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St. Johns County Business
The St. Johns Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday in the County Auditorium, 4020 Lewis Speedway. For more information, please call 823-2400.

Ross thanks Mackie for diva tag
NEW YORK (AP) -- Diana Ross wants the world to know where she gets her reputation as a diva: her closet.

Today in history
Today is Tuesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2001. There are 195 days left in the year.

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Horoscope
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be short and sweet when it comes to the words that you choose to put forth. Your long argument might be interesting, but it leaves people with wandering thoughts before you've had a chance to finish.

Former senator now a politics professor
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun has accepted a job as professor of politics at Morris Brown College.

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Jesse Helms attends U2 concert
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- At age 79, Sen. Jesse Helms has experienced what's usually a preteen right of passage -- he attended his first rock concert.

'Tomb Raider' scores
LOS ANGELES -- Lara Croft raided audiences' wallets with a weekend box office debut of $47.7 million. ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,'' a video-game adaptation starring Angelina Jolie, was followed by Disney's animated ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire,'' which grossed $20.3 million in its nationwide debut after a week in limited release.

Horoscope
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Meeting someone from a different culture makes you think about how lucky you are. Invite friends and family over to celebrate with you.

Race to finish not done yet
Car wreck golf. That's what the last round of the U.S. Open usually is, and this year's tournament was no exception.

Goosen's scramble to glory
TULSA, Okla. -- How could Retief Goosen, a journeyman pro from South Africa, stop Tiger Woods and 154 other world class players? A combination of ingredients.

The redemption of Retief Goosen
TULSA, Okla. -- No longer the laughingstock of golf, Retief Goosen redeemed himself Monday and became a U.S. Open champion.

Unfinished business at U.S. Open
TULSA, Okla. -- Two feet away from claiming the U.S. Open, Retief Goosen buckled under the stifling pressure and missed a short par putt on the 18th green that tied him with Mark Brooks and set up a Monday playoff.

Newspaper's test of Big Daddy ice cream suggests it doesn't live up to low-cal claim
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Throughout the Southeast, dieters have been raving about vanilla Big Daddy ice cream -- 100 calories and two grams of fat for a 12-ounce serving.

As FBI closes in, gang wonders who will crack
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is Part III of a four-part serial chronicling the terror wrought by a gang of bank robbers, and the investigation that brought them to justice.

Senate to debate patients' rights
WASHINGTON -- Some 190 million Americans who have health insurance coverage would get new protections under legislation to be debated today in the newly Democratic-controlled Senate.

White House, Supreme Court deny Garza appeals; execution set
WASHINGTON -- The White House and the Supreme Court on Monday denied last-minute pleas by lawyers for convicted murderer Juan Raul Garza, clearing the way for his execution this morning at the federal death chamber in Terre Haute, Ind.

Lott may support patients' rights
WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Republican said Sunday he could support giving patients the right to sue an HMO or insurance company in state court, as sought by Democrats who now control the Senate and opposed by the Bush administration.

Last traces of Allison unleash final burst of rain on New England
BOSTON -- The last traces of Tropical Storm Allison swept through New England, dropping up to 7 inches of rain, flooding roads and knocking out electricity.

Threat prompts removal of USS Cole investigators
WASHINGTON -- FBI agents investigating the October bombing of the warship USS Cole in Yemen were pulled out of the country because of a security threat, FBI and State Department officials said Monday.

Firm to settle lawsuits, pay $14.2 million
INDIANAPOLIS -- A maker of automobile lights will pay $14.2 million and plead guilty to criminal charges for dumping chemical-laden waste that killed millions of fish and fouled much of Indianapolis' drinking water.

The FBI is stumped, the 'love connection' case grows cold
EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is Part II of a four-part serial chronicling the terror wrought by a gang of bank robbers, and the investigation that brought them to justice.

Treasury rates fall
WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities fell in Monday's auction to the lowest point in more than seven years.

4 companies charged in pyramid scheme
WASHINGTON -- The government has charged four companies with using the Internet to con consumers around the globe out of about $175 million in a massive pyramid scheme.

Texas governor vetoes bill banning execution of mentally retarded
AUSTIN, Texas -- Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday vetoed a bill to ban the execution of mentally retarded death row inmates, saying the state already has numerous safeguards in place to protect them.

