News for January 20, 2001

Company president acquitted
William Reeb, Wilsonart International Inc. president, was acquitted last week by a Baltimore jury of all four counts of perjury in connection with testimony given before a federal grand jury in November 1999.Reeb was accused of providing false testimony about whether he participated in discussions to fix prices and limit competition for high pressure laminate customers of Wilsonart, according to a news release.A Wilsonart release stated Reeb was pleased with the verdict.

Parental involvement drives Travis fatherhood program
Travis Middle School students and their fathers met for lunch Friday to launch a fatherhood program at the school. More than 50 fathers, parents and some siblings met at the middle school to put together planning committees and activities for the program at Travis.

Tripp refuses to resign with appointees, fired
WASHINGTON (AP) Linda Tripp, whose secret tape recordings spurred the impeachment of President Clinton, was fired Friday after she refused to resign like other political appointees. Her lawyers, who pleaded with the government to keep her in her job, portrayed the move as

Clinton reaches deal to avoid indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) In a deal sparing himself possible indictment, President Clinton acknowledged Friday for the first time that he had made false statements under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He also surrendered his law license as part of an arrangement with prosecutors who had pursued him for six years.

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California bars utilities from cutting off power to customers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Saying insolvency was no excuse, state regulators slapped California