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Show DAILY HERALD Tuesday. September 7, 2004 lORMMifflEMM r A3 FAST FACT On "Happy Days,' creator Garry Marshall originally plarmftDcaBthe mcxcydMklingtDiigh Arther Masciarelli, which is his real life famity surname. But that made the character's nidname Mash; since there was already a successful book, movie and TV series known as that, Masdareili became sow --vo FonzareH, and Henry WinUer became the Fonz. &?( Compiled from Daily Herald wire service The Nation The WORLD o M 0 4, j. & oF 3 G ANNE CHAOWICK :: Wind, low humidity hamper firefighters American Muslim leaders rally community to vote at convention in Northern California t FERIAssoclated Press Aging aninfial Aldabra giant tortoise an TV at Gembira Loka Zoo on Monday in Yogyakarta, Zookeeper Sumarto gives a sick Indonesia. Tortoises, which usually live longer than 100 years, are believed to have the longest life span of all animals and the Aldabra tortoise was the first species to be protected to em Second outbreak of bird flu hits Malaysia Malaysia announced its pnd outbreak of deadly bird flu in three weeks Monday, the latest near a northern village dose to the border with Thailand where the disease was first desec- - . tected The Veterinary Department said that lethal H5N1 strain of avian influenza was believed to Via tha ronca rf frViA staahc rtf 1( chickens and 20 quail in Kam-pun- g Belian, a village three miles from the outbreak announced Aug. 17. " The discovery dashed plans to declare Malaysia free of the disease, which has caused massive losses among poultry farmers due to import bans by the European Union, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and the The typhoon had pelted outlying islands in southern Okinawa and Kagoshima prefectures with as much as eight inches of rain in the past 24 hours, the agency said As much as 24 inches of rain were expected by today in parts of Kyushu. Police said 23 people had been injured including two women with broken bones. Editor of Russian paper forced to resign over school hostage siege The editor of Russia's re- - . spected Izvestia dairy said Monday he was stepping down in a dispute with his publisher over the paper's critical coverage of the school hostage standoff, including its publication of graphic pictures of wounded and dead children and other victims. The editor, Raf Shakirov, said in an interview with Radio Liberty he had published a sensational photo spread of victims in Saturday's edition, the day after hundreds died in the siege, to convey "this is a war." "The leadership of Prof Media (Izyestia's publisher) and I disagreed on the format of this issue. It is considered too emoand in tional and poster-like- , general papers aren't made like that," Shakirov said, according to an interview transcript on the Web site wwWDewsru.com. "We did it ... proceeding from our perception of what this means for the country. And actually this perception proved to be right that this is a war," Shakirov said "Nevertheless, I am forced to resign from this position." . '"'' Philippines. Hawaii Hussein, director-generof veterinary services, told a news conference that the dead chickens and quails were recovered by inspection teams Friday and that tests showed H5N1 was the likely culprit. The owner of the chickens has been screened and is healthy, Hawaii said. al Death toll from China flooding rises to 76 Torrential floods in southwest China have claimed at least 76 lives, prompting beleaguered local officials to seek help Monday from the military in rescuing hundreds trapped by mudslides and caved-i- n roads, state media reported. Days of heavy rain in Sichuan Sudan Darfur crisis talks province and the municipality of Chongqing have swamped deadlocked after 2 weeks entire villages and ruined huge Peace swathes of farmland, the offiABUJA, Nigeria talks on Sudan's violence-torcial Xinhua News Agency said. The downpours, which began Darfur region are deadlocked Thursday, were forecast to last one mediator said Monday, as through today, the agency said. the African Union's chief apLocal governments were appealed to the Sudanese govern- merit and rebels to compromise. pealing for help from the nation's air force in reaching peo- -' pie isolated by the rising wa- ters, Xinhua sakL In the hard-h- it city of Dazhou, floods caused roads to cave in and destroyed highways, cutting off the city's downtown, it BEIJING n meant by "political old talks in The two-wee-k In an interview with PakNigeria's capital Abuja have istan's private Geo television failed to move past the crucial network aired Saturday, Black with question of disarming rebels saying they will lay down referred to bin Laden, saying: "If he has a watch, he should be their guns only after Sudan's militia, the looking at it because the clock is ticking. He win be caught." does so. Asked if concrete progress "It appears deadlocked as the had been made in the hunt for two sides are holding to their hard-lin- e