - 113,832Employed - 108,532Unemployed - 4,300Unemployment rate - 3.8 percent PM

Ticer, Brown lead 5A charge to state
Avery Ticer is anxious to get back. Paige Brown, on the other hand, is hoping to finally get her shot after a pair of unsuccessful bids.

Clovis' Hulstrom finally running in one place
At first Nick Hulstrom didn't want to leave Lincoln, Neb. to move to Clovis. Now he's glad he did.

Panhandle, Spearman to battle in I-2A
ABILENE - The Panhandle and Spearman girls track teams have been neck-and-neck this year, even though they've run head-to-head only once.

Four-run Ysleta eighth dooms Lady Bulldogs
ODESSA- The El Paso Ysleta Maidens scored four runs in the eighth inning with two outs to down the Lady Bulldogs 7-3 in Class 4A area softball action Thursday afternoon at Ratliff Complex.

Booker girls going back to state in golf
The Booker girls are going back to the Class 1A state golf tournament.

Zimmerman propels Hereford past Pecos
MIDLAND- Teresa Zimmerman was a heroine on the mound and at the plate in leading the Hereford Lady Whitefaces to an 10-9 win in eight innings over the Pecos Lady Eagles in Class 4A area baseball play Thursday night at Midland United Girls Softball Complex.

Yosten's injury raises questions about methods
It's one of those unfortunate oc currences that everyone wants to talk about, yet no one wants to talk about.

Groom's Davis keeps region title
Carrie Davis of Groom successfully defended her regional high jump title by winning the event with a jump of 5 feet, 9 inches, Friday in the Region I-1A meet at Levelland.

Pampa's Lee picks right time for a first
SAN ANGELO - Beth Lee's breakout race was Brionne Yosten's heartbreak race.

Littlefield 1 bomb from history
Home run fever isn't just a major league thing these days.

Both Tulia relays key to success
ODESSA - Last year, the Tulia boys lost the Region I-3A track title by one point on the final race of the meet, the 1600 relay.

Rebs lose, 8-5, but slide in playoff door
LUBBOCK - It's not often a team wins and loses on the same day without playing a doubleheader.

Spearmen, White Deer advance to state tourney
ABILENE - Two area entries advanced to the Class 2A state tennis tournament Thursday after winning titles in the Region I-2A tournament at Odessa College.

Tascosa duo one away from state
LUBBOCK - Avery Ticer and Paige Brown both advanced to within one victory of state tournament berths Friday during the opening rounds of the Region I-5A Tennis Tournament.

Tascosa makes bid for playoffs
LUBBOCK - The Tascosa Rebels can clinch their third consecutive playoff berth in a District 3-5A road game against Lubbock High at 4:30 p.m. today at Westerner Field.

Elk's Brotherton returning to Austin
ABILENE - Cody Brotherton of Stratford isn't the average shotputter. He's not a giant of a boy at 6-foot-1, 190 pounds.

Monroe qualifies in 5 events, leads Hedley in I-1A
LEVELLAND - No track to run on? No pit to jump in?

12 seconds from Sydney
Popeye on spinach would be jealous of Brandon Slay's bulging forearms.

Pampa looking for 1st regional title since '94
SAN ANGELO - The team championship at last year's Region I-4A girls track meet came down to a few tenths of a second and a couple of slow handoffs in the 400-meter relay.

Hooker standout named Academic All-State
HOOKER, Okla.- Hooker Lady Bulldogs senior standout Aspen Ukens has been named to the Academic All-State team.

King, Demonettes torch Clint, 12-1
ODESSA- Megan King and Shauna Carter combined for a two-hitter as the Dumas Demonettes trounced the Clint Lady Lions 12-1 in Class 4A area softball action Friday after at Ratliff Complex.

Dumas, Clint no strangers
The Dumas Demonettes and Clint Lady Lions are no strangers to each other. They met last year at the same place- in the area round of the Class 4A state playoffs. The Demonettes came away with a 7-2 win.

Brooks, Swanson third; Talley struggles
LUBBOCK - Amarillo High's Joey Brooks and Kylee Swanson were good enough Friday to earn bronze third-place medals, and both made a point of looking toward next year.

