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Bush adviser target of vandalism Cars vandalized including a convertible belonging to an advisor of George W. Bush
| Jan.6 |
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Honeymooner Alleged Attack on Bride |
| Jan.10 |
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AltaVista Withdraws IPO |
| Jan.11 |
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HP profits down
| Jan.12 |
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William Hewlett dead at 87 He was an engineer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard Co. in a garage in 1938 and pioneered Silicon Valley | |
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Shooting Suspect Surrenders |
| Jan.15 |
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Arrested in Vehicle Vandalism |
| Jan.17 |
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Sun: New Lower-End Servers |
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Retired nuclear physicist dies |
| Jan.18 |
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Sun meet expectations
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More layoffs at AltaVista |
| Jan.23 |
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Sun, Microsoft settle Java suit
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ExciteAtHome to Lay Off 250 |
| Jan.27 |
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HP to Cut 2% of Jobs
| Jan.29 |
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Vehicles Damaged Vandals |
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HP, Apple Fund Web Photo Shop |
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| Feb.5 |
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Sun announces Web strategy |
| Feb.6 |
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PayPal to introduce credit card |
| Feb.9 |
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HP replacing power units |
| Feb.13 |
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HP shows off new software |
| Feb.15 |
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HP meets lowered expectations
| Feb.22 |
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Sun lowers 3rd-quarter earnings
| Feb.25 |
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Police Dogs Catch Arsonists |
| Feb.26 |
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Sub-$1000 Unix workstation
| Feb.27 |
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Whales Swimming |
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| Mar.1 |
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Parcel Tax Placed On Ballot |
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Former UPI manager, dead at 74 |
| Mar.3 |
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Bicyclist Injured in Hit And Run |
| Mar.6 |
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Sun Buys InfraSearch |
| Mar.16 |
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Sun as Storage Company |
| Mar.18 |
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AltaVista to add online newsstand
| Mar.22 |
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Liquid explodes at police station |
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| Apr.13 |
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Charges Over $14,000 Hotel Bill |
| Apr.18 |
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HP to cut 3,000 jobs Hewlett-Packard lowered earnings forecasts again cutting up to 3,000 management jobs or 3.5%
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Cops reward good motorists |
| Apr.19 |
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Sun earnings fall 73%
| Apr.25 |
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Black and White Ball calls it quits |
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Week-long shutdown |
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| May.8 |
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HP and Accenture form partnership |
| May.10 |
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HP sold VeriFone |
| May.11 |
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Newlywed cyclist killed in crash |
| May.21 |
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Agilent acquiring circuit maker |
| May.29 |
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Sun Microsystems lowers forecasts Revenue in fourth quarter is expected to be between $3.8 billion and $4 billion. Sun to concentrate on Fortune 500 companies
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Next-generation processor |
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| Jun.5 |
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Sun Sticks to Java Plan |
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HP becomes leader in PC sales |
| Jun.6 |
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HP cautious about outlook |
| Jun.11 |
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Film student gunned down Maria Ann Hsiao, 21-year-old college student, was in front of a night club standing among a crowd of friends
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Software to search office computers |
| Jun.19 |
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HP faces credit downgrade |
| Jun.20 |
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Female bank robber took $10,000 |
| Jun.24 |
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Man accused of killing wife |
| Jun.29 |
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Workers asked to take pay cuts
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| Jul.3 |
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Band of rabbits |
| Jul.17 |
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School aide charged with molestation |
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Molecular computers Patents process could be breakthrough for computer circuits made of individual molecules
| Jul.18 |
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City drops its user utility tax |
| Jul.19 |
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Sun beats expectations Company posted an $88 million loss and 20% drop in revenue in the 4th quarter
| Jul.23 |
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New Fastrak Signs |
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Son Testifies in Father's Trial |
| Jul.26 |
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HP cutting 6,000 jobs Hewlett-Packard Co. lowered its sales forecasts yet again and is slashing 6% of work force | |
| Jul.31 |
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Sun to cut up to 300 jobs
