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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2002
Page
3
In Los Angeles a woman fatally mauled by Presa Canarios lived in fear of the dogs. Her partner testified that Diane Whipple would not leave her apartment without checking the hallway for the animals after a December 2000 bite warmed her to stay away, describing her as terrified of the dogs.
A Pakistani court released Jamaat-e-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad who accused President Musharraf of ceding bases to the United States. In Oklahoma Cherese Smith, mother of an inmate, was jailed for allegedly aiding a second escape. In Jordan a car bomb targeted an anti-extremism official’s wife, killing two bystanders. At Guantanamo Bay detainees protested after guards removed a turban during prayer, sharing a mass protest and defiance with Arabic chanting.
Wiggins, suspended during an arson probe, declined a jail job after charges were dropped and hoped to return to road deputy work. He spent 11 years in the Sheriff’s Department, won a 1996 Gastonia Jaycees public service award, now works in a cabinet shop, and says he bears no grudge toward the rival Troy. He predicts a tough race and invites pursuit of the seat. Contact Laura Fiorilli at (704) 869-1828.
North Carolina sets recommended and maximum class sizes and funds teachers by ratio. California runs an $8 billion push to 20 students in early grades. National Education Association backs 15. RAND critics attribute gains to factors beyond size. Studies from Tennessee Princeton and Stanford show varied outcomes for students and budgets. Joshua Lucas can be reached at 704 869 1822.
Hester notes instruction time limits and shifting class sizes while state guidance allows 23 to 29 pupils per class by grade. In Gaston, districts claim current sizes fit guidelines though vary widely. Rankin Elementary reports an average of 24 students per class, while historic larger classes contrasted with today’s smaller groups. Joshua Lucas can be reached at (704) 869-1822.
Eric Schaeffer resigned as head of EPA civil enforcement arguing the White House is weakening anti pollution rules at power plants that violate clean air laws. He told EPA Administrator Christie Whitman the White House seems determined to weaken the rules. An EPA spokesman disputed his claims insisting enforcement remains strong.
In The Hague Milosevic cross examines Halit Barani a Kosovo activist detailing alleged massacres and expulsions totaling 650 murders and 80 000 forced from homes. Barani says Serb soldiers and paramilitaries carried out wide scale atrocities as NATO intervened.
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