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Germans given more time to shop
BERLIN — A law giving harried German consumers more
time for weekend shopping cleared Parliament Thursday, a
small but symbolic loosening of economic regulations on the
eve of a major presidential speech on reform.
The government hopes the move will enliven depressed
consumer spending weighing on Europe’s biggest economy,
which grew just 0.2 percent last year and shows little sign of
picking up.
Labor unions have for years defended rules that shut
stores from Saturday at 4 p.m. until Monday morning, causing
crowded aisles, fast-emptying shelves and bad-tempered
checkout lines.
But Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s increasing despera
tion to revive the economy and to reverse a rise in unemploy
ment that has eroded his popularity prompted him to take on
his Social Democratic Party’s union allies.
Lawmakers from his center-left coalition voted Thursday
to let storekeepers stay open an extra four hours on
Saturdays.
“It’s a solution that’s fair to the needs of consumers and
the retailers,” deputy economics minister Gerd Andres said.
Rep. wants to bring
GIs in France home
WASHINGTON — In
another swipe at the French,
a Florida congresswoman
has proposed that the gov
ernment pay for families who
might want to bring home
from France the remains of
Americans who fought and
died in the world wars.
“I, along with many other
Americans, do not feel
that the French government
appreciates the sacrifices
men and women in uniform
have made to defend the
freedom that the French
enjoy today,” said Rep. Ginny
Brown-Waite, in introducing
legislation providing financial
help for the reburial of veter
ans.
The legislation, which
faces uncertain prospects, is
the latest show of congres
sional frustration over
French threats to veto a U.N.
resolution that would open
the way for U.S. military
action against Iraq.
Also this week, House
Administration Committee
Chairman Rep. Bob Ney, R-
Ohio, ordered that House
restaurants change their
menus to read “freedom
fries” instead of French fries.
French toast also would
become freedom toast.
Lawmakers also have
introduced bills to prevent
France from participating in
any postwar reconstruction.
Fire survivor wants
safety precautions
WASHINGTON — A sur
vivor of the Rhode Island
nightclub fire that killed 99
people and injured more
than 180 called the federal
government Thursday “negli
gent” in the tragedy for fail
ing to require sprinkler sys
tems in all businesses.
His accusation came as
lawmakers from Rhode
Island and Pennsylvania pro
posed a tax-incentive plan to
encourage businesses to
install sprinklers in older
buildings that currently are
not required to have them.
But Bob Cushman, a
40-year-old consultant who
escaped the Feb. 20 fire at
The Station nightclub in
West Warwick, R.I., called
for federal laws forcing busi
nesses to install sprinklers.
“The federal government,
to me, has been negligent.
This should have passed
years ago,” said Cushman, of
Warwick, R.I., who was in
Washington with Reps. Curt
Weldon, R-Pa., and Jim
Langevin, D-R.I., who wrote
the tax-incentives plan.
“When I was standing
there and I saw those flames,
I was pretty calm,” Cushman
said. “I thought that some
body was going to get a fire
extinguisher to put it out, or
the sprinklers were going to
go on. And in a matter of 15
seconds, the whole stage was
going up in flames. The only
reason I got out of that place
— I was lucky.”
Verdict reached
in murder case
YORK, Pa. — A jury
reached a verdict Thursday
in the long-dormant murder
case against two black men
accused of killing a white
police officer during race
riots in 1969.
Stephen Freeland, 51, was
accused of firing the bullet
that pierced an armored
police truck and felled rookie
officer Henry Schaad. Leon
Wright, 54, was accused of
being with a group of black
men who fired at the truck.
The jury — 11 whites and
one black — began deliberat
ing on Wednesday.
Both defendants face up
to life in prison if convicted of
murder.
Schaad, 22, died two
weeks after being shot. The
riots left two people dead,
dozens injured and entire
blocks burned before 400
state police and National
Guardsmen with rifles and
tanks quelled the violence.
The slaying cases were
reopened in 1999.
Freeland testified that he
was unarmed at the time of
the officer’s shooting and
tried to duck bullets that hit
Schaad.
In White’s grand jury testi
mony, he said he was sitting
on his porch up to 60 yards
away from the intersection
where the attackers fired.
Women win church
harassment suit
ATLANTA — Three former
church employees who were
fired after accusing an
administrator of sexual
harassment have been
awarded $83,000 to settle a
lawsuit, the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity
Commission said Thursday.
Sharon Appleby, Sylvette
Harvey and Eleesha Jones of
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
in Atlanta denied any liability
or wrongdoing, according to
the EEOC, which filed suit on
behalf of the women.
The suit claims the
women were fired in
December 2000 in retaliation
for complaining about sexual
harassment by a church
administrator.
In addition to the mone
tary settlement, the church
will be required to conduct
training for its employees
relating to anti-retaliation
provisions in federal law.