leader during the the positions," Brig. Gen. last two months when PakFestus Okwonko, a mediator arul commander of the African istan has arrested dozens of terror suspects, including some Union's cease-fir- e monitoring operatives --r- Black troops m Darfur, told reporters. key said "Yes, I would say this." Negotiations are aimed at in , ending a Israeli reroutes stretch Sudan's western region of Darfur that has killed tens of thouof separation barrier sands and driven an estimated JERUSALEM Israeli offi12 million civilians from their cials have rerouted an unfinhomes. The Janjaweed are accused of carrying out atrocities ished stretch of the separation African in attacks on non-Ara-b barrier so it will not incorporate West Bank land on the Israeli villages. The United Nations calls it the world's worst side, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday. crisis. Also Monday, two senior The two rebel movements the Sudanese Liberation Army Egyptian officials met Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the and the Justice, Equity MoveWest Bank for talks on Israel's ment draw their support from African tribes in the replanned withdrawal from the gion. The Sudanese government Gaza Strip. is accused of backing the JanAnd Palestinian officials jaweed in an effort to stamp out threatened to boycott a conference of donor nations this the rebellion, a charge Kharmonth set to focus on the Gaza toum denies. withdrawal Palestinians want Pakistan counters U.S. the meeting's agenda expanded to incorporate the internationalofficial on progress in ly backed "road map peace Laden bin finding plan. The Gaza pullout and the sepISLAMABAD, Pakistan aration Darner are the pillars of Pakistan on Monday played Israeli Prime Minister Ariel down comments by a top U.S. Sharon's "disengagement" plan, counterterrorism official that meant to separate Israelis and progress has been made recentPalestinians after four years of ly in the hunt for Osama bin Laden. fighting. The string of fences, walls Information Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmed described the re- and barbed wire that will evenmarks by J. Cofer Black the tually stretch 425 miles has cut U.S. State Department coordinaof thousands of Palestinians from their work, schools and tor for counterterrorism who as services. Palestinians say the visited Pakistan last week barrier constitutes a land grab a "political statement." since it cuts in several places "We dont have any information about bin Laden," Ahmed ' into the West Bank, which they want to include in a future told The Associated Press. He refused to elaborate on what he state. Jan-jawe- , said. In Sichuan, 55 people were killed, it said. Neighboring Chongqing reported 21 dead, the Tianfu Morning Post said in its online edMoa ."(. typhoon Powerful hits southern Japan - , ) i A powerful ty- - . in southern Japan caused phoon landslides and floods, left tens of thousands without power, and injured at least 23 people Monday. In the western part of the country, strong aftershocks rattled a region hours after two ; earthquakes injured 43. packing Songda, Typhoon winds of up to 90 mph, headed northeast toward Japan's south-- . v MNKAI NANQiAAssoctated Press ernmost main island of Kyushu, the Meteorological Agency birthdcy, Krishna said late Monday, it was about lte?py A child dressed as the Hindu God Krishna, center, stands as other children dance around him dur--' 140 miles southwest of Nagasa. ing celebrations ofJanamashtaml in Ahmadabad, India, on Monday: Janamashtami, the birthday ki, or 715 miles southwest of of Krishna, wiU be celebrated across the country today. . ' , ,r Tokyo. TOKYO WIUJAMSThe Sacramento Bee A Los Angeles County fire camp crew keeps an eye on a back fire in the Geyser Fire in Sonoma County, Calif., on Sunday. Hot, dry winds hampered the efforts of firefighters battling a 10,000acre wildfire near California wine country. FireSsAN FRANCISCO fighters were hampered by erratic wind and low humidity Monday as they made slow progress against a fire that had burned nearly 12,000 acres and four homes in the Northern California wine country. The fire, which started Friday northeast of Geyserville in Sonoma County, had been 20 percent contained and full con- tainment was not expected until Wednesday, said Janet Marshall, spokeswoman for the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The unpredictable wind and dry vegetation, compounded by uneven and often steep terrain, made the situation extremely dangerous for the 1,875 firefighters, Marshall ROSEMONT, -- II Ameri- can Muslim leaders ended their largest annual meeting with a rousing plea to thousands of community members that they vote in the presidential election. . Muslims urgently want to register their political presence in this country as a step toward ending what many believe are excesses in the war on terror. "We have to demand justice," said Mahdi Bray, head of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, as