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OCTOBER 25, 2001
Nation/World
Terror bill
From page one
Republican, bothlifted “holds”
on thebillon Wednesday after
getting assurances from Sen
ate leaders and the adminis
tration that their concerns
would be resolved.
Wyden and Smith had vowed
to block the bill until they
obtained legislation to again
permit federal prosecutors to
participate in covert investi
gations in their state.
Federal law requires U.S.
prosecutors to abide by state
ethics codes. And a new code
in Oregonhasbeeninterpreted
by the state’s highest court as
prohibiting prosecutors from
engaginginundercoyer opera
tions.
On Wednesday, the Senate
attached an amendment to a
spendingbill that says regard
less of any state ethics code,
federal prosecutors are autho
rized to “provide legal advice,
authorization, concurrence,
direction or sup-rvision” of
convert operations.
The anti-terrorism bill is a
bipartisan compromise from
similar measuresapproved ear
lier by the Houseand Senate. A
chiefdifferenceis that the final
legislation would have many of
its provisions expire, or “sun
set,” in four years.
The White House had op
posed any such limits, but was
forced to accept them as part
of the price of getting a mea
sure that both the House and
Senate could pass.
Many lawmakers said “sun
sets” wereaneeded safeguard
to help protect against future
abuses of the war-time legisla
tion. -
Candidate
From page one
roll. The city’s policy and pro
cedure manual says any city
employee who runs for public
office must take a leave of ab
sence without pay ontheday he
qualifies.
Two of the candidates have
taken leaves of absence from
their city jobs: Mr. McCauley
as an employment manager in
Human Resources, and John
Gray asatask forcecommander
in the Richmond County
Sheriff’s Department. Mr.
Smith, however, has been able
tocontinue his positionasmar
shal.
“Any city employeewhoquali
fies must take a leave; they
suggest he’sanincumbent. We
can accept that, but this posi
tion has never been elected be
fore. This is the first time. So
that makesitanon-elected city
appointed official,” McCauley
said.
Until thisyear, the marshal’s
position has been appointed. A
bill created by then staterepre
sentative Robin Williams and
signed intolawby the governor
in 1999 changed that policy.
That bill made Mr. Smith
eligible to serve as marshal
through2ool.Smith hasserved
as marshal for Augusta for the
past 14 years.
He also will be shown as the
incumbent on the November 6
ballots.
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Dr. lvan Walks, Washington’s chief health official, right, accompanied by Washington
Mayor Anthony Williams, center, meets reporters outside District of Columbia General
Hospital in Washington Monday, Oct. 22, 2001 where they discussed the investigation
of two Washignton-area postal workers diagnosed with inhalation anthrax and the
deaths of two others, apparently from anthrax. Man at left is unidentified. AP Photo/Ken
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M.L.K. Memorial
From page one
in commercials for Atlanta
based Cingular, acellular tele
phonecompany, and Alcatel, a
French company. Inthe Alcatel
spot,adigitalimage of King, in
frontof the Lincoln Memorial,
delivers his historic speech to
an empty mall.
Some have called the spots
— particularly the Cingular
ad, which King shares with,
amongothers, Kermit the Frog
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The Strength of Commitment
* In Law Enforcement for 24 Years
* Has Served as Marshal for 14 Years
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* Board Member of Peace Officer Standards and Training
Council
* Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police
* Achieved State Law Enforcement Certification
(only 10% of all Georgia law enforcement agencies are certified)
* Vice Chairman of East Georgia Regional Police Academy
¢ Raised in Richmond County
* Active Member of Abilene Baptist Church
* Member of University Health Care Foundation
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* College Degree in Criminal Justice
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sive.
While profiting from King’s
image and likeness, the family
also has sued some organiza
tions for using King’s words
without permission.
In 1999, a potential sale of
King’s papers to the Library of
Congress was derailed when
the familyinsisted onretaining
copyright control, and there
fore future royalties from their
use. This was in addition to
selling the paperstothelibrary
Vote Tuesday
November 6, 2001
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for S2O million, which in itself
would havebeenunprecedented.
