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STATE
BMW to ship more
through Charleston
MOUNT PLEASANT — BMW
announced Tuesday it has signed a 10
year agreement with the State Ports
Authority and will sharply increase the
number of vehicles it ships through
Charleston.
Last year, more than 115,000 vehicles,
both imports as well as vehicles exported
from the company’s Spartanburg plant,
passed through the port. That number
will increase to more than 150,000
vehicles a year during the coming decade.
Bank pays back city
for embezzled money
CHARLESTON — The city of
Charleston is recovering some of the
almost $750,000 it lost when a former
city worker and his son embezzled
money during several years.
The city received a $186,000
settlement offer from a bank it sued.
Danny Molony, who worked as
Charleston’s property coordinator, and
his son, Mark, had submitted phony
invoices to the city and then took the
money themselves. Both were sentenced
to prison last March.
The city sued SouthTrust Bank and
otli.'r financial institutions for allowing
Molony to deposit city checks made out
to Appraisal Group of Charleston into his
personal account without signing them.
NATION
State codes will not
affect Internet calls
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators
gave a boost Tuesday to the fledgling
Internet phone industry, removing a
regulatory hurdle that threatened to
drive up the cost of making calls
through cyberspace.
The Federal Communications
Commission voted 5-0 in favor of a
petition by Vonage Holdings Corp. of
Edison, N.J., which had asked the
agency to declare the company’s product
an interstate service, giving the FCC
regulatory control.
Former congressman
nleads eruiltv in N.C.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Rep.
Frank Ballance pleaded guilty Tuesday
to a charge that he used a charitable
foundation to bilk the government and
funnel money to his law firm, church
and family.
U.S. District Court Judge Terrence
Boyle accepted Ballance’s guilty plea to a
federal count of conspiracy to commit
mail fraud and money laundering.
A sentencing date was not set. Under
a plea agreement, the 62-year-old
Ballance could get a maximum sentence
of five years, a $250,000 fine and three
years’ supervised release.
WORLD
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Dutch urge peace after
filmmaker’s murder
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands —
Dutch Muslims and Christians urged an
end to a cycle of retaliatory vandalism of
mosques and cnurcnes l uesday as slain
filmmaker Theo van Gogh was cremated,
a week after his murder by a suspected
Islamic radical.
In a memorial service shown live on
television, friends and family told stories
about Van Gogh's playful nature and his
love of provoking debate.
About 150 people gathered at the De
Nieuwe Ooster Crematorium.
Hundreds more watched on a screen
outside.
Palestinian leaders
prepare for the worst
PARIS — A deeply comatose Yasser
Arafat clung to life Tuesday after
suffering another downturn, his major
organs still functioning but his survival
dependent “on the will of God,” the
Palestinian foreign minister said.
Palestinian leaders made preparations
for Arafat’s eventual death. They said they
would bury Arafat at his sandbagged
headquarters in the West Bank and turn
the site into a shrine.
BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pitt visits
Ethiopia
to learn
about AIDS
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia —
Brad Pitt spent four days in
Ethiopia to learn more about AIDS
in Africa as part of a fund-raising
campaign to combat the disease on
the world’s poorest continent.
The trip was organized by
DATA, a Washington-based lobby
group co-founded by rock star Bono
that campaigns on Third World
trade, debt and HIV/AIDS. Pitt
began his first visit to Ethiopia
Friday and left late Monday night.
“It was a listening and learning
visit,” DATA spokesman Jamie
Drummond said Tuesday. He
declined requests for comment from
Pitt, star of the film “Troy.”
While in Ethiopia, Pitt visited
local projects fighting the spread of
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The 40-year-old actor also met with
eight top Ethiopian singers who
have collaborated on songs to
educate people about HIV and to
raise money for AIDS programs.
Tsedenia Gebremarkos, who has
just released a hit album in Ethiopia,
said Pitt was keen to know how
NELSON MANDELA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brad Pitt stands with former
South African President
Nelson Mandela, after being
appointed Ambassador.
