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EXTENDED FORECAST ♦ TODAY High 72 Low 53 ♦ SATURDAY High 70 Low 56 ♦ SUNDAY j g : ' 1 High 80 Low 51 ♦ MONDAY High 76 Low 51 ♦ TUESDAY - . 'V High 75 Low 57 ON THE WEB www.datlygamecock.com Look for the next online edition on Tuesday STATE Authorities to review officer’s use of taser ROCK HILL — Authorities will review whether a Rock Hill police officer acted properly when she used a taser to stun a 75-year-old woman who refused to leave a nursing home. Margaret Kimbrell said she never threatened police officer Hattie Macon, who shocked the woman to the ground on Friday. The report said Kimbrell tried to hit f Macon in the head after being asked rwice to leave. The officer then fired the taser, striking Kimbrell in the back, police said. Female prisoner dies hiding drugs in body CHARLESTON — A woman in jail on drug charges has died from an apparent crack cocaine overdose, Berkeley County officials said. . Tayka Latrise White, 28, was founfl unconscious and not breathing shortly , before midnight Tuesday, sheriffs deputies said. White had been arrested Tuesday night for driving without a license, .deputies said. A search found 11 grams . of crack cocaine, and she was charged with trafficking crack cocaine. White apparently hid some of the t crack in a plastic bag in her body, -Salisbury said. During the night, the bag .ruptured and White overdosed on the drug when it was absorbed into her bloodstream. NATION ' I Cargo plane diverted after losing engine CHICAGO — A cargo plane from Chicago landed safely at- Detroit Metropolitan Airport after dropping an engine somewhere over Michigan. The Kalitta Air jet took off from ^O’Hare International Airport late ^Wednesday and was bound for New York’s Kennedy International Airport when it reported mechanical problems with one of its engines, a Federal ,,Aviation Administration spokeswoman „said. The Boeing 747 was able to fly but was diverted as a safety precaution to Detroit, where it landed without .incident, officials said. No one was ..injured. After the landing, airline personnel discovered the engine was completely gone, FAA officials said. Michigan authorities searched Thursday for the engine, which may have fallen into Lake Michigan, the FAA jlsaid. •WORLD # •Europe urges halting Cof Iranian nuke plan , VIENNA, Austria — Iran is unlikely to accept European incentives aimed at getting it to suspend uranium J enrichment, diplomats said Thursday, * raising the prospect of a showdown next ♦.jnonth between Tehran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency. , * Envoys from Britain, France and J “Germany offered civilian nuclear .^technology and a trade deal to the , Iranians in a private meeting at the [^French mission to international ^organizations in Vienna. But Western ^diplomats said they doubt Iran will back I Mown easily. Iran did not immediately respond to the incentives, which included the promise of lucrative trade, a light-water nuclear research reactor and the chance ' to buy nuclear fuel from the West. Groups says humans cause of eco troubles - GENEVA — Humanity’s reliance on -fossil fuels, the spread of cities, the destruction of natural habitats for farmland and over-exploitation of the 'oceans are destroying Earth’s ability to “sustain life, the environmental group 'WWF warned in a new report -Thursday. * The biggest consumers of ^nonrenewable natural resources are the ^United Arab Emirates, the United ^States, Kuwait, Australia and Sweden, '•who leave the biggest “ecological footprint,” the World Wildlife Fund •said in its regular Living Planet Report. 4 Humans currently consume 20 percent more natural resources than the Jfarth can produce, the report said. ■«r. ;_ « B^EFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS a Florida governor rebuffed by court TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rebuffed another effort by GOV. Jeb Bush to keep a severely brain damaged woman alive against her husband’s wishes. Without comment, (fie court rejected Bush’s request that it reconsider last month’s decision striking down a state law that the governor invoked to have Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube reinserted. Schiavo has been at the center of one of the nation’s longest and most bitter right-to-die cases, a dispute that has pitted her husband against • her parents. The high court ruled unanimously in September that Bush and state lawmakers overstepped their authority last October when they passed the law to reinsert J.PAT CARTER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at a news conference at the Arthur Marshall Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge. Schiavo’s feeding tube. Days before the law passed, Schiavo’s husband had removed the tube, with a judge’s approval, so that she could die. Michael Schiavo’s attorney, George Felos, said Thursday’s ruling legally clears the way for the feeding tube to be removed again. But he said Schiavo would not take any action before a ruling due Friday on a request by his wife’s parents for a new trial to determine their daughter’s wishes. An attorney for the governor said he is considering an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, which could stop, at least temporarily, any attempt to remove the feeding tube. “The legal process is narrowing down to not many options for us, but we will review them and see what the next step will be,” Bush said. Terri Schiavo, 40, suffered severe brain damage in 1990 when her heart stopped beating from a chemical imbalance that doctors said was brought on by an eating disorder. Stewart files appeal to clear her name NEW YORK — Martha Stewart, trying to clear her tarnished name even as she serves a prison term, claims in her appeal that her trial was tainted by “a barrage” of unfair suggestions that she was charged with insider trading. Lawyers for the celebrity homemaker argued in papers made r public Thursday that government prosecutors, unchecked by the trial judge, confused jurors about the charges against Stewart. “Martha Stewart was never charged with insider trading,” the lawyers wrote, urging a federal appeals court to overturn her conviction. “But a barrage of pretrial ieaks and in-court accusations left the indelible impression that she was guilty of that offense.” Stewart was charged only with deceiving investigators, not with insider trading. But the appeals brief argues that prosecutors and the