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I ON THE WEB www.dailygamecock.com Look for these stories in Thursday's online edition: NEWS McKissick exhibition VIEWPOINTS The SPORTS SportsEditor examines Brown vs. Board of Gamecock editorial board Jonathan Hillyard will give an Education decision that struck addresses the supreme court ruling update on the stats of quarterbacks down the doctrine of separate bur on search procedures during Dondrial Pinkins and Syvelle equal. protest. Newton. STATE Pellet gun accident kills 8-year-old boy An 8-year-old boy has died after he was shot in the chest with a pellet gun, Richland County authorities said. Stacy Jackson of Columbia died about 8:20 p.m. Monday at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Coroner Gary Watts said. The boy was shot about 7:45 p.m. at the home where his family was visiting, Watts said. Stacy and a 13-year-old boy were handling the gun when it accidentally fired, police spokesman Skot Garrick said. Escapee recaptured due to GPS system WALHALLA — It’s hard to hide from the police when the stolen vehicle has a global tracking system. A man who escaped from the custody of the Oconee County sheriff s office was recaptured after police used the global position satellite tracking system installed in a stolen Cadillac Escalade, one of the vehicles most targeted by thieves. Joey Lee Beebe, 23, took the sport utility vehicle after walking away from a prison work detail at Clemson-Oconee County airport around 8:45 a.m. NATION1 Testosterone patch seen as female Viagra PHILADELPHIA — Menopausal women had more sex and were happier about it when using an experimental hormone patch hailed by some as a possible female equivalent of Viagra, doctors reported Tuesday. Women on the testosterone patch had sex about four times more than they usually did in two months compared to only one additional session for women given a fake patch containing no hormone, a study found. Black support of Bush doubles, poll says WASHINGTON — President Bush has doubled his support among blacks in four years and Sen. John Kerry’s backing among the key Democratic voting bloc is down slightly from the support A1 Gore won in 2000, according to a poll released Tuesday. The Democratic presidential nominee holds a nearly 4-to-l margin over Bush in the poll by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington-based research group that focuses on issues concerning blacks. WORLD Incumbent leading in Afghanistan election KABUL, Afghanistan — With one third of the votes counted in Afghanistan’s landmark presidential election, Hamid Karzai was leading wirh 64 percent, and his campaign team said Tuesday it was certain the interim leader will win with the simple majority required to avoid 4 run-ofF. The camp of ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum, currently third, also said Tuesday that the race is over, but Karzai’s main challenger accuses the U.S.-backed incumbent of cheating and refuses to concede defeat. Insurgents abduct humanitarian worker BAGHDAD, Iraq — Insurgents abducted the local director of CARE International from her car in Baghdad on Tuesday, targeting a charity worker who has championed ordinary Iraqis for decades. In new violence, mortar attacks killed an American contractor and at least four Iraqi National Guard members and wounded 80 Iraqis, the U.S. military said. Margaret Hassan was kidnapped while being driven to work about 7:30 a.m. in a western neighborhood of the capital, a CARE employee who spoke on condition of anonymity said. The employee said CARE did not employ armed guards. BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Former assistant wins suit over fumes NEW YORK — A former nanny for Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who claimed she got severe nerve and brain damage from paint thinner used to clean red paint thrown by anti-fur activists, settled her case Tuesday for $2.21 million. The names of the paying defendants were sealed, said Carl Lustig, lawyer for Lori Feldt. Feldt, 31, said the fumes came from the paint thinner used on Dec. 2, 1997, to remove the paint from the facade and front sidewalk of • Wintour’s Manhattan townhouse. Feldt testified that she passed out while workers sent by Conde Nast were cleaning. A maid who entered the Greenwich Village house later that day found her lying on the floor. “The fumes were very, very strong,” Feldt testified. She said that she went from excellent health and a physically active lifestyle to having headaches, numbness in her face and hands, and memory, balance and vision problems. Lustig said the paint thinner contained the toxic chemical toluene. Wintour was not named in the $50 million lawsuit against Conde Nast and the cleaning contractor. Wintour’s lawyer, Edward Hayes, and Lustig said Wintour was not held responsible under the terms of the settlement. The settlement came on the seventh day of the trial, which began Oct. 8. Feldt, who now lives in Lopez, Wash., declined comment as she left court. Testimony hinges on financial status REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Scott Peterson was not experiencing money problems and stood more to gain financially if his pregnant wife V .. DAVE WEAVER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tommy Lee performs with the University of Nebraska marcping band during Nebraska’s football game. remained alive, a defense witness testified Tuesday at his murder trial. Martin Laffer, a certified public Wednesday, October 20, 2004 “I checked out the Web site and figured I might, as well vote while I was there.” NICK MCCORMAC FIRST-YEAR MARKETING STUDENT CAPTURED JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK "Captured" plays for a small crowd behind the russell house Tuesday evening. The Shack sponsored “Captured’ as part of their on-going mission to serve the USC community. accountant and former Internal Revenue Service investigator, testified Tuesday that the Petersons appeared to be in gobd financial shape. Laffer said Peterson was paying $1,300 a month toward the mortgage on the couple’s home, $50 more than the minimum required payment. “Does it appear to you they were doing well for a young married couple with a baby on the way at their age?" defense attorney Mark Geragos asked. “Yes, they were fine," Laffer replied. “Is there anything you see from the credit report that indicated Mr. Peterson did not have good credit?" Geragos prodded. “Not at all, just the opposite," Laffer said. Prosecutors have suggested that aside from Peterson’s