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Beth El hearing continued – again

By John Geluardi
Thursday June 28, 2001

The City Council heard from 39 speakers Tuesday during the second session of a public hearing on the controversial proposal to build a synagogue, school and social hall at 1301 Oxford St. -more-


Sabrina Forkish and Guy Poole
Thursday June 28, 2001


Thursday, June 28


Forum

By Interim Superintendent Stephen A. Goldstone
Thursday June 28, 2001

“Berkeley’s legendary commitment to public education” is one of the reasons Michele Barraza Lawrence cites for her desire to become this city’s new Superintendent of Schools. -more-


Staff
Thursday June 28, 2001

MUSEUMS


Tough time recruiting minority teachers

By Ben Lumpkin
Thursday June 28, 2001

Recruiting minority teachers isn’t easy for any Bay Area school district in these days of astronomical housing costs and a national teacher shortage. -more-


Redistricting of District 5 will extend south

By Daniela Mohor
Thursday June 28, 2001

Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson called on individuals and organizations of his district to participate in the county’s redistricting process, during a public hearing at the South Berkeley Senior center on Tuesday. -more-


Safety guidelines imposed for July 4

Staff
Thursday June 28, 2001

The Police and Fire Departments remind the public that fireworks are not permitted within the City of Berkeley. It is a violation to own, use or sell any type of fireworks within the city limits. -more-


California condor chick dies

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES — The first California condor chick to hatch in the wild in 17 years has died, the apparent victim of confusion between two mothers that had laid their eggs in the same nest. -more-


Energy crisis may imperil future of choice

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

SACRAMENTO — California’s energy crisis may claim a substantial victim: deregulation itself. -more-


State Supreme Court justice remembered as ‘legal giant’

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

LOS ANGELES —Stanley Mosk, the longest-serving justice on the California Supreme Court, was remembered as both a brilliant and good man whose series of precedent-setting rulings have stood the test of time. -more-


Census shows war on drugs fell heavily on blacks

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — When an epidemic of crack and gang violence erupted in cities like New Haven in the 1990s, police and lawmakers struck back hard. -more-


U.N. AIDS conference ends with global aid plan, minus gays

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

UNITED NATIONS — In the first global approach to battling a disease, the United Nations adopted an AIDS blueprint Wednesday setting tough targets for reducing infection rates and protecting the rights of people with the virus. -more-


Feds do the expected and cut interest rates

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the sixth time this year on Wednesday, but by just a quarter-point, sending a signal that its most aggressive recession-fighting effort in nearly two decades may be coming to an end. -more-


Suit against Microsoft expands

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

SANTA CLARA — A small technology company said Wednesday it was expanding its patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and would try to stop sales of the new Windows XP operating system. -more-


Briefs

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Thursday June 28, 2001

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District may begin crack down on truancy

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

After months of discussion with teachers, parents, students and the school board itself, Berkeley High Principal Frank Lynch proposed a new truancy policy for the school last week. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Wednesday June 27, 2001


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Letters to the Editor

Wednesday June 27, 2001

Trout in Codornices not a fish story -more-


Shotgun’s ‘Iphigenia’ is must-see theater

By John Angell Grant Daily Planet correspondent
Wednesday June 27, 2001

Shotgun Players opened their free summer outdoor theater program at north Berkeley’s John Hinkel Park on Sunday with a superb production of Euripides fifth century B.C. drama “Iphigenia in Aulis.” -more-


BART unions authorize strike

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

OAKLAND — BART’s two largest unions have voted to authorize a strike if they’re unable to come to an agreement before their contracts expire at midnight Saturday. -more-


Hearing for sons of Reddy delayed

By Judith Scherr Daily Planet staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

OAKLAND – Looking grim, the two Lakireddy brothers were back in U.S. District Court Tuesday for a brief hearing during which a prosecutor new to the case asked for time to familiarize himself with the proceedings. -more-


Worker claims new hazard found at skate park project

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

Just when the Harrison Street Skate Park was back on track – the discovery of chromium 6 in ground water beneath the project had halted construction – a new violation of environmental standards is being charged. -more-


BRIEFS

Staff
Wednesday June 27, 2001

Stipends available for teachers, care providers -more-


Panel says gene testing not ready for prime time

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

SAN DIEGO — Starting in August, expecting couples can walk into an obstetrician’s office and ask to be tested for any of 24 variations of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. -more-


