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Students have own tobacco fight

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday April 04, 2001
Emboldened by their recent success in getting merchants along Telegraph Avenue to take down 30 percent or more of their tobacco advertisements, a group of Willard Middle-schoolers took their anti-tobacco campaign a step further Tuesday, asking merchants to put up anti-tobacco posters in place of the advertisements. -more-

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Wednesday April 04, 2001

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Wednesday April 04, 2001
Schilling’s mother asks captors for compassion -more-

Arts & Entertainment

Wednesday April 04, 2001
924 Gilman St. All shows begin at 8 p.m. unless noted $5; $2 for a year membership. April 6: Link 80, Lucky Strike, 5th Wheel, Kung Fu Chicken; April 7: The Plus Ones, The Evaporators, The Pattern, Dukes of Hamburg, The Goblins/Disgoblins/Skablins/Gothblins; April 13: The Locust, Dead & Gone, Honeysuckle Serontina, Tourettes Latrec, Last Great Liar 525-9926 -more-

Some mistrust over tritium report

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday April 04, 2001
A consultant told a mostly skeptical audience Monday that current tritium emissions, from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, are not substantial enough to pose a health risk. -more-

Ralliers protest inhumanity of Mideast conflict

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday April 04, 2001
While some 100 activists rallied at the downtown Berkeley BART station against what they called the “brutality” of the Israeli government, eight people draped themselves in Israeli flags and blasted the Palestinians as the cause of the violence in Israel and Palestine. -more-

Black, Hispanic admissions up first year of 4 percent program

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001
BERKELEY — Black and Hispanic admissions to the University of California increased in the first year of a program guaranteeing a spot for the top 4 percent of high school graduates. -more-

POLICE LOGS

Ben Lumpkin and Judith Scherr
Wednesday April 04, 2001
Two unarmed youths allegedly stole $2 and a bag of marijuana from a man standing at a bus stop near the intersection of Haste Street and College Avenue Friday, according to police. -more-

Plan would put more counselors in public schools

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001

Pala tribe’s casino enters increasingly crowded market

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001

Bush taps Californian officials for key posts

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001

Dow, Nasdaq sent spiraling

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001

Unions propose self-sufficient aluminum smelters

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001

Census study shows housing segregation

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001

Editorials

Gov. Davis says worst power crunch is yet to come

The Associated Press
Wednesday April 04, 2001
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis urged lawmakers Tuesday to quickly approve $1.12 billion in energy conservation incentives to ease a warm-weather power crunch he said could hit as early as next month. -more-

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