The youth, who missed going to the state competition after finishing third at the regional meet in the 400-meter race, also was a member of Permian's cross country team. His mother said she shot her son accidentally after a dispute over house-cleaning duties. The Dow Jones Industrial Average passes the 4,000 level Feb. 23, and exceeds 5,000 Nov. 21. It closes the year at 5,117.12, an increase of 33.5 percent for the year. A bomb explodes outside a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
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