The library has put the pur
chase on hold.
Johnson said the foundation
is trying to raise SIOO million
overthenext 18 monthstofund
the memorial, which will be
built on 4 acres on the shore of
the Tidal Basin, halfway be
tween the Lincoln Memorial
and Washington Monument. It
was tobefinished by November
2003.
New Hope
From page one
Duringa previous conversa
tion with Augusta Focus,
Echolshad acquiesced that the
disagreements between board
members weren’t necessarily
racially motivated. But, he
said, the fact that the white
members were the ones ex
pressing dissatisfaction with
Fryer looks bad. “That’s the
way it’s goingtobe perceived,”
he said. “And perception be
comes reality.”
Moses, on the other hand,
outlined the board’s com
plaints. He said that Fryer
had obtained state grants with
out notifying the board, tried
to gain funding through the
Methodist Church without
going through the proper chan
nels, and neglected to inform
the board that the center’s
power and telephone had been
turned off.
“But in fact, in his last re
port, hetold theboard, ‘Every
thingis fine,” Mosessaid..“And
that’s a quote.”
Moses said that report was
given Oct. 18.
“Unfortunately, the board
and the Methodist Church
have just lost faith in Rever
end Fryer’s ability to operate
that center. It has nothing to
do with race,” Moses said.
Fryer referred all questions
to his attorney, Harry B.
James 111, who could not be
reached for comment.
Margaret Armstrong, amem
ber of the center’s advisory
board, commented on the
center’s loss of Global Minis
tries funding.
“T'herewerethingsthat that
board was supposed to do.
Somehow it had not been done,
andthe fundingceased. That’s
the bottom line.”
The thing that had gone
undone, she said, was
fundraising.
In fact, Fryer himself had
previously stated that the ex
ecutive board had held only
onefund-raiser duringhis five
year tenure at the center.
“I don’t know that to be
true,” Moses said, adding that
he has been on the board for
about a year.
He said fund-raisers have
been on thecalendar, and that
Sept. 11 derailed plans for an
event in that month. “We de
cided, unanimously, I might
add, to postpone the fund
raiser until the spring.”
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Richmond County has with
drawn its funding pending the
results of an internal audit:
Mosesalsoresponded to pub
lic statements by Mayor Bob
Young criticizing the board.
The mayor said he was ap
proached by two members who
asked him to use his influence
to get Fryer off the board.
“You have to understand,
the mayorisvery much friends
with Reverend Fryer, asis the
mayor’s wife,” Moses said.
“My understanding is, the
twomembers did that because
they knew they were friends,
and were trying to find a way
that Reverend Fryer might step
aside gracefully, if you will,”
Moses said. “The board did
not want the situation to turn
into what it has obviously
turned into.
“I don’t see how he has the
standing to make any com
ment,” Moses said about the
mayor’scriticism, “unless he’s
been there and attended the
meetings, which I have.”
Toarequest by the media to
attend the November meeting,
Moses said he would have to
check the board’s policy on
press at the meetings. When
asked about acopy of the policy,
he said he would have to check
on that also.
County attorney Jim Wall
was recently asked by the Fo
cus if New Hope’s meetings
were subject to the open meet
ingsrule. “Well, if they receive
atleast onethird of their fund
ing (from public sources) then
they’re required to have open
meetings. And I suspectthey’re
hitting one third. I'm still
trying to figure out what is
going on. All I know is what
y’all report.”
The Global Ministries office
in New York, which oversees
New Hope, deferred comment
to their general secretary,
Randy Nugent, who was out of
townand could notbereached.
Mayor Young was also out of
town. Ms. Marsh did not re
turn calls, and Louise Cook
refused to comment.
It is unclear at this point
whether the center is still op
erating or what the budget
looks like. Even Fryer’s posi
tion is tenuous.
“Reverend Fryer was placed
on a leave of absence until we
can sort out the deficiency in
record keeping,” Moses said.
“And yes, there’s a possibility
thathewillbeterminatedifwe
can’t sort it out.”