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Crime summit joins south Berkeley, city

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002
Last weeks’ murders of two Oakland residents in south Berkeley have left the residents of the area calling for the city to clean up what they say is a chronic problem with crime in their neighborhood. -more-

Citizens should applaud not criticize Copwatch

Elena Pérez
Friday February 01, 2002
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Stranger than fiction

Sari Friedman
Friday February 01, 2002
David Miller, who was a clean cut, Irish-American, ex-college football player from Syracuse, N.Y., did not fit the 1960s-era American cultural stereotype of an anti-Vietnam War protester. But today, David Miller is known as the “first” person to burn his draft card, which the San Francisco resident did in New York City in 1965, in front of a large crowd. A photo of Miller’s card burning is still on display in the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City. -more-

Arts and Entertainment Calendar

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002
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Out & About Calendar

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Friday February 01, 2002

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Bears stumble down stretch, fall to hot-shooting Arizona

By Jared Green, Daily Planet Staff
Friday February 01, 2002
After playing tough for the first 30 minutes of the game, the Cal Bears went ice-cold with the game on the line Thursday night against Arizona to take their first home loss of the season, 68-58. -more-

BDP releases information on double murder

By Hank Sims, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002
During Tuesday night’s crime summit, the Berkeley Police Department gave its most complete account to date of the murders of Rammar Johnson and Noel Turner, Jr. -more-

Citizen’s comments did not accompany proof

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002
Allegations made in Tuesday’s, 01/29/02 edition entitled “South Berkeley resident speaks out on Copwatch” contained several provocative opinions about the group that were unsubstantiated by the editorial staff of this newspaper. We continue to stand behind our resolve to provide this space as a vehicle for the first amendment and went to a reasonable length to try to trace down the truths in her allegations but were unsuccessful. At this time, we have no reason to believe that despite the allegations made in Tuesday’s letter that anyone involved in Copwatch has been picked up by the Berkeley Police Department for a heroin overdose. -more-

Studios squabble about ‘Austin Powers’ third title

The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
LOS ANGELES — MGM has a license to kill the title of the new “Austin Powers” sequel “Goldmember.” -more-

Correction

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002
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Jones visits UC Berkeley, attacks his GOP gubernatorial rivals

By David Scharfenberg, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002
California Secretary of State Bill Jones, Republican candidate for governor, attacked his rivals and touted a statewide voter registration drive during an appearance at UC Berkeley Wednesday. -more-

Copwatch deserves an apology

Marc Polonsky
Friday February 01, 2002
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Actor sues over alleged dust in ‘Planet of the Apes’ shoot

By Anthony Breznican, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
LOS ANGELES — A background actor from last summer’s “Planet of the Apes” movie accused the filmmakers of harming him and hundreds of others with dust used in a climactic desert fight scene. -more-

Family seeks historical status for black-owned homes

By John Geluardi, Daily Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002
The Jan. 18 death of Irma Augusta, the last of the “Freedom Home sisters,” gave birth to the idea of creating a historical district honoring a group of homes on Stanton Street, which served as a springboard for impoverished Southern African-Americans to start a new life. -more-

Co-founder of Copwatch

Andrea Pritchett
Friday February 01, 2002
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Film on Ireland’s Bloody Sunday lands distributor

The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
LOS ANGELES — “Bloody Sunday,” a dramatization of the police massacre of 13 Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland in 1972, has been acquired by Paramount Classics. -more-

News of the Weird

Staff
Friday February 01, 2002
Students ‘won’t eat if it smells like feet’ -more-

News

Racial discrimination lawsuit filed against KPIX

By Munira Syeda, Special to the Daily Planet
Friday February 01, 2002
Citing a “primary” African-American female anchor at a local television station as evidence of newsroom diversity, a KPIX company attorney Thursday dismissed as baseless a racial discrimination lawsuit filed Monday by three employees. -more-

UC Berkeley satellite falls back to Earth

By Guy Poole, Dailly Planet staff
Friday February 01, 2002
The 7,000-pound Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer satellite, built and operated by UC Berkeley, fell from orbit Wednesday night and scattered debris across portions of Egypt and the Persian Gulf. -more-

Entrepreneurs fight DEA rule banning hemp food products

By Michelle Morgante, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
SAN DIEGO — The energetic 60-year-old woman with cropped white hair and seagreen eyes wouldn’t fit the usual profile of a drug pusher. But inside her cozy condominium, there’s trouble cooking. -more-

Muslims launch goodwill campaign on SoCal billboards

By Daisy Nguyen, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
LOS ANGELES — Billboards designed to restore the image of Islam are going up along Southern California roads and freeways. -more-

Ready to garden? Plant seeds of commitment first

The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
Mike Gettler knows a thing or two about tomatoes. -more-

Winter’s cold temperature limits what you can grow

By Lee Reich, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
Native plants, though unpopular, rarely get shocked by changes in the weather -more-

Study: Basic cable far raunchier than broadcast TV

By Lynn Ebler, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
LOS ANGELES — “South Park” leads the pack of basic cable shows bringing a new level of raunchiness and violence to television, according to a watchdog group’s new study. -more-

Unassuming bush may be world’s oldest living thing

By Andrew Bridges, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
PALM SPRINGS — Along an unremarkable stretch of desert on the outskirts of town, just off a road named for singing cowboy Gene Autry and tucked amid heaps of garbage raked by winds strong enough to polish granite, Jim Cornett thinks he’s found the world’s oldest living thing. -more-

MGM Mirage reports earnings drop, beats analysts’ estimates

By Lisa Snedeker, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
LAS VEGAS — The largest operator of Las Vegas Strip hotel-casinos reported Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings dropped 65 percent. -more-

EU Commission clears HP-Compaq merger

By Raf Casert, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
BRUSSELS, Belgium — European regulators on Thursday cleared the $23.7 billion merger of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp., saying the planned marriage of rival U.S. computer makers does not raise competition concerns in Europe. -more-

America West airlines reports fourth quarter lossBy Foster Klug The Associated Press PHOENIX — America West Airlines posted a wider loss for the fourth quarter, reflecting the continued impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on air travel, the compan

By Foster Klug, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
PHOENIX — America West Airlines posted a wider loss for the fourth quarter, reflecting the continued impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on air travel, the company reported Thursday. -more-

Quiet GOP workhorse struggles to build momentum

By Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
RIVERSIDE — Bill Jones stands at a podium on the stoop of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, outlining his economic platform. -more-

A snapshot of GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Jones

Alexa Haussler, The Associated Press
Friday February 01, 2002
NAME: Bill Jones -more-

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Staff
Friday February 01, 2002
Is Stephen King retiring for real? -more-

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