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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2002
Page
7
The Bush administration for the first time tells the Supreme Court that the Constitution protects an individual's right to possess firearms, reversing four decades of Justice Department policy. It also says the high court need not decide that principle now.
A tanker truck overturned in Falls Township central Pennsylvania spilling 4,800 gallons of fuel oil into a creek feeding the Susquehanna River. The oil coated rocks, plants, insects and fish. Officials warned the damage could be severe and may take weeks to assess. The International Petroleum Corp. truck struck a bridge and slid on its side near Buttermilk Falls about 200 feet from the river.
Washington AP reports the price tag for a new farm bill climbs as com(modity) prices fall. CBO now pegs 10 year agriculture spending up by 82.8 billion dollars, nearly 80 percent above current programs, prompting GOP concerns while Senate expected to approve and send to President Bush.
Washington AP notes the Young Women's Leadership School in Harlem is a public school with all girls and uniformed students. New federal guidelines on single sex schooling could allow more such public schools with comparable programs for girls and boys, expanding options pending district parity.
New York City will pay $100 for operable firearms turned in to police in a cash for guns plan. Mayor Bloomberg noted crime overall is down but shootings rose 22.3 percent year to date, with 498 incidents this year versus 407 last year.
The U S House approved a 405 to 9 measure to dismantle INS and redirect its functions to an emerging Justice Department unit. The party line vote follows plans to streamline immigration enforcement under a single federal office.
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