Brains behind armed cash heist sentenced
LOS ANGELES -- A former employee of an armored car company was sentenced to 24 years in prison Monday for masterminding the biggest cash armed robbery in U.S. history -- an $18.9 million heist.

Cruise ship up and running again after engine fire
NORFOLK, Va. -- A cruise ship carrying more than 2,000 passengers drifted without power for several hours north of Bermuda after an engine room fire forced the crew to shut down the vessel's engines.

City Hall scandal one more setback for town
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- At one time, gang members demanded tolls to pass through a city neighborhood, while children cowered in bathtubs to avoid stray bullets. The local university had to be rescued by the Unification Church. The city was among the first to sue the gun industry.

From Rosenberg to embassy bombings, federal judge becomes a jury expert
NEW YORK -- U.S. District Judge Leonard B. Sand's career in the law is framed by two of the nation's most famous death penalty cases a half-century apart -- the Rosenberg spy trial and the embassy bombings case.

Missing boy whose case sparked a movement to be declared dead
NEW YORK -- In 1979, after 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished as he walked to a bus stop in lower Manhattan, his parents vowed they would never give up hope. And they did not.

Homes and highways flooded, power out to thousands in Pa.
HORSHAM, Pa. -- A week after inundating Houston, the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison drenched southeastern Pennsylvania with up to 9 inches of rain, flooding people out of their homes and sending firefighters climbing trees to safety.

Is an orderly border possible?
Along the Mexican border in the early 1990s, illegal immigrants gathered in droves awaiting the chance to head north to San Diego. They dashed into traffic on Interstate 5, hoping to skirt through alive and free. On the Mexican side there were other dangers: armed bandits, rapes and robberies.

Gerber to trade jars for plastic
FREMONT, Mich. (AP) -- After nearly six decades, Gerber is all but doing away with the little glass baby-food jars that people have used for making kids' art projects and storing screws, nails, buttons and the like.

Lincolnville: Lincolnville movers, Four 'L's' back together again
Well, the Four ''L's'' Linda James, Lucille Batie, Lennette Pembleton and Lula Mae Palmer are back together again now that Palmer is out of Flagler Hospital, where she went recently in response to a heart ailment.

Beaches: Ann Landess taking care of postal needs at the Beaches
''U.S. Post Office On Wheels'' is the name printed on the front of the little white truck sitting in the old Winn-Dixie parking lot on A1A.

Downtown: Yaupon trees located at site of Capo's Jungle Inn
Daryl Parsons lives at 25 Casanova Road just outside the entrance to Pelican Reef. Daryl is pleased to know the home he now owns has a history.

The South: Southeast library branch topic at Town Hall meeting
Plans are well under way for the new Southeast library branch that will be located right here in the South area. Residents will be asked to give their input at a future town hall meeting.

Northwest: Cunningham second graders learn about money management
Theresa Redmond's second grade class at Cunningham Creek Elementary wrapped up the year with a flea market.

West Augustine: SJA group awards 3 scholarships
In addition to the new chapel, St. Joseph Academy is undergoing a four-million dollar renovation and expansion, scheduled to be completed for the August opening of the next school year -- about two months from now.

North Beaches: North Shores group gets lots of info at meeting
The North Shores Improvement Association's (NSIA) June meeting was packed with information for the members.

Hastings: Grandparent volunteers honored during luncheon
The Foster Grandparent Program of St. Johns and Putnam counties (sponsored by the St. Johns County School District) held a ''Celebration of Grandparent Volunteers'' luncheon at the First Coast Technical Institute on June 8.

Sands of time
Miss Roberta Irene Pellicer, P.O. Box 1136 was awarded a master's degree in health administration at the 115th commencement exercises on the campus of Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.

Charges of DUI, resisting arrest
Brandon Register, 20, Port Orange, was arrested Saturday on charges of DUI and resisting arrest.

Local Heroes: Marylin Pfoutz and Sharon Cool
St. Augustine Beach has lost its post office and with it the postal service offered by two gracious ladies, Ms. Marylin Pfoutz and Sharon Cool.

Commodities set for distribution
The Northeast Florida Community Action Agency has announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture surplus commodities will be distributed at the following locations:

911 service survives hit
Callers to St. Johns County's 911 system wouldn't know that the county's communications center was knocked out by lightning Saturday.

Tax collector's office open last Saturday of month
The St. Johns County Tax Collector's office, located at 4030 Lewis Speedway, will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the last Saturday of every month, beginning June 30.

