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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 31, 2001

Page

9

Food industry sets clearer allergen labeling guidelines

Industry groups propose easier terms on ingredients that trigger allergies such as milk for casein and eggs for albumen. Labels would reveal flavoring sources like butter or peanuts, with warnings used only when unavoidable, aiming to protect consumers and reduce legal risk.

Washington Anne Munoz-Furong Munoz Furlong

Competition winds down for nations top spellers

The 74th Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee narrows to 87 finalists as 248 spellers compete for a $10,000 prize. Contestants use varied techniques from writing words on their bodies to thoughtful pauses, with finalists advancing to rounds covering terms like deuteranopia, limousine, and binoculars.

Washington Sarita Mizin Deuteranopia Scott Township Pickelhaube Scripps Howard Vermont

Tax burden and wealth grow faster than others since 1979

The Congressional Budget Office reports that from 1979 to 1997 the wealthiest 1 percent paid 23 percent of federal taxes, up from 15.5 percent, a 48 percent rise. Their after-tax income rose from 263,700 to 677,900, a 157 percent gain, while lower income groups saw little or modest growth.

Washington Congressional Budget Office Congress Budget Office Census Bureau Internal Revenue Service Bureau of Labor Statistics

Children and dogs hold off Idaho lawmen in standoff

In Sandpoint Idaho six children aged 8 to 16 refused to leave their rural home after deputies arrested their mother for felony injury to a child. A pack of more than 20 dogs was released, hunting and fending off officers during a two hour standoff before deputies retreated to defuse the situation. The house lacks basic utilities and the children have been self sufficient for about a year under the care of an absent father and an aunt who aided authorities.

Sandpoint Idaho Phil Jarvis Ruby Ridge Randy Weaver Jarvis Joann McGuckin McGuckin

Wildfires Rage on Both Coasts in West Coast and Florida

Susanneville area wildfire scorched .950 acre city limits and neared an RV park as firefighters fight to protect evacuated homeowners. In Florida a Mallory Swamp blaze has burned about 61,000 acres of timber and swamp between Tallahassee and Gainesville, largest of 184 active fires statewide. Containment around 45 percent as Interior Secretary Norton warned of severe wildfire potential.

Susanville Calif Florida Tal Lahassee Gainesville Mallory Swamp Denver Gale Norton

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