Trout planting begins despite frog fears

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

REDDING — Aerial trout planting has begun in some remote areas of Northern California, despite concerns the trout might be eating the tadpoles of a rare amphibian. -more-


Senate rejects proposed $101 billion state budget

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

SACRAMENTO — With Republicans sticking to their pledge to hold up a state budget they say ignores their priorities, the state Senate rejected a $101 billion spending plan by one vote Tuesday night. -more-


Officials will try to justify $9 billion in overcharges

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

California officials will attempt to justify their claim that energy providers overcharged the state by $9 billion when federal settlement talks over the West’s energy crisis resume Wednesday. -more-


Democrats insist that patients be able to sue

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to leave the door open to lawsuits against employers in patients’ rights legislation, brushing aside predictions that the result would be canceled insurance coverage for millions. -more-


Differences apparent for Bush, Sharon

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

WASHINGTON — President Bush pressed Ariel Sharon on Tuesday to move forward on a U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan, but the Israeli prime minister said violence must end first. “One should not compromise with terror,” Sharon said. -more-


Feds likely to announce sixth interest rate cut

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

WASHINGTON — After cutting interest rates five times in six months, Federal Reserve policy-makers are pondering what more they need to do to restart the ailing economy. -more-


Oracle takes on Microsoft with online small business service

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

REDWOOD SHORES — Oracle Corp. Tuesday unveiled a new online service that will lease its software to small businesses in a move designed to bolster the company’s Internet business and challenge archrival Microsoft Corp. -more-


Council set to OK $449 million budget

By John Geluardi
Tuesday June 26, 2001

The city manager and the City Council will attempt to iron out differences in funding proposals this afternoon before approving Berkeley’s $449 million two-year budget at a special council meeting. -more-


Forum

Tuesday June 26, 2001

Keep large vehicles off streets -more-


Sabrina Forkish and Guy Poole
Tuesday June 26, 2001


Tuesday, June 26


’60s films shown in special screening

By Peter Crimmins
Tuesday June 26, 2001

This summer’s 40th anniversary of the Bay Area’s champion of avant-garde film art, the San Francisco Cinematheque, will be celebrated with screenings of selected favorite films at the San Francisco Art Institute and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. -more-


District looks for way to maintain school diversity

By Ben Lumpkin
Tuesday June 26, 2001

“It’s show time. A decision must be made.” -more-


Thai community dedicates temple

By Matt Lorenz
Tuesday June 26, 2001

Sundays are usually pretty crowded at Wat Mongkolratanaram, Berkeley’s Thai Buddhist temple, but this Sunday there were more people than usual. -more-


‘Golden rice’ remains years from reality

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

SAN DIEGO — “Golden rice” has come to represent all the hopes and fears about biotechnology, but despite all the controversy, not a single genetically engineered rice seed has been planted in the ground, its inventors said Monday. -more-


GOP issues could delay state budget vote

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Like triple-digit heat, a stalemate over the state budget is virtually an assured summer event at the state Capitol. -more-


Billions at stake as power talks start

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

Efforts to settle claims from the California power crisis got under way Monday, as Western states accused power-generating companies of overcharging them by $15 billion in the past year. -more-


Neighborhood fights to keep coastal town alive

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

AVILA BEACH — A 12-year fight is over for a handful of residents bent on sparing this once-doomed 50-acre oasis on the central California coast from oblivion. -more-


African leaders ask for AIDS help at U.N. conference

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

UNITED NATIONS — One after another, African leaders at the United Nations’ first global gathering on HIV/AIDS made emotional pleas for help Monday in ending the devastation wrought by the epidemic. Nigeria’s president warned that entire populations face extinction. -more-


Supreme Court upholds campaign spending limits

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court upheld Watergate-era spending limits on political parties Monday in a decision that supporters said could shore up broader campaign-finance restrictions now before Congress. -more-


Home ownership and prices up, equity down

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

NEW YORK — A fundamental change has occurred in the housing market over the past few years, and it is likely to play an increasing role in changing people’s lifestyles. -more-


Compaq favoring Intel’s Itanium

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

SAN JOSE — Intel Corp.’s quest to dominate the high-end server market got a major boost Monday as Compaq Computer Corp. said it plans to abandon its own Alpha processor in favor of Intel’s Itanium processor by 2004. It’s the latest sign that the server industry may be moving away from proprietary chips and toward standardization that marked the development, growth and flexibility of PCs. -more-


