Wednesday, March 20, 2002

 


1953 — Nikita Khrushchev was selected Secretariat of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.
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CAMPUS AND LOCAL

Heavy rains, thunderstorms plunge into Lone Star State
Associated Press

Heavy rains and thunderstorms poured over most parts of Texas on Tuesday, causing rising waters in North Texas. Fort Worth firefighters responded to numerous high water rescues.

A mobile home park in Haltom City was evacuated as floodwaters from a nearby creek approached the residences.
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Rainy days
Molly Beuerman/SKIFF STAFF
Umbrellas came out for a second day Tuesday as rain continued to fall in Fort Worth. Small creeks and streams in Denton and Tarrant counties flooded. The weather is expected to clear today with a high in the 60s.
   


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Russell Yates misses jury duty to appear on TV shows

Census shows Hispanic rise not of Mexican ancestry

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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL national briefs

More items left at security points
By BILL BERGSTROM
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Tighter airport security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has produced one unintended side effect — more items left behind at security checkpoints.
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Justice Department investigates FBI
By TED BRIDIS
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department harshly criticized the FBI’s failure to turn over thousands of pages of documents to Timothy McVeigh’s lawyers until days before his scheduled execution, but found no evidence that FBI agents meant to hide information.
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Arafat will attend summit in Palestine next week
By STEVE WEIZMAN
Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that Yasser Arafat will be free to travel to an Arab summit next week if the Palestinian leader agrees to a cease-fire but hinted Arafat may not be allowed back if the violence persists while he is gone.
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Bush may create new agency in charge of securing America’s borders
By RON FOURNIER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Bush, responding to the terror attacks, is expected to ask Congress to remove the Customs Service from the Treasury Department and create a new agency in charge of securing America’s porous borders.
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Howard visits Austin for film research
By KELLEY SHANNON
Associated Press

AUSTIN— Film director Ron Howard visited the Texas Governor’s Mansion on Tuesday during a research trip for a movie about the Alamo and the Texas battle for independence.
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Plagiarism scandal still plagues Kansas school
By JOSH FREED
Associated Press

PIPER, Kan. — On the bulletin board outside the office of Piper High School principal Mike Adams, newspaper clippings herald the school’s athletic success and student achievements.
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