Massick favorite in Region I-5A discus
LUBBOCK - Maybe it's because he threw the discus an eye-opening 192 feet, 5 inches a week ago, or because he set the Amarillo High school record five weeks ago at 182-9, or that he's just been so consistent in an inconsistent event.

Minister explains ad opposing festival
Tommy Hicks said he doesn't care for Franklin Graham's sermons, but then, he doesn't think his sermons are Biblical to begin with.

Graham festival to kick off today in Lubbock arena
Several thousand volunteers from Lubbock and area churches gathered for final instructions, rehearsals and a dedication service Thursday for the West Texas Festival 2000 with Franklin Graham.

Mud Bug set Saturday
Community organizations, businesses and individuals pulled out all the stops when asked to donate to Saturday's silent auction at the annual Mud Bug Festival that will benefit The Bridge Children's Advocacy Center.

Globe-News publisher to receive 2000 Conservation Rancher award
WALL - Amarillo Globe-News Publisher Garet von Netzer will receive the 2000 Conservation Rancher of the Year award for absentee owners.

City beautifies park
Beautification projects continue at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park as city employees Thursday installed a Celebrate 2000 plaque bearing the official Celebrate 2000 partners logo and a city park plaque.

Quarantine lifted for Siesta alley
The final step in the cleanup of a sewage-filled alley in the Siesta Addition in northern Randall County was completed Friday when the quarantine was lifted, although lots of work remains to determine who will foot the bill.

6 arrested in Clovis drug raid
CLOVIS - Four adults and two teen-agers were arrested Tuesday night, and three pit bull dogs were shot during a drug raid at a Clovis home that netted crack cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, Deputy Chief of Police Bill Carey said.

Black: It was a simple mixup of the bovine variety
It was a warm wet spring in the Cypress Hills of southern Saskatchewan. The ice on Battle Creek turned punk and Bob and Dixie's calvy heifers were suffering from footrot.

Sewage cleanup complete
The workers are gone, and so is the sewage that has plagued an alley in the Siesta Addition of northern Randall County.

Region 16 board OKs motion to buy building
The Region 16 Education Service Center has plans to renovate an empty shopping center and provide more space for projects and staff, executive director Darrell Garrison said.

New Officers
Amarillo Art Museum Alliance: Vicki Campbell has been elected president. Other officers are Marci Hand, president elect; Joanna Latham, social vice president; Christy Melton, special projects vice president; Melissa Champlin, recording secretary; Pam Barnes, corresponding secretary; and Stacy Sharp, treasurer.

Good Samaritans help trapped couple
Good Samaritans Hale and Danyell Hughes stopped to help two people trapped in a wrecked motor home and learned that it is a small world, after all.

Bulletin Board
Roofman is driving the San Francisco-area police crazy. No doubt he would apologize if he could. Roofman is the name given to a robber who has made off with thousands of dollars in more than three dozen robberies since November. PM

Moonlighting a necessity for some teachers
In Amarillo, moonlighting is a way of life for many teachers, but others said they are managing without part-time jobs.

AISD, AC candidates debate issues
Allegations of sex in the classrooms and the school's role in sex education were discussed at an Amarillo Independent School District board of trustees and Amarillo College board of regents candidate forum sponsored by the Amarillo Republican Women's Club Thursday night.

Randall grand jury issues 29 indictments
A Randall County grand jury issued 29 indictments Wednesday. Following are the names, ages, charges and dates of alleged offenses for those indicted or re-indicted, as released by the Randall County Criminal District Attorney's Office:

Ballot wording causes bickering
Amarilloans voting for a proposition to give police and firefighters a pay increase do not have the option to vote an increase for one department and not the other.

Bowlers to raise funds for memorial
Pins will be crashing Saturday as 32 teams of bowlers get the ball rolling on raising funds for the Texas Panhandle War Memorial.

Calendar
EARLY VOTING, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Municipal Building, Room 306, 509 E. Seventh Ave.; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Randall County Annex, Interstate 27 and Georgia Street; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., North Annex basement in Canyon.

