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What happened on April 04, 2001

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What happened on April 04, 2001

NEWS

The new halfway house Studies show young adults want a better balance of work life and family life. A Philadelphian believes her shared-care concept - an equal split of domestic duties - can provide fulfillment on all fronts. By Lini S. Kadaba INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Pusher gets big break Residents ask mercy, but he still gets 11 yrs by Jim Smith Daily News Staff Writer

St. Joe's ousts coach accused of retaliation An ex-player has claimed Stephanie Gaitley's spouse harassed her - and Gaitley then made matters worse. By Mel Greenberg INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Moshulu plans to drop its anchor in Camden After 25 years on Philadelphia's waterfront, the restaurant ship is to reopen near the N.J. State Aquarium and Campbell's Field. By Joseph A. Gambardello INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Camden hires a California firm to help it go after grant money The company will be paid $400,000 over two years. It is expected to bring the city at least $1 million. By Dwight Ott INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Cherry Hill schools pay health benefits from surplus The district drew $703,000 to pay for health care and avert a deficit. Officials have blamed energy and transport costs. By Martin Z. Braun INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Teachers to vote on 4-year extension The pact would provide raises in Southeast Delco in exchange for concessions on health care. By Steve Esack INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Savvy Reader A guide for teachers, students and their parents Vera DaVinci

No disease found yet, but precautions abound Beef fear raising alarm here by Ramona Smith Daily News Staff Writer

'South Park' pair take aim at sitcoms in 'That's My Bush!' By Jonathan Storm INQUIRER TELEVISION CRITIC

Legislators look at revising underpinnings of charter schools Union leaders added duplication and money drains to criticisms from others. Ridge aides advised caution. By Ovetta Wiggins INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU

Planes and wills collide U.S.-Chinese relations and rhetoric are in a perilous free fall. By Trudy Rubin

Career burglar gets 6-12 Guilty of 11 break-ins, he had 27 prior arrests by Dave Racher Daily News Staff Writer

Riders rail against rate boost by Francesca Chapman Daily News Staff Writer

With new data, Farmer says profiling persists Contraband is less likely to be found on minority motorists who are searched, the attorney general told a Senate panel. By Tom Avril INQUIRER TRENTON BUREAU

A forum for three who eye Pa.'s top job Likely '02 GOP contenders await word from Ridge to begin raising funds. "Time is getting short," one said. By Thomas Fitzgerald INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU

Street board to deal with gay matters Led by a new official, it will advise the mayor on issues affecting a community he had previously alienated. By Ken Dilanian INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Another dreary day for the Dow by Earni Young Daily News Staff Writer

GOP says debt overlooked in push to trim Gloucester County tax rate By Erika Hobbs INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Don't give McVeigh chance to be viewed as a martyr By Claude Lewis

Thoughtful theater with hip-hop edge By Elizabeth Zimmer FOR THE INQUIRER

Ortiz says he'll seek to cut SEPTA school fares The councilman will offer a bill to trim the subsidized rate from $9 to $5 weekly. About 20,000 students would save. By Susan Snyder INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Massive new effort to combat African AIDS is planned By Huntly Collins and Susan Warner INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

Closing arguments set in DeLaurentis extortion trial The former Hammonton detective faces up to 20 years in prison. A mobster figured prominently in the case. By Brendan January INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Dull, dangerous, sometimes deadly For the specialists who work aboard U.S. surveillance planes, it is a life of extremes. By Warren P. Strobel INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU

N.J. Senate panel to ask Verniero to step down By Tom Avril and Kristen Graham INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

Stock market still has place for amateur investors By Robert Reno

The surprising lessons of Center City by Mark Alan Hughes

Conservancy director's mission is to protect natural resources By Susan Weidener INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

6 months in jail for 2 deaths Man was speeding when two teens died by Dave Racher Daily News Staff Writer

HIGHWAY ROBBERY? SEPTA mulling $2 fare City transit increase would affect buses trolleys, trains and regional rails by Chris Brennan Daily News Staff Writer

College racial preferences hurt the excluded, as well as the intended beneficiaries By Linda Chavez

Cheney helps Senate advance Bush plan The vice president cast the tie-breaking vote for prescription-drug limits the President wants. By James Kuhnhenn and Jackie Koszczuk INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU

Preserving history along the 'color line' A South Jersey celebration chronicles local stories in the civil-rights struggle. By Kaitlin Gurney INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Getting past initial fear, they offer, and find, love A state program helps families willing to take in and care for HIV-infected children. By Kristen A. Graham INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Robot joins Montco's bomb squad It sees in the dark and gets close to suspicious targets, blasting them with water. Best of all: It cannot die. By Erin Carroll INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Barber dealt in bad cuts He used house calls to stake out burglaries by Dave Racher Daily News Staff Writer

