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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 19, 1999

NEWS

Seasonal sounds, for 152 years By John Murphy | John Murphy,SUN STAFF

Capsules preserve a moment in time By Peter Jensen | Peter Jensen,Sun Staff

Putting the focus on geriatrics By Mary B. Moorhead | Mary B. Moorhead,Knight Ridder/Tribune

Marcia Lee Selko, 47, headed Baltimore Blues Society By Jonathan Bor | Jonathan Bor,SUN STAFF

Five houses should go, but not for a garage By Norris West

Gender differences will tell, in life and in MSPAP scores By Mike Bowler | Mike Bowler,SUN STAFF

Cooperative extension has support, resources for farmers under stress By Anne Haddad | Anne Haddad,SUN STAFF

Townsend faces political test after reports of camp abuse By Michael Dresser | Michael Dresser,SUN STAFF

N.Y. trying to lead again in health care By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Sykesville preservation garners White House invitation By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

Antiperspirants unlikely to cause breast cancer By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon | Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon,Special to the Sun

Getting the gifts just right By Maria Blackburn | Maria Blackburn,Sun Staff

Making your home safer By Barbara J. Chuck | Barbara J. Chuck,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Union seeks to challenge ruling on wages By Andrea F. Siegel | Andrea F. Siegel,SUN STAFF

Union seeks to challenge court ruling on back pay By Andrea F. Siegel | Andrea F. Siegel,SUN STAFF

Nurturing paperwhites By Nancy Brachey | Nancy Brachey,Knight Ridder/ Tribune

Older schools show rise in black pupils By Larry Carson | Larry Carson,SUN STAFF

'Night of the White Stag' By M. C. Helldorfer

Gifts for the pets in your life By Karol V. Menzie | Karol V. Menzie,Sun Staff

A quarter doesn't cut it By Maria Blackburn | Maria Blackburn,Sun Staff

Two die, others homeless in fires By Kristine Henry | Kristine Henry,SUN STAFF

Gov. Smart Growth does it again By MIKE BURNS

A clip-and-save guide to a week's worth of meals By Susan Nicholson | Susan Nicholson,Universal Press Syndicate

Baker entry is recipe for Barbie contest success By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

William H. C. Griffith Sr., 95, executive, Howard farmer By Jamie Stiehm | Jamie Stiehm,SUN STAFF

Future looks dry in state By Frank D. Roylance | Frank D. Roylance,SUN STAFF

Proof that Hillary is finally leaving Bill By Susan Reimer

A-rab wagon brings Santa for a Baltimore-style visit By Jamie Stiehm | Jamie Stiehm,SUN STAFF

A fresh start, or familiar faces By Christina Bittner | Christina Bittner,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Young readers take a page from adults' book clubs By Tanika White | Tanika White,SUN STAFF

Modell, Ravens attract investor By Jon Morgan | Jon Morgan,SUN STAFF

Not everyone will sing the praises of figgy pudding By Rob Kasper

Space Needle in Seattle to light up New Year's sky By SEATTLE TIMES

Pressing business: spritz cookies By Annette Gooch | Annette Gooch,Universal Press Syndicate

Intelligent teen-ager has difficulty with schoolwork By T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. | T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.,NEW YORK TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES

Attila the Hun discipline snatches another student By GREGORY KANE

Counting the Days By Tamara Ikenberg | Tamara Ikenberg,SUN STAFF

City bids to be regular home of Army-Navy game By Gerard Shields | Gerard Shields,SUN STAFF

Miracle on 34th Street By Elizabeth Large | Elizabeth Large,Sun Staff

C. Vann Woodward, 91, historian of the South By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Law enforcement braces for New Year's terrorism By LOS ANGELES TIMES

Indulging in choices beyond spa cuisine By Elizabeth Large | Elizabeth Large,Sun Restaurant Critic

TV's Archbishop Sheen could be candidate for sainthood By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Explosive issues regarding Y2K By Dave Barry | Dave Barry,Knight Ridder/Tribune

Commentator finds success in attacking Moscow mayor By Kathy Lally | Kathy Lally,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

Teacher putting goals in reach By Mary Maushard | Mary Maushard,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

More for Head Start, less for boot camps By C. Fraser Smith

Cloning eyed to preserve rare species By NEWSDAY

Town seeks to renovate old chapel By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

Big, but still fast By Nancy Menefee Jackson | Nancy Menefee Jackson,Special to the Sun

Amateur astronomers discover tiny, faint comet By KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE

Gnocchi work as starter or side dish By Betty Rosbottom | Betty Rosbottom,Los Angeles Times Syndicate

VA hospitals' errors detailed in report By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

A lord of the slums takes an apprentice By Jim Haner | Jim Haner,Sun Staff

Macau hopes Chinese rule brings order, prosperity By Frank Langfitt | Frank Langfitt,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

Empowered by two 100-watt bulbs By Peter Jensen | Peter Jensen,SUN STAFF

Juvenile court puts Carroll student on 30-day community detention By Mike Farabaugh | Mike Farabaugh,SUN STAFF

A lord of the slums takes an apprentice By JIM HANER | JIM HANER,SUN STAFF

Courts faulted on domestic violence cases By Joan Jacobson | Joan Jacobson,SUN STAFF

Children to present Christmas programs By Rosalie Falter | Rosalie Falter,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Haussner's sale rolls on By Amy Oakes | Amy Oakes,SUN STAFF

BUSINESS

AutoNation superstores used a flawed model By Amanda J. Crawford

4-year search for water ends at the ocean By Susan Canfora | Susan Canfora,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Dec. 31 close is a risky business By Robert Nusgart | Robert Nusgart,SUN REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Love at first sight, then many years of quiet contentment By Ron Snyder | Ron Snyder,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

IPO froth can splatter on the party By Bill Atkinson

Resale value of homes zooms in third quarter By Kenneth R. Harney

Stocks, mutual funds are gifts that grow By Jeff Brown | Jeff Brown,KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE

So bad they merit an award, the Lump of Coal By Charles Jaffe

New view on home security By Rachel Sams | Rachel Sams,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

This Jerry Lewis isn't the comedian By Greg Schneider | Greg Schneider,SUN STAFF

Ways to keep heirs from fighting include explaining what's in will By Jane Bryant Quinn | Jane Bryant Quinn,Washington Post Writers Group

Delaware Select Growth has zigzagged to glory By Michael Gaul | Michael Gaul,MORNINGSTAR

In collecting, today's boom could be tomorrow's bust By Eileen Ambrose

Why buying piece of jet is taking off By Robert Little | Robert Little,SUN STAFF

Let a tax preparer guide you away from SEP-IRA confusion By Liz Pulliam | Liz Pulliam,LOS ANGELES TIMES

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