Alta Bates Summit workers sign contract

By Judith Scherr
Tuesday June 26, 2001

After one year of working without a contract, after going out on a series of one-to-three-day strikes, after endless hours at the negotiating table, hospital workers and Alta Bates Summit Medical Center management have agreed on a new contact. -more-


Briefs

Staff
Tuesday June 26, 2001

Power outage lasts four hours -more-


Police Briefs

Kenyatte Davis
Tuesday June 26, 2001

A 20 -year-old UC Berkeley student walking home on Channing Way was robbed at gunpoint at 1 a.m. Sunday. -more-


Summer Sports

Staff
Monday June 25, 2001


Camps

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Arts & Entertainment

Monday June 25, 2001

Beth El followed every planning rule in proposed expansion

Monday June 25, 2001

Beth El followed every planning rule in proposed expansion -more-


Out & About

Monday June 25, 2001


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‘Still not done yet’

By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff
Monday June 25, 2001

Vice mayor celebrates 90 years -more-


And the winners are...

Staff Report
Monday June 25, 2001

From a field of 68 boys and 37 girls, it all came down to two final matches on Saturday at the United States Tennis Association NorCal Sectional 18-and-under Tournament. The matches were played at the Berkeley Tennis Club. -more-


Teachers: Small school concept needs support

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Monday June 25, 2001

School board members and proponents of sweeping reforms for Berkeley High School found a lot to agree on last week, but they seemed to part company with considerable confusion and disagreement about the next step in the process. -more-


At-risk teens learn responsibility in city parks

By John Geluardi Daily Planet Staff
Monday June 25, 2001

The City Council will likely renew a long-standing contract with Berkeley Youth Alternative to continue the employment program which assists at-risk teenagers learn about work habits and gardening skills in the city’s parks. -more-


Davis: $2 billion in rebates not good enough

The Associated Press
Monday June 25, 2001

SAN DIEGO – As an array of officials prepared to represent California in federally ordered talks with power companies, Gov. Gray Davis on Sunday discounted suggestions that the state will accept far less in electricity rebates than he believes it’s owed. -more-


Internet poised to revolutionize voice communications

By Matthew Fordahl AP Technology Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

Data networks, telephone systems could converge to cause technology shift -more-


California lags behind in managing growth

By Jim Wasserman Associated Press Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

SACRAMENTO – Despite some of the best minds in the nation and its creativity in movies and technology, California is nearly as renowned for what’s wrong: gridlocked freeways, marathon commutes, smog and stratospheric housing prices. -more-


Biotech researchers, protesters converge on San Diego

By Paul Elias AP Biotechnology Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

SAN DIEGO – There was a time, not so long ago, when biotech was such a clubby and chummy field that organizers of the industry’s annual conference welcomed protesters inside as amusing distractions. -more-


Tough semester for Rebound program teacher

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Saturday June 23, 2001

“Welcome to my chaos,” said Katrina Scott-George, as she watched a reporter walk into her Berkeley High math classroom a few weeks ago. -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Saturday June 23, 2001


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Letters to the Editor

Saturday June 23, 2001

Investigate pedestrian death -more-


Arts & Entertainment

Saturday June 23, 2001

Habitot Children’s Museum “Back to the Farm” An interactive exhibit gives children the chance to wiggle through tunnels, look into a mirrored fish pond, don farm animal costumes, ride on a John Deere tractor and more. “Recycling Center” Lets the kids crank the conveyor belt to sort cans, plastic bottles and newspaper bundles into dumpster bins. $4 adults; $6 children age 7 and under; $3 for each additional child age 7 and under. Monday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day) Kittredge Street and Shattuck Avenue 647-1111 or www.habitot.org -more-


‘Romeo and Juliet’ makes for good night at theater By John Angell Grant Daily Planet correspondent The feud between a Nazi family and a Jewish family in 1930s Germany provides an updated framework for the strong Subterranean Shakespeare production o

By John Angell Grant Daily Planet correspondent
Saturday June 23, 2001

The feud between a Nazi family and a Jewish family in 1930s Germany provides an updated framework for the strong Subterranean Shakespeare production of “Romeo and Juliet” currently running at LaVal’s in Berkeley. -more-


Cal basketball schedule released; Bears to host two tournaments

Staff Report
Saturday June 23, 2001

The Cal men’s basketball 2001-2002 schedule was released on Friday, highlighted by the Bears hosting two tournaments at Haas Pavilion. -more-


