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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 2000
Page
11
Thousands gathered in Washington to mark the Million Family March called by Louis Farrakhan. Darryl Tucker traveled from Detroit with his wife and three children for the all night event. Prayers and speakers urged unity and renewal starting around 6 a.m.
Spacewalking duo Jeff Wisoff and Michael Lopez-Alegria planned to emerge from the shuttle Discovery to guide a new docking port to its berth on the International Space Station. Koichi Wakata aboard Discovery will lift the structure to the 140 foot station as the pair perform exterior work. Earlier, Bill McArthur and Leroy Chiao began the four day sequence with six hours of work on the station framework.
Chevron Corp. will acquire Texaco Inc. for 35 billion dollars creating the world's fourth-largest oil company. The combined firm, to be named Chevron Texaco Corp., unites No. 2 and No. 3 US oil companies, with 1999 revenue near 66.5 billion dollars.
Uganda reports 33 deaths and 63 hospitalizations from an Ebola outbreak in Gulu as violence from the Lord’s Resistance Army makes the area unsafe. The hemorrhagic virus has killed quickly with victims including three student nurses who treated initial patients.
Conditions eased slightly in Aden as crew members work to stabilize the crippled USS Cole after a suicide blast killed 17 sailors and injured 39. Power restoration enabled air conditioning, flooding control continued, and divers searched for victims while officials evaluate explosive residues and possible group involvement.
Tim Meadows and wife Michelle anticipate their first child around Christmas. Meadows known for The Ladies Man character says the private spoof grew from a 1970s persona used to entertain his wife. Haley Joel Osment says family involvement shapes his film choices and notes multiple relatives read scripts for Pay It Forward.
President Clinton and world leaders press to restart Israel Palestine talks in Sharm El Sheikh. Barak conditions a Palestinian crackdown and Arafat signals reluctant talks amid security concerns and mounting pressures.
Officials warn growing population and longer car trips boost runoff and PAH pollution in rivers and coastal waters. USC researchers link urbanization to declines in base food chain species while 12 million annual visitors add to traffic and contaminants. Local planners cite need for better runoff buffers and road water protections.
New York reports tuition and fees at public four year colleges up 4.4 percent this fall with higher rates at private schools. Loans are a growing share of costs as analysts note colleges face funding gaps and fixed costs while maintaining affordability and investment value in higher education.
The College Board surveyed 3000 colleges to calculate average costs for 2000 2001. Private four year tuition rose 5.2 percent to 16332 with room and board 6209. Public four year in state tuition 3510, out of state 9020. Two year private tuition 7458. room 4736. Public two year tuition 1705. total with in state and out of state 4942.
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