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Speediest UltraSparc III Chip |
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Racist Propaganda |
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| Aug.2 |
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Fitzhugh guilty of 2nd-degree murder Jury acquitted a real estate consultant of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Kristine
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Copper Mountain posts loss |
| Aug.3 |
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Body found of Stanford student Police believe they have found the body of Christina 'Minna' Sandmeyer, 22. They were treating it as a suicide | |
| Aug.7 |
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School chief is leaving |
| Aug.9 |
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Movietheater goes dark |
| Aug.15 |
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Workers to use vacation to cut costs |
| Aug.16 |
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HP reports 89% drop in profit Hewlett-Packard Co. beat Wall Street's dramatically reduced expectations. Shares moved higher
| Aug.20 |
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Agilent cutting 4,000 jobs Company reported a 3rd-quarter loss that was narrower than expected. Shares fell 9%
| Aug.29 |
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Sun says losses likely |
| Aug.30 |
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Sun shares plummet |
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| Sep.3 |
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HP buying Compaq for $25 billion The new company with annual earnings of $3.9 billion and 145,000 employees would rival IBM | |
| Sep.4 |
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HP, Compaq See Job Cuts |
| Sep.6 |
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HP buys Dutch printing company |
| Sep.7 |
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Leader of liberation theology dead |
| Sep.12 |
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Sun employee killed in hijacking |
| Sep.13 |
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HP donating up to $5 million |
| Sep.18 |
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New CEO, 30% job cut
| Sep.25 |
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Sun unveils flagship server |
| Sep.27 |
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Quintuplets delivered
| Sep.28 |
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PayPal files for IPO |
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| Oct.3 |
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Sun signs $100million pact with News
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Fiorina Says Merger on Track |
| Oct.5 |
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Sun cut 9% of work force Sun Microsystems lowers earnings outlook and cut 3,900 jobs
| Oct.8 |
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CEO exercises stock options |
| Oct.10 |
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Sentenced for killing of wife |
| Oct.16 |
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New management structure |
| Oct.18 |
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Sun beats expectations Sun Microsystems posts $180 millin first-quarter loss
| Oct.28 |
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School asks parents to buy laptops |
| Oct.31 |
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$125,000 Porsche stolen
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| Nov.3 |
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Schools pull plug on laptops |
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Sun Micro May Sue Microsoft |
| Nov.6 |
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Founder family oppose Compaq deal The family and foundation of William Hewlett will vote their 5% stake against the takeover | |
| Nov.7 |
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Motel Manager barricaded |
| Nov.12 |
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Agilent CFO steps down |
| Nov.13 |
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Los Altos Woman Victim of NY Crash
| Nov.14 |
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HP beats estimates
| Nov.15 |
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Agilent to cut 4,000 more jobs Company is meeting expectations in its 4th quarter
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CEOs reject $22M in merger bonuses HP and Compaq CEOs withdrew from a bonus program for completing the merger
| Nov.20 |
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Association president critically injured Susan Bright Winn, 61, the president of the city Historical Association was injured after her son allegedly beat her
| Nov.25 |
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Possible jumper
| Nov.30 |
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City employees to take holidays off
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| Dec.5 |
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Biotech company sued over patent
| Dec.7 |
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Packard Foundation against merger Hewlett-Packard largest shareholder plans to vote against the $25 billion acquisition of Compaq
| Dec.10 |
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Unreliable tests for Lyme disease Igenex is being threatened with closure by federal regulators. SF Medical Examiner is also the company's medical director
| Dec.11 |
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Xerox spinning off famed lab Palo Alto Research Center, or PARC, gave the world laser printer, computer networking and GUI
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Sentenced for copying trade secrets
| Dec.12 |
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$1.9M grant for Healthy Kids
| Dec.13 |
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Opposition to merger is widespread Walter Hewlett appealed to directors and the board of Compaq to scuttle merger because of what enormous unhappiness
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4 teens arrested for car burglaries
| Dec.17 |
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PayPal sets IPO price $12 to $14
| Dec.19 |
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Child Porn Case
| Dec.21 |
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Biotech companies patent settle suits
| Dec.27 |
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W. Hewlett Files Proxy Against Merger