AIDS had affected the nation, where
the average annual income is $100.
“He was very humble and really
interested in the situation here,”
Tsedenia said. “We hope his
popularity can raise awareness in the
same way we are trying to. We need
the support of people like him.”
In Africa, 29.4 million people are
living with the virus, which has left 25
million children orphaned, according
to United Nations figures. Bono has
traveled the world spreading the
message that more than 6,500
Africans die every day from AIDS,
while 8,000 people are infected daily.
Only about 50,000 Africans get
potentially life-saving drugs, known
as anti-retrovirals, while at least 4
million people need the drugs, which
cost more than most Africans earn.
Country superstars
get night of honors
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Toby
Keith had six nominations for the
Country Music Association awards,
but he wasn’t getting his hopes up.
POLICE REPORT
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
□ Violent
© Nonviolent
FRIDAY NOV. 5
©Malicious Injury to Real
Property, Longstreet Theater, 1300
Greene St.
Someone painted graffiti on the
fountain. Estimated damage was $100.
Reporting officer: G. Kerwin
Burglary, Institutional Planning
(2)d Assessment Center, 1710
College St.
Someone broke in and stole a
laptop, a Palm Pilot and an antique
American flag worth a total of
$1,600.
Reporting officer: G. Kerwin
SUNDAY NOV. 7
® Grand Larceny of an Auto,
Colonial Center, 801 Lincoln St.
Someone broke into the front
passenger window and stole a 1994
Ford Explorer, which was recovered
Monday on Wayne Street and towed
to the USC Police Department.
Reporting officers: J. Widdifield, ]
Harrelson
MONDAY NOV. 8
@ Larceny of Food/Shoplifting,
Russell House Burger King, 1400
Greene St.
A suspect with dark hair and
dark-rimmed glasses ran out of the
dining area with a Whopper burger.
Estimated value was $2.
Reporting officer: M. Denard
©Accidental Damage, B.A.
Garage, 1705 College St.
struck a concrete pole, damaging ms
vehicle.
©Larceny of a Calculator, Auto
Break-In, 801 Greene St.
The victim said someone opened
up his car and stole a Texas
Instrument calculator, an apple, two
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
“It’s really good to get
that win, but I’m
pleased with the way
we got it.”
LOU HOLTZ
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
HOLD STILL
Lambda Chi member Hampton Manning, a second-year pharmacy student, escapes Chi Psi
member Jared Capozzi, a first-year sports management student, during the Kappa Kickoff
on Davis field Sunday.
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Last year he led all nominees but
was shut out. “I have the worst record
in the history of the CMA,” Keith
said recendy. “I’m one for life.”
Alan Jackson led all nominees
for Tuesday’s ceremony with seven
nods, including entertainer of the
year andr song of the year for
“Remember When.” The 38 th
annual CMA awards show, hosted
by Brooks & Dunn with help from
Shania Twain, aired live from
Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House
on CBS last night at 8 p.m. EST.
More than two dozen artists
were scheduled to perform,
including Jackson, Keith, Twain,
Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffett,
Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and
Gretchen Wilson.
The most interesting category of
the night was expected to be song of
the year, with five very different
choices: the poignant “Live Like
You Were Dying,” the rocking
“Redneck Woman,” the spiritual
“Long Black Train,” the
sentimental “Remember When”
and the tragic “Whiskey Lullaby.”
Brad Paisley, who recorded
“Whiskey Lullaby” as a duet with
Alison Krauss, said the song, co
written by Bill Anderson and Jon
Randall, is reminiscent of classic,
tragic country songs.
“This song totally broke down
some of the misconceptions that I
think I had and maybe radio had
about itself,” Paisley said.
“Long Black Train,” written and
recorded by Josh Turner, marked
the second consecutive year that a
spiritual song was up for song of the
year honors. Last year, Randy
Travis’ comeback hit “Three
Wooden Crosses” won.