Randall students injured in accident with city trash truck
A 17-year-old Randall High School student was critically injured Thursday in a collision with a city trash truck. A 14-year-old Randall student suffered less-serious injuries in the wreck, officials said.

ENMU criticizes proposal to offer four-year degrees at Clovis college
CLOVIS, N.M. - The possibility of Clovis Community College offering four-year and graduate degree programs through partnerships with state universities is gaining support in Clovis but drawing criticism from nearby Eastern New Mexico University in Portales.

CISD board considers renovations
Canyon Independent School District school board members were given a tour of cramped classrooms, leaking roofs, deteriorating sidewalks and ancient portables at Rex Reeves Elementary School during their regular meeting Thursday evening.

Police investigate rape report
Two men forced a woman into a car Wednesday and drove her outside the city where they took turns raping her at gunpoint, according to an Amarillo Police Department news release.

Borger man dies in car-pedestrian accident on I-40
The driver of a van that struck and killed a Borger man on Interstate 40 Wednesday night continued to drive for almost three miles with the body on top of the vehicle before stopping, Amarillo Police Department reports state.

Texas holds surprises for international students
Despite varied cultural and ethnic backgrounds, international students at Panhandle colleges share one thing in common: Texas had a surprise for them.

Minister explains ad opposing festival
Tommy Hicks said he doesn't care for Franklin Graham's sermons, but then, he doesn't think his sermons are biblical to begin with.

Reunion Roundup
Amarillo High School Class of 1950 will have a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the second floor conference room of the Amarillo National Bank Plaza Two Buil

Warning systems to be tested today
The Amarillo Outdoor and Cable Television Warning Systems will be tested between 11:30 a.m. and noon today, said Walt Kelley, emergency management coordinator for the city of Amarillo.

Trio paces `Our Country's Good'
Liz Morden would rather be hanged than speak out in her own defense.

Twisted plot not so `Successful'
Follow me on this.

Official touts teachers' insurance bill
State Representative Harryette B. Ehrhardt, D-Dallas, came to Amarillo Friday to tout a bill to give Texas teachers and school employees state insurance benefits.

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Editorial: Census down for the count
Census officials are beginning to release return rates for the mail-in form of the 2000 Census. As far as Texas is concerned, most moderate to large cities fell below the response goal set by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Letter to the Editor: Pay raise is needed
I don't know where Editorial Page Editor John Kanelis got his figures about how many officers had left the Amarillo Police Department for other jobs. PM

Editorial: Commissioners deserve credit for policy review
Rather than approving a policy without the opportunity to properly review specifics, Potter County commissioners decided Monday to delay making a final decision on the issuance of county-owned credit cards to county employees.

Seewald: It's essential to give new ideas a try
The Amarillo Independent School District will elect its new members using cumulative voting next week. PM

Letters to the Editor
My mother is on public assistance; therefore, she goes to the J.O. Wyatt Clinic to receive medical treatment.

Van Camp: Boomers trying to legislate fairness
There is an ongoing effort to change democratic institutions. "One person-one vote" is as old as democracy itself. It is thought that minorities are underrepresented on legislative boards. PM

Editorial: Letourneau lover files suit
The Mary Kay Letourneau case just gets weirder and weirder. PM

Editorial: Elian controversy proves it's the parents, stupid
Attempting to extract politics from the ongoing Elian Gonzalez saga is much like attempting to extract teeth: All the pulling and tugging one can muster is useless unless the tooth in question is ready to be removed.

Editorial: Giuliani has prostate cancer
The most talked-about Senate race in the country just took an odd and sorrowful turn. PM

Religion Briefs
Carter Chapel C.M.E. Church, 412 W. Second Ave., will celebrate its 93rd anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Study: Seminaries are not known to their neighbors
Religious educational institutions across the United States are nearly invisible in their communities, a new study by the Auburn Center for the Study of Theological Education has concluded. PM

Religion Briefs
St. Theresa Church in Panhandle will have its 45th annual barbecue dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Parish Hall. PM

Conflicting views of Bible at root of Protestants' homosexual split
NEW YORK (AP) - The 992 delegates heading to Cleveland for the United Methodist Church's most important gathering will lug 1,900 legislative proposals in their bulging briefcases. PM

'Circle the Schools' event slated Thursday
Reba Russell wants people to build a fortress around their high schools Thursday - but not in an effort to protect them from hostile elements.

