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Governor says state is ready for any Y2K problems

December 20, 1999 By admin

Governor Vilsack says the state has undergone over two-years-worth of Y-2-K preparation, and he expects no calamities when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve.Vilsack will be at the Iowa National Guard’s STARC Armory on New Year’s Eve, along with about 100 top state officials who will monitor the date change and any potential problems.Vilsack says crucial private sector businesses like electric and phone utlities will have officials on hand at the Guard’s armory, too, on New Year’s Eve. The state has spent over 30-million dollars to re-work computer programs to get rid of the millennium bug.

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