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STATE
10 post office workers
examined after scare
SENECA — A leaking package forced
the closure of the U.S. Post Office here
on Wednesday and sent a number of
workers to the hospital to be examined.
About 10 workers were taken to
Oconee Memorial Hospital for
treatment and observation.
The package contained raw
peppermint camphor or menthol had
apparently leaked onto mail for the
medical offices before it was sent to
Columbia for investigation.
Court upholds ruling
against group prayers
The Great Falls Town Council has
suffered another setback in its appeal of
a court decision that prohibits the group
from opening meetings with a prayer
that mentions Jesus Christ.
In July, a three-judge panel of the
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled
such prayers unconstitutional. The
entire court refused to hear the town’s
appeal this week.
Darla Kaye Wynne, a Wiccan high
priestess, sued the town after its leaders
refused to open meetings only with
nonsectarian prayers or to allow
members of different faiths to lead the
prayers.
NATION
Flier obesity fattens
airlines’ fuel costs
ATLANTA — A new government
study reveals that airlines increasingly
have to worry more about the weight of
their passengers.
Heavier fliers have created heftier fuel
costs, according to the government study.
Through the 1990s, the average
weight of Americans increased by 10
pounds, according to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. The
extra weight caused airlines to spend
$275 million to burn 350 million more
gallons of fuel in 2000 just to carry the
■additional weight of Americans, the
^federal agency estimated in a recent issue
i>f the American Journal of Preventive
Medicine.
Reporter threatened
for withholding name
PROVIDENCE, R.l. —A federal judge
Thursday threatened a TV reporter with
criminal contempt for refusing to say
who gave him an FBI videotape showing
a city official taking a bribe.
U.S. District Judge Ernest Torres
suspended a $l,000-a-day fine he had
imposed when he found Jim Taricani in
civil contempt in March, saying it had
not achieved its goal.
The WJAR reporter has come up
with the money to pay $85,000 in fines
so far, the judge said.
^ Torres said, if necessary, he was
prepared to accept jail time because “my
source expects me to uphold my
promise.”
WORLD
Officials clamor after
Arafat falls into coma
CLAMART, France — A gravely ill
Yasser Arafat reportedly slipped into a
coma and anxious Palestinian officials
held an emergency meeting Thursday
on how to prevent unrest while their 75
year-old leader was fighting for his life.
A swirl of reports that Arafat a.ed were
quashed by doctors at a French military
hospital, who said he was alive. Arafat’s
aides said his condition was very serious.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed
Qureia assumed some of Arafat’s financial
powers, a Palestinian official said.
U.N. envoy cautions
of anarchy for Sudan
UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N.
envoy to Sudan warned the Security
Council Thursday that the vast region
of Darfur could easily descend into
anarchy with warlords in control unless
African Union troops deploy quickly
and peace negotiations speed up.
The 20-month conflict in the
western region is changing in character,
with the government not fully in
control of its forces and a leadership
crisis within the rebel movements, Jan
Pronk said.
The United Nations has called
Darfur the world’s worst humanitarian
crisis, Aaying the conflict has claimed
70,000 lives since March.
BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ashcroft
expected
to resign
from office
WASHINGTON — Attorney
General John Ashcroft is likely to
leave his post before the start of
President Bush’s second term,
senior aides said Thursday.
Ashcroft, 62, is described as
exhausted from leading the Justice
Department in fighting the
domestic war on terrorism since the
Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Stress was a factor in Ashcroft’s
health problems earlier this year
that resulted in removal of his gall
bladder.
Ashcroft is expected to resign
before Bush’s Jan. 20 inauguration,
said aides who spoke only on
condition of anonymity.
They said there is a small
chance he would stay on, at least
for a short time, if Bush asked
him.
The attorney general has not
officially informed his staff of his
future plans, spokesman Mark
EVAN VUCCI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Attorney General John
Ashcroft holds up a copy of
“Report from the Field: The
USA Patriot Act at Work.”
Corallo said.
At a news conference, Bush said
he hasn’t made any decisions about
his Cabinet.
Also sometimes mentioned is
former New York Mayor Rudolph
Giuliani, but his spokeswoman said
he’s not interested. “Rudy Giuliani is
not taking John Ashcroft’s job,”
Sunny Mindel said.
