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RAIN 9/15: Olympic records



Richmond Times Dispatch 9/13/00
Civil War newspapers discovered in E&H library
http://www.timesdispatch.com/vametro/MGI74YR92DC.html

By Rex Bowman
An archivist at Emory & Henry College in Washington County has discovered a
trove of local newspapers published during the Civil War, a find researchers
are hailing as a historically significant account of the war years in western
Virginia.
The 142 consecutive issues of the Abingdon Virginian, a weekly newspaper,
probably offer the longest unbroken record of small-town life and wartime
news from the western part of the state during the Civil War, said Russell
Martin III, curator of newspapers for the American Antiquarian Society, a
Massachusetts research library that has collected U.S. newspapers since 1812.


Salt Lake Tribune 9/13/00
IOC livid over release of documents
http://www.sltrib.com/09132000/utah/21699.htm

BY Mike Gorrell
SYDNEY, Australia -- Already alarmed by the "geld document," International
Olympic Committee members must be petrified now.
The cause of their fear? Salt Lake Organizing Committee President Mitt
Romney's forewarning that an estimated 400 boxes of documents collected by
the U.S. Justice Department in its investigation of the Olympic bribery
scandal will be made public.


Ogden Standard Examiner 9/13/00
Romney: Release of geld documents was right thing
http://www1.standard.net/stories/local/09-2000/FTP0204@local@13romney@Ogden.as
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By Bob Ward
SYDNEY, Australia -- Mitt Romney arrived here Tuesday unrepentant about
releasing a sensitive document that may have embarrassed some International
Olympic Committee members.
"Releasing the geld document and other bid documents is the right thing to
do," Romney said in a statement faxed to members of the media. "We will not
in any way try to hide the past. Shedding light on what happened will ensure
it does not happen again."
The Salt Lake Organizing Committee president also vowed to someday release
all records related to the Olympic bribery scandal.


Seattle Times 9/13/00
Audit raps county hiring office over records lost, policies ignored
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SeattleTimes.woa/wa/gotoAr
ticle?document_id=134231834&zsection_id=268448480&text_only=0

By Roberto Sanchez
King County's Office of Human Resources Management lost records and ignored
county hiring policies in its own offices, and its former director hired
acquaintances who were paid higher salaries than required by county rules,
according to a report by the county auditor.
The audit, which was released yesterday, covered the tenure of former
director Ricardo Cruz, from 1996 to 1999. Metropolitan King County Councilman
Larry Gossett, D-Seattle, requested the audit last year after hearing
allegations of problems.


Roanoke Times 9/13/00
Trucking records in dispute
Federal agents probe Rustburg companies
http://www.roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story99485.html

By Jen McCaffrey
The federal government is investigating a Rustburg trucking operation, deemed
an "imminent hazard to safety," for doctoring documents about how many hours
their drivers have clocked and for failing to perform drug tests on drivers,
according to documents unsealed in federal court this week.
Since October 1998, federal agents have been investigating Justin
Transportation, K&C Trucking Co., and Lone Wolf Transportation, three
interrelated companies that at various times have operated out of a warehouse
on U.S. 29 in Rustburg.
Federal agents say the companies have been "knowingly and willfully
falsifying records and documents," including drivers' logbooks, to prevent
the authorities from discovering the violations, according to an affidavit
made by Special Agent Eric Johnson.


Ogden Standard Examiner 9/13/00
IOC fears future release of papers
Romney says documents from court hearings will become public
http://www1.standard.net/stories/local/09-2000/FTP0208@local@13ioc@Ogden.asp

By Bob Ward
SYDNEY, Australia -- Salt Lake Olympic organizers were basking Wednesday in
the glow of a positive International Olympic Committee report when one IOC
member had to bring up the Olympic bribery scandal.