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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 2005
Page
6
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs introduced a paperback sized Mac mini desktop computer starting at 499 with 40 gigabytes and 599 for 80 gigabytes. A tiny iPod starts at 99 but stores fewer songs. The devices target budget PC buyers and compete with Windows rivals. Mac mini goes on sale January 22.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon phoned Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him on his landslide victory to succeed Yasser Arafat. A meeting was proposed but not scheduled, as Abbas and Sharon seek cooperation amid hopes for a Gaza and West Bank pullout plan. Internal tensions cloud both sides with Rajoub's resignation and Likud critics doubting the new government’s stability.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said parts of Iraq may be too unsafe for Jan. 30 voting and urged boosting the army from 100000 to 150000 by year end. Violence continued with multiple attacks and a U.S. service member died in Anbar as Allawi spoke with President Bush by phone about proceeding with the election.
UN humanitarian chief Jan Egeland hailed record donations surpassing a billion dollars as a standard of compassion. He urged an outside audit to ensure funds reach victims while Oxfam warned some money may be redirected from Africa. Indonesia offered a cease-fire to Aceh rebels to protect aid delivery amid post tsunami tensions.
Rescuers with listening devices searched the mud for victims after a deadly slide that buried 15 homes in a four block area. Four were killed and 14 injured with as many as 27 unaccounted for as storms lash Southern California. Jimmie Waller hunted for his wife and three children amid the debris while neighbors waited and rescue teams worked amid unstable cliffs and heavy machinery.
President Bush nominates Michael Chertoff, a former prosecutor and federal judge, to lead the Homeland Security Department replacing Tom Ridge. Chertoff helped craft the Patriot Act and urged a fresh look at detainee policy while signaling strong support for combating terrorism.
Los Angeles AP reports Ron Isley faces five counts of tax evasion and one count of failing to file after an October indictment claiming he evaded taxes from 1997 to 2002. He allegedly deposited a dead brother’s royalties, bought cars with business funds, and paid band members cash off the books. Trial set for March 8. potential sentence up to 26 years.
Paul McNeill Jr. returned to High Point to collect shirts for the Kabul Golf Club supporting a modern democratic peace plan. He helped de mine and renovate the 1967 course, brought in a former Afghan Olympic golf pro, stocked the clubhouse, and partnered with Alpine Graphic Apparel to sell shirts with all profits aiding the course.
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