San Francisco uses
scraps for compost '
BERKELEY, Calif. — Haute
Cuisine is going green in a program
that recycles restaurant and
household food scraps into high
grade compost for Northern
California farms and vineyards.
More than 2,200 restaurants
and food businesses and 75,000
households in San Francisco take
part in the clean-plate, clean
environment project, which began
on an experimental basis in the
late 1990s and has since become
a national model for food
recycling.
From Rudolph Giuliani to
Fisherman’s Wharf, table scraps are
deposited in green plastic cans and
then converted into Four Course
Compost.
The result is less waste in
landfills, lower garbage pickup
costs, vibrant vines and vegetables.
“Now you have restaurateurs that
are excited about sending nutrients
DAY
Friday, November 5, 2004
“(Bush) stands up for what
he believes in, whether I
agree with him or not, and
has a stance on all the'
issues.”
JESSICA CORNISH
FIRST-YEAR HISTORY STUDENT.
ON WHY SHE SUPPORTED BUSH
TUG OF WAR
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JASON STEELMAN/THE GAMECOCK
Navy and Marines Service ROTC tugs the Army overboard to win the Tri-Service field day
Thursday at the Blatt P.E. Center. The winner of this annual event between the
NAVY/Marines, Air Force and Army ROTC branches receives "bragging rights for a year,”
first-year print journalism student and Army ROTC member Matt McClain said.
back to the farms and vineyards.
That’s exciting stuff.
That’s role reversal,” says Robert
Reed of Norcal Waste Systems Inc.,
the San Francisco-based producers
of Four Course Compost.
The food scraps come from
burger joints as well as some of
the city’s fanciest restaurants,
including Jardiniere and
Boulevard.
“We love the program,” says
Jonathan Cook, supervisor of
operations at the Metreon, an
entertainment complex in San
Francisco that has eight
restaurants supplying compost
fodder.
“It’s increased the morale in the
kitchens. People feel they’re not
throwing things out, they’re doing
something good for the
environment while they’re
working.”
Metreon restaurants are also
saving about $1,600 in garbage
pickup fees every month, Cook
says.
Former pop singer
mending after crash
LONDON — Singer Marc
Almond says he hopes to make a
full recovery from injuries
sustained in a motorcycle crash
last month.
A message posted on Almond’s
Web site says he’s recovering in the
hospital and “is confident he will
get back to full health eventually,
though he realizes it is going to take
time.”
“He is overwhelmed by the
amount of support shown and says
it has been a big help,” said the
message, posted Wednesday.
Almond, 48, of 1980s duo Soft
Cell, was a passenger on a
motorcycle that collided with a car
in London’s financial district on
Oct 17. Police said the singer
suffered severe head injuries when
he was thrown from the bike.
Soft Cell earned a No. 1 hit in
Britain and major U.S. airplay in
1981 with “Tainted Love,” their
synthesizer-laden cover of a classic
Gloria Jones soul song.
Almond and fellow band member
David Ball broke up in 1984, and
Almond began a successful solo
career.
He scored a major hit with a 1989
duet with Gene Pitney on Pitney’s
“Something’s Gotten Hold of My
Heart.”
Roker says surgery
not a magic bullet
NEW YORK — NBC’s Al Roker
reports on his health since his gastric
bypass surgery, and the potential
dangers and benefits involved in the
procedure, in an hour-long special
to air Friday night on “Dateline
NBC.”
Roker, the weatherman on the
network’s “Today” show,
underwent gastric bypass surgery
two and one-half years ago.
“For anybody who thinks that
this is a magic bullet, you do this
and it’s done. You’re making a
mistake. It’s not,” he says.
In the four-part report,
“Weighing the Risks,” Roker talks
to teens, parents and a physician
about some possible dangers, and
whether teens have a tougher time
dealing with emotional and
physical changes that come with
the surgery.
John Mellencamp
to perform at game
DETROIT — John Mellencamp
will perform at halftime of the
Thanksgiving Day game between
the Detroit Lions and the
Indianapolis Colts.
Mellencamp will perform for the
NFL and the United Way on Nov.
25. He’ll sing “R.O.C.K. in the
U.S.A." and his new single, “Walk
Tall.”
Accompanying Mellencamp on
“Walk Tall” will be singer
producer Kenneth “Babyface”
Edmonds.
The theme of the halftime
show will be “Join the Team:
Millions of People Giving Back in
Hundreds of Ways to Celebrate
One America.”
