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EXTENDED FORECAST ♦ TODAY ♦SATURDAY ♦SUNDAY ♦MONDAY ♦TUESDAY High 69 High 68 High 72 High 77 High 71 Low 55 Low 49 Low 50 Low 51 Low 50 Look for The Gamecock online Tuesdays and Thursdays. STATE Some S.C. doctors earn more than peers Depending on the specialty, some doctors in South Carolina make more money on average than their counterparts nationwide. Obstetricians average $200,200 Jn South Carolina, for example, 'Compared with $176,630 nationally, according U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers from 2003, the latest year for which figures were available. Group contests merit of paneway contract The contract for the Carolina Bays Parkway was improperly awarded, an attorney for a government watchdog argued before the state Supreme Court. Jim Carpenter, the attorney for Greenville resident and advocate Edward Sloan, argued Wednesday that state law does not allow for any method of awarding contracts other than taking the lowest bid for a specific project. NATION Jobless benefit claims dip after recent rise WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 19,000 last week, the largest decline in two months, the government reported Thursday. The Labor Department said the decline pushed the level of unemployment benefits down to 334,000 after claims had unexpectedly jumped by 23,000 the week before. AIDS drug approved despite reservations WASHINGTON — Controversial U.S. research in Africa that violated federal patient protection rules was nevertheless conducted well enough to support its conclusions that the AIDS drug nevirapine could be used safely to protect babies, an expert scientific panel has concluded. The report, released Thursday, will have implications in both Africa, where medical officials are debating whether to withdraw the drug, and in the United States, where investigators are examining whether U.S. research is complying with federal law. WORLD Two die in explosion at Egyptian bazaar CAIRO, Egypt — An explosion apparently set off by a bomber on a motorcycle hit a tour group shopping in a historic bazaar Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding 20 in the first attack targeting foreign tourists, in the Egyptian capital in more than seven years. The dead included a French woman, officials said. Earlier a Health Ministry official said the other person killed was an American man, but later Health Minister Mohammed Awad Tag Eddin said his nationality iad not been confirmed. iviexican omciais say patrol stops migrants AGUA PRIETA, Mexico — The number of Mexican migrants trying to sneak into the United States through southeast Arizona has dropped by half since hundreds of U.S. civilians began guarding the area earlier this week, say Mexican officials assigned to protect their citizens. But that doesn’t mean the migrants have given up. Most remain determined to cross and say they will simply avoid the 23-mile stretch of desert between Agua Prieta and Naco. BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Witness levels new Jackson allegation SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A former Neverland ranch security guard testified Thursday that in the early 1990s he saw Michael Jackson perform oral sex on a boy who later received a financial settlement from the pop star. Ralph Chacon was called by prosecutors in Jackson’s child molestation trial in a continuing effort to show the singer had a pattern of molesting or inappropriately touching boys, which would support the current accuser’s claims. Chacon said he was making his rounds at Jackson’s estate on an overnight shift in late 1992 or early 1993 when he saw KEVORK DJANSEZIAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pop star Michael Jackson leaves Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif., on Thursday, after another day of testimony in his child molestation trial. Jackson and the boy in a whirlpool bath. He said he later saw them take a shower together, then leave the shower and stand naked across from each other. Chacon said Jackson caressed the boy’s hair, kissed him on the mouth and elsewhere and engaged in oral sex. The former guard testified that at that point he left. Chacon said that several weeks or a month later he saw Jackson kiss the boy. He said that the kiss was “passionate” and that Jackson then put his hands near the boy’s crotch. On cross-examination. Jackson defense attorney Thomas Mesereau, Jr. quickly established that Chacon had sued Jackson, claiming he was improperly fired, and that Jackson had countersued, accusing Chacon of stealing from him. He also acknowledged that he and others were ordered to pay more than $1 million in legal expenses to Jackson but that he had not paid anything because he had filed for bankruptcy. The boy Chacon referred to 1 k “I’ve been a little too critical of the quarterbacks. I’ve been too tough on those Friday, April 8, 2005 guys-” r > STEVE SPURRIER ___ use FOOTBALL COACH ON HIS QUARTERBACKS DURING LAST WEEK'S SCRIMMAGE HELPLINE NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK T-shirts from the Clothesline Project hang on Greene Street. The project offers sexual violence victims and supporters a chance to design a T-shirt to promote abuse awareness. received a multimiilion-doilar settlement from Jackson in 1994 and refused to cooperate in a police investigation. Beckham’s family can keep playhouse LONDON — The playhouse at Beckingham Palace is safe. David Beckham and his wife,- Victoria, were told by local authorities they don’t have to tear down the 16-foot brick playhouse being built on their property without permission. The British soccer star now with Real Madrid had been warned he might have to demolish the half-built playhouse as well as a play castle complete with mock tower, drawbridge, slides and rope swings at the family’s “Beckingham Palace” mansion north of London. The East Hertfordshire District Council said Wednesday it had granted retrospective planning permission provided no one Jived in the structures. The playhouse for sons Brooklyn, 6, Romeo, 2, and Cruz, 6 weeks, must not be used for “permanent habitable occupation” or a “separate unit of occupation.” Mandela: London deserves Olympics JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Former South African President Nelson Mandela supports London’s bid to host the 2012 Olympics. “There is no city like London,” the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize winner said Wednesday. “It is a wonderfully diverse and open city providing a home to hundreds of different nationalities from all over the world.” “I can’t think of a better place than London to hold an event that unites the world. London would offer something very special to the Olympic movement, including great new sporting facilities and a legacy for generations to come,” he added. London is competing against New York, Paris, Madrid, and Moscow. The International Olympic Committee will select the host July 6. Gere tells Israelis to work for peace JERUSALEM — Richard Gere told Israel’s foreign minister that Palestinians and Israelis must put the past behind them and take advantage of what he called a “special moment” to make peace. Gere met Wednesday with Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom during his third visit to the region in recent months. “There is a great instinct and need on both sides of this conflict to find a peaceful solution that is suitable, that is genuine, that is real, and it can be found and this is a moment,” the 55-year-old actor said. Since his arrival earlier in the week, Gere has met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israel’s two vice premiers, Shimon Peres and Ehud Olmert. Lmctiui iu ;>aiuic fairy-tale author COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Canadian director and performer Robert Lepage will perform a one-man show next month in a tribute to Danish fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, the royal theater said Wednesday. Lepage will perform “The Andersen Project,” based on several of the 19th-century writer’s works, for four days starting May 18 at a theater in Copenhagen. Denmark last weekend celebrated the 200th birthday of Andersen, known for fairy tale classics including “The Emperor’s New Clothes" and “The Little Mermaid.” Lepage, who received an honorary Andersen award last year, already opened the one man show in his native Quebec on Feb. 22. The play will be performed in English at Turbinehallerne, a former power station and annex of the Royal Theater in downtown Copenhagen. Lepage is best known for his work with Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian circus company known for its stunning aerial acts. COMING UP@USC TODAY Spring 2005 Seminar Series: 4 p.m. Jones Physical Science Center 006. Carolina Alive: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. Heather Doreen Larrabee Master’s Percussion Recital: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 006. “Mother Goose Tales": 8 p.m. Gambrell Auditorium. SATURDAY USC Showcase 2005: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Horseshoe. Eliza Hesse Senior Violin Recital: 6 p.m. School of Music 206. Mr/Miss USC Bodybuilding & Figure Championships: 7 p.m. Blatt P.E. Center 307. “Mother Goose Tales”: 8 p.m. Gambrell Auditorium. MONDAY USC Percussion Ensemble: 7:30 p.m. School of Music 206. Brown Bag with Society of Professional Journalists: noon, Carolina Coliseum 3009. Society of Professional Journalists presents Hank Gilman: “From Small Town Newspaper Journalist to Fame and Fortune”: 1:25 p.m. Carolina Coliseum 3009. I ' - I use BRIEFS J Del. poet laureate to read latest work Students are invited to listen to Fleda Brown, poet laureate of Delaware, read from her work on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Nursing 127. Brown has published widely and well, and her work has appeared in such publications as Poetry magazine. In her most recent collection, “The Women Who Loved Elvis All Their Lives,” she explores the relation and intersection of critical reason and intuitive creativity in art. | Bow Tie Bus Tour to travel upstate USC President Andrew Sorensen will visit Clinton, Laurens, Anderson and Spartanburg on Monday as part of the third “Bow Tie Bus Tour” to discuss the progress of the USC’s research campus with students, educators, community leaders and USC alumni. Among his stops will be the Clinton campus of USC Union, the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens and Laurens High School. Other stops will include Charleston on April 18 and Augusta, Ga., on April i 25. " POLICE REPORT Reports taken from the USC Police Department. 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 03 Violent © Nonviolent APRIL4 ©Civil Dispute Roost Residence Hall, 103 South Main St., Room 404-B The victim said Nicole Wood and Anna Reed posted a picture of her on a Web site without her knowledge or permission. The case was referred to Student Judicial Programs. Reporting officer: P.I. Jones. APRIL7 d Driving Under Suspension ^Capstone House, 902 Barnwell St. While on routine patrol, officer C. Taylor saw Ivory Haltiwanger in the vehicle engaged in suspicious activity. Reporting officer D. Adams initiated a traffic stop. Haltiwanger did not have a driver’s license, and a check of DMV files showed his license to be suspended. Haltiwanger was arrested and transported to Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. ©Assistance Rendered Preston College, 1323 Greene St. While on routine patrol, reporting officer A. Mitchell observed EMS. The victim was said to have had a Seizure. EMS transported the victim to Palmetto Baptist hospital. 0 Lynching Open Container 1400 Greene St. The victim told reporting officer J.M.H. Harrelson that he was walking on the sidewalk when Eric Basiliere and Jonathan Floyd drove up beside him and began using profanity toward him. The victim said he told Basiliere and Floyd to leave him alone. More comments were made between the victim and Basiliere and Floyd. Basiliere and Floyd exited the vehicle and physically assault the victim. Patrick Williams saw what was happening and proceeded to stop and assist the victim. Basiliere and Floyd got back in their car and left the scene. Moments later, officer D. Adams spotted the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The victim was brought to the traffic-stop location to identify Basilere and Floyd. The victim said he did not want to press charges. EMS responded to the original location to give the victim first aid. Adams issued a ticket to Floyd for an open container. | Write for us. ' ^ 'fWk . §^7<|t% W**l I Who began publishing the nation’s yjfe' - V~-Ulllll 0.1 Idtu first gay newspaper in 1967? ( R . .* Paid for by ^ * 1 1 DrOUgnT to you uy ' BBHBBBIHI Student Activity Fee aivovo^py p»svq s9j*%uy-s(rj ?\p unfcq s/*vi{3tf\ uiif :j9msuy