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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Sat Feb 6 22:58:40 1999
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 12:45:08 +0900 (JST)
From: Anonymous <nobody@nowhere.to>
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Try <http://www.yankton.net/stories/020399/new_0202990015.html>
Declan McCullagh wrote:
>
> BTW I did a quick AP wire search and this story did not turn up.
>
> I'm not saying it's necessarily a hoax, but then again you'd expect
> journalists to spell "problems" correctly.
>
> -Declan
>
> At 06:20 AM 2-6-99 +0000, lcs Mixmaster Remailer wrote:
> >Norfolk Officials Buy Riot Gear For Y2K
> >
> > NORFOLK, Neb. (AP)--City officials here are hoping for the best when it
> comes to possible compuer-related probelsm in the year 2000--but they are
> preparing for the worst.
> > The City Council on Monday night announced plans to use a grant
> originally designated for a new camera mug shot system to instead be used
> for such things as riot gear and night-vision rifle scopes.
> > Varying degrees of computer problems are expected to occur when Jan. 1,
> 2000 arrives. In worst-case scenarios, officials fear the problems could
> spur rioting and looting.
> > Norfolk Police Chief Bill Mizner said an advisory group met Jan. 11 and
> recommended buying the emergency equipment.
> > Some of the items include flashlights, night vision scopes, flashlights
> that can be attached to rifles and shotguns, gas masks, filters,
> distraction devices for the police division's tactical team, chemical
> emissions and helmet sheilds.
> > Funds for the equipment will come from a Local Law Enforcement Block
> Grant of $10,300.
> >
> >Wednesday, February 3, 1999
> >