POLICE REPORT
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Reports taken from the USC Police Department.
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 a.m.)
■ Violent
• Nonviolent
CRIMES AT
UNKNOWN
HOURS
0 Violent
@ Nonviolent
MONDAY
©Larceny of Moped, Preston
College, 1323 Greene St.
The victim said someone stole his
bright red moped. The front fender was
missing and the rear storage was
broken. The reflectors were gone as
well. The victim said it was worth
$1,000 when it was new, but only
about $500 when it was stolen.
Reporting officer: G. Kerwin
© Larceny of a Projector, 1305
Greene St. Annex, Currell College
The victim said someone stole a
Boxlite projector from a locked room.
The projector was worth $2,875.
Reporting officer: J. Widdifield
TUESDAY
0 Grand Larceny of Laptop
Computer, Recovery of Laptop
Computer, Thomas Cooper Library,
1322 Greene St. ?
The complainant said somebody
stole a Gateway laptop worth $1,300
ffpm the computer lab. Someone from
USC Custodial Services later found it
lying in a parking lot.
Reporting officer: J. Widdifield
WEDNESDAY
O Burglary, Possession of Tools of
Crime, Possession of Master Key,
Roost Cafeteria, 1320 Heyward St.
During a routine property check,
officer Adams observed Jonathan
Hunter inside, who became startled by
the presence of a police officer and
ducked into a nearby closet. Officer
Alexander called the individual out
three times before he left his cover. He
placed Hunter into investigative
detention pending further r
investigation.
The officers found several E
screwdrivers and a pair of pliers on
Hunter, as well as a state master key \
and a two-way radio. Hunter said he 1
had a guy on lookout duty outside. \
Hunter gave a description matching \
that of Jonah Cummings, who officer c
Harrelson found outside with a
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UP@USC
TODAY
CAROLINA RALLY: Colonial
Center, 6-9 p.m.
use VOLLEYBALL vs. LSU:
Basketball Practice Facility, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
use FOOTBALL vs. ARKANSAS:
Williams-Brice Stadium, 12:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
USC VOLLEYBALL vs.
ARKANSAS: Basketball Practice
Facility, 1:30 p.m.
USC STRENGTH MEET: Strom
Thurmond Wellness & Fitness
Center, 2-4 p.m.
MONDAY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
BEGINS THIS WEEK
use
BRIEFS
Lawyer to speak
on due process
Frank Dunham, the lawyer
who represented Yaser Hamdi,
the U.S. citizen and suspected
enemy combatant who was held
in solitary confinement without
charges for three years, will speak
at 8 p.m., Nov. 17, at the School
of Law.
Dunham, a federal public
defender from eastern Virginia,
will speak at 8 p.m. in USC’s
School of Law auditorium. He
will focus on the importance of,
and need for, due process and the
balance between protecting
national security and the rights of
citizens. The event is free and
open to the public.
Library, J-school
gets new director
Kim Bowman has been named
director of development of the
USC College of Mass
Communications and
Information Studies.
Bowman will head fundraising
for the college, helping lead a
drive that would allow the college
to relocate to a renovated facility
at the heart of the Columbia
campus.
About 1,500 undergraduates
are enrolled in the journalism
school, majoring in print and
electronic journalism,
advertising, public relations and
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WUSC vinyl fair
set for Saturday
WUSC-FM will be holding its
first vinyl fair Saturday from 1 -6
p.m. in Russell House room 322.
The fair will be selling about
3,000 pieces of vinyl and more
than 200 CDs.
A $10 entrance fee covers the
price of a WUSC tote bag arid 1
vinyl and CD selections.
For more information, contact
Rachal Hatton at 777-5468 or
MartiHauseat777-7172.
* • ;
Auditions planned
for ‘Monologues’
Auditions and an interest
meeting for “The Vagina
Monologues” will be held Nov. 13
at 1 p.m. on the third floor lobby of
the Russell House. All interested in
being a part of the production and
events to raise money to help stop
violence against women are
encouraged to attend.
For more information, e-mail
Gabrielle Sinclair at
pregenius42@yahoo.com.
latching two-way radio.
5J Assault and Battery, Capstone, 902
amwell St.
The victim said she and the suspect
fere arguing when the suspect struck
er openhanded several times. There
fere no physical marks on the victim,
dio said she didn’t want to press
harges.
Reporting officer: M. Denard