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Student dies of meningitis
By Judith Scherr
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
A 9-year-old Oxford School student died Tuesday morning of bacterial meningitis. -more-
May Day fest celebrates workers
By Erika Fricke
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Most of the U.S. work force labored Tuesday, but at the Inkworks print shop in West Berkeley a banner of Che Guevara billowed across the balcony and members of Berkeley’s worker cooperatives celebrated May Day with the rest of the world. -more-
Immersion classes popularity soars
By Ben Lumpkin
Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
Flying in the face of Proposition 227, the voter-approved 1998 law abolishing bilingual education in California schools, the Berkeley brand of bilingual education has become one of the school district’s most popular programs in recent years. -more-
Conflict continues over Civic Center lot
By John Geluardi
Daily Planet staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
The refurbishing of a paved area behind the newly renovated Civic Center building has alarmed park advocates who have been working to create a car-free transition to the park behind the structure. -more-
Bridge bike lanes may be possible
By Erika Fricke
Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday May 02, 2001
If the view from the Bay Bridge looks good from the window of a car, it’s even better with the Bay breezes circling your helmet, cyclists promise. -more-
Features
125 arrested in Long Beach May Day protest
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
LONG BEACH — May Day protesters rushed a police line and threw rocks and bottles at officers Tuesday, leading to 125 arrests when the group refused to disperse, authorities said. -more-
Juror dismissed for discussing kidnapping case
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
VALLEJO — A juror was dismissed early Tuesday from deliberations in the case against Curtis Dean Anderson, who is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old Vallejo girl last August. -more-
Users say Yahoo quietly extending porn crackdown to chat rooms
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
SAN JOSE — When Yahoo! Inc. got rid of the adult videos and DVDs on its shopping pages last month, the popular Internet site wasn’t done wrestling with pornography. -more-
Chemical leak in Richmond contained, shelter in place
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
RICHMOND — A chemical leak in Richmond that forced residents to stay inside for much of the day Tuesday has been contained, said Contra Costa County health officials. -more-
Lung Association gives 33 counties failing air grades
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
SACRAMENTO — Thirty-three of California’s 58 counties received failing clean-air grades Tuesday from the American Lung Association in its latest report on air pollution levels. -more-
Man sentenced to life for 1963 church bombing
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A former Ku Klux Klansman was convicted of murder Tuesday for the 1963 church bombing that killed four black girls, the deadliest single attack during the civil rights movement. -more-
GOP agrees on tax cut plan
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
WASHINGTON — Top congressional Republicans reached tentative agreement Tuesday on next year’s budget, deciding to include a $1.35 trillion, 11-year tax cut that would give President Bush most of the tax reduction he has long treasured but less than he and GOP leaders wanted. -more-
High job growth linked to population surges
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
WASHINGTON — There is plenty of work to be found in places like Las Vegas and San Diego. -more-
Market Brief
AP
Wednesday May 02, 2001
NEW YORK — Another wave of optimism swept over Wall Street Tuesday, carrying stocks higher and lifting the Dow Jones industrials to their highest level in nearly three months. -more-
Editorial
Report shows schools need more money
The Associated Press
Wednesday May 02, 2001
SACRAMENTO — All school districts should receive more school construction money more often, according to a report released Tuesday by the Legislative Analyst’s Office. -more-
