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CURL—BOOZER Betty Curl of Belton and Dr. Sam Curl of Stillwater, Okla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Karen Curl, to Britt Boozer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Monty Boozer of Dimmitt.

At 70 Connery stars in new movie 'Finding Forrester'
BEVERLY HILLS They don't make movies about friendship anymore, grumbles Sean Connery, who can pretty much make any movie he wants.

Entertainment calendar - December 29, 2000
Local music Banjos — 5132 69th St., Lubbock. Chuck McClure & Double Take, country, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. today-Saturday. Free. Billyhill, country, 8:30 p.m.-midnight Tuesday-Thursday. Free. 794-4447.

Entertainment briefly
Another Maines Brothers LP transferred to CD format The Maines Brothers Band continues to transfer its recordings to compact disc format.

William Kerns' Movie Reviews
All the Pretty Horses **1/2 Director Billy Bob Thornton turned in a four-hour movie; the studio/distributor had a cow and forced him to cut it in half. Perhaps a three-hour compromise would have better served the audience because, despite gorgeous cinematography by Barry Markowitz, cuts are noticeable and several scenes are in need of more exposition. That said, screenwriter Ted Tally has retained much of the flavor and dialogue of Cormac McCarthy's novel, and Matt Damon provides a warm centerpiece as John Grady, the horseman who leaves his San Angelo home in 1949 with his best friend (Henry Thomas) and rides to Mexico. Neither are aware that the 13-year-old they meet on the way, a kid played by Lucas Black who fears lightning and little else, may seal their fate much later. The film is an incomplete story about maturation, love, loss, friendship and loyalty to fellow man and horse. Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexuality Tinseltown USA 17 and Cinemark's Movies 16.

Award winning war movie is still powerful and available on DVD
Forty-three years after its release, ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' remains one of the most powerful and absorbing war adventures made. It's not surprising that the film, directed by David Lean, won the Best Picture Oscar for 1957.

An Island Unto Himself
There is a reason that director Robert Zemeckis chose to present the title of his movie ''Cast Away'' as two words

Australian native Kasey Chamber's CD debuts in U.S.
''The Captain,'' by Kasey Chambers. Asylum ''I never lived through the Great Depression/Sometimes I feel as though I did/And I don't have answers for every single question/But that's OK, 'cause I'm just a kid,'' sings 24-year-old Australia native Chambers at the outset of this, her excellent debut.

Sting one of many to perform at Super Bowl
LOS ANGELES Grammy Award winner Sting and rock group Styx will perform in the Super Bowl XXXV's pre-game show, ''Life's Super in Central Florida,'' on Jan. 28 at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.

Video releases
The following is a partial schedule of upcoming movies on video.

Theater choices varied in January
Local and regional stages are dark this weekend. But look for an auspicious beginning of the 2001 theater season with these January productions:

Party package one option for ringing in New Year
New Year's Eve this time ushering in what many consider the true millennium, so arguments can be set aside arrives on Sunday night.

Ford on fast track with tire claims
MIAMI (AP) - Ford Motor Co. appears to be moving quickly in settling claims related to Explorer accidents blamed on Firestone tires, including settling six legal claims in one day, a lawyer said Wednesday. Bruce Kaster, a leading lawyer in defective tire cases, said Ford expressed ''heartfelt condolences'' and embarrassment about tire quality problems in settling six cases he was handling. As many as 200 lawsuits have been filed against Ford and Firestone for tire-related crashes.

Stock club investors get last laugh
NEW YORK {AP} Invest regularly in growth companies. Buy and hold. Reinvest dividends and capital gains. Diversify. Yawn.

Blue chips climb for third straight day; technology stocks on rebound
NEW YORK (AP) - Investors sent blue chip stocks higher for a third straight session Wednes-day, while technology stocks recovered from an early loss to post their first gains of the week.

Retail stores pinning hopes on after-Christmas buyers
No sooner did Christmas end than shoppers were back out in the nation's malls. And given what's turning out to be a disappointing season, retailers are hoping consumers will be doing more buying than returning this week.

Business today - December 28, 2000
Internet firms lay off more than 10,000 NEW YORK - Internet firms laid off another 10,459 people in December, the seventh consecutive month that job losses have increased in the hard-hit industry, according to a study released Wednesday.

Business today - December 27, 2000
Camino Real Hotel to become Hilton EL PASO The 88-year-old Camino Real Hotel, where spectators once gathered on the roof to watch the Mexican revolution just across the border, is expected to become a Hilton.

Economic indicator shows dip
NEW YORK (AP) - Uneasy consumers may not find much to soothe their fears in the first part of the coming year as economic growth continues to slow, according to the latest report on the health of the economy.

Be it ECU or whomever, Tech needs to beat someone in bowl
He started the season tying a theme from a John Wayne movie to a theme for Texas Tech football. Mike Leach was a first-time head coach; thus, he was new to the banquet circuit, and it sometimes took him a while to wind his way through a story.

Charting A New Course
ONE OF THE MANY assets of Reese Air Force Base was a nine-hole golf course that was built for base personnel. The base closed more than three years ago, and the golf course is about to be sold to private landowners.

Charting A New Course
ONE OF THE MANY assets of Reese Air Force Base was a nine-hole golf course that was built for base personnel. The base closed more than three years ago, and the golf course is about to be sold to private landowners.

Tech Research Dollars
CONGRESS GAVE TEXAS TECH some nice Christmas gifts last week before the lawmakers recessed for the holidays. It handed Tech $4.8 million for three key research projects.

A Chance At College
GETTING A COLLEGE DEGREE takes a lot of time, a lot of work and a lot of money. It requires great personal dedication, and most students depend on support, financial and otherwise, from their families.

Mayor Sitton's Panel
WE BELIEVE THAT LUBBOCK Mayor Windy Sitton will represent West Texas very well as a representative on a Texas Department of Transportation Committee to define the state's transportation goals and priorities.

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Tech Research Dollars
CONGRESS GAVE TEXAS TECH some nice Christmas gifts last week before the lawmakers recessed for the holidays. It handed Tech $4.8 million for three key research projects.

Dark Day For Texas
THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT ruled that the state Senate may set the rules for electing its president, who also must perform the duties of what arguably is one of the most important elected state offices -- lieutenant governor. However, senators should have put their constituents above their personal interests and conducted an open vote.

Check out best blues CDs
The year's top 10 blues CDs: 1. North Mississippi All Stars, "Shake Hands With Shorty" (Tone-Cool). Though their obvious reference point, the Allman Brothers, isn't particularly original, this Memphis trio steamrolls over blues cliches so fast you barely notice them. Singer-guitarist Luther Dickinson and his brother, 23-year-old drummer Cody, wear spooky, improvisational grooves into neighbor R.L. Burnside's "Shake 'Em On Down" and "Old Black Mattie."

Downey Jr. enters plea of innocence
INDIO, Calif. {AP} Robert Downey Jr. pleaded innocent Wednesday to drug charges stemming from his Thanksgiving weekend arrest at a desert resort. Downey, 35, who was arrested only four months after being released from prison in another drug case, entered innocent pleas to felony possession of cocaine and felony possession of the tranquilizer diazepam, each punishable by up to three years in prison.