Strengthening the community
Joan Dewitt has served the community through the EPIC organization for the past 25 years.

Correction
Billie Pruitt received the de Aviles Award, the city's second highest honor, on Friday from the City of St. Augustine. In a story in The Record Saturday, Pruitt's age and number of great-grandchildren were wrong.

Library input sought
As part of the planning process for the new Southeast Branch Library, the St. Johns County Library System will host a ''town hall'' meeting where members of the public are invited to share their input regarding the new library.

Sands of time
Llambias House was the setting for the 1976-77 installation of officers of Beta Sigma Phi City Council.

Suspended license, expired tag
David Bowen, 43, 9449 A1A, was arrested Saturday for driving while his license was suspended, according to police.

Officials react to local cuts
Officials are disappointed and still a little bit perplexed after Gov. Jeb Bush vetoed several local projects from the state's $48 billion budget last week.

Computer gear stolen
A 17-inch color monitor, keyboard and mouse were reported stolen Saturday from a business inside the 312 Business park, according to Sheriff's Office officials.

All aboard!
Aboard the Florida East Coast Special -- The coastal landscape flew past the windows of Amtrak's pride Monday, dazzling the more than 150 east coast city and county officials with the smoothness and speed of the trip.

Suspicious cars reported
The 3400 block of Usina Road in St. Augustine has been plagued in recent months by suspicious cars driving through the neighborhood, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Democrats to meet
The District One Democratic Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Bartram Library. Dr. Ron Boddicker, acting chair of the Conservation Committee of the Sierra Club of Northeast Florida, will be the guest speaker.

Different schools, different standards
Four high schools serve St. Johns County, but the standards they require for entrance into dual enrollment courses vary.

Donations sought
The national Pastors for Peace caravan will pass through St. Augustine on Friday, stopping at the Willie Galimore Center in Lincolnville at 6:30 p.m. to pick up donated supplies and equipment for delivery to Cuba.

TREES to meet
The last meeting of the season for TREES will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the public library. Guest speaker Bill Adams is to speak on ''how enforcement of ordinances helps stem the tide of urban sprawl, and their long-term effect on the environment.'' The public is invited.

Woman charged with DUI, leaving accident scene
Margarita Alcazar, 30, 700 W. Pope Road, was arrested Saturday on charges of DUI with property damage and leaving the scene of an accident.

Wetland buffer change proposed
If Roger Van Ghent gets his way, St. Johns County's proposed wetland buffer rule will make a lot of birds and wildlife grateful, he says.

Wise water use is topic
St. Johns River Water Management and Jacksonville Electric Authority will present a program on wise water use from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Bartram Trail Library. There will be a display of drought-tolerant plants as well as handouts. For information, call (904) 284-9488.

Local Heroes: Mike Agostino
Our hero is Mike Agostino. He helped us so much during our time of sickness and sadness. God bless you, Mike.

Robert Cummings
Robert David Cummings, aged 83, beloved husband of Alice and Dear Father of Brian C. Cummings, on 13 June 2001.

Gysella Simon
Funeral services for Gysella Simon will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday at Craig Funeral Home Chapel.

Ellen Brown
Ellen Brown, 92, died June 18, 2001, at Flagler Hospital.

Penny Whyte
Penny A. ''Rusty'' Whyte, 57, St. Petersburg, died June 14, 2001, at her home.

Basil Woods
Basil ''Woody'' Woods, 76, St. Augustine, died June 17, 2001, at Flagler Hospital.

Mildred Mercer
Mildred Mercer, 72, St. Augustine, died June 16, 2001, at her home.

Gysella Simon
Memorial services for Gysella Simon, 88, St. Augustine, who died June 14, 2001, at Flagler Hospital, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Craig Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Neil Carr of the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine officiating.

Letter: A day of courage and financial sense
June 5 was a day of great political courage in St. Johns County. Commissioner John Reardon asked his fellow commissioners to take unprecedented action to remove Mary Kohnke as commission chairman.

Opinion: It's about time to honor Adams
There's a serious disconnect in the Washington landscape. Just look around.

Letter: Sheriff's deputies need our support
Stan Burg needs to do some research before he says the sheriff's department has enough money. Stan is intimidated by the green and white "arsenal." I have found that if you don't drive crazily, have broken taillights, missing license plates, etc., and the deputies don't recognize you as a person having outstanding warrants, then you have a very good chance of not being pulled over.

