News for January 10, 2002

U.S. plane crashes in Pakistan
WASHINGTON (AP)

Temple mayor not to seek re-election
Temple Mayor Keifer Marshall Jr. announced Wednesday that he does not plan to seek another term."This has been a special council and we've had a good run and gotten a lot done," Marshall said as he announced his intentions to the other council members in a morning workshop at the Municipal Building. "I don't plan to run for another term."Until becoming mayor in 1998, Marshall served on the City Council for eight years from District 1, which covers most of north Temple, including the Historic District."It's been a pleasure and an honor to be mayor for two terms and on the council for more than 10 years," he said after the meeting. "I think things are going really well in Temple and are going to continue. We have a great group of city employees and they do a great job." by Anna Foster

Enron criminal probe begins
WASHINGTON (AP)

Top Taliban surrender, set free
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP)

Area United Way tops 99% of goal
The United Way of Central Texas has almost reached its 2001 campaign goal, Executive Director Ann Thompson said Wednesday, raising $893,075, or 99.2 percent of the $900,000 goal.That amount is the second highest amount the local organization has raised; Mrs. Thompson said $903,000 was raised in 1993, short of that year's goal of $950,000.This year's amount is also the closest the campaign has come to its goal in several years.Last year, the campaign raised $859,012, or 97.6 percent of the $880,000 goal. The last year the campaign reached its goal was in 1997, when the $700,000 goal was exceeded by just more than $2,000, Mrs. Thompson said. Before that, the 1991 campaign exceeded its $825,000 goal with $856,000, the only other time in the 1990s when the goal was reached. by Anna Foster

Tax dispute numbers don't tell whole story
WASHINGTON (AP)

Moore executed for slaying in Cove
HUNTSVILLE, (AP)