the convention wound down Sunday night. "We have to stand up to this government and say, 'What you're doing is . wrong." The American Muslim Task-forcan umbrella group for said top U.S. Muslim organizations, "These are very erratic met behind closed doors sepawinds, which can be blowing rately from the weekend conperpendicular to one another," ference, deliberating whether to make an endorsement in the she said. "You never know race. where they're corning from, Both Democrats and Repuband that's a huge safety conlicans are seeking their supcern for firefighters." v Two firefighters had been port. Muslims hold spenot American but critically. injured cial importance this election In addition to the four homes, eight outbuildings and year because they have strong 12 cars had been destroyed. communities in battleground states such as Michigan, Ohio About 40 residents had been evacuated from the area, about and Florida. Also, immigrant Muslims tend to be educated 60 miles north of San Francisan attractive co, including occupants of six professionals homes ordered evacuated Mon-- , demographic for both parties. Despite bitter feelings over day morning, Marshall said how President Bush has conOthers living in the area were urged to have evacuation ducted the war on terror, Muslim leaders said an endorseplans ready because the blaze ment for his challenger, Demowas considered to be threatencratic Sea John Kerry, was ing 200 other houses and five not guaranteed Independent businesses. The fire also threatened maRalph Nader traveled here Saturday and made an aggressive jor power lines from 21 generating plants in the Geysers, the pitch for their backing. A decision is expected by world's largest geothermal next month power facility. e, : Report Culinary foundation can t find missing revenue Taxpayer money for Bush, Kerry will be fraction of spending The James Beard Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to promote culinary excellence, cannot account for hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual revenue, according to one of its trustees. The accounting problem the latest in a series of financial irregularities involving the foundation was due to the organization's rapid growth, trustee George Sape told The New York Times for Monday President Bush and John Kerry have accepted $75 million each in government financing for their campaigns for the White House but tens of millions more will be spent by the parties and partisan interest groups to influence the race. "The toughest period is still to come," first lady Laura g Bush wrote in a the Bush campaign sent during the Republican National Convention. "While the deadline has passed to contribute funds to '04, you may still support the of the president and the Republican ticket by contributing to the Republican National Committee." The GOP and Democratic national committees can spend roughly $16 million each in coordination with their presidential nominees, and unlimited amounts independent of them. Outside groups are expected to weigh in with millions of dollars more in television and radio ads and voter drives aimed at impacting the race. Unlike the national parties, they can collect unlimited donations, though there are restrictions on how they can use them Just hew far those spending limits go is a matter of hot debate between the groups and the presidential campaigns, and one that is unlikely, to see resolution before the election. Though Kerry and Bush are now limited in their own campaign spending, there are benefits to taking the public a program created after the Watergate scandal to try to lessen the influence of big donations in the presidential race. While each will continue raising money for his party, the candidates can now focus most of their attention on campaigning. . editions. Sape would not comment on how much money was unaccounted for or how it might have been spent. Leonard Pickell Jr., the foundation's president, is expected to resign from the board of trustees, the Times reported Pickell denied that funds had been misspent or misplaced saying the accounting discrepancy was due instead to "bad recordkeeping and insufficient resources," the Times said The organization also is under investigation by the New York state attorney general's office for not filing tax returns for the past two years. Critics said the Beard Foundation's apparent financial irresponsibility undermined its charitable mission; to promote chefs. It arranges some 300 dinners and lunches each year at i which guests pay up to $ 150 to sample dishes prepared by - foundation-approve- d chefs. Revenues from those gala events account for 81 percent of the organization's revenues, which were $4.7 million in 2003, the Times said The foundation was founded m 1986 to honor the journalist, cookbook author, chef and teacher James Beard who died in 1985. Julia Child who died last month, was one of its founding members. i fund-raisin- Bush-Chene- y .4 xMi Mi vi at A s V |