Entertainment/briefly - December 27, 2000
Salute to "M*A*S*H" American Movie Classics marks the 30th anniversary of "M-A-S-H" with an episode of "Backstory," showing 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Interviews with director Robert Altman, stars Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman are part of the series that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of classic films. The program is dedicated to the film's writer, Ring Lardner Jr., who won an Oscar and who died last month at 85.

Series seeks teen-agers
"Outward Bound," a reality-based TV series, is conducting nationwide auditions for teen-agers who want to participate in the program's newest wilderness adventure.

'Millionaire' increases its cash prizes
LOS ANGELES — Starting Jan. 4, the winners on ABC's top-rated game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" will be raking in even more dough than this year's winners. The net is adding $710,000 to the $1 million dollar top prize and an extra $10,000 for every night of the show without a grand-prize winner.

What's hot in the record stores
Don Byron "A Fine Line: Arias & Lieder" (Blue Note) Few contemporary jazz musicians are more interesting than clarinetist Don Byron, even when his ideas don't quite fulfill their promise.

Alone or with Bobby Hatfield, Bill Medley is righteous
Bill Medley has one of those voices that's instantly recognizable from the moment he opens his mouth. With partner Bobby Hatfield in the Righteous Brothers, he practically invented the blue-eyed soul sound that influenced everyone from Rod Stewart to Michael Bolton.

Schneider, Monterey look forward to Caprock tourney
It's a safe bet that there's no time of the year Jill Schneider enjoys more than late December. After all, it's the holiday season: Family, friends ... and a little basketball tournament in Lubbock called the Caprock.

Frenship boys uneasy as defending champs
They may be the defending champions, but they don't feel like it.

How they fare
Restaurant reports for the week ending Dec. 22. Due to a change in the grading system, no point values are tabulated.

LCU snowed in for weekend
Being unable to travel out of Lubbock will cost the Lubbock Christian University men's basketball team two games this week.

Vietnam Data Center
Lubbock is my hometown. I am a disabled Vietnam vet. I had a little run-in with Agent Orange. I just wanted to say I kinda have a lump in my throat. To think that my hometown has the second largest Vietnam information center in the world. I felt like everyone just wanted to forget about it. I don't know why, but it makes me proud. Please forgive my misspelling and grammar. I went into the Navy on July 7, 1965. I became a member of the "Naval Special Warfare Unit." I left the Navy in 1971.

Judicial Activism?
As a former citizen of Lubbock (I have moved because technical job opportunities in Lubbock do not exist), I still read The A-J (via www.lubbockonline.com).

Skatepark Benefits
I think the city of Lubbock should build a skatepark for skaters, so we can have a safe place to go. Building a skatepark would be good because it would get all the skaters together and get them out of the busy streets like University.

Forced To InhaleRe: The letter, "Don't Pass Smoking Ban" (A-J, 12-18).
In response, yes, we all have a choice in our actions. But I do not believe that other people should suffer because of our choices. That is basically what happens at a restaurant that has a smoking section. The non-smokers choose not to smoke, but yet we are forced to inhale other people's smoke.

Everybody's Air
I admire the courage and initiative of the 5th grader and other students trying to change our city's public health policy! Most smokers probably feel smoking bans violate their rights, but smokers' rights stop where their smoke enters everybody's air!

Monumental Task
Re: The letter, "Head Stuck in Sand?" (A-J, 12-14). In response to the above mentioned letter in today's A-J, I find it extremely ironic that any Democrat would complain about the recent events in Florida.

Bad Weather Drivers
Bad Weather DriversI am sorry to say that I find the weather situation and most of the problems it caused humorous.

Honk If You Love ...
Glad I got my "honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker at the mall. The uplifting experiences followed immediately. I found out that lots of people love Jesus; when I was stopped at a light on Slide Road, and did not notice the light had changed.

Naming Of Freeway
I must agree with the letter (A-J 12-20) regarding the naming of the East-West Freeway. While I respect Coach Sharp highly and am excited about what she has done for Texas Tech and its women's basketball program, she has had an insignificant impact on transportation facilities in the Lubbock region.

Skatepark Benefits
I think the city of Lubbock should build a skatepark for skaters, so we can have a safe place to go. Building a skatepark would be good because it would get all the skaters together and get them out of the busy streets like University.

Sharp Is Role Model
To those two or three negative letters that have been written regarding Marsha Sharp Freeway: The questions have been: Who in 30 years will remember Marsha Sharp? Who could forget her? She has always stood for fairness, love of the game and the advancement of women's sports. One of the greatest role models in women's history and she lives in Lubbock. Lucky us to have her.

Honk If You Love ...
Glad I got my "honk if you love Jesus" bumper sticker at the mall. The uplifting experiences followed immediately. I found out that lots of people love Jesus; when I was stopped at a light on Slide Road, and did not notice the light had changed.

Count Your Blessings
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead, and a place to sleep ... you are richer than 75 percent of this world.

Everybody's Air
I admire the courage and initiative of the 5th grader and other students trying to change our city's public health policy! Most smokers probably feel smoking bans violate their rights, but smokers' rights stop where their smoke enters everybody's air!

Insipid Ramblings
I don't mind smokers in restaurants, as long as they are in a smoking section. What I find far more annoying is the inconsiderate dimwit at the next table shouting and laughing into his cell phone. More than once I have been subjected to the insipid ramblings of such a loser throughout my meal.

Count Your Blessings
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead, and a place to sleep ... you are richer than 75 percent of this world.

'Junk' In Mailbox
'Junk' In MailboxI write this in response to the letter, "Ever-Rising Postal Rates" (A-J, 12-21).

Monumental Task
Re: The letter, "Head Stuck in Sand?" (A-J, 12-14). In response to the above mentioned letter in today's A-J, I find it extremely ironic that any Democrat would complain about the recent events in Florida.

Road Crews Praised
Road Crews PraisedAfter spending Christmas day at family in Lubbock, we prepared late that evening to spend a long difficult drive back to Amarillo. We expected a normal two-hour drive to be more likely a four or five hour trial.

LISD Transfer
LISD Transfer LetterOn Dec. 14, I received the mail and sorted through the magazines, Christmas cards, and other letters. I noticed that there was a letter from Lubbock ISD.

Chickpea dip makes great appetizer
This dip with a Mediterranean flavor can be made with canned or cooked dry-packaged chickpeas or navy beans. It's a useful variation on the dip theme to offer as a party spread for those who prefer meatless appetizers.

Lifestyles calendar - December 28, 2000
TODAY Scrapbook Open House — noon-3 p.m., 5405 36th St. Learn to preserve photos and memorabilia. Free. Dionne Merriott 791-4430.

Honey gives new taste to shrimp
Honey and tea may sound like afternoon's pleasures. Surprise: They are also ingredients in a marinade that adds piquant flavor to a grilled-shrimp dinner special that is stylish enough to offer guests.

Stuffed eggplant makes comforting family meal
Sunday evenings can be emotionally rough. Parents and kids are getting ready to face another week of work and school. It's not uncommon for my children and me to suffer the Sunday night blues.

Recipe Exchange - December 27, 2000
Red sauce makes delicious dipping Shannon Smith requested a recipe for red marinara sauce served with cheese sticks at Chili's. An anonymous reader sent in the following recipe:

Easy dish boasts flavor that's different
If you are searching for a change of pace for the cook, Moroccan Stuffed Chicken may be the answer.