Wilson, who has sold 3 million
copies of her debut album “Here
For the Party” was nominated for
five awards: album, single, song and
music video of the year, plus the
Horizon Award given to most
promising new artist.
Singer-songwriter Kris
Kristofferson was inducted into the
Country Hall of Fame. Kristofferson
has written hits such as “Help Me
Make it Through the Night,” “Me
and Bobby McGee” and “Sunday
Morning Coming Down.”
Peterson case jurors
forced to start over
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — A
juror in the Scott Peterson murder
trial who apparently had done her
own research on the case was
removed and replaced with an
alternate Tuesday, and the judge
ordered the panel to “start all over
again” with their deliberations.
“We’re going to send you back.
Start all over again and keep in
touch,” Judge Alfred A. Delucchi
told the panel on the fifth day of
deliberations.
It was not immediately clear
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what the woman, a retired utility
company employee, specifically did
to get kicked off the jury. But a
source told The Associated Press on
condition of anonymity that she
had apparently disobeyed the
judge’s orders to consider only the
evidence presented at the trial.
“You must decide all questions
of fact in this case from the evidence
received in this trial and not from
any other resource,” the judge said.
The judge removed the juror
after meeting behind closed doors
with lawyers in the case. A day
earlier, Delucchi had lectured the
jury about the importance of
deliberating with an open mind,
prompting speculation among trial
observers that the panel could be
reaching a deadlock.
Peterson, 32, is charged with
two counts of murder in the deaths
of his wife, Laci, and the fetus she
carried. Prosecutors claim Peterson
killed Laci around Christmas Eve
2002, then dumped her weighted
body from his boat into San
Francisco Bay.
The jury has two choices should
they decide to convict Peterson —
first- or second-degree murder. A
first-degree conviction would mean
jurors believe Peterson planned the
killings in advance, and it could
carry the death penalty or life
without parole.
Deliberations began last week
after five months of testimony.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WEEK
ARMY BLUES JAZZ ENSEMBLE:
School of Music, Room 016, 7:30
p.m.
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL
JOURNALISTS MEETING: 7 p.m.
Davis College.
THURSDAY
CAROLINA ALIVE: School of
Music Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
SPEAKER SERIES: Swearingen
Engineering Center, 2:30-4 p.m.
SATURDAY
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AUDITIONS FOR “THE VAGINA
MONOLOGUES": Russell House,
third flooj lobby, 1 p.m.
SUNDAY
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL: Stone
Stadium, 1 p.m.
MONDAY
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
WEEK
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BRIEFS 1
Foundation offers
Washington study
The Kaiser Family
Foundation’s Barbara Jordan
Health Policy Scholars Program
is now accepting applications for
summer 2005.
Applicants must be U.S.
citizens who will be entering
their senior year, or recent
graduates. Current law, medical
and. graduate students are not
eligible for the Scholars Program.
Candidates are selected based on
academic performance,
demonstrated leadership , A
potential and interest in health *
policy. Scholars receive
approximately $5,000 in
support, which includes a
stipend, daily expense allowance,
airfare and lodging. While in
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reside at Howard University.
Application forms are available
online at
www.kff.org/about/jordanschola
rs.cfm. All application materials
are due byjan. 7,2005.
Auditions set
for ‘Monologues’
Auditions and an interest
meeting for “The Vagina
Monologues” will be held
Saturday 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. Women looking to
audition do not need to bring a
monologue to read.
For more information, e-mail
Gabrielle Sinclair at
pregenius42@yahoo.com.
bananas and a can of beans.
Reporting officer: J. Widdifield
LljAssault and Battery, South Quad,
500 Sumter St.
Reporting officers were dispatched in
reference to an assault in progress. The
subject, Xavier Litdeberry, had finished
battering the victim. The victim had
bruises and abrasions. Investigation
continues.
Reporting officers: R. Millhouse, N.
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