Survivors tour Pearl Harbor memorial as 60th anniversary nears
Survivors of the USS Arizona and relatives visited the Pearl Harbor Memorial as the 60th anniversary of the 1941 attack nears. About 20 Arizona shipmates and 250 family members joined a week of observances while 600 emergency workers from New York arrived for 9 11 connections. Navy officials cited rising attendance from 550 to 2200 as more guests arrived.
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Pearl Harbor
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Pompano Beach
Fla
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New York
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World Trade Center
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Robert T. Conway Jr
Navy Region
Conway
Tokyo Bay
Russell McCurdy
Huntington
Ind
Pacific
Taisuke Maruyama
Kamane Harada
Transplant advisory committee weighs liver distribution overhaul
An Institute of Medicine report urges a national overhaul to reduce geographic inequities in liver allocation. It recommends ranking patients within larger regions and creating an advisory panel for organ transplant issues. Critics say a 41 member panel is too large to provide effective oversight.
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Herndon
Institute of Medicine
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Robert Gibbons
University of Chicago
IOM
Gibbons
Al Qaeda split and Afghan postwar efforts advance
Afghan defense chief Mohammed Zaman in Nangarhar said up to 1,200 al Qaida fighters remain in rugged mountains near Tora Bora as U S bombing continues. U S soldiers wounded near Kandahar while Afghan factions in Koenigswinter plan a 29 member council to govern post Taliban Afghanistan.
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Nangarhar
al-Qaida
Tora Bora
U.S
Ali
Kandahar
Taliban
Washington
Koenigswinter, Ger
U.N. High Commissioner For
Afghanistan
Ruud Lubbers
Belgium
Zaman
bin Laden
Ali Mahmoud
Sheik Saud
Ayman al-Zawahri
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Jalalabad
Tommy Franks
United States
David Romley
Task Force 58
North Carolina discussses session limit plan and opposition
Legislators debate a constitutional amendment to cap legislative sessions at 135 days in odd years and 60 days in even years with up to 10 extra days. Proponents say it will curb costs and expand ballot debate in 2002. Opponents led by Joe Hackney warn it concentrates power and rushes decisions.
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George Hall
Legislative Services Officer
Hall
House
David Hoyle
D-Gaston
Hoyle
North Carolina
General Assembly
Senate
Joe Hackney
D-Orange
Hackney
Mount Holly to Get Self-Contained Water Plant Expansion
Covill unveiled a site chosen across five states Europe and Mexico for a Mount Holly water plant expansion. The project aims for rapid 18 month completion with March 1 shipping target, despite modest 4 percent air-emission increase. Gaston EDC leader credits multiple agencies and warns unemployment remains high. 2,277 manufacturing jobs lost so far this year, 1,020 in textiles. Local official Kraus notes the plant will bolster the town’s corporate presence as other mills close.
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Mount Holly
Covill
Fowler
Gaston County
Europe
Mexico
Chuck Elliott
Gaston Edc
David Kraus
Gaston County Economic Development Commission
EDC
Donny Hicks
Ron Leitch
Carolinas
State Department of Commerce
Bill Stephens
State Doc
Bessemer City Tells Miller No Parade Appearance
City officials refused Miller's one man show after local protest threats and concerns over his sexuality. Miller may still visit in the future as the dispute over BunkyMania attention lingers, with proceeds benefiting the Red Cross and other charities.
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Miller
Franklin
Joe Albright
Albright
Buddy Ramsey
First Wesleyan Church
Bessemer City
Bunkymania
American Red Cross
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