Try your luck for the new year with Southern-style black-eyed peas
One of my greatest dinner-time memories is watching my dad's face as he split open one of my mom's steaming hot biscuits, positioned the two halves just so on his plate and piled a mound of black-eyed peas over the top.

Couscous finds its way to breakfast table
Couscous, tiny granules of milled wheat, can give a Mediterranean flavor to any meal — even breakfast.

Young migrant farm workers return to South Texas classrooms
McALLEN — Sometimes the kids are ashamed, don't want to say where they've been.

Gardeners need to tend to their beds, lawns in winter
It is winter: brown lawns, no leaves, clipped perennials. However, lawns and gardens still need to be tended. Here are steps offered by the Lubbock Master Gardeners Association and Texas Gardener for what to do in January:

Chef guides others with new book about principles
NEW YORK — The new book is in the bookstores, the author's work is done, but Tom Colicchio, chef and co-owner of Gramercy Tavern, is still ready to talk about how he pinpointed what he wanted to say.

Lifestyles calendar - December 27, 2000
TODAY Happy Hearts Round Dance Classes -- 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., LASDRF Center, 2305 120th St. Free. 792-4200.

Festive holiday favorites
The holidays are a time to celebrate family, friends and traditions. Holiday meals build lasting memories of favorite foods enjoyed with loved ones. Fresh ham, Dijon mustard and wine combine for a simply elegant menu that brings a special touch to holiday gatherings.

Weather-related trauma piles on work at hospitals
Fractured bones, assorted injuries from car accidents and cardiac arrest from shoveling snow are among the weather-related trauma cases that have been keeping local emergency rooms busy the past two days.

Shoppers thawing out, hunting for hot deals
Lubbock's pristine blanket of snow is beginning to show footprints and tire tracks as shoppers negotiate the icy streets to find bargains at after-Christmas sales.

Frigid weather doesn't dampen spirits of church on a mission
With red noses and gloved fingers, about 40 members of a church group packed trucks and vans full of everything from deflated soccer balls to donated prescription glasses Wednesday afternoon.

City slowly chips away at icy mess
Lubbock residents made small strides Wednesday digging out from the remnants of a severe snowstorm that virtually closed the city Tuesday. Streets were better, but still dangerous. Some flights left the airport, but not all. And more mail was delivered Wednesday, but some households went without.

The onslaught of winter
More than 8 inches of snow pounded Lubbock on Tuesday, grinding travel to a halt and thwarting what is traditionally one of the season's busiest shopping days. As much as a foot of snow was reported in other parts of the South Plains, and the Depart-ment of Public Safety and Texas Department of Transportation said driving conditions were extremely hazardous.

Holidays on Hold
Icy roads have prevented most Texas Department of Transpor-tation workers from getting home for Christmas celebrations so far this year.

Street crews up against wall of limitations in city snow clearing
City street crews are limited in their strategies for clearing streets of snow and ice for Lubbock drivers, a city official said.

Man fights to save 'tree of life'
Jeff Mills got a late start this year stringing more lights to his "tree of life," but Tuesday morning he got an early start in trying to keep it alive.

Keep your back in good shape during cold weather
AKRON, Ohio -- With the winter months come colder weather, snow, ice and the possibility of back and spine injuries. Dr. Richard S. Brower, orthopedic surgeon at Summa Health System, in Akron, Ohio, recommends these tips: n Know your limitations. Be honest with yourself and how fit you are.

Study: Under right conditions, angioplasty beats clot-busters
CHICAGO {AP} When it comes to saving heart attack patients' lives, angioplasty beats clot-busting drugs, but only if done in hospitals that specialize in the procedure, new research suggests.

Less Invasive
It's not your mother's hysterectomy. Nora Garcia can attest to that. So can Tina Wallace and nearly a dozen other women from Lubbock and the surrounding area who have experienced a laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy -- a new, less invasive procedure that means less pain and a quicker recovery time.

Psychologist says many women get wrong messages from culture
WASHINGTON — If popular culture both shapes and reflects the way women's lives have changed over the past few decades, it provides a sobering image.

Salmonella resistant to kids' antibiotic
CHICAGO {AP} Salmonella illnesses resistant to the standard drug used to treat serious forms of the infection in children are emerging nationwide, government researchers warn. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented 13 cases of salmonella infections resistant to the antibiotic ceftriaxone between 1996 and 1998. Three victims were hospitalized, but none died.

Athletes, parents should monitor foot, ankle pain
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Many adult, adolescent and child athletes are playing with seemingly normal but persistent foot pain that could be a sign of a more serious injury, according to sports medicine experts from the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

House Calls
Q: How can I avoid hydrogenated fats? They seem to be in everything.

Migraine treatment should be personalized
Tailored migraine treatments are better than predetermined dosages.

In search of Sacagawea: New gold coins hard to find
WASHINGTON {AP} The new Sacagawea dollar coin is proving to be as elusive as the Northwest route explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were seeking two centuries ago when she accompanied them on a trek across the continent.

Appeals court may get first black judge
WASHINGTON {AP} President Clinton on Wednesday put the first black judge onto the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which serves several Southern states and covers more minorities than any other circuit.

Bush squeezes in some fishing between Cabinet appointments
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. {AP} President-elect Bush, unwinding at an island resort renowned for its fishing, said Wednesday he hopes to name "a couple" Cabinet members this week.

Fugitives draw in $30 million annually from Social Security
WASHINGTON {AP} The long arm of the law finally grabbed Anthony Cummings in New York City last year, but only after he had collected thousands of dollars from a Social Security program while on the run from a child rape indictment.

Sweepstakes ruse swindles senior citizen
LOVINGTON, N.M. A senior citizen is out $15,000 after she was duped by a suspected fraud operation based in Canada, according to a statement from the Lea County Sheriff's Department.

Census Bureau to reveal sketchy results this week
WASHINGTON {AP} It spent millions on advertising, hired temporary workers to knock on strangers' doors and weathered its share of political controversy. Now, the Census Bureau is poised to release figures that will remake the congressional map and document changing population.

DNA-proven infidelity could net wife millions
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. {AP} A woman divorcing her rich husband is using DNA to try to prove he was unfaithful.

Bush team to find 'whistle clean' White House
WASHINGTON {AP} The White House is the hub of government, yet the new staff that walks into the West Wing on Inauguration Day will be lucky to find a scrap of paper to jot down a phone number.

More states putting inmate data online
WASHINGTON {AP} A growing number of states are offering online databases of inmates and parolees, allowing citizens to check on convicted neighbors and employers to screen prospective hires. But civil liberties groups say the Internet sites make it harder for ex-convicts to return to society.

Bush daughter recovering from surgery
AUSTIN {AP} President-elect Bush, his parents and other family members flew to a Florida vacation spot Tuesday, while one of Bush's twin daughters recovered in a Texas hospital after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. The president-elect's wife, Laura Bush, stayed behind to help care for her daughter.

Trains collide
LUCAS, Iowa {AP} Two coal trains collided in southern Iowa on Wednesday, sending at least two people to the hospital and forcing Amtrak to reroute trains. The Lucas County Sheriff's office said none of the injuries was believed to be life-threatening. It was unclear whether one of the trains had been parked. Burlington Northern spokesman Steve Forsberg said three locomotives and a number of coal cars were believed to be off the tracks.

