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CYMK CBS ews postal staff get anthrax Tw onew cases, 6 total confirmed, but none in Ohio By Joh nLancaster and Helen Dewar ashingtonP ost A New Jersey postal worker and an assistant to CBS News anchor Da nRather havecon tracted the skin form of anthrax, bringing to six the number of people known to have been infected by the bacterium in a series of bioterrorist attacks, federal health authorities said yesterday he news came as congressional leaders and the Bush administration after several days of confusion and mixed messages launched a broad campaign to contain public anxiety about the mysterious anthrax contaminated letters sent to media outlets in Ne wYork and apparently lorida as well as theC apitolo f- fice of Senate Majority Leader To mD aschle astnight a secondNe wJe r- sey postal worker also was reported to show symptoms of skin anthrax, which couldbring the total number of known infections to seven. Federal health officials also said they areinves tigating several other possible cases of anthrax linked to New ork and lorida A lthough the latestcases leasesee A nthrax ANTHRAX There now are six confirmed cases of anthrax infection million reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of perpetrators of anthrax attacks. Aletter containing a suspicious substance was found at the U.S. Embassy i nTokyo The Postal Service will mail a card to everyone in A merica concerning dealing with suspicious parcels. AFGHANISTAN U.S.jets bomb the center fKabul and Taliban headquarters in andahar Aveteran figure in Osama bin aden sal aeda network dies in the bombing.

Four terrorists convicted in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa are sentenced to life without parole U.S. ground forces now in Afghanistan ombs fall on abul residents say 5 civilians dead By Thomas E. Ricks and Vernon Loeb ashingtonP ost A SHINGTON: U.S. special forces have begun theground phase of A merica war against terrorism inA fghanistan in small numbers in southern A fghanistan in support of the I effort in theTa i- ban heartland, defense officials said yesterday.

heir presence on the battlefield comes amid growing indications that the intensity is about to increase dramatically after 11 days of U.S. an dBritish airstrikes that Pentagon officials say have pummeled thedefenses fAfghanistan ruling Taliban militia Th enumber ofU.S. personnel on the ground is just a handful now and is unlikely to ever resemble the large number of conventional forces assembled in the Persian Gulf War a decade ago officials said. But their presence marks a turning point in only the second week of leasesee A ttack Tr i deal may limit viewing pleasure Fo xS portsNe tmoves WUAB out of picture. urcharges are possible R.D.

Heldenfels eaconJ ournal television critic heC levelandI ndianswill move almost all their games to cable and satellite TV, leaving about 20 percent of TVhomes with no access to those games. An dviewers who do getthe games may have to pay more to do so. A shad been expectedfor months Indians yesterday announced a deal with oxS portsN etO hio to air 75 more Indians games on the channel beginning next season. oxS portsN etalready had rights to 75 games. The additional 75 replace thosecarried by WUAB hannel4 3)under a deal that ran out at the end of the 2001 season.

hough neither theI ndians nor Fo xSports Net would confirm theterms local insiders put it at about $9 milliona yearfor three years. pokesmen for the Indians and Fo xSports Net did contend that the deal was not out of line for a city the size of leveland which is part of the 15 th largest TV market in the United States till the deal is atremen dous opportunity foru teveL iverani manager fFo xSports Ne tOhio are a regional cable sports network, and our purpose is to provide viewers with the bestr i a sports we can iveraniestimated that about 79 percent of homes inthe leveland A kron antonarea receive Fo xSports Ne tOhio via cable or satellite dish. ut the only opportunity to see Indians games onover the leasesee ribe Full-time at-home moms: Their reasons may vary, but their numbers are growing ore moms stay home now to raise little ones ensusB ureau tracks first major decline in women returning to work within a year of giving birth. But that may change as economy changes By Paula Schleis and Katie Byard eaconJ ournal staff writers A nneV olk is a living example of a trend identified by the Census Bureau this week. Vo fBath ownship is white, over3 0, married educated and shehas at least temporarily given up hercareer to stay home with her 2 year old daughter amille I na12 month survey period that ended in June 2000, the number of mothers returning to work within a year of giving birthd e- clined he bureau reported that 55 percent of U.S.

