Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 1

i i i Mite i teteteteJJ ji-)flv Two dollars invmr II 1 iumtiiiirtmMiiHi lifMlii irmiMli'i Sunday January 27 2002 City edition Serving South Texas since 1883 Copyright 2002 Corpus Christi Caller-Times --u Jason forecast Powell and Bush it disagree on POWs Business leaders emphasize skills educators are hesitant Id Horizoss Page M2 Ju Nom Spja tfilh Low Water Supply CoafaiMd reservoir level 556S Weather Rase i-v if v-- 4 Secretary says that captives deserve Geneva protection Quick Read 4- fci r-i rT- V- 'Sa'AT i OOP foothold By Katharine Seelye New York Times News Service -vv I Bee County wedged between staunchly Democrat counties in a region of the state still mostly voting Democrat continues to elect members of the GOP Local Page Cl' rprjp In stitches Piecemakers By The Bay Quilt biennial show highlights how a folk craft born of frugali- ty has become a trendy hobby and a way to raise funds for worthy causes Local Page Cl WASHINGTON Secretary of State Colin Powell breaking with other Cabinet members has asked President Bush to reverse himself and declare that captives being held in Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay Cuba are entitled to protection by the Geneva Convention on prisoners of war administration officials said on Saturday In an unusual challenge to a presidential decision Powell and his lawyers at the State Department had urged Bush to affirm that the international law of war governs the United treatment of all captives of the Taliban military and al-Qaeda terrorist network They should be considered prisoners of war he argued until each is brought before a military board for an individual hearing But the White House counsel Alberto Gonzales has advised that arguments for reconsideration and reversal are according to a memorandum he wrote on Friday describing the split The office of general counsel at the Justice Department also disputes the State view Gonzales said memorandum was first reported on Saturday by The Washington Times White House and State Department officials confirmed the dispute Rice wants views Reflecting the urgency of the matter the national security adviser Condoleezza Rice asked members of war Cabinet to submit their views to her Saturday morning for discussion later on Saturday according to her cover letter to memorandum also Pleas sm PRIS0NERSM2 Livestock show The event has changed over the years but for many the Kleberg-Kenedy County Fair and livestock Show still is an important rite of passage for chil- dren Local Page Cl Speech hnpm pathologist Pater GoNsck Abo mb Women guard treat Taliban in Cuba A12 Words of advice For as long as he can remember Peter Golleck has had a stutter a disorder suffered by 3 mil- lion Americans Now he helps kids struggling to beat the disorder Living Pagelll KZTV newscasts changed little over the years David AdwncCMItr-TiiTWB mvkam New owners are expected to overhaul broadcast look UIL shake-up For the first time the five CCISD high schools could be split up when the UIL announces the newest realignment for football and basketball on Feb 4 Sports Page B1 Costs add up as families wait for power Electricity deregulation leads to extended motel stays for a veteran and a family of 4 By Ricardo Baca Pop culturemedia critic Biz Buzz By Laura Elder Caller-Times plans a store auction Whataburger conducts a staff expansion Coldwell Banker contemplates a move and accountants take some grief Business Page D1 Gene radio program Christi has aired at 11:45 am Monday through Saturday on KSIX-AM1230 for the last SO years Looper says the only daily program in the history of American broadcasting that has been on the same station at the same time for that extraordinary length of time And because of the show's consistency it makes sense that the program which has changed taping locations but never the format is part of Vann broadcasting empire which was sold earlier this week to a newly formed group of investors The investors who make up the group Eagle Creek Broadcasting have said they are