Key: Pride, arrogance before God is a sin
The God of heaven has ever abhorred arrogance and pride within his human creation. PM

Human prayer chain planned
Reba Russell wants people to build a fortress around their high schools Thursday - but not in an effort to protect them from hostile elements. PM

Shelburne: T-shirt message contrary to Christ's
Just before I got my pocket picked in Prague last fall, I met a man who had a message for me.

Penguins 2, Flyers 0
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - With Jaromir Jagr scoring improbable goals from implausible angles, all things are possible for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Even winning in Philadelphia.

Sixer's team defense to much for Charlotte
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers did it with defense in Game 3, from Aaron McKie shutting down Eddie Jones to Theo Ratliff blocking shots to George Lynch and Toni Kukoc holding Anthony Mason without a basket.

Sprewell's success begs question: Why were Knicks talking trade?
NEW YORK (AP) - Knicks general manager Scott Layden stood outside the locker room with three Madison Square Garden executives, keeping a straight face when somebody said "Good thing you didn't trade him."

Is Florida's fast start a fluke? Boles says no
MIAMI (AP) - Florida Marlins manager John Boles gave his players a vote of confidence by yelling at them.

Big 12 Roundup
LUBBOCK (AP) - Oklahoma broke open a tie game in the ninth inning and topped Texas Tech 7-4 on Friday.

WT fourth in national tournament
WICHITA, Kan. - West Texas A&M University moved from a tie for seventh after round one into fourth place after two rounds of the 2000 Intercollegiate Bowling Championships on Thursday at Northrock Lanes.

25 Tigers, White Sox penalized for brawl
CHICAGO (AP) - In what is believed to be the harshest penalty for a brawl in baseball history, 16 members of the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were suspended Thursday for a total of 82 games.

Holt's one-hitter lifts Astros past Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Chris Holt pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a second-inning single to Ron Belliard, for his first career complete game as the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 Friday night.

Other Gordon wants to get on track at home
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Perhaps familiar surroundings will put Robby Gordon on the road to success.

Tennis WT women win opening round match
WICHITA FALLS- The West Texas A&M Lady Buffaloes won their opening round match of the Lone Star Conference Tennis Championships by defeating Central Oklahoma 5-4 Wednesday afternoon.

Duncan's status uncertain
PHOENIX (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs headed for Phoenix on Thursday still expressing uncertainty about how soon Tim Duncan will be back in the lineup.

Non-winner Skinner captures fifth career pole in NAPA 500 qualifying
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) - Mike Skinner is a little frustrated right now, and even winning another pole wasn't enough to soothe his wounded spirit.

Erickson to make another rehab start
BALTIMORE (AP) - Scott Erickson will make one more minor league rehabilitation start before being activated from the disabled list, Baltimore Orioles manager Mike Hargrove said Friday.

Duncan may play a few minutes today
PHOENIX (AP) - Tim Duncan as San Antonio's sixth man?

Wood in blister limbo
CHICAGO (AP) - Kerry Wood's surgically repaired elbow has passed the test in three minor league rehabilitation starts. Now his return to the Chicago Cubs is being delayed by a pesky blister on his middle finger.

Sports Briefs
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - Defending champion Larry Nelson made a 12-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole Friday to cap a 6-under-par 66 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Bruno's Memorial Classic on the Senior PGA Tour.

Bengals think Pickens trade will come soon
CINCINNATI (AP) - Carl Pickens, the Cincinnati Bengals controversial receiver, is on the way out of town.

Wilt's basketball fetches ... $551,844
NEW YORK (AP) - The ball that Wilt Chamberlain used to score a record 100 points in an NBA game proved even more valuable than anyone expected. PM

Warner not resting on laurels during minicamp
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Success hasn't gone to Kurt Warner's head.

12 seconds from Sydney
Popeye on spinach would be jealous of Brandon Slay's bulging forearms.