Harvey, an administrative
assistant, and Jones, a data
entry clerk, said they com
plained to Appleby they had
been subjected to sexual
harassment by church
administrator Michael
Woods.
— Associated Press
UGA Today
Announcements
> Blood Drive, hosted by
Athens Regional Medical
Center, will be held today from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information:
475-3306.
>- Lyndon House Arts
Center, in celebration of
National Quilting Day, is hosting
a one-day quilting workshop
Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Advanced registration
is required. The fee is $20.
Information: 613-3623
>- International Coffee
Hour, sponsored by the
Graduate Student Association,
will be held today from
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the
Memorial Hall Ballroom.
Information: 542-5867.
— Items for UGA Today
must be submitted in writ
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to run.
Items may run only one
day and are published on
a first-come, first-served
basis according to space
available.
Go for the green on River Street
By MEGAN E. DAVIS
mdavis@randb.com
Green beer and all things Irish will be
plentiful in Savannah this weekend as
the city celebrates St. Patrick’s Day.
Savannah expects as many as 300,000
people to pour into the city to enjoy this
year’s festivities, according to
the St. Patrick’s Day Web site
(www.savannahnow.com).
Because St. Patty’s Day falls on a
Monday this year, visitors will arrive
today and Saturday to join in River
Street’s biggest party of the year.
This year’s River Street festivities will
take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to mid
night, Sunday from 9 a.m. to midnight
and Monday from 8 a.m. to midnight.
“River Street is where you’ll find most
of the college students. It’s so crowded,
you can’t even move. It’s like a mini-
Mardi Gras. Lots of people even wear
green beads,” said Michelle Morgan, a
junior from Savannah.
The event will feature food and drink,
live music on three separate stages,
interactive games and street
entertainers.
“At first I thought the green beer was
kind of gross, until I started drinking it.
Then it was kind of nice,” said Ashley
Watkins, a junior from Fayetteville who
attended last year’s celebration.
Those who want to enjoy their green
beer outside in the festival area on River
Street must purchase wristbands for $5
per day.
Bands will be sold at all seven
entrances to the festival site where
venders will place them on purchaser’s
wrists.
Designated drivers and those not
drinking still can enter the festival area
without a band.
Beer will not be sold after midnight in
the festival area, but wristbands still will
be available for anyone who wants to
buy a drink in a bar and carry it outside.
Transporting alcohol for personal
consumption onto and out of River
Street is prohibited.
In other areas of the city, drinks must
be carried in plastic or styrofoam cups
that can hold no more than 16 ounces.
Savannah’s annual St. Patrick’s Day
parade will kick off at 10 a.m. Monday at
Abercorn and Gwinnett streets, ending
at Bull and Harris streets.
The morning of the parade, street
parking will be scarce and garages will
be filled on a first-come, first-served
basis — so visitors are encouraged to
arrive early.
As an alternative, visitors may park at
Oglethorpe Mall and catch the Cat bus,
which will provide direct transportation
to and from the parade route.
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Parking also will be available on
Hutchinson Island, where visitors can
ride a ferry to River Street and back.
For those who find March 18 a signif
icantly less cheerful morning than St.
Patrick’s Day (due to alchohol con
sumption), “a lot of the bad feeling is
due to dehydration,” said Dr. Fred
Karkowski of Savannah.
“Alcohol blocks a hormone that regu
lates urination. Drink plenty of non
alcoholic beverages to counter the
effect,” he said.
ZONING: Assoc, tables decision on rental permits
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At a meeting to discuss
the proposed policy last
week, Jodi Cohen, a graduate
student from Oreland, Pa.,
said she does not understand
the need for renters to regis
ter and feels the policy will
violate her right to privacy.
“I’m concerned when a
particular group of people is
singled out,” Cohen said.
In addition to the ACLU,
the Athens Residential
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Rental Property Association
has hired a lawyer to request
a 120-day tabling period
allow for “a full dialogue on
these issues.”
Erica Studdard, staff con
tact for the rental permit
policy, confirmed that the
mayor and commissioners
have been contacted by the
ACLU.
The commissioners have
the option of delaying the
proposal but said she did not
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In preparation for the 2003-2004 school
year, the Walton County School System
will be offering a teacher job fair for all
applicants interested in interviewing for
a teaching position. Administrative
representatives from all schools will be
available to share information about our
system. We will also have an information
table for those interested in learning more
about teacher certification in Georgia.
Please bring copies of a resume to share
with our interviewing teams.
Participants may arrive any time during
the hours of 3:00-5:00 p.m. We look for
ward to seeing you on March 18.
For more information, you may contact the
Human Resources Office of the Walton County
Schools at (770) 267-6544 ext. 252 or 246.
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Friday, March 14
Sunday, March 16
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