women were working or actively seeking work within a year of giving birth first significantdecline since data have been collected, starting in 1976. Just three years ago, that category hit anall timehigh with 59 percent returning to work soon after giving birth. Th ebureau found the growth instay at home moms came mainly from women like olk who tend to be in higher income brackets uti sguess as to whether that flexibility will survive the current economic slide. ome suspect the stable economy during the period of thesurvey allowed more moms to stay at home Bu tthe census explain why more moms took advantage of the opportunity. hat question can be answered only by people like Anne olk leasesee Mo chool funding sides may negotiate ustices may put case back where it was in June By Dennis Willard and Doug Oplinger eaconJ ournal staff writers COLUMBUS hiefJ ustice homasM oyer would like to settle the10 year oldschool funding lawsuit by bringing the two sides together to negotiate, but it appears the case may be blown wide open instead as four justices are prepared to vote to reconsider thematter people close to the case said.

ustices or messengerson their behalf have beenactively talking to legislativeleaders Go v.Bo bTa the coalition that sued the state and political consultants in an effort to organize a settlement conference presided over by oyer At the same time, court and state people saidJ usticeDe o- rah ook who has maintained the court has no legal role in the matter, is indicating to her colleagues that she would supply oneof four votes needed to grant Ta motion to reconsider the case am precluded from talking about matters before the court a what Id said ook fAkron usticeA ndrewD ouglas would provide a vote for reconsideration along with Moyer and Justice Evelyn tratton c- cording to court and state officials who asked not to be identified utthe only idea ook ouglas oyer and Stratton agree on is to reconsider the case a the agreement ends. There is no four person majority ready to determine how the case should be settled In essence vote to reconsider would set the court and case back to June 20 when six of the seven justices began heated discussions that lasted through the summer. he debate that began in une ended ept justice sMoyer tratton ouglas and Paul Pfeifer ruled the funding system could be made constitutional if the state increased the guaranteed amountspent on each child and accelerated increases for a program designed to help poorerschool districts Th ecase took a divisive turn again when the price tag for the new ruling was set 4bil lion a year. Moyer and Stratton believed it would cost thestate about $400 millionannually when they agreed to theruling leasesee unding A KRON EACON OURNAL www.ohio.com News Online Outlying Areas Home Delivery 800-777-2442 Copyright 2001 Beacon Journal Publishing Co. Reviews for new Redford, Barrymore movies, plus more.

Page B1 ALCS C1 weather Seasonable High Low NewsChannel 5 forecast, Page D2 Cook 2men on the emories of friend and teammate Jordan D. A yers(l died Fe b.24 in a car wreck at age 17, have helped push Northwest High chool football team to new heights. time we break our huddle we think of ordan says Indians Coach Vi cWhiting A more tangible presence has been that of Art and Cheri A yers ordan parents and strong supporters of the team. tory ageC1. JOCELYN WILLIAMS A kronB eaconJ ournal A nneV olk plays at home yesterday with daughter amille ,2.

The increase in stay at home mothers came primarily from women like olk over 30, married and well educated ensussurvey breaks down statistics on birth rates for women. YANKEES 3 MARINERS 2 2x1x evelopments PAGE A9 ollege enrollment up his year marks the fourth consecutive year enrollment has increased at Oh i colleges and universities, according to preliminary figures released yesterday by the Ohio Board of egents otal enrollment increased 3.4 r- cent in 2001, an increase of 14 172stu dents etotal number of students is 432 816 2x1x A ssociatedP ress aught up in war on terrorism isplacedA fghan children lean on a wall while a woman sorts rice and another holds her head in her hands in northern A fghanistan I nside usiness C8-1 2 lassified D7-1 4 omics B8, 9 eaths D5, 6 ditorials A 14 A nnL anders B8 ocalN ews D1-5 ottery A2, D2 ationB riefs A 13 ovieL istings B2 ovies ore B1-9 eople B2 egionB riefs D3 ports C1-7 VListings B7 orldB riefs A1 0 TARGET: TERRORISM FRIDAY ctober1 9,2001 ABC Story 10-19 a1 System AKRE by MTURNER Time 24:16 Date Color layer: Black A 14X Pg. Date 10-19 a1Topic: 10-19 a1 Keyword 10-19 offePage 1.