Rangers can't hold on to three-run lead
BALTIMORE (AP) - Reliever Jeff Zimmerman balked home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 for their eighth straight home victory.

Tracey has made most of opportunity
Just six months ago, Kevin Tracey was wondering what his role would be for the 2000 baseball season.

Aikman, Galloway progress on timing
IRVING (AP) - Joey Galloway is one of the fastest receivers in the NFL. Troy Aikman is among the league's most accurate passers.

Stars derail Sharks, 4-0
DALLAS (AP) - The return of Sergei Zubov was exactly what the Dallas Stars needed to lift their sagging power play.

Opportunity for some fine-tuning
The Comrades of summer are coming.

Ryan checks out of hospital
AUSTIN (AP) - Strikeout king Nolan Ryan left the hospital Friday morning, five days after undergoing heart bypass surgery.

Bucks win first playoff game in 10 years
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks found their offense and shed a decade of playoff frustration.

Lewis favored to retain title against Grant
NEW YORK (AP) - This time, Lennox Lewis wants to take the Garden path to a clear-cut victory.

Spellmann: Filtering software best way for parents to censor net access
Many times, when I speak before groups, I get questioned about some of the adult information on the Internet. Usually, the questions come from concerned parents or teachers.

Arrest made in death of slain Texas A&M student
SAN MARCOS (AP) - Sheriff's deputies arrested a 31-year-old San Antonio man Thursday in the mysterious death of a Texas A&M University student who might have been lured to a fatal rendezvous via the Internet.

Officials move to tap Texas ranch aquifers
EL PASO (AP) - Officials in El Paso are proposing a feasibility study to look at tapping aquifers under West Texas ranches, some hundreds of miles away.

Study: Schoolteachers take second jobs
By day they work to educate the state's children. By night, 28 percent of Texas' 250,000 public school teachers rent out videos, play at piano bars or tutor to make ends meet, according to a Sam Houston State University study released today. PM

Court orders adopted child be returned to birth mother
AUSTIN - A state appeals court restored a young mother's parental rights to the son she gave up for adoption in 1998, saying the adoption agency misled her about her access to the child.

Critics call for lobbying restrictions
AUSTIN - State legislators and their top aides should wait at least two years before walking through the revolving door from public service to private lobbying, say representatives from at least two lawmaker watchdog groups.

Texas officials monitor smoke
AUSTIN (AP) - Smoke given off by agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America is being monitored by Texas environmental officials, who said Friday that satellite images have shown intermittent smoke in the Gulf of Mexico that could affect the state.

Blood sample sought from man in O'Hair case
AUSTIN (AP) - Federal prosecutors want a blood sample from the man accused of kidnapping missing atheist leader Madalyn O'Hair and two of her relatives.

Reno unveils school-violence booklet
HOUSTON - U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno told students in a Houston high school auditorium Friday they can make a difference in preventing school violence.

Drought conditions worsen in West Texas
HOUSTON - The drought choking Texas for nearly the past year doesn't appear to be letting go, forecasters say, and the western portion of the state has only gotten worse.

$500,000 bond set for suspect in death of college student
SAN MARCOS (AP) - Bond is set at $500,000 for a 31-year-old San Antonio man charged in the death of a Texas A&M student who thought he was headed to a rendevous with a woman he met on the Internet.

Lipscomb draws home confinement
DALLAS - A federal judge sentenced former Dallas City Councilman Al Lipscomb on Thursday to 41 months of home confinement for bribery and conspiracy convictions.

Last of girl gang gets probation
HOUSTON (AP)- The fourth and final member of a teen-age girl gang that called themselves the "Queens of Armed Robbery" was sentenced Friday to 10 years probation.

High Plains grain report
Texas High Plains cash grain markets closed 4-5 cents lower for grain sorghum, mostly 4 cents lower on wheat, 7-10 cents lower for soybeans and 2-3 cents lower on corn.

Head of hospital group leaves after 5 decades
DALLAS (AP) - The man who presided over one of North Texas' larger nonprofit hospital chains is stepping down, ending five decades of his family's leadership.