Cost of congressional campaigns increasingly tops $1 million
WASHINGTON {AP} The price of admission to the House increasingly exceeds $1 million with the number of candidates raising seven figures in 2000 almost doubling from the last time Americans picked a president.

Clinton plans to offer drug law solution
WASHINGTON {AP} President Clinton said Wednesday he plans to send Congress suggestions next week on how to fix a law aimed at cutting prescription drug prices by allowing them to be reimported from abroad.

NATION/briefly - December 27, 2000
Travelers' ire prompts police visit SEATAC, Wash. They expected a Christmas of sun and surf in Hawaii. Instead, dozens of would-be travelers got chilly drizzle, two canceled flights and a visit from police before their plane finally left for the islands Tuesday two days late.

Census Bureau to release figures showing winners, losers of House seats
WASHINGTON {AP} The first fruits of the Census Bureau's 2000 count will be visible later this week when officials release numbers that will document changing population trends.

Suspect in rampage linked to explosives
MALDEN, Mass. (AP) - Investigators seized bomb-making chemicals, blasting caps and magazines on explosives Wednesday from the apartment of a software engineer accused of gunning down seven co-workers at an Internet consulting company. Michael M. McDermott, a hulking, 42-year-old man with shoulder-length hair and a bushy black beard, may also have taken part in complex scientific discussions over the Internet about how to make explosives.

Employee opens fire at work, killing seven
WAKEFIELD, Mass. {AP} A heavily armed employee opened fire in the offices of a computer consulting company Tuesday, killing seven people before being wrestled to the ground by police, authorities said. The gunman, who was armed with an AK-47 assault rifle, a shotgun and a pistol, was sitting in the lobby of the building when police found him and had to subdue him, prosecutors said.

Democrats call Ashcroft to the mat over civil rights, conservative views
WASHINGTON {AP} Sen. John Ashcroft, President-elect Bush's choice to be America's top law enforcement officer, once hailed Confederate war heroes as "patriots" and suggested they shouldn't be portrayed as having died for a "perverted agenda."

Alleged deserter rescued after weeks in snowdrift
PORTLAND, Ore. {AP} An Air Force man who allegedly went AWOL got trapped in a snowdrift for 16 days, surviving on M&Ms and scrawling a farewell note before snowmobilers came upon him in his car.

Archive - 12/28/00

Archive - 12/27/00

Enrique Miramontes Sr.
HOBBS, N.M. Rosary for Enrique Miramontes Sr., 48, of Hobbs will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Helena Catholic Church.

Jewel Hodges
Services for Jewel Hodges, 90, of Lubbock will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bowman Chapel of First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Keith Wiseman and Raymond Wolfe officiating.

Ida Mae Oney
PADUCAH Memorial services for Ida Mae Oney, 71, of Paducah will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Seigler Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Keith Prather, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church in Paducah, officiating.

Jack Murphy Sr.
Services for Jack A. Murphy Sr., 71, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Friday at White Memorial Chapel.

Otiquio Flores Sr.
TAHOKA Services for Otiquio Flores Sr., 68, of Tahoka will be 2 p.m. Friday at Gethesmani Baptist Church in Tahoka with the Rev. Alonzo Garcia officiating.

Mollie Phillips
ANTON Services for Mollie Katherine Phillips, 91, of Lamesa will be at 11 a.m. today at Branon Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clifton Igo officiating and the Rev. Troy Williamson assisting.

Bonnie Webb
Services for Bonnie Bell Webb, 90, of Lubbock will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Sanders Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Dean Harris officiating.

Mary Ragland
LOVINGTON N.M. Services for Mary M. Ragland, 64, of Lovington, N.M., will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gil Ramirez and the Rev. Harry Pittam officiating.

Elga Brock
Services for Elga Mae Brock, 83, of Lubbock will be at 1 p.m., Thursday in the Vandelia Village Church of Christ.

Charles Sehon
A rosary for Charles Sehon, 60, of Levelland, will be at 6 p.m. today in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel.

Cleo Couture
BIG SPRING Services for Cleo Couture, 74, of Big Spring will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with Rev. Randy Hardman, pastor of First Baptist Church in Gail, officiating.

J.W. Shamblin
LEVELLAND Services for J.W. Shamblin, 77, of Levelland will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Howe officiating.

Evelyn Milner
VERNON Services for Evelyn Milner, 79, of Vernon will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Fox officiating.

Hattie Sharp
SLATON Services for Hattie Sharp, 85, of Slaton will be at 10:30 a.m. today in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wilson with the Rev. David Rohde officiating.

Elender Bowman
Services for Elender B. Bowman, 82, of Lubbock, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Bob Anderson officiating.

Hazel Vickery
SPUR Graveside services for Hazel E. Vickery, 83, of Spur will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Spur Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Henderson officiating.

Maria Terrazas
LOVINGTON, N.M. Rosary for Maria Natividad Terrazas, 86, of Lovington, N.M., will be said at 7 p.m. today in Bethany Funeral Home Chapel in Lovington.

Velma Young
MCADOO Services for Velma Young, 84, of McAdoo will be at 2 p.m. today at McAdoo First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ruben Osuna officiating and the Rev. Bobby Harris assisting.

Macie Mathis
Services for Macie Faye Mathis, 91, of Woodrow will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Resthaven Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Davis Price officiating.

Obituaries - Today's services - December 28, 2000 12/28/00

Cynthia Jones
Services for Cynthia Ava Jones, 87, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Franklin-Bartley Chapel with the Rev. Kevin O'Brien officiating.

W. Benton Mason
Services for W. Benton "Chil" Mason, 84, of Shallowater will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Westmont Christian Church with the Rev. Clint Stephenson officiating.

Lonnie Corbitt
TATUM, N.M. Services for Lonnie Corbitt, 91, of Tatum will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tatum First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Louis Crenshaw and John Hogan officiating.

Robert Ivey
Services for Robert E. Ivey, 68, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at W.W. Rix Chapel with the Rev. Wayne R. Williams, pastor emeritus of Parkway Drive Baptist Church, officiating.

Mattie Crook
Services for Mattie Una Crook, 87, of Snyder will be 10 a.m. Friday at Colonial Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Miller Robinson and the Rev. Tommy Culwell officiating.

Mona Madison
Services for Mona Madison, 70, will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Wilshire Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Tims officiating.

Delton Dero Galloway
ASPERMONT Funeral services for Delton Dero Galloway, 75, of Aspermont will be held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church of Aspermont with the Rev. Bruce Hess officiating.

Robert Lee
HOBBS, N.M. Services for Robert E. Lee, 69, of Hobbs will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Arnie Adkinson, the Rev. Daron Adkinson and Jim Pearce officiating.

Kathryn Harper
SEAGRAVES Services for Kathryn Harper, 86, of Seagraves will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist church with Bill Perkins officiating and James Currie assisting.

Elizabeth Gutierrez
Rosary for Elizabeth Ann "Bebo" Gutierrez, 21, of Lubbock will be said at 7 p.m. today at the Chapel of Angels Funeral Home chapel.

Jesseka Garcia
SLATON Services for Jesseka D. Garcia, 21, of Slaton will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Englunds Chapel with the Rev. Jim O'Conner, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lubbock, officiating.

