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Birmingham News 9/6/00
Mason raps mayor on public records
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/Sep2000/6-e261941b.html

by Kim Bryan
If events following the Aug. 22 general election are an indication of what
to expect in the Sept. 12 runoffs in the City of Lipscomb, population 2,700,
residents can expect - well, just about anything.
In the race for mayor, incumbent Joyce Campbell was curt when she declined
to talk about her campaign to defeat the Rev. Al Mason.
"I don't have any comment," she said. "I am really tired of being in the
paper. All (The Birmingham News) ever prints is negative things about the
City of Lipscomb."


Canton Repository 9/6/00
Massillon Council migh demand annex files
http://www.cantonrep.com/newstemplate_main.php?ID=36550&r=4

by Malcolm Hall
MASSILLON - A tug of war between city administrators and township officials
over the city's annexation correspondence and records will likely involve
City Council taking sides.
Councilman James Filhour, R-1, Tuesday night introduced a resolution for
first reading calling for Mayor Francis Cicchinelli's staff to honor
requests for annexation records from township and Stark County officials.
Because Cicchinelli has so far refused to turn over annexation records,
Perry Township trustees have sued Massillon officials. The lawsuit, filed in
early August, asks the court to order city officials to provide Perry
officials with the documents.



Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 9/6/00
Editorial: Latest on the Clinton Library: Good news is guarded news
http://www.ardemgaz.com/week/Wed/edi/wedit16.html

THE LATEST BUZZ about the Clinton Library in Little Rock both thrills and
chills. Isn't that always the case? That's because no piece of good news
about this library seems to come without raising the question: What's Going
On?
First the thrill: If the Heifer Project International really does put its
new $15.5-million headquarters next door to the library, that'll be another
reason to visit the already popular River Market district.
The Heifer Project is a Little Rock-based outfit with a sterling reputation
for feeding the world's hungry. Relocating its headquarters from 10th and
Louisiana over to the River Market would give it room to add a $3.7-million
Global Village, which would be used as a teaching site. The village could
then feed off the Clinton Library's visitors, or vice versa, depending on
which one proves the more popular draw. Either way works.



Akron Beacon Journal 9/6/00
BMV official says state's driving records have errors
http://www.ohio.com/bj/news/ohio/docs/021025.htm

Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) -- State officials have no way of knowing how often courts
fail to report DUIs or other violations to the Ohio Bureau of Motor
Vehicles, the head of the state agency said.
BMV Registrar Frank Caltrider said Tuesday that his bureau doesn't have the
staff to audit court records to ensure that all driving under the influence
reports are sent in as required, but he hopes such errors are rare.
``Can there be mistakes? That's possible,'' said Caltrider.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported last week that a DUI failed to show up on
the driving record of state Rep. Larry Householder, R-Glenford, who is in
line to become next speaker of the Ohio House.



Savannah Morning News 9/6/00
Courthouse office copes with unexpected flood
Broken water line raises questions about safety of records dating to 1786
http://www.savannahmorningnews.com/smn/stories/090600/LOCcourthouseflood.sht
ml

by Charles Cochran
Anybody who has ever used a computer knows it's risky to work without
backing up your documents.
The same principle holds for vital records like those in the Effingham
County Courthouse, where a flood Friday in the Probate Court judge's office
drove home once again how vulnerable those one-of-a-kind documents can be.
A water line broke in an upstairs men's restroom while a worker who'd been
trying to repair a spigot had left to get a tool.
The break sent torrents of water into the record vault immediately below.


Bergen Record 9/3/00
New clues link Paterson to founding of Labor Day
http://www.bergen.com/paterson/laborsf20000903.htm

by Scott Fallon
They were hard-boiled union organizers in the 1880s whose last names are
nearly indistinguishable. Yet, Peter McGuire and Matthew Maguire's places in
history differ greatly.
McGuire, co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, has long been
considered the founder of Labor Day. And although some feel the more
socialistic Maguire, a Patersonian who was secretary of the local machinists
union, deserves that distinction, he has been virtually passed over by labor
historians.



Boston Globe 9/6/00
Nine hours of Kennedy tapes released
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/250/region/Nine_hours_of_Kennedy_tapes_re:.s
html

by Martin Finucane
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) Around the world, people felt relieved when the Soviet Union
publicly agreed in late October 1962 to pull its missiles out of Cuba. The
world had narrowly escaped nuclear war.
But there were several tense weeks still to come for President Kennedy and
his advisers, who continued to grapple behind the scenes with the situation
in Cuba.
Would the Soviets also pull out bombers stationed in Cuba? Would inspections
be allowed to verify missiles had been removed? Should the United States
issue a pledge not to invade Cuba if those actions hadn't been taken?




Sacramento Bee 9/6/00
A wild bunch of lies surrounds Butch Cassidy's visit to Winnemucca
http://www.sacbee.com/news/calreport/calrep_story.cgi?N144.HTML

by Ed Vogel
Las Vegas Review-Journal
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- One hundred years ago this month, legendary
desperado Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and their Wild Bunch gang robbed
the First National Bank of Winnemucca of $32,640 in gold coins. At least
that's what the Winnemucca Chamber of Commerce wants the traveling public to
believe.
The chamber sponsors an annual Butch Cassidy Days to promote the town's
brush with lawlessness. City leaders also have erected a billboard along
Interstate 80 that invites motorists to stop in for a visit, just like
Cassidy did back on Sept. 19, 1900.



The Chronicle 9/6/00
Uconn, ANC  join to catalog apartheid's trail
http://www.oweb.com/newslink/national/ApartheidArchiveP0725.html

by William J. Kole
Associated Press
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- The African National Congress is giving thousands of
boxes of documents, including some of Nelson Mandela's anguished personal
letters, to the University of Connecticut.
South African officials said the archive launched Wednesday will remind the
world how decades of brutal white rule were overcome.
''It is a disease which, if we are not able to cure it, will repeat itself
in the 21st century,'' said Frene Ginwala, the speaker of South Africa's
parliament and a prominent ANC leader.



Newsmax.com 9/6/00
Clinton Legacy: 40 million e-mails
http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=2000/9/6/181247

UPI
WASHINGTON - When Bill Clinton and his staffers vacate the White House in
January, they'll leave behind eight years' worth of memos and other
material, including 40 million e-mail messages, that must be preserved for
posterity by the National Archives, the government's official record keeper,
the Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday.
While the Clinton administration isn't the first to have electronic mail,
it's the first to amass so much of it, the paper said.
Recorded on thousands of magnetic computer tapes, the messages will
constitute the largest deposit of digital records in the history of the
National Archives.



Baltimore Sun 9/6/00
White House, you've got mail
Records: The National Archives is bracing for eight years worth of data from
the Clinton Administration, including 40 million e-mails.
http://www.sunspot.net/content/news/story?section=news&pagename=story&storyi
d=1150430206818

by Michael Stroh
When Bill Clinton and his staffers vacate the White House in January,
they'll leave behind a historic mess: eight years' worth of memos, snapshots
and bureaucratic bric-a-brac that must be preserved for posterity by the
National Archives, the government's official record keeper.
And, oh yes, there's also the little matter of 40 million e-mail messages.
While the Clinton administration isn't the first to have electronic mail,
it's the first to amass so much of it.
Recorded on thousands of magnetic computer tapes, the messages will
constitute the largest single deposit of digital records in the history of
the National Archives.




Ghanaian Chronicle 9/1/00
Your government is corrupt! Says British Ambassador
http://allafrica.com/stories/200009010368.html

By Joyce Mensah Nsefo
Nobody expected Wednesday's conference on accountability to produce any
fireworks, but then nobody reckoned with the Scotsman His Excellency Mr.
Craig John Murray, deputy British High Commissioner, the open minded,
respected, free-speaking diplomat
And when he decided to make an intervention it came in the form of a
bombshell, lifting his audience off their feet with surprise, followed by
moments of embarrassing silence.
Craig, who had been invited to say a few words at the workshop on
"Information for Accountability" declared that corruption in Ghana is a
problem and specifically pointed accusing fingers at the government in the
area of awards of contracts.



The Dispatch 9/5/00
Government to Deport Diplomat?
http://allafrica.com/stories/printable/200009050244.html

By Staff Reporter
There are credible indications within high places that the government is
thinking about the possibility of asking the British government to recall
the deputy British High Commissioner, Mr. Craig Murray, for what a
highly-placed official described as "irresponsible, undiplomatic and
unsubstantiated allegations of governmental corruption."
In a story first carried by JOY FM and later by The Ghanaian Chronicle, Mr.
Murray is reported to have said corruption is a problem internationally but
it was rather on the high side in Ghana. He alleged that even foreigners who
win contracts are required to pay a percentage of the contract value, to be
given to certain highly-placed people in government. He also said Ghana has
had a record of waivers from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for
non-compliance with benchmarks for releasing funds.


Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Manager, Records Management Group
Woodside Summit Group Inc
Midlothian, Virginia
Office: 804-744-1247 x23
Fax: 804-744-4997
mailto:peter.kurilecz@woodsidesummitgroup.com

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