Perata calls for higher arsenic standards

By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff
Saturday June 23, 2001

OAKLAND – State Sen. Don Perata and representatives from a number of environmental and cancer prevention groups strongly criticized the Bush administration’s environmental policy during a press conference to support a bill to establish higher standards for arsenic in drinking water. -more-


Cal Ripkin is through, but nurse keeps on

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Saturday June 23, 2001

When baseball-great Cal “Iron Man” Ripken, who holds the professional baseball record for playing the most consecutive games, announced he was calling it quits last week it caused more than a few of Elena Griffing co-workers at Alta Bates Hospital to snicker. -more-


Early 20th century laundry located near commercial hub

By Susan Cerny
Saturday June 23, 2001

Berkeley Observed -more-


Symphony honor

Jared Green/Daily Planet
Saturday June 23, 2001

Former mayor and Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Board member Jeffrey Leiter, center, was honored Thursday night as he prepared to leave Berkeley for a new home in Grass Valley. Leiter served as interim mayor between March and December 1994 when then mayor Loni Hancock left her post for a job in the -more-


Judge halts oil, natural gas exploration off coast

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge halted oil and natural gas exploration off central California’s coast Friday, saying the area can’t be drilled or explored until the federal government studies the environmental impacts and the California Coastal Commission approves of the plan. -more-


San Diego police show off launcher for crowd control

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

SAN DIEGO — Demonstrators who get out of hand at next week’s biotechnology industry convention could get a blast from the newest weapon in the police department’s arsenal. -more-


Parents charged with kidnapping schools chief

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

LUCERNE VALLEY — Two parents barged into a school superintendent’s office, handcuffed him, announced he was under citizens’ arrest and drove him away in their vehicle, authorities said Friday. -more-


Bush nominates California conservative, to 9th Circuit

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

President Bush nominated conservative Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl of Los Angeles and Republican activist Richard Clifton of Honolulu on Friday to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, considered among the most liberal federal courts in the country. -more-


Slow recovery for victim of pit bull attack

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

RICHMOND — Shawn Jones, the 10-year-old boy mauled to the edge of life by pit bulls, faced an uphill road to recovery as local law authorities continued the search for the animals on Friday. -more-


Appeals court refuses to halt release of convicted murderer

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

LOS ANGELES — An appeals court refused Friday to reverse a judge’s ruling granting parole to a gay man who gunned down his boyhood friend 16 years ago. -more-


Ex-workers bring charges against energy plant

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Former workers at Duke Energy’s South Bay power plant accused the company of shutting down production units there in what they called a scheme to drive up electricity prices. -more-


Budget committee scales back education proposals

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

SACRAMENTO — State budget negotiators approved a massive education package Friday that scales back new spending proposals but still increases school funding by $2 billion. -more-


Supreme Court to take up voucher case

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration urged the Supreme Court to take up school vouchers Friday, arguing that an Ohio school choice program does not violate the Constitution’s ban on government promotion of religion. -more-


Employer protection on patients’ rights debated

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Friday proposed giving employers ironclad protection from lawsuits under patients’ rights legislation, while Democrats said they were willing to limit, if not eliminate, the liability contained in their bill. -more-


States reports problems with ‘motor voter’ registrations

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

WASHINGTON — Half the states using the “motor voter” program – which lets a voter sign up while renewing a driver’s license – suffered serious glitches last election. In some cases, Americans were denied ballots, a government review found. -more-


What to do about that nasty carbon buildup

By Tom and Ray Magliozzi King Features Syndicate
Saturday June 23, 2001

Dear Tom and Ray: -more-


Information and advice not fit to be believed

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

One day last week a high-tech company whose stock had collapsed from more than $170 to $3 and change in little more than a year, revealed that conditions were even worse than he had anticipated. -more-


Tower Records downplays bankruptcy prospects

The Associated Press
Saturday June 23, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Tower Records, a worldwide music, book and video retailer that began in a family drug store, is downplaying the possibility it may have to file for bankruptcy because of tightening credit. -more-


Friday June 22, 2001

FORUM

Friday June 22, 2001

Don’t forget us -more-


Calendar of Events & Activities

Friday June 22, 2001


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72-year-old business still going

By Jennifer Dix Daily Planet correspondent
Friday June 22, 2001

Don’t go to the Berkeley Stamp Company to beef up your postage stamp collection. -more-