Eudell Gardner
PRESCOTT, Ariz. Memorial services for Eudell Hamilton Gardner, 92, of Prescott, Ariz., and formerly of Brownfield will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunrise Mortuary in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

Francisco Castillo
HEREFORD Services for Francisco Castillo, 71, of Hereford will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rose Chapel of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home.

Ronnie Johnson
A wake for Ronnie Wayne "Bugeye" Johnson, 44, of Lubbock will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today in Tull Thornton Jr. Chapel of Brock's South Plains Funeral Directors.

Obituaries - Today's services - December 27, 2000 12/27/00

John Hunter
ODESSA Services for John Chester Hunter, 58, of Odessa will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Martinez Funeral Home with the Rev. L.C. Rhea officiating.

Matt Walker
TATUM, N.M. Funeral services for Matt Walker, 90, of Tatum, N.M., will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Mount Zion Baptist Church in Tatum with the Rev. Jackson officiating.

Mary Hallum
Services for Mary J. Hallum, 77, of Jacksonville will be held at 2 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Home in Star City, Ark., with the Rev. Steven Tiner officiating.

Donald Prescott
BIG SPRING Services for Donald Ray Prescott, 50, of Big Spring will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Memorial Park with Claude Green, a retired Baptist minister, officiating.

Richard Gonzales
HEREFORD A prayer vigil for Richard P. Gonzales, 33, of Hereford will be held at 7 p.m. today at Rix Funeral Chapel in Hereford.

Tressa McKee
CROSBYTON Services for Tressa Marie McKee, 87, of Crosbyton will be 2 p.m. Friday at Crosbyton First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bud Kidwell, pastor, officiating.

David Garvin
PADUCAH Services for David Cecil Garvin, 82, of Eastland will be 2 p.m. today at First Christian Church in Paducah.

Netta Adcock
LAMESA Services for Netta Adcock, 70, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Lamesa with the Rev. Don Stribling, pastor, and the Rev. Mike Wilson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Abernathy, officiating.

Robert Brooks
MEADOW Services for Robert Sanders "Corky" Brooks, 73, of Meadow will be at 2 p.m. today at Meadow United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Titus and the Rev. Ken McClung officiating.

Partial credit for Bush win goes to Gore
Next month, Governor George W. Bush will take the oath of office and become the 43rd president of the United States. Though he will thank hundreds of people as he makes the rounds of inauguration parties, one name will be conspicuously missing from the list: Albert Gore, Jr. Yet the lame duck vice president is the one man most responsible for the coming four-year run of "Bush: The Sequel." It was Mr. Gore's race to lose, and he was equal to the task. As the Vegas comedians might say, Al Gore wanted to run for president in the worst possible way, and he got his wish.

Where do we, as nation, go from here?
I am one of those who believe we are just now about to enter the new millennium. If there never was a year zero, we did not complete 2000 years until the end of the year 2000. And if we are just entering the new century and new millennium, maybe we have another chance to evaluate where our nation stands, without all of last year's hype.

Morning blotter
Assault Central Lubbock At about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, police received a report of a domestic dispute. When they arrived, officers heard yelling and screaming coming from inside the apartment where a 24-year-old man and his 18-year-old girlfriend had been living together.

Morning blotter
Theft 5700 block of 66th St. At about 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, a person walked into a convenience store and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the person grabbed the cash out of it and fled the area on foot. Police are investigating.

Police Blotter - Crime wrap - December 28, 2000 12/28/00

Dolphins can finally relax after wacky finish for title
FOXBORO, Mass. {AP} Trace Armstrong was puffing a delayed victory cigar and retelling the wacky finish when a Dolphins employee hurried him up.

Grant Hill To Have Surgery
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Grant Hill will have season-ending surgery on his ankle, a devastating blow to the Magic and their hopes that the five-time All-Star would lead them to an NBA title.

St. Louis back Faulk earns NFL MVP honors
NEW YORK (AP) - Marshall Faulk's record-setting ride for the St. Louis Rams earned him the NFL's Most Valuable Player award in balloting by The Associated Press and announced Wednesday.

Eagles aim for consistency in playoffs
PHILADELPHIA {AP} The Philadelphia Eagles' trip to the playoffs might be a short one if they don't raise their level of play.

Lakers' Phil Jackson dislikes idea of refs wearing microphones
LOS ANGELES For the record, Phil Jackson saw something coming. When asked last week about NBA referees wearing microphones again for national TV games, he complained that it can interfere with referee performance.

Another painful fold in late season for Jets
NEW YORK {AP} As the New York Jets slumped off the field after the season finale, their body language told it all. Yet another December collapse would leave them watching the NFL playoffs on television if they could muster up the interest to watch at all.

Donnie Nelson guiding Mavs in dad's absence
DALLAS {AP} When Don Nelson leaves the Dallas Mavericks next week to recuperate from prostate cancer, his son Donnie will be the team's coach, not Del Harris.

Seahawks falter in Holmgren's second year
SEATTLE {AP} Two years after arriving from Green Bay, Mike Holmgren seems a long way from getting the Seattle Seahawks into their first Super Bowl.

Lakers charged with loss
LOS ANGELES - The Lakers had it all set up for a merry Christmas.

Seifert, Panthers facing another busy offseason
CHARLOTTE, N.C. {AP} George Seifert thought the Carolina Panthers could make a run at the Super Bowl this year. Instead, they went 7-9 and gave him his first losing record in 10 years as a head coach.

Pens' Lemieux Returns to NHL Play
PITTSBURGH (AP) - That didn't take long. Mario Lemieux really IS back. Conjuring memories of his first NHL game in 1984, Lemieux got an assist on his first pass of the first shift of his unprecedented comeback, setting up Jaromir Jagr's goal just 33 seconds into the Pittsburgh Penguins' game against Toronto on Wednesday night.

Fee agent baseball signings
NEW YORK {AP} The 75 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses:

Pro Sports - C-Kings postponed; set to play Sunday 12/27/00

Ex-NFL QB Gilliam dies of heart attack
NASHVILLE, Tenn. {AP} Joe Gilliam Jr., one of the first black quarterbacks to start an NFL game but who later fell into drug addiction and a life on the streets, died Monday of an apparent heart attack, four days before his 50th birthday.

Pro Sports - NFL playoff glance 12/27/00

Tiger Woods named top male athlete of year by AP
Tiger Woods was a repeat winner Tuesday as The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Like so many of his amazing victories, it was no contest.

Anything's possible in NFL playoffs
It's a perfect fit for this nutty NFL season: The St. Louis Rams barely qualified for the playoffs and immediately became the favorite in the NFC, even though they're seeded sixth and will have to win three road games to reach the Super Bowl.

Cowboys faced with reality of 5-11 season
IRVING {AP} For several years, Jerry Jones has worked under the premise that with some fine-tuning the Dallas Cowboys could make another Super Bowl run. The 2000 season proved it is time for an overhaul.

Nintendo, Sega deny buyout talk
TOKYO (AP) - Leading Japanese video game makers Nintendo Co. and Sega Corp. on Wednesday denied a published report that Nintendo is mulling a buyout of Sega.

Dot-com Job Cuts Rise in December
NEW YORK (AP) - The list of layoffs at Internet firms continued to grow in December, increasing 19 percent from November, a new study released Wednesday said. Dot-com companies eliminated 10,459 positions from their payrolls, up from 8,789 in November, for a total of 41,515 since last December, according to the report by outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas.