Opinion: Thinking outside the proverbial box
In the great philosophical dispute of our time -- cable or satellite dish? -- a big plus for the satellite is that it allows you to live out one of humanity's deepest fantasies: telling the cable company to go away.

Opinion: New tax law offers plenty of surprises
Though critics say it is marbled with flaws, unfairness and impenetrable complexity, the Bush tax cut at least settled the question of what taxes we'll all pay for the next 10 years.

Opinion: Old-time cops evoke fond memories
You often see people jump through glass windows in the movies. I saw a man do it in real life, as we used to say.

Editorial: Bush on target on Vieques
The Navy and political conservatives are screaming today because President Bush blindsided the fleet with his announcement -- in Sweden -- that bombing of Vieques should end.

Letter: Sheriff's budget needs to be examined
Recently the sheriff of St. Johns County presented a proposed budget to the Board of County Commissioners. He is quoted in the print media as stating, "We are about $6 million and 40 positions and a lot of equipment behind where we need to be."

Rudd stays in front of Gordon, wins Pocono 500
LONG POND, Pa. -- Ricky Rudd figured because he was winning the race, something bad was bound to happen.

Ex-Jacket Taylor gets his chance with the Pirates
All he wanted in high school was a chance to play in college. He got it.

Raider tackle speaks to Sports Club, visits SJA Thursday
Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Barry Sims will be the featured speaker at the St. Augustine Sports Club at Quincy's on U.S. 1 on Thursday at noon. Following the meeting, Sims will meet and speak with the St. Joseph Academy football team at its field. For more information, call Jim at 794-1055.

Wimbledon organizers face a difficult decision
LONDON -- With the chance that even slight tinkering could spark a boycott, Wimbledon officials meet Monday to decide how to assign more seedings than ever before and still satisfy the world's top players.

Jury will hear testimony of Irvin's drug arrest
DALLAS -- An attorney for former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin says a Denton County grand jury is set to hear testimony Thursday about Irvin's arrest last summer.

Baseball Roundup: Pirates scratch for a run, sweep series with Indians
PITTSBURGH -- Aramis Ramirez grounded a game-winning double past shortstop Omar Vizquel as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 Sunday behind Todd Ritchie's four-hitter to sweep the three-game series.

Fragile Jordan not ready for NBA comeback
Am I the only who's more confused than ever about Michael Jordan?

County hoops players aren't taking summer off
The games don't have the same electric midseason feel to them, but for die-hard county boys basketball fans, it does the trick.

Florida's shaky big-league future
MIAMI -- Before Mike Lowell signed his first contract, he had been to just three major league games -- none in Florida, which didn't have a big league team before 1993.

King and his Court at Flagler in July
Eddie Feigner, founder of the King and his Court, a four-man softball team, will be in town on July 21 to face a collection of local celebrities. The contest will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Flagler College. Proceeds will benefit the St. Gerard House.

Three-peat talk runs rampant
LOS ANGELES -- More than a half-million fans celebrated the Los Angeles Lakers' second straight NBA championship Monday as Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant promised to do it all again next year.

SAHS football meeting June 25
All St. Augustine High School football players, including incoming freshman are asked to report to a summer workout orientation all on Monday, June 25 at 5 p.m. All players should bring shorts and tennis shoes and report to gym. Parents are welcome to attend.

Baseball: Clemens AL's first to win nine
DETROIT -- Roger Clemens became the AL's first nine-game winner, and Alfonso Soriano scored three runs and drove in four as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 10-1 Monday night.

County swim clinic
The St. Johns County Recreation Department will sponsor a competitive swim clinic for middle and high school aged students interested in swimming competitively.

Polk back to MSU
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi State never thought Ron Polk looked dapper in a red Georgia Bulldogs' uniform anyway.

Mid-season slump motivated Hurricanes
OMAHA, Neb. -- After winning their second College World Series in three years, the Miami Hurricanes couldn't help but talk about the lowest point of their season.

Auto Racing Roundup: Winning has Castroneves climbing the walls
DETROIT -- Helio Castroneves is winning so much he's beginning to perfect his fence-climbing technique.

Seed misdeed? Players question Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England -- Pete Sampras may have slipped to fifth in the world rankings, but he's still No. 1 at Wimbledon.