trial judge kept the jury from understanding the difference. Prosecutors told jurors that Stewart had received a “secret tip” about her ImClone Systems Inc. stock just before she sold in December 2001 and said the case was about “cheating investors in the stock market.” The brief says prosecutors unfairly linked Stewart and ImClone founder Sam Waksal. Waksal pleaded guilty to insider trading, admitting he sold ImClone because he knew about a forthcoming negative report about the company. Castro falls after hour-long speech HAVANA*— Cuban President Fidel Castro’s advancing age, and ultimately his mortality, were brought home Thursday after he fractured a knee and arm when he tripped and fell at a public event. In a communist society where the 78-year-old leader has played a larger-than-life role for more than four decades, the tumble was the latest reminder that Cuba’s commander in chief is an aging man who will not live forever, with an elderly brother as his designated successor. “I’m all in one piece,” Castro declared on state television Wednesday night after tripping on a concrete step while returning to his seat after an hour-long speech in the central city of Santa Clara. A medical examination early Thursday confirmed Castro suffered a broken left knee and a hairline fracture in his upper right arm, said an official notice carried by state media. «. His general health is good, and he is in excellent spirits,” it said, adding that Castro hoped to be “back in place” soon. “He asked that it be made known he is in condition to keep overseeing fundamental questions in close cooperation with government and party leaders,” the statement said. Parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcon, who has been by Castro’s side more than four decades, said Thursday he was confident the president would recover quickly. “He is a man of much strength,” Alarcon told international journalist&in Havana. Nevertheless, Castro’s tumble, captured by Associated Press Television News, but not shown by state television 'cameras, was sure to cause speculation about the communist leader’s Health after 45 years of ruling this island of 11.2 million people. Castro’s health has long been closely watched, particularly by his political enemies in Miami, home to a large Cuban exile community. Pop singer Martin appeals to U.N. UNITED NATIONS — Pop star Ricky Martin came to the United Nations to appeal to governments to declare war on tourists who sexually exploit children around the world. Millions of children are drawn into prostitution every year, according to the U.S. State Department. One form of exploitation is child sex tourism by adults who travel to foreign countries. This is war. This is a battle we need to win,” Martin said at a luncheon Wednesday attended by U.N. ambassadors and activists trying to end the practice. “This one is worth it. ... We’re talking about the lives of children.” But the Puerto Rican singer said the activists needed help. “We have the voice. But we don’t have the power. We cannot do it alone. ... We need you. This is slavery, and this is the year 2004,” he said. He started the Ricky Martin Foundation about 10 years ago to help children in need and recently initiated the People for Children Project as one of its endeavors to try to end child sex tourism and other -illegal practices. DAY Friday, October 22, 2004 “We’re not trying to trunk anyone’s free speech, but there are restrictions that any public institution must follow.” DENNIS PRUITT STUDENT AFFAIRS VICE PRESIDENT, ON CAMPAIGNING AND PARTISAN MESSAGES GIVING A HAND JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK Andrea Breland, a fourth-year sociology student, prints her hand on the Sexual Health Violence Prevention’s “These Hands Don’t Hurt" banner. “Its a pledge of nonviolence,” social work intern Macon Irick said at the SHVP table on Greene Street on Wednesday. POLICE REPORT ■ These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department. 4 • U ■ i 4 • >• Each number on the map stands for a 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 a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS 53 Violent © Nonviolent IT * TUESDAY, OCT. 19 ©Larceny of bicycle, Bates West, 1405 Whaley St. Someone took a red, white and blue Trek bicycle from a bike rack after cutting the locked cable. Estimated value is $700. Reporting officer: J. Simmons QSimple assault and battery, McBryde Quad, 1311 Blossom St. The victim called police after Joshua Gause apparently struck her in the face. Investigation continues. Reporting officer: J. Simmons I : - T1 f* W~, 7 «> .f (3 Larceny of laptop, Swearingen fjuilding. Sl^ain St. a y'^peotie took '1i»TjjAiJjja laptop with %h estimated value of $ 1,300. Reporting o$icer:.R. Baker MONDAY, OCT. 18 Om treatment of animal, Pendleton street garage, 1501 Pendleton St. A drunken squirrel was found in a box outside the parking office. ■ Reporting officer: J. Meador COMING UP@USC TODAY 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 NAACP “REAL TALK: PERCEPTIONS AND MISCONCEPTIONS: Gambrell Hall room 153, 8 p.m. TUESDAY ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA “ETHICS IN POLITICAL ADVERTISING-: Russell House 322 7:30 p.m. use BRIEFS Colonial Center to hold Tigerbum The 2004 Tigerbum, an annual effigy-burning event will be held at the Colonial Center on Nov. 18, followed by a concert by the Presidents of the United States of America. Admission is free. Literary journal accepting works 1 The Lettered Olive is accepting poetry and prose submissions (limited to a maximum of five poems or 5,000 words of prose) until Nov. 30. Submissions can be e mailed to Olive@gwm.sc.edu. Hard copies can be sent to 227 Russell House, SG 263 Columbia, SC, 29208. Prizes of $75 and $25 will be awarded to the most outstanding poetry and prose submissions. Teaching award up for nominations USC is accepting nominations fot Michael J. ' Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Awards through Dec. 10. The awards are open to all full-time tenured or tenure track faculty members who teach undergraduate students. Each of the four award winners will receive $2,500. Winners will be decided by the University Faculty Committee on Instructional Development under the supervision of the Provost. Nominations should be sent to Karl Heider, dean of undergraduate studies, at the Osborne Administration Building suite 102. _ , - ——— , Look for us online at www.dailygamecock.com.