Bush isn't Microsoft's white knight
WASHINGTON - Microsoft may find no white knight in George W. Bush.

Ski Report
LEBANON, N.H. {AP}- Latest skiing conditions as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Skiing conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions:

Iowa State Looks for Bowl Victory
PHOENIX (AP) - The players will dress in a clubhouse, not a locker room. They'll enter the field through dugouts. Heck, the fans might even sing ``Take me out to the football game'' at the end of the third quarter.

Pirates make Tech walk plank
HOUSTON - After six straight days of rest and relaxation, at least two highly contrasting schools of thought became clear this week for the Texas Tech and East Carolina football teams. One school - Tech - chose the ''fun and gun'' approach to holiday merriment.

Bulldogs, Aggies arrive for Indy Bowl
SHREVEPORT, La. {AP} The Mississippi State and Texas A&M football teams arrived Tuesday and began practice for the Independence Bowl.

Seminoles Begin Workouts in Miami
MIAMI (AP) - Florida State coach Bobby Bowden shrugged off potential distractions facing his Seminoles as they practiced in Miami for the first time Wednesday in preparation for the Orange Bowl.

Georgia picks Richt from Florida State as new coach
ATHENS, Ga. {AP} Florida State offensive coordinator Mark Richt was picked Tuesday as the new coach at Georgia, which fired Jim Donnan despite four straight bowl victories.

Marshall 25, Cincinnati 14
Marshall defensive end Paul Toviessi celebrates a safety in the second quarter against Cincinnati in the Motor City Bowl at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., on Wednesday.

Texas' Davis a big reason for Longhorns' success
SAN DIEGO {AP} Big Monsta, Lenny-Pooh, Big Len-Len.

Lady Raiders escape storm
It won't be necessary for Lady Raiders head coach Marsha Sharp to scour the stands today, seeking a couple of potential student-athletes with eligibility remaining.

Raiders resemble Red-Tag chairs
HOUSTON It wasn't difficult to identify the parties in Wednesday's inaugural galleryfurniture.com bowl at the Reliant Astrodome.

Snow scatters Red Raiders
One way or another, the Texas Tech men's basketball team will have five players in uniform and on the court at 8 p.m. today when the Red Raiders tangle with TCU at the Tarrant County Convention Center in the Fort Worth Classic.

SPORTS/briefly - December 27, 2000
Sabres' Brown out 2-4 weeks BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Sabres center Curtis Brown will miss 2 to 4 weeks with a sprained right knee ligament.

Area men's basketball
South Plains College at New Year's Invitational Tournament

No. 1 Mich. St 85, Bowling Green 69
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Jason Richardson had 21 points and nine rebounds as top-ranked Michigan State matched its best start by beating Bowling Green 85-69 Wednesday night to win the Holiday Classic.

When the Red Raiders have the ball - Special Teams Wes Welker
Punt return specialist Wes Welker vs. coverage unit: Punting was a problem for East Carolina this season, and punt returns were the way Welker made his name at Tech as a true freshman.

When the Pirates have the ball - Special Teams Keith Stokes
Return specialist Keith Stokes vs. coverage units: One of Conference USA's most exciting players, Stokes is a do-it-all type who ranked 22nd in the nation in all-purpose yardage per game (143.4).

Sports -Tech season in review 12/27/00

When the Pirates have the ball - QB David Gerrard
Quarterback David Garrard vs. front seven: Garrard is a big, mobile quarterback who has a chance to follow another East Carolina alum, Jeff Blake, to the NFL. A junior, he was named second-team all-Conference USA for the second year in a row.

Cincinnati and Marshall smile in the snow
PONTIAC, Mich. {AP} Sure, there's some 2 feet of snow on the ground and it's considered warm if the thermometer approaches 30 degrees.

Tech looks to end embarassing bowl slide against ECU
HOUSTON The fun and games have come and gone. No more movies. No more trips.

galleryfurniture.com Bowl notebook
Curtis to stay Texas Tech junior strong safety Kevin Curtis said after Wednesday's galleryfurniture.com Bowl that he plans to stay at Tech in 2001 instead of trying for a chance in the National Football League. Curtis, from Coronado, had filed a petition to check his potential draft status in the NFL but has since said he's decided to return for his senior year.

When the Red Raiders have the ball - QB Kliff Kingsbury
Quarterback Kliff Kingsbury vs. pass defense: Kingsbury, Tech's first single-season 3,000-yard passer, faces a team with an excellent pass rush and an inexperienced coverage unit.

Texas Tech 27 - East Carolina 40
East Carolina, led by the running and passing of quarterback David Garrard and a punt-return touchdown by Keith Stokes, scored 34 points in the first 26 minutes and outlasted Texas Tech 40-27 Wednesday night, extending the Red Raiders' legacy of postseason frustration in the first galleryfurniture.com Bowl.

No. 18 Maryland 117, Chicago St. 55
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland scored the opening 22 points and six players reached double figures as the 18th-ranked Terrapins cruised to the seventh-most lopsided win in school history, 117-55 over Chicago State on Wednesday night.

Class of '97
HOUSTON — By the end of his first two months on campus in the summer of 1997, Antwan Alexander had already started picking up "vibes" about the future of his freshman teammates.

Ariz., Tenn. Women Tip Off Outside
Tennessee's Michelle Snow, right, and Gwen Jackson, left, try to stop Arizona State Melody Johnson from scoring during the first half of action Wednesday at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix.

Biggest surprise from golf world this year is a Lady
What surprised Bridgestone Sports about its top-selling Precept golf ball was not that players professed to get as much as 20 extra yards off the tee or that top amateurs were using it to win state tournaments.

BC ensures coach would go on high note
HONOLULU {AP} If Tom O'Brien decides to leave Boston College, the Eagles made sure he went out in style.

Sports -College bowl games at a glance - December 27, 2000 12/27/00

Flowers carves out new niche for name
MONTGOMERY, Ala. {AP} Richmond Flowers III, whose name was more famous in Alabama among political junkies than football fans, made a few fans of his own.

Organizers hope event outlives home-team draw
BOISE, Idaho {AP} The fourth annual Humanitarian Bowl between Boise State and Texas-El Paso on Thursday has the key ingredient for success: the hometown team.

Money talks, some 'Canes almost walk to Sugar Bowl
NEW ORLEANS {AP} When Miami coach Butch Davis released more than 100 players last Friday for the holidays, he expected about a dozen or so wouldn't make it to New Orleans on Tuesday for the team's first practice.

When the Red Raiders have the ball - RB Ricky Williams
Running back Ricky Williams vs. linebacker Pernell Griffin: Griffin, a 6-3, 240-pound junior, anchors the Pirates' 5-2 defense. He missed three midseason games with a knee injury and still led the team with 87 tackles.

When the Pirates have the ball - Fullback Leonard Henry
Fullback Leonard Henry vs. rush defense: Henry, a 6-1, 205-pound junior, split time for most of his first two seasons before finally emerging as the team's featured back this year. Running behind a line led by two-time all-league senior C Sherwin Lacewell, Henry finished with 711 rushing yards.

New bowl trying to catch on in Houston
HOUSTON {AP} Texas Tech and East Carolina will offer pass-proficient attacks in the galleryfurniture.com Bowl Wednesday night, the first bowl game played in the Astrodome since 1987.