Fantasy 5 payouts
TALLAHASSEE-- Twelve first-prize winners of the ''Fantasy 5'' game will collect $13,801.62 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.

Supporters want Confederate flag to fly again
TALLAHASSEE -- Members of a Confederate descendants group marched through the state capital Monday, demanding a rebel flag Gov. Jeb Bush ordered removed from the Capitol earlier this year be returned.

Hostage standoff ends with no injuries
MIAMI (AP) -- A 51/2-hour hostage standoff ended Monday when police stormed the home of a man who had told friends that he had killed his girlfriend and taken three children hostage.

Forestry officials: Storms dousing, starting fires
DAVIE -- Badly need rain in drought-plauged Florida was still a mixed blessing Sunday, helping firefighters statewide by dousing wildfires but bringing lightning that started new ones.

Girl dies days after accident in pool
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A young girl died two days after her brother, never regaining consciousness since they were found floating face down in a pool.

Soldier recalls return to France during WWII
PORT ORANGE -- Roger Stagnol was about to land in his home country, which he hadn't seen for six years.

Lotto jackpot rolls over
TALLAHASSEE -- No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, forcing the jackpot to roll over to an estimated $20 million, lottery officials said Sunday.

Russell to be next Florida Bar president
FORT LAUDERDALE -- The Florida Bar's incoming president, a partner in one of state's most powerful law firms, pledges he'll fight conservative lawmakers' bid to control the legal profession.

Two whales beach themselves at Vero Beach
VERO BEACH (AP) -- An adult beaked whale died and a younger whale was euthanized after coming on shore.

Teens vacationing in Daytona Beach find $4,500 in hotel arcade
DAYTONA BEACH -- Two teen-agers playing billiards in a hotel game room discovered a canvas bag carrying coins and cash believed to total $4,500 -- and returned it to the resort's management.

Man drowns in Lakeland
LAKELAND -- A 20-year-old Irishman drowned while taking a midnight swim in a lake, officials said.

Mission complete
PENSACOLA -- A nephew of a World War II tail gunner killed when his bomber was shot down will be given mementos of his uncle that Belgian resistance members saved for 57 years.

Two Israeli motorists killed in West Bank
JERUSALEM -- Two Israeli motorists were killed by Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank Monday, and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said an official cooling-off period that is supposed to precede peace talks would not start until such attacks end.

Putin: Summit success, but disagreement over security threats
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he and President Bush do not agree on the security threats their countries face, but reached ''a very high level of trust'' during their weekend summit.

Locusts invade areas of southern Russian
MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- Swarms of locusts have attacked rice and other crops in northern Dagestan, threatening summer crops and winter pastures for more than 1.5 million sheep, Russian regional officials said Monday.

Many giving up a future in a Palestinian homeland
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Samira Jubran was fulfilling a lifelong ambition. After many years abroad in the United States, she returned to her Palestinian homeland, was raising her small children and, with her husband, was about to launch a business.

Lawyer for jailed U.S. student again appeals
MOSCOW -- A lawyer for John Tobin, the U.S. Fulbright scholar convicted in Russia on drug charges, filed a second appeal on Monday in the case, the Interfax news agency reported.

Liberia: U.S. soldier shot and injured at checkpoint
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- A U.S. Embassy official was shot and injured Sunday by a Liberian security officer trying to stop a vehicle from crashing a security checkpoint, the Liberian government said in a statement.

Syrian army withdraws from most of Beirut
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Beirut was virtually empty of Syrian troops Monday, five days into a withdrawal from the Lebanese capital that followed repeated Lebanese Christian demands for an end to Syria's dominance of their country.

Adventurer scraps balloon flight after wind damage
KALGOORLIE, Australia -- Winds ripped open Steve Fossett's balloon as it was being inflated in Australia on Sunday, dashing the Chicago investment tycoon's fifth attempt to fly solo around the world.

U.S. scales back Iraq strikes amid increasing threat
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- U.S. warplanes have significantly reduced their bombings of northern Iraq this year, with pilots concerned that Saddam Hussein is hiding his guns in civilian areas and could shoot down an American plane.

Putin makes surprise stop in Kosovo
PRISTINA, Yugoslavia -- A day after expressing concern about NATO expansion, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unscheduled stop Sunday in Kosovo, where NATO commanders call the shots for some 3,000 Russian peacekeeping troops.
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