Y2KNET E-News Update ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Y2K: Itms a Local Thing Presidentsm Council on Y2K Kicks off Y2K Community Conversations

By Matt Thomas, editor

With 200 days left until the year 2000, John Koskinen, chairman of the Presidentms Council on the Year 2000 Computer Problem, announced Monday the launch of a nationwide campaign, entitled Y2K Community Conversations, designed raise awareness, calm public fears and put Y2K preparations back into the hands of local leaders.

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1) Y2K Utah Senator Plans to Be Prepared by Stephen Barr, Washington Post - June 1, 1999

The latest buzz on the Year 2000 computer glitch centers on how to make personal preparations for Jan. 1. Sen. Bennett (R-Utah) has provided a new Y2K Leading Indicator: He plans to stockpile water in a 55-gallon drum at his Salt Lake City home--just to be on the safe side.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-06/01/095l-060199-idx.html

2) Wall St. fears: Interest rates, Y2K by Eileen Glanton, ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled yesterday as investors shed Internet and bank shares, fearing that profits would be hampered in coming months by threats as diverse as higher interest rates and the Year 2000 problem

http://www.phillynews.com/inquirer/99/May/25/business/STOX25.htm

3) Y2K drill stumps City Hall elevators MSNBC, May 25, 1999

LOS ANGELES, A one-hour elevator blackout at City Hall during a Y2K drill Tuesday is evidence that Los Angeles isnmt ready to wrestle the millennium bug.

http://www.msnbc.com/local/KNBC/167408.asp#BODY

4) Plan for Y2K Errors in Trading, Group Says by Ianthe Jeanne Dugan, Washington Post - Wednesday, May 26, 1999 NEW YORK, Investors and securities firms should prepare for possible trading and paperwork disruptions caused by the year 2000 computer problem, even though officials have said a glitch is unlikely, according to a major industry trade group

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-05/26/205l-052699-idx.html

5) FDA to audit medical devices for Y2K

WASHINGTON, (Reuters Health) -- To ensure that electronic medical devices will not malfunction in the year 2000 due to the Y2K computer "bug," the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to audit the data of a sample of medical device manufacturers, FDA officials told a House hearing on Tuesday

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/hl/story.html?s=v/nm/19990526/hl/y7_1.html

6) 60 Minutes story blasts naive optimism Mike Adams, editor - Y2KNEWSWIRE

On Sunday, May 23, 1999, 60 Minutes ran a short segment on Y2K. The story marked a major turning point in Y2K coverage, and it sparked both a 174-point selloff in the stock market and a rush to purchase additional Y2K supplies by more people.

http://www.y2knewswire.com/

7) Y2K Readiness Not Assured At Criminal Justice Agencies by Mark Hamblett, New York Law Journal - May 25, 1999

Officials with New York City's primary criminal justice agencies are confident that year 2000 computer problems will not lead to the chaos of prisoners roaming free when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve

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