Man arrested at Bush ranch undergoing psychiatric exam
WACO The Florida man arrested outside President-elect George W. Bush's Central Texas ranch with high-powered weapons was transferred this week to a federal medical facility for psychiatric evaluation.

Texas official sues online tobacco seller
AUSTIN {AP} Attorney General John Cornyn on Wed-nesday sued an online tobacco seller, claiming the company failed to take precautions against selling tobacco products to minor children.

Rylander uncovers billions in e-savings
AUSTIN {AP} Using the Internet and other technology to streamline government would save the state $1.2 billion over the next two years, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander announced Wednesday.

Judge rules against secret vote for acting lieutenant governor
AUSTIN {AP} A state district judge has barred the Texas Senate from electing an acting lieutenant governor in secret, ruling Wednesday that the vote for Texas' second-ranking official must be picked in public and on the record. It was a victory for the Texas publications who brought the case before state District Judge Lora Livingston. The newspapers filed the petition against the Senate and President Pro Tem Rodney Ellis, a Democratic senator from Houston.

Officers surround hotel, fail to find seven escapees
ARLINGTON {AP} Seven escaped prisoners accused of killing a policeman remained at large Tuesday after law enforcement officers acting on a tip surrounded a hotel, but determined the men were not inside. Police had been told one or more men in one of the hotel rooms were some of the escaped inmates. But after talking to them and comparing them to photos, officers decided it was a case of mistaken identity, Irving police spokesman David Tull said.

Victims' relatives protest as 12 detained in China Christmas fire
LUOYANG, China {AP} -- Relatives of the 309 people killed in a shopping mall fire marched in an angry protest Thursday against callous treatment by officials. Meanwhile, police arrested four welders suspected of accidentally causing the blaze, then fleeing.

Officials: Rampage may have been triggered by IRS dispute
WAKEFIELD, Mass. — The software engineer accused of massacring seven co-workers stashed ammunition and a semiautomatic rifle with a sniper scope in his office and bomb-making material in his home, authorities said Wednesday.

Shoppers slowed down but not turned back by snow
Lubbock's pristine blanket of snow is beginning to show footprints and tire tracks as shoppers make their way to after-Christmas sales.

Alleged Air Force deserter rescued after 16 days buried in snow
PORTLAND, Ore. {AP} -- Chuck Bloom noticed it first a patch of black fabric buried in the snow, uncovered by the blades of a snowmobile as he and others rode along a desolate trail.

Officials: Rampage may have been triggered by IRS dispute
WAKEFIELD, Mass. {AP} -- A software engineer who allegedly gunned down seven co-workers at their Internet consulting company may have been upset by a request to trim his wages to repay back taxes after the holidays, authorities said.

Sketches of victims in Massachusetts office massacre
Sketches of the seven people gunned down in their office at Edgewater Technology Inc. in Wakefield, Mass.

Gardeners need to tend to their beds, lawns in winter
It is winter: brown lawns, no leaves, clipped perennials. However, lawns and gardens still need to be tended. Here are steps offered by the Lubbock Master Gardeners Association and Texas Gardener for what to do in January:

State to stay clammy for another day
Wintry precipitation gave way to overcast skies and fog Wednesday morning as a Canadian cold front loosened its grasp on the state.

Hispanic-geared Web site Quepasa.com liquidating assets
PHOENIX — Quepasa.com, a bilingual Web site geared toward Hispanics, announced Wednesday it will liquidate its assets.

Snow, ice make travel hazardous
Between 6 a.m. Monday morning and about 10 a.m. today, 127 traffic accidents were reported in Lubbock.

Rumsfeld picked to head Defense Department
WASHINGTON — President-elect Bush named Donald Rumsfeld to be his secretary of defense on Thursday, returning to the Pentagon a man who held the job in the aftermath of the Vietnam war.

Evacuees begin returning to towns near Mexican volcano
MEXICO CITY — Families began returning to their homes near the Popocatepetl volcano Wednesday, even as the peak sent up a brief column of ash and water vapor to remind them that it's still active.

Calif. utilities seek help from regulators
SAN FRANCISCO {AP} Two giant utilities are pleading for permission to sharply raise rates, saying they could face ruin because of deregulation and a haywire wholesale market.

Gang of escaped convicts continues to elude authorities
DALLAS — A gang of seven Texas inmates who escaped two weeks ago and now are wanted in the murder of an Irving police officer in a Christmas Eve holdup took an unusual approach after their prison escape stay together.

Tech officials look forward to bowl game
Texas Tech fans are hoping the galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston will be much different than the last bowl game the Red Raiders played.

Lawyer says Ford showing new willingness to settle in Firestone tire cases
MIAMI —Ford Motor Co. is moving quickly in Explorer accidents blamed on Firestone tire failures, agreeing to settlements on seven legal claims involving deaths and injuries, lawyers said Wednesday.

Weather continues to cause problems
Lubbock residents made small strides Wednesday digging out from the remnants of a severe snowstorm that virtually closed the city on Tuesday.

How they fare
Restaurant reports for the week ending Dec. 22. Due to a change in the grading system, no point values are tabulated.

Ski Report
LEBANON, N.H. {AP}- Latest skiing conditions as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Skiing conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions:

Tube Talk
FRIDAY ''How I Won the War'' — 9:30 p.m. The rerelease of ''A Hard Day's Night'' and the anniversary of his assassination have brought another round of renewed attention to John Lennon. One of the less-remembered aspects of his career is this 1967 parody, a rare instance in which he played a character other than himself. Directed by Richard Lester, whose fame still rests largely on ''A Hard Day's Night'' and the Beatles follow-up, ''Help!'' (TCM)

Record-setting Marshall Faulk wins MVP
NEW YORK — Marshall Faulk's record-setting ride for the St. Louis Rams earned him the NFL's Most Valuable Player award in balloting conducted by The Associated Press and announced Wednesday.

U.S. grows to 281,421,906 million; Southeast and West win more House seats
WASHINGTON — Arizona, Texas, Florida and Georgia each gained two House seats and the Northeast and Midwest emerged as big losers as the government Thursday disclosed the first figures from this year's census, which will be used to reassign the 435 House seats among the states.

Cotton ginning continues
Bad weather continues to stall cotton harvesting across the South Plains, although ginning and classing kicked into high gear Thursday in an effort to put the wraps on the 2000 season.

Tech fans consider recourse
Time is up for three companies involved in the cancellation of more than 200 Lady Raiders fans' trips to the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam Tournament in November.

Florida football players fight on Bourbon Street
NEW ORLEANS {AP} Several football players from the University of Miami and the University of Florida scuffled on Bourbon Street on the first night both teams were in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl.

Legislative panel calls for moratorium on charter schools
AUSTIN {AP} Citing continuing problems with the state's five-year charter school program, a state legislative committee has called for a moratorium on any more of the schools being opened.

Census figures to show population, political shifts
WASHINGTON {AP} More seats in the House are on the way for those Southern and Western states that experienced a population boom during the past 10 years.

Icy highway strands motorists east of Abilene
Stranded motorists spent Wednesday night in the Eastland County Jail, college dormitories or their cars along an icy stretch of Interstate 20 east of Abilene after a winter storm dealt another crippling blow to Texas.