Appeals court: Judge abused discretion in slain wife trial
DALLAS (AP) - Jury selection in the murder trial of an accountant accused of killing his estranged wife resumed Friday after a state appeals court judge ruled that the press shouldn't be barred from the courtroom.

Stock sale to boost college faculty pay
AUSTIN - The sale of about $40 million worth of corporate stock abandoned by its owners will finance merit pay raises for Texas higher education faculty next year, State Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander announced Thursday.

Hedley senior excels in UIL in spite of personal setbacks
HEDLEY - Lowell Ellerbrook seemed hesitant to list his accomplishments at University Interscholastic League events.

Lawmaker urges racing commission to delay small tracks betting vote
AUSTIN - At the request of a state lawmaker, the Texas Racing Commission will delay a vote on a proposed rule that would let small tracks under construction take bets on televised races up to three years before they hold live races.

State might revamp payday loans
AUSTIN - Rules proposed to regulate payday loans in Texas underwent revisions Friday and are being republished by the State Finance Commission.

Experts: Gene therapy can succeed
WASHINGTON - In an exciting and long-awaited success, gene therapy has restored apparently normal immune systems to two French babies born with a rare, lethal immune disease sometimes called the "bubble boy disease."

DUI offender accused of killing boy before serving time on prior charges
STOCKTON, Calif. - A man who had been given two months to put his affairs in order before going to jail for his fourth drunken driving conviction got into an accident while allegedly drunk, killing a 5-year-old boy.

EPA investigating gasoline leak into wells
ROGERS, Ark. (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has joined the investigation of a gasoline leak that contaminated several drinking-water wells near Beaver Lake.

Bloody riot kills 26 inmates in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Rioting that broke out after an inmate's mutilated body was found stuffed in a prison sewer pipe led to 26 deaths before the unrest ended Friday, the worst bloodletting in Colombia's violent prison system.

Administration proposes missile-defense programs
WASHINGTON - The Clinton administration has outlined to Russian negotiators a two-phase program to defend the United States against missile attack from Asia and later from the Middle East, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

Suspect arrested in Utah shooting rampage
SANDY, Utah - A man accused of shooting two people to death and wounding three might have been trying to steal a car during his brief, deadly rampage, police said Friday.

Lizards enlisted to help fight cockroaches
SAN FRANCISCO - The good life might finally be over for the giant, flying cockroaches wreaking untold havoc at the historic Conservatory of Flowers.

McCain says wrong side won Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) - John McCain, on a journey meant to heal old wounds, said Friday the wrong side won the Vietnam War, adding to earlier comments that accused the communists of torturing POWs.

AT&T Wireless debuts well
NEW YORK - Shares of the new AT&T Wireless Group made a strong debut Thursday, offering further encouragement for jittery investors but not quite ending their preoccupation with inflation and interest rates.

Sharpshooter's son shoots sharp, too
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Confronted by three attackers blocking the road and pointing guns, an aspiring target-shooting champion whipped out his target pistol and killed two of them, authorities said Friday.

55 more bodies found in cult leader's garage
KAMPALA, Uganda - A month after officials dug up hundreds of victims of a Ugandan doomsday cult, workers on Thursday exhumed the bodies of 55 more people - mostly women and children - from a garage rented by a cult leader.

World Briefs
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Leaders of white farmers in Zimbabwe reached agreement Friday with representatives of armed black squatters to end violent clashes caused by the forcible occupation of white-owned farms.

Analysis links gonorrhea, tax on beer
In an unusual report, government researchers say that raising the tax on a six-pack of beer by 20 cents could reduce gonorrhea by up to 9 percent. PM

5 die in suburban Pittsburgh shooting
McKEES ROCKS, Pa. - A white man opened fire in several suburban Pittsburgh communities Friday, killing five people and critically wounding a sixth in what police called a racially motivated shooting spree. The man was taken into custody.

Theme park prices keep rising
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The cost of going to an amusement park is climbing like a thrill ride, with the average adult admission in North America increasing $2.70 over last season to $37.