Hacker's motives remain a mystery By Douglas J. Keating INQUIRER THEATER CRITIC

Two families from region await word on Navy crew By Marc Schogol and Stephanie Doster INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

Peco says it didn't know about area The Valley Creek watershed falls under DEP protection. The utility cut down trees and affected the water quality. By Susan Weidener INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Judge orders bullet removed from suspect's body by Dave Racher Daily News Staff Writer

Horsham hopes to save creek from harm Officials want to talk about an area near the Pennypack Creek before a developer's formal plans are presented. By Michelle Jeffery INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

J. G. Ries, 91; businessman aided others By S. Joseph Hagenmayer INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Two critical flaws plague Bush's tax cut plan By Larry Eichel

Island election is now decided By Angela Valdez INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

A Chinese opera for the 21st century By David Patrick Stearns INQUIRER MUSIC CRITIC

Swarthmore to hear Riverview Rd. request A developer seeks to open a retail cell-phone store and erect three signs in an area now zoned residential. By Robert F. O'Neill INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Inquiry board is reshaped by Timoney He named two officers with legal training to the police disciplinary tribunal. Union officials approved. By Mark Fazlollah and Thomas J. Gibbons Jr. INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

Attorney plans an alibi defense in General Wayne Inn killing The restaurant's former co-owner is accused of shooting his partner to death. He says he was not there at the time. By Erin Carroll INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

School will not be ready Work on Pocopson Elementary was slowed by bad weather. The new redistricting plan will be postponed until fall 2002. By Kelly Wolfe INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Suspects sought in Atlantic County motel slayings Five men were in a room on Rte. 40 when a gunman fired from outside, police said. Two died, and one was hurt. By Jacqueline L. Urgo INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Paul Kamihira, 42, ceramic artist, painter by Jim Nicholson Daily News Staff Writer

Police Blotter This report was compiled by Inquirer suburban staff writer Wendy Walker

Merlino linked to attack on rival A former mob ally testified that he was told Merlino joined in the failed 1993 attack on John Stanfa. By George Anastasia INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Driver killed in collision on Rte. 206 A Mercer County man died when a pickup hit his vehicle in Eastampton. Traffic was tied up for five hours. By Jennifer Moroz INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Smoking blamed in S. Camden fire deaths Beulah Mae Wilson, 51, and Veronica Jackson, 45, were killed as flames swept through a rooming house. By Jennifer Moroz INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Family of man slain by police sues officer, city Harold Greenwald was shot last year. His siblings claim police were not trained in dealing with the mentally ill. By Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Ginuwine is out living 'The Life' By Rashod D. Ollison INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

PETA and McVeigh - perfect together by Jeff Jacoby

A cloud over the clone If foot-and-mouth gets much closer, Dolly may be history. By Andrea Gerlin INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Abraham touts community approach to fight crime The D.A. met residents at a just-shut-down suspected drug spot. A new Talmadge radio ad continued his attacks. By Jacqueline Soteropoulos INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Bush praises Del. for education plan In a visit to a Wilmington youth club, the President said his initiative is much like what the state already has done. By Emilie Lounsberry INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Natale fingers hit man by Kitty Caparella Daily News Staff Writer

Charges are filed in strangulation of Bucks woman Matthew Murphy admitted killing Amy Brant, officials said. Her body was found in his L. Southampton home. By Richard V. Sabatini INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

She always dreamed of earning wings Warminster's Regina Kauffman, captive in China, knew she wanted to fly Navy jets by Theresa Conroy and Yvonne Latty Daily News Staff Writers

Ribs getting spare in U.S. There's something rotten in Denmark by Leon Taylor Daily News Staff Writer Staff writers April Adamson and Ramona Smith contributed to this report

Death of estate's executor could affect fate of mural By Stephan Salisbury INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Accused in burning, a father testifies Eduardo Canepa, 46, could not recall all of Oct. 5, 1999. Police found his car engulfed in flames. By Matthew P. Blanchard INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF

Bucks County man admits killing missing girlfriend by Leon Taylor Daily News Staff Writer

SPORTS

Ref makes it a likely NHL first by Les Bowen Daily News Sports Writer

STEAL CITY Phils swipe one from Marlins Bowa happy Hunter is so fast by Paul Hagen Daily News Sports Writer

Electricity is order of the day as Woods prepares for Masters By Joe Juliano INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Source now questions Clemens' new record FROM INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES

Aikman will play only if he can start Daily News Wire Services

Reds give Boone first win at helm Daily News Wire Services

Cechmanek named Flyers' MVP by media By Tim Panaccio INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Phillies reel in another victory Four relievers shut out the Marlins for 51/3 innings, and Brian Hunter's speed settled the matter. By Bob Brookover INQUIRER STAFF WRITER