I resolve... in 2001
As 2000 fades into history, The Avalanche-Journal asked several Lubbock high-profilers what they intend to make better in their personal lives and what they wish for the community in the new year. Here are their responses:

Couple shot execution style, dumped in roadside ditch
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A young couple were shot execution style and their bodies dumped in a ditch beside a desolate Nueces County road, police said.

Icy highway strands motorists east of Abilene
As Darin Dodd's Jeep Grand Cherokee inched along Interstate 20, snowflakes plopping on his windshield and stranded vehicles all around, he finally decided it was time to take his pregnant wife and two young passengers out of harm's way.

Newspapers win court battle to open Senate vote for lieutenant governor
AUSTIN — Lawyers for several Texas publications filed briefs with the state Supreme Court early Thursday, setting the stage for another legal showdown that will determine if the Texas Senate can choose an acting lieutenant governor in secret.

Northeast Texas residents may be without electricity for a while
At least 1,000 people were stranded in their cars overnight on an icy stretch of Interstate 20 east of Abilene as a winter storm dealt another crippling blow to Texas.

Researchers say test may spot 'desk rage' potential
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. {AP} -- Averting office massacres like the one killing seven workers in Massachusetts this week may be a matter of screening job candidates for their aggression potential, say two researchers who have developed such a test.

Ski Report
LEBANON, N.H. {AP}- Latest skiing conditions as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Skiing conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions:

Unions call off bank strike in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea {AP} -- Union workers at two major South Korean commercial banks bowed to government pressure and called off a weeklong strike Thursday, removing a major hurdle that had threatened President Kim Dae-jung's economic reform policies.

McAdoo back to work as internal investigation continues
Anthony McAdoo, the Lubbock County Sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Joe Cavazos Jr. in September, reported to work Thursday for the first time in three months.

House Calls
Q: How can I avoid hydrogenated fats? They seem to be in everything.

Sticky oil, other energy problems await new president
WASHINGTON {AP} Three days before George W. Bush is inaugurated president, OPEC oil ministers will meet in Vienna and in all likelihood slash oil production, raising crude prices worldwide.

New hysterectomy procedure creates less pain, faster recovery
It's not your mother's hysterectomy. Nora Garcia can attest to that.

Web services: few actually deliver
Shrink-wrapped software is dead. Long live software as a service. That's likely to be the 2001 battle cry of software vendors. Many of them spent 2000 laying the groundwork for writing, distributing and using a new generation of Internet-enabled software.

Once the snow falls, Lubbock's got few answers
City street crews are limited in their strategies for clearing streets of snow and ice for Lubbock drivers, a city official said.

Court overturns lower court ruling; Senate votes by secret ballot
AUSTIN {AP} The state Senate decided to choose an acting lieutenant governor by secret paper ballot Thursday after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the method was within its discretion.

Lea County resident a target of big money scam
LOVINGTON, N.M. A senior citizen is out $15,000 after she was duped by a suspected fraud operation based in Canada, according to a statement from the Lea County Sheriff's Department.

Charges aginst Self dropped
Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Lubbock technician accused of committing industrial espionage.

States increasingly list prisoners, parolees on Web
WASHINGTON — A growing number of states are offering online databases of inmates and parolees, allowing citizens to check on convicted neighbors and employers to screen prospective hires. But civil liberties groups say the Internet sites make it harder for ex-convicts to return to society.

Caddel's extradition waiting for review
Kacy Caddel, charged with murder in the October death of Sarah Rogers, won't be leaving Colorado for Lubbock anytime soon.

Man arrested at Bush ranch to be evaluated
WACO, Texas — The Florida man arrested outside President-elect George W. Bush's Central Texas ranch with high-powered weapons was transferred this week to a federal medical facility for psychiatric evaluation.

Memphis Avenue traffic detoured by water main leak
At 2:30 p.m. today, city crews were repairing a water leak in the 2100 block of Memphis Avenue, and traffic was being rerouted.

Newspapers to ask court to open Senate vote for lieutenant governor
AUSTIN — Several Texas publications were taking their battle for open government to court Wednesday, calling for a judge to bar the Texas Senate from electing an acting lieutenant governor in secret.

Snow provides essential moisture
A lot of farmers are really thankful for the 8 inches of snow that blanketed the South Plains earlier this week.

Clovis business robbed on Wednesday
CLOVIS — Two armed men robbed the Tilt Arcade in North Plains Mall in Clovis Wednesday evening, according to a news release from the Clovis Police Department.

First baby born in 2001 in Lubbock could go home with prizes
The first baby of the year is treated in a special way by most of Lubbock's hospitals, and millennium babies are accorded even greater respect.

Fire kills at least 309 at China shopping center
BEIJING {AP} Fire swept through a shopping center in central China and engulfed Christmas revelers in a fourth-floor disco and construction workers on the floors below, killing at least 309 people.

WORLD/briefly - December 28, 2000
500-pound slab of ice slams into car WAPPAPELLO, Mo. A 500-pound chunk of ice that had built up at the top of a van was blown off, crushing the roof and windshield of a passing car.

Barak, Arafat poised to give verdicts on Clinton's peace plans
JERUSALEM {AP} Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat must tell President Clinton this week whether his peace proposals could translate into a Mideast settlement before he leaves office Jan. 20.

Neo-Nazi Youths Arrested in Germany
BERLIN (AP) - The town of Guben on the Polish border was again at the center of Germany's inner-struggle against neo-Nazism Wednesday after four youths, including one convicted in the 1999 death of an Algerian asylum-seeker, were arrested in the stabbing of a man of Asian heritage.

Attackers raid armored car in Paris
PARIS {AP} Masked attackers held up an armored car Tuesday on the southeast edge of Paris, blasting a hole in the truck and escaping with at least one sack of cash, police said. One security guard was injured.

Energy Crisis Hits Yugoslavia
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - With traffic lights failing, frozen foods thawing in grocery stores and people struggling to keep warm, Yugoslavia's worst-ever energy crisis is prompting many people to question whether the new democratic leadership can't at least keep the lights on.

Mir fears put to rest in Russia
MOSCOW {AP} Russian ground controllers lost contact for nearly 20 hours with the Mir space station before re-establishing communication Tuesday, allaying fears the accident-prone, 140-ton vessel might have spun dangerously out of control.

Israelis Protest at Holy Site
JERUSALEM (AP) - About 200 members of a small Israeli national movement scuffled with police Wednesday outside a disputed holy site in Jerusalem that's the focus of a U.S. peace plan.

Refugees' return, Jerusalem holy site loom large in peace push
JERUSALEM {AP} Israelis and Palestinians on Tuesday debated a U.S. peace proposal that would require each to give ground on emotional issues like control over holy sites and the right of Palestinian refugees to return. With the U.S.-imposed deadline for an answer looming today, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said he was leaning toward accepting the sweeping initiatives if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat does likewise.

Mideast Summit Called Off
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel accepted U.S. proposals for an accord with the Palestinians as a basis for new peace talks early Thursday, even as Egypt announced that a summit aimed at dealing with the American plan had been called off. Earlier, Palestinians expressed deep reservations about President Clinton's ideas for solving the touchiest issues remaining in the road to Mideast peace.

Chile's high court blocks Pinochet interrogation
SANTIAGO, Chile {AP} Gen. Augusto Pinochet scored a legal victory Tuesday when the Supreme Court blocked an interrogation expected to lead to the renewed indictment of the former dictator on homicide and kidnapping charges.





 
 

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