affair as a motive for murder, he hoped to gain from a $250,000 life insurance policy taken out on Laci Peterson more than a year before she vanished. Prosecutors have tried to portray the couple as being in financial straits. An auditor who testified previously for the prosecution said the couple had about $210,000 in debt, including their home mortgage. During cross-examination of Laffer Tuesday, prosecutor Dave Harris noted the Petersons had been selling jewelry at pawn shops in the weeks before Laci vanished. “Just the fact that somebody’s selling something doesn’t mean 4 they need money," Laffer said. He also said that Laci Peterson was set to inherit part of $2.4 million from the estate of her grandparents, including part of $480,000 from the sale of their home. She had already inherited about $100,000 in jewelry after her grandmother’s death. Laffer added that Peterson would have benefited from the inheritance only if Laci were still alive and the two were married. The money is now being split between two of Laci’s siblings, he said. An expert who testified previously for the prosecution said Peterson would not have been able to collect Laci’s insurance money for seven years if her body remained missing. Letterman to make guest appearance NEW YORK — David Letterman, who infrequently appears on anyone’s show but his own, will make a guest appearance next month on “Live With Regis and Kelly.” Letterman, host of CBS’ “Late Show,” will appear on Nov. 8, the syndicated morning talk show said Tuesday. “I think it’s nice that he visits our show once every 10 years,” co host Regis Philbin told The Associated Press by phone. “But I’m very pleased.” Philbin and Letterman have long traded friendly barbs. He subbed for ! . Letterman in 2000 when the late night host underwent heart bypass surgery and again in 2003 while Lctterman recuperated from an eye infection. About their friendship, Philbin says, “That’s the problem. We’re great friends when I go on his show and then I leave and I don’t hear from him. But I’m going to settle that on my home ground. | In anticipation of the event, “Live,” with Kelly Ripa as co-host, has released its own Top Ten list, with reasons why Lettcrman is appearing on the show. Among them: “Thinks Kelly is hot” and “Wants to return Regis’ copy of 'Deuce Bigalow’ in person.” USC BRIEFS Law school forum free to students The 2004 Atlanta Law School Forum, a free law school recruitment event, will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 29 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30. The event, sponsored by the Law School Admission Council, will include more than 165 participating law schools. The event will include information sessions provided by a panel of experts on the admission process, financing a law school education, minority issues and the legal profession in general. POLICE REPORT Each number on the map stands fora crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6 a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.m.-6 am.) ■ Violent ^ Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS H Violent @ Nonviolent FRIDAY, OCT. 15 O Suspicious act, minor possession of beer, open container, simple possession of marijuana, 1521 Greene St. and Assembly and Devine streets Tyrell Gladney, Johnny Simmons and Michael Jennings were seen by reporting officer M. Wheeler acting suspicious. After a traffic stop was made, citations were given, and one gram of marijuana was found. Investigation continues. (|) Grand larceny of two laptops, South Quad room 424, 500 Sumter St. Someone took two gray Dell laptops. Estimated value is $3,600. Reporting officer: A. Mitchell SUNDAY, OCT. 17 ©Third offense burglary, Business Administration Building, 1705 College St. Three offices on the sixth floor were forced open, but nothing was taken. However, the storage room on the same floor was forced open, and two Dell laptops were taken as well as a Dell flat panel monitor. Reporting officer: A. Mitchell MONDAY, OCT. 18 ©Grand larceny of musical instruments, McBryde E, 618 Sumter St. Someone took several pieces of stereo equipment along with guitar, cymbals and high hats. I he total estimated value is $3,820. Reporting officer: T. Brewster ©Vandalism, Parking Lot E5, 1400 Wheat St. The victim had three flat tires after someone slashed them. Estimated value is $200. . COMING UP@USC WEDNESDAY. FALL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS RECEPTION: Thomas Cooper Library, Graniteville Room, 5-6:30 p.m. READING AND DISCUSSION WITH NOVELIST SUSAN VREELAND: School of Law Auditorium, 7 p.m. HIP-HOP HUMP DAY: Greene Street, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. THURSDAY AUTHOR COLLOQUIUM: Rutledge Chapel, 3-4 p.m. READING AND DISCUSSION WITH POET MARK STRAND: School of Law Auditorium, 7 p.m. “MODAL ANALYSIS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS”: Jones Physical Science Center, Rogersi Room, 3:45 p.m. STATISTICS COLLOQUIUM: LeConte 210A, 2 p.m. FRIDAY use MASTER OF FINE ARTS STUDENTS’ READING: Gambrell Hall 428, 3-4 p.m. READING AND DISCUSSION WITH ESSAYIST STANLEY CROUCH: School of Law Auditorium, 7 p.m. use VOLLEYBALL vs. GEORGIA: Basketball Practice Facility, 7 p.m. “SCALING RELATIONS IN BIOLOGY”: Jones Physical Science Center, 3:45 p.m. SATURDAY SOUTH CAROLINA STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Gambrell Hall, 9-11:30 a.m. “A MARRIAGE OF LITERATURE AND JAZZ”: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 8 p.m. SUNDAY use WOMEN'S SOCCER vs. LSU: Stone Stadium, 1 p.m. use VOLLEYBALL vs. FLORIDA: Basketball Practice Facility, 1 p.m. MONDAY CAROLINIAN CREED WEEK More information is available at www.lsac.org. Program to assist older recruits The University of South Carolina has launched a new program to help adults 25 years and older who want to start or complete a college degree. Called ASAP, Adult Student Advancement Program, the program expedites adult admission to the university. ASAP is offered through USC’s Continuing Education Academic Credit Programs. Far more information, visit the Web site at htsp://ced.sc.edu/adult./ Reporting officer: T. Brewster @ Possession of controlled substance, minor in possession of beer, altered IDs, Bates House, 1423 Whaley St. Brooks Farmer and Robert Goldsmith were arrested after beers were found in their refrigerator. Farmer had four different altered driver’s licenses in his wallet and three different kinds of medications in his desk drawer with no prescription. Reporting officer: J. 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