BHS players head to Cuba for baseball tour

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday June 22, 2001

Rattlers to be first junior team to visit Castro. -more-


BUSD accused of ignoring student help program

By Ben Lumpkin Daily Planet staff
Friday June 22, 2001

Members of Berkeley’s African American community – church leaders, community leaders, parents, teachers, and students – turned out en masse at the Wednesday night School Board meeting to denounce the school district for not doing enough to help students of color improve their academic skills. -more-


Northern California’s top players facing off at Berkeley Tennis Club

By Jared Green Daily Planet Staff
Friday June 22, 2001

The best junior tennis players in northern California are squaring off this week at the Berkeley Tennis Club, trying to add on points to qualify for the junior national tournament in August. -more-


Residents want to purchase project

By John Geluardi Daily Planet staff
Friday June 22, 2001

Residents of the University Avenue Co-op Homes want to take advantage of a rare opportunity to buy their affordable housing development and have asked the City Council to fund a study of the proposed purchase. -more-


Playground soil tested for arsenic

By Daniela Mohor Daily Planet staff
Friday June 22, 2001

The American Chemistry Council, an organization representing the U.S. chemical industry, tested the soil at the Cedar and Rose Park playground in north Berkeley Thursday, to determine whether the site is contaminated with arsenic. -more-


Teachers vie for prized housing spots on district land

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

SANTA CLARA — Forty teachers in one of the nation’s tightest housing markets won coveted spots Thursday in inexpensive apartments being built on school district property as part of a program believed to be the first of its kind anywhere. -more-


High-speed rail project trying to limp along

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

SACRAMENTO — Facing a bare-bones budget, California’s high-speed rail planners are trying to scrape together enough money to keep the project limping along over the next 12 months. -more-


Bluesman John Lee Hooker dies at 83

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

Veteran bluesman John Lee Hooker, whose foot stompin’ and gravelly voice electrified audiences and inspired several generations of musicians, died Thursday at his Los Altos home. He was 83. -more-


Liberal Democrats declare war on GOP, moderates

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

Pit bulls’ owner faces charges in attack on boy

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

Judge orders release of killer saying Gov. Davis can’t stop it

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gray Davis does not have blanket powers to deny parole to murderers, a judge ruled Thursday in ordering the release of convicted killer Robert Rosenkrantz. -more-


Water conservation can take many forms

By Lee Reich The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

No one wants to stand by and watch their tomato plants wilt away to nothing in dry weather. Then again, who wants to run their well dry or waste water? The challenge is to keep plants happy and, at the same time, conserve water. -more-


Test for radon leak before starting to fill cracks

AP
Friday June 22, 2001

Q: I have two questions. I have cracks in my concrete basement floor from which I believe radon gas is creeping in. -more-


Poll shows Americans see divide in economy

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

Trade deficit decreases

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

WASHINGTON — Americans’ demand for foreign-made TVs, toys and clothes waned in April, helping to narrow the U.S. trade deficit. Exports fell for the second month in a row. -more-


Gene mutation helps fight malaria

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

WASHINGTON — A gene mutation that arose thousands of years ago now protects hundreds of millions of people from severe malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that is the world’s deadliest infection. -more-


Opinion

Editorials

GOP withholds votes, budget fails in Assembly

The Associated Press
Thursday June 28, 2001

SACRAMENTO — An estimated $101 billion state budget failed to win Assembly support Wednesday, with Republicans following their Senate counterparts and withholding their votes. -more-


Farmers eager to jump into ethanol industry

The Associated Press
Wednesday June 27, 2001

GRIDLEY — A handful of rice farmers are poised to capture part of California’s expectedly huge ethanol market now that the state must comply with a Bush Administration order to continue using gasoline additives to reduce air pollution. -more-


Court maintains Napster infringement

The Associated Press
Tuesday June 26, 2001

A federal appeals court has upheld its February decision that Napster contributes to copyright infringement and must remove protected works from its song-swapping service. -more-


Single winning ticket sold for record lottery jackpot

By Karen A. Davis Associated Press Writer
Monday June 25, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO – The largest single-state jackpot in U.S. history has a winner. -more-


BRIEFS

Saturday June 23, 2001

Public can view project environmental review -more-


Two versions of biotech protest story told

The Associated Press
Friday June 22, 2001

SAN DIEGO — Launching a week’s worth of protests tied to a biotechnology convention, activists entered a supermarket Thursday and slapped warning labels on shelves they say were filled with foods made with genetically-engineered crops. -more-