Boat-people rescue stirs fears of Haitian exodus
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - More than 200 shipwrecked Haitians rescued in a dangerous nighttime mission by the U.S. Coast Guard arrived in Nassau Friday, with many saying they had been trying to reach Florida.

Benson says cut on car tag taxes to save $25 million
OKLAHOMA CITY - House Speaker Loyd Benson on Thursday said the final version of the car tag tax cut will probably be "in the neighborhood of $25 million."

Air Force laser project said ready for battle-testing
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A $1.4 billion airborne laser weapon has passed its final internal technical assessment and is now ready for battle-testing, the Air Force says.

Oates not sure when Clayton will lead off
ARLINGTON (AP) - The purpose of moving shortstop Royce Clayton from the leadoff spot to the bottom of the Texas batting order a week ago was to give him an opportunity to get on track.

San Juan County hit with oil, gas layoffs
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - A Texas-based oil and gas company that employs hundreds of workers in northwestern New Mexico has laid off nearly 20 workers due to reorganization.

Elian case costs top $1.5 million for U.S., Miami
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has spent more than $578,000 on the Elian Gonzalez case, including Saturday's raid, since the 6-year-old Cuban boy was plucked from the Atlantic Ocean last Thanksgiving, officials said Thursday.

Meth labs create increasing dangers for Oklahoma firefighters
TULSA, Okla. - Firefighters across eastern Oklahoma said Friday they are increasingly facing dangers posed when methamphetamine production goes awry.

Kentucky cleans up landscape
MIRACLE, Ky. - Junked cars line many of eastern Kentucky's creekbeds. Illegal dumps with milk jugs, dead animals and rusted appliances dot the mountainsides. Raw sewage straight from thousands of homes spills from pipes into streams.

Mexican police seize over 8 tons of marijuana in Baja California
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Baja California truck driver allegedly had some big surprises hidden in the sleeper cabin of his tractor trailer when police stopped him earlier this week: 5,322 packages of marijuana weighing 16,500 pounds (7,500 kilos).

Prostate cancer might end Giuliani's U.S. Senate bid
NEW YORK - Mayor Rudolph Giuliani disclosed Thursday that he has prostate cancer and acknowledged that while the disease was caught early, it could spell the end of his Senate run against Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Miami police chief resigns over raid
MIAMI (AP) - The fallout from the Elian Gonzalez raid sank the city government deeper into chaos Friday, with the police chief resigning a day after the mayor fired the city manager.

Court denies relatives' bid to visit boy
ATLANTA - A federal appeals court Thursday denied a request by Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives to visit him and declined to appoint a guardian for the boy other than his father.

Government seeks Microsoft split
WASHINGTON - The government asked a federal court Friday to break software giant Microsoft into two companies in the largest trust-busting move since AT&T was carved into seven Baby Bells.

Study: Hypnosis reduces pain during surgery
LONDON (AP) - People who were hypnotized while undergoing surgery without a general anesthetic needed less pain medication, left the operating room sooner and had more stable vital signs than those who were not, according to a study in this week's issue of The Lancet medical journal.

Lawyer says Massachusetts man to plead no contest to murder charge
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - A Massachusetts man accused of stabbing his friend to death after the two became lost last summer in the southern New Mexico desert has agreed to plead no contest to second-degree murder charges, according to his defense attorney.

Phillips reports jump in first-quarter earnings
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Phillips Petroleum Co.'s first-quarter earnings more than tripled from a year ago as the company plowed ahead with a series of deals aimed at faster growth, officials said Thursday.

Philippine troops searching for hostages held by rebels
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine troops gained control of most of a Muslim rebel stronghold in fierce fighting Friday, officials said, but they failed to find the 27 hostages, mostly children, held there for nearly six weeks.

Mom: Day-care cameras reassuring
NEW YORK - Every Friday, Kimberly Sedlacek gets to watch her 4-year-old daughter's dance performance at her day-care center.

Gore tries to sway undecided voters
ALBUQUERQUE - Talking with a Tennessee twang, Vice President Al Gore tried to sway the minds of some 300 undecided New Mexico voters during a town hall meeting Friday evening.

Police officers hold vigils as cop killer is executed
McALESTER, Okla. - One of the members of Ronald Keith Boyd's family murmured the 23rd Psalm as his execution in the killing of Oklahoma City police Master Patrolman Richard Oldman Riggs began early Thursday.

GOP leads Democrats in race for federal campaign funds
SANTA FE - The state Republican Party has collected nearly three times more contributions than the Democratic Party in federal fund-raising during the past 15 months, records show.

Altus police chief defends officer accused of racial profiling
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Altus Police Chief Mike Patterson said a clear-cut traffic violation led to the arrest of a black Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agent who says he was a victim of racial profiling.

Census workers pound out their message door to door
CHICAGO - A decade ago, Leona Torres didn't fill out her census form. This time around, she is a census "enumerator," pounding the pavement - and on doors - to help anyone who hasn't yet filled out and returned a census form.

O'Keeffe work goes to Kansas City museum
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Georgia O'Keeffe painting valued at $1.5 million has been donated to a Kansas City museum, replacing a previous collection that has been discredited by art experts.

Cell phones beep problems for 911
ROCKFORD, Mich. - Cellular phones provide peace of mind in an emergency for many people. But they are an increasingly dangerous headache for 911 dispatchers.

Explosion injures 5 students
TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) - A homemade explosive device detonated in a high school on the Navajo Reservation on Thursday, injuring five students.

Avalos gets life plus 62 years for killing NMSU student
LAS CRUCES (AP) - A man convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of an El Paso teen-ager the night she returned from Christmas break at New Mexico State University was sentenced to life in prison plus 62 years Friday.

Bush-McCain rift grows wider
WASHINGTON - In a blow to George W. Bush's bid to unify the Republican Party, negotiations for a May 9 meeting between the nominee-in-waiting and vanquished rival John McCain nearly broke down Thursday in a dispute that widened the rift between their two camps.

Miami in political turmoil
MIAMI (AP) - The seizure of Elian Gonzalez by federal agents has plunged City Hall into political turmoil, with the mayor firing the city manager and dozens of residents alleging police brutality following last week's pre-dawn raid. PM

Russia rethinking Chechnya goals
MOSCOW - With Russian troops bogged down in the mountains of Chechnya and suffering heavy losses, the Kremlin is hinting it may no longer be counting on an overwhelming military victory to end the war.

McCain slams Vietnam, says wrong side won
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) - Sen. John McCain, who played a key role in normalizing relations between the United States and its one-time enemy, launched a broadside against Vietnam's communist regime today and said the wrong side won the war. PM

Judge rejects delay in Lockerbie trial
CAMP ZEIST, Netherlands - A Scottish judge - noting the defendants already have been held for 416 days - on Thursday rejected prosecutors' request for an eight-week delay in the trial of two Libyans accused in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

Plastic army men video game is a dud
They're green. They're tan. They're boring. PM

Miami city manager fired, refused to fire police chief
MIAMI - Miami Mayor Joe Carollo fired the city manager Thursday, just days after he demanded the man dismiss the police chief for failing to warn the mayor about the raid to seize Elian Gonzalez.

Government study: Higher beer taxes reduce STD rates
ATLANTA (AP) - Cheap beer is a leading contributor to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, according to a government report that says raising the tax on a six-pack by 20 cents could reduce gonorrhea by up to 9 percent.

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WEST TEXAS REGION OF THE SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA AUTOCROSS, noon. Miller Field, Dalhart

Lyon: Marvel Mystery Oil is good product for auto lubrication
For the past several years I have tested different products that claim some benefit over standard lubricants. I have been disappointed in many and impressed with a few.

Fixing harmonic balancer could get car back in tune
My daughter's '92 Ford Tempo, a four-cylinder with the usual peeling paint, is shredding serpentine belts. I have installed four new belts in the past six months.

Tips offered to feed gas guzzlers
I'm driving a new GMC Yukon that has eight hungry cylinders under the hood. A lumbering cement truck pulls out ahead of me with its diesel engine belching thick, black smoke as the truck struggles to move up to cruising speed.

Range Rover top of line
Even with dozens of sport utility vehicles now on the market, there's still something unmistakable about a Range Rover.



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