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STATE
Chlorine leak forces
20-home evacuation
HILTON HEAD ISLAND —
About 20 homes in a private
residential community' here were
evacuated Friday as a precaution
after a chlorine cylinder at a public
service plant began leaking,
officials said.
Officials worked to evacuate
nearby homes in the private
community of about 9,000,
Kristian said. There were no
reported injuries.
Judge’s DUI decision
could affect others
A Richland" County judge’s
decision to throw out breath tests
results in a drunken driving case
could affect thousands of pending
cases around the state, attorneys say.
Richland County Circuit Court
Judge G. Thomas Cooper last
week threw out test results in a
drunken driving case and ruled
that county jail was not keeping
adequate maintenance records on
its DataMaster machines.
NATION
Study: Gene therapy
reduces Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON — The first
attempt at gene therapy for
Alzheimer’s patients appeared to
significantly delay worsening of
the disease in a few people who
• have tested it so far, scientists
reported Sunday.
But if the approach pans out,
researchers say delivering
protective substances, called
growth factors, into a diseased
brain holds the potential to rescue
some dying brain cells.
Commission finds
too many tax breaks
WASHINGTON — As taxpayers
recover from finishing their annual
filing chores, a presidential
commission studying the tax laws
has reached the conclusion that
there are just too many deductions
and credits.
Two credits, a deduction and
special savings plans help taxpayers
cut college costs. Special urban and
rural tax zones encourage
investment and job creation.
Dozens of other tax benefits help
families raise children and save for
retirement, encourage adoption,
nudge clivers toward hybrid cars
and push businesses to invest in
new equipment.
WORLD
Kidnapped Pakistani
freed after 2 weeks
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A
Pakistan embassy official who was
kidnapped in Iraq two weeks ago
was freed Sunday, the chief
Pakistani government spokesman
said.
Malik Mohammed Javed was
abducted April 9 after he left his
residence in Baghdad to attend
prayers at a mosque. The Pakistani
government said after his
abduction he was in the custody of
a previously unknown Islamic
militant group, Omar bin al
Khattab that had demanded a
ransom for Javed’s release.
Ecuador’s ex-leader
begins exile in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil — Ecuador’s
former president began his life in
exile in Brazil on Sunday, ending a
four-day drama that began when
protesters accusing him of abuse
of power drove him from office
and forced him to take refuge in
the Brazilian ambassador’s
residence.
Gutierrez’s wife and one of his
two daughters accompanied him
to Brazil, which granted asylum to
the 48-year-old cashiered army
colonel.
BRIEFS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beckhams
consider
newspaper
litigation
LONDON — Soccer star
David Beckham and his wife
Victoria are considering taking
legal action over a newspaper
story about their marriage, a
spokesman for the couple said
Sunday.
The Beckhams failed late
’ Saturday for a court order to bar
the New? of the World from
publishing allegations by the
couple’s former nanny, Abbie
Gibson.
Their lawyers had argued
that Gibson’s contract included
a promise not to speak about
the couple’s private lives. But
the News of the World said a
judge ruled in its favor on
grounds that the story was in
the public interest.
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CHRIS PIZZELLO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
British soccer star David
Beckham and his wife,
former Spice Girl Victoria
Beckham, arrive for the MTV
Movie Awards in Los Angeles
in May 2003.
After the newspaper
appeared Sunday morning, the
Beckhams were “consulting our
lawyers with a view to taking
legal action,” their spokesman
said, speaking on condition of
anonymity.
Gibson told the News of the
World she witnessed a series of
rows between David Beckham
and his wife. Gibson, who
worked for the couple from
August 2003 until she quit
earlier this month, also claimed
Victoria told her that her
husband wanted to split up.
The marriage of Britain’s
No. 1 celebrity couple first hit
the headlines a year ago when a
former personal aide, Rebecca
Loos, claimed she and Beckham
had had a 10-day affair. He
dismissed the claim as
“ludicrous” and “absurd.”
Victoria Beckham, a former
member of the Spice Girls
band, and her husband, who
DAY
Monday, April 25, 2005
“I don’t think anyone
will be unhappy that
Foreman grills are
legal.”
ADAM HARK
FORMER RHA PRESIDENT ON LEGALIZATION OF
PORTABLE ELECTRIC GRILLS IN USC RESIDENCE
HALLS
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK
Performances by USC Concert and Symphonic bands Sunday on the Horseshoe showcased
student conductors amid unseasonal cold and windy weather.
plays for Spanish club Real
Madrid, have three young sons.
Hubby’s ex accepts
Spears’ pregnancy
LOS ANGELES — The ex
girlfriend of Britney Spears’
husband says she isn’t surprised
to hear that the pop singer is
pregnant.
“Hey, it was bound to
happen,” actress Shar Jackson
told MTV News last week in
her first interview since Spears
and Kevin Federline
announced the pregnancy April
12. “It was a goal, and it was
conquered, moving on.”
Jackson, who appeared in
the sitcom “Moesha” and 2000
film “Love & Basketball,” has
two young children with
rederhne and said he loves his
kids to death.”
Jackson said she is willing to
let her kids have a relationship
with Spears’ child. “I mean,
they’re family, so if the other
side of the family permits, then
yeah,” she said.
Jackson, who is starting a
cosmetics line with a lip gloss
called “He Cheated,” has
accused Federline of being
unfaithful, but said she doesn’t
bear him any ill will.
Online ticket sales
irk Vegas officials
LAS VEGAS — City officials
are complaining that tickets
given away for a concert
featuring the Red Hot Chili
Peppers and Weezer are being
sold on the Internet.
“You get a couple of bums
who take advantage of the
situation, and what starts off as
a very nice gesture ... turns into
a sleazy methodology of trying
to make a buck from it,” Las
Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman
said.
The July 2 show is a
celebration marking the city’s
100th anniversary.
About 35,000 free tickets
were quickly snapped up when
they became available online
last week. Minutes later,
traders began offering tickets
on eBay at prices that ranged
from $25 to $70 per ticket.
“It’s so unfair because the
centennial committee wanted
to present this very special
eVent available to everybody
free of charge,” Goodman said.
Officials said an additional
5,000 tickets will be made
available through Ticketmaster
on May 16, while 10,000 were
being distributed to hotels.
Chan talks AIDS
on Vietnam visit
HA LONG CITY, Vietnam —
Action film star Jackie Chan
visited this communist country
for the first time as a United
Nations goodwill ambassador,
promoting HIV/AIDS
awareness in a nation where
health experts warn infection
rates are on the verge of
exploding.
Chan, 51, visited a
communal health center as
well as a support group session
for family members caring for
loved ones with HIV/AIDS in
northern Quang Ninh
province, which has some of
Vietnam’s highest infection
rates.
As Chan strolled down the
street in the small town last
week wearing a blue UNICEF
shirt with a red AIDS pin,
children on bikes chased after
him, calling out his name in
Vietnamese and greeting him
with “Chao Bac,”. or “Hello
Uncle.”
“Wear a helmet. You have to
keep safe,” he told them.
He stressed the importance
of eliminating discrimination
and social stigma attached to
AIDS.
Lauded author gets
U.S. postage stamp
GUTHRIE, Ky. — Pulitzer
Prize-winning author Robert
Penn Warren now graces a U.S.
postage stamp.
Hundreds of people
gathered in Warren’s
hometown in southwest
Kentucky last week to witness
the unveiling of the stamp, the
21st in the U.S. Postal Service’s
Literary Arts series.
“I can think of no better way
to return the favor than by
dedicating this stamp to a
letter-writing man,” said Ann
C. Wright, district manger for
the Kentuckiana District of the
Postal Service.
Best known for his 1946
novel “All the King’s Men,”
Warren wrote 16 volumes of
poetry, 10 novels, a collection
of short stories and college
textbooks on poetry and
fiction.
POLICE REPORT
J 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
[23 Violent
© Nonviolent
APRIL 15
OFound Property
Computer Parking Garage,
501 Sumter St.
The complainant found one
white Healthways system 1500
exercise bike. The property was
placed into evidence for
safekeeping.
Reporting officer: M.
(Winnington.
APRIL 17
^Malicious Injury to Personal
Property
Bull Street Parking
Garage,611 Bull St.
While on routine patrol,
reporting officer J. Widdifield
observed that someone broke off
the parking garage exit-gate arm
on the Devine Street side.
APRIL 18
•Fire (Non-suspicious)
Cliff Apartments 503, 1311
Whaley St.
Reporting officers L.J. Welch
and J.M. Simmons responded to a •
fire alarm call. The officers met
with the complainant who said
the fire occurred while she was
cooking. The fire was
extinguished before the officers’
arriv;d. CFD responded with two
units, and health, safety and
evening services were notified.
The fire caused only smoke
damage. Overall estimated
damage was minimal.
•Assistance Rendered
Patterson Hall, 1520 Devine
St.
The complainant was
disoriented and possibly had a
seizure. First Responder, EMS and
the fire department responded.
Reporting officer: T. Brewster.
COMING
UP@USC
TODAY (
LAST DAY OF CLASS
Adam Estes Graduate
Bassoon/Clarinet Recital: 6
p.m. School of Music 206.
TUESDAY
Graduate Vocal Ensemble:
6 p.m. School of Music 206.
iaeyoon Kim Doctoral
Voice Recital: 7:30 p.m.
School of Music 206.
WEDNESDAY
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
BEGIN
“A Video Is Worth a
Hundred Slides: Digitized
Media in Education”: noon-1 .
p.m. Computer Services 320. *
THURSDAY
“Ionic Currents from
Dopamine Transporters”: 4
p.m. Jones Physical Science
Center 409.
use BRIEFS
Women’s institute
to hold discussion
The Provost’s Advisory
Committee for Women’s
Issues will sponsor the i
Women’s Leadership Institute *
on Tuesday from 9 a.m.-l:30
p.m. in the Russell House
Theater. USC women in
leadership roles will share their
experiences in advancing and
achieving career success. The
leadership institute will seek to
promote awareness of
women’s challenges in career
advancement through panel
discussions and a networking
luncheon. Tickets are $10. For
more information, call 777
0169.
Business school
to honor leaders
The Moore School of
Business will sponsor the 2005
Business Leadership Awards 1
Dinner on Friday at The Zone
at Williams-Brice Stadium.
The event is by invitation
only. Cocktails will be served
at 6:30 p.m., followed by
dinner at ^30 p.m. Tickets are
$45, or $750 for corporate I
table of eight. For more
information and to purchase
tickets, call 777-2910 or e
mail grubbs@moore.sc.edu.
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APRIL 20
•Bull Street Garage, third
level, 600 Bull St.
Accidental Damage
The victim told reporting
officer J.M.H. Harrelson that the
barricade arm at the garage exit
struck her vehicle’s trunk. The
victim said her vehicle’s antenna
broke, and the arm caused a 2
inch scuff mark on' the trunk.
Estimated damage: SJ00.
APRIL21
©Grand Larceny of
ATVAarceny of Utility Trailer \
4 Medical Park Road
The victim said someone
removed a green Honda ATV
Rancher ES four-wheeler
(estimated value: $4,000) and one
black 4X8 Lowe’s utility trailer
(estimated value: $400).
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