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RAIN 12/17: Weekend Update Part 1



Lincoln Journal Star 12/14/00
Exon papers now available online
http://www.journalstar.com/nebraska?story_id=1772&past=

by Don Walton
Exon may be the first national political figure to make his official papers
available on the Internet. Representatives of Nebraska Systems, designer of
the Web page, and Cornhusker.Net, which hosts the site, could find no other
examples.
"I believe that the documents found on the Web site are great for any student
researching Nebraska history or any Nebraska citizen with an interest in
government," Exon said during a ceremony at the Exon Library launching the
initiative. The site's address is www.exonlibrary.com.


Hampton Roads Daily Press 12/15/00
FOIA adviser says papers now public
http://www.dailypress.com/news/final/stories/30316sy0.htm

by Susan Friend
HAMPTON - Hampton City Councilman Tom Gear, armed with a supportive opinion
from the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, still wants a copy
of an economic study on the Crossroads convention center.
Gear requested the study months ago but was told it is part of City Manager
George Wallace's "working papers." As such, under state law, it does not have
to be shared with the council or made public. Wallace later allowed council
members to read, but not have, the report.



Bismarck Tribune 12/15/00
Interim superintendent of State Historical Society named
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/tribwebpage/news/dec2000/1215200051547.html

by Ken Rogers
Merl Paaverud will be the interim superintendent of the State Historical
Society of North Dakota until a replacement can be chosen for Samuel Wegner,
who has accepted a position with the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans.
Paaverud's appointment takes effect today.
Wegner will leave Jan. 15.
A native of Steele County, Paaverud, 51, is the deputy state historic
preservation officer and directs the division of historic preservation, which
includes the State Historic Preservation Office and the State Historic Sites
system.



Quad City Times 12/15/00
State funds will shore up Tampico history
http://www.qctimes.com/local/story9.html

by Dorothy de Souza Guedes
TAMPICO, Ill. -- Pieces from Tampico's history soon will have an updated and
expanded space to call home.
Illinois FIRST funds totaling $83,000 will help renovate and restore two
downtown buildings already on the National Register of Historic Places -- the
Tampico Area Historical Museum and Tampico Library, both owned by the Tampico
Area Historical Society.
"Our main interest is historical preservation of all these buildings on the
National Register of Historic Places. We'd like them to remain as near to the
original as we can get them. This is preserving history," Amy McElhiney, a
society member, said.



Columbus Dispatch 12/15/00
Media seeking private recount of Florida presidential ballots
http://www.dispatch.com/news/newsfea00/dec00/531149.html

by John Affleck
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. -- Florida's election supervisors escaped another recount sought
by Vice President Al Gore. Now they're bracing for private recounts sought by
news organizations.
The supervisors' state association decided yesterday to ask the Florida
Division of Elections whether the race between Gore and President- elect
George W. Bush officially can be considered over.



Editor & Publisher Online 12/15/00
Privacy on wireless internet studied
FTC meets with industry executives
http://www.mediainfo.com/ephome/news/newshtm/stories/121500n5.htm

by D. Ian Hopper
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - (AP) Trying to fix the mistakes of the conventional Internet,
leaders of the wireless industry met with federal regulators this week to
identify privacy and security problems that will arise when the Internet goes
mobile.
Meeting at the Federal Trade Commission, industry executives used the
opportunity to show off their latest wireless services, predict products on
the horizon and attempt to head off user worries retarding the growth of
e-commerce.
"I think we all recognize that this is a rapidly changing area," said FTC
Commissioner Mozelle Thompson. "Accordingly, our responses should be
creative, flexible, and organic - built with an ability to embrace change."



Birmingham News 12/15/00 (thanks to Tim Pennycuff for the tip)
UAB collection gazes on Civil War wounds
http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/Dec2000/15-e432410b.html

by Dave Parks
Spencer Bonsall walked among the bullet-riddled buildings of Fredricksburg,
Va., on Dec. 12, 1862, during a lull in a cold battle between Union and
Confederate forces.
Dead soldiers were everywhere, one with his head shot off above the jaw and
another surprisingly natural and lifelike but stiff with a bullet through the
heart.
Amid the carnage, Union troops pulled furniture outside and were relaxing on
sofas and chairs. ''Some of them had tables laid with white cloths, china
plate, cups & saucers and all hands enjoying themselves to hearts content,"
Bonsall wrote. ''It was a ridiculous but sad spectacle to look upon."
Bonsall died in 1888 in Pennsylvania, but his observations as a hospital
steward during the Civil War survive at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham's Reynolds Historical Library. Samples of his beautifully penned
letters, with meticulous illustrations, are displayed in a small case at the
entrance to the library, which is on the third floor of Lister Hill Library
of the Health Sciences.



Bergen Record 12/15/00
New coalition to push for access to records
http://www.bergen.com/region/rec15200012156.htm

Associated Press
TRENTON -- Advocates for better access to state and local government records
announced a coalition Thursday to press for new legislation and more
cooperation from officials.
The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government issued a news statement
praising a bill that passed the Assembly in June to revise the 37-year-old
public records law.
But so far the Senate has taken no action. Amendments being proposed there,
if adopted, could require a new vote in the Assembly.



Miami Herald 12/15/00
News organizations seek access to documents in Cuban spy trial
http://www.miamiherald.com/content/today/news/dade/digdocs/017724.htm

by Gail Epstein Nieves
Two Miami news organizations asked a judge Thursday for permission to examine
evidence in the Cuban spy trial, while two defendants argued public access
should be denied or limited while the case is in progress.
At issue are many hundreds of documents, photographs, computer disks and
personal belongings confiscated from the five men on trial. Prosecutors are
using the items to prove their espionage case to the jury.
The Herald, El Nuevo Herald and NBC 6 asked U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard
to make the evidence available for examination and copying outside the jury's
presence. Lenard held a two-hour hearing and said she would rule as soon as
possible.



London Free Press 12/15/00
Thieves snag prosecution secrets
http://www.canoe.ca/LondonNews/lf.lf-12-15-0002.html

by Randy Richmond
More than 70 court files containing secret and sensitive information are in
criminal hands after a car was broken into in St. Thomas, The Free Press has
learned.
St. Thomas police would only confirm yesterday legal documents were taken
from briefcases in the trunk of a car parked at an arena Tuesday night.
But The Free Press has learned the cases contained dozens of Crown court
files, and the identification tags on the briefcases bear the name of a
lawyer working part-time for the Crown's office in St. Thomas.



Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12/15/00
Former courthouse guard suspected of hacking
He used hidden computer to play Net games late at night, authorities allege
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wauk/dec00/hacker15121400a.asp

by Lisa Link
Waukesha - A security guard at the Waukesha County Courthouse hacked into the
county's computer system from a computer he hid near the building's roof,
officials said Thursday.
It was the first time anyone had ever broken into the system, and, at a
minimum, the man used the network to play games on the Internet, they said.
But the Sheriff's Department was investigating whether he tried to gain
access to sensitive records.
The hidden computer was discovered two weeks ago, when the guard was no
longer working for the county. And someone with an Internet service provider
address connected to the man tried to break into the county system last week,
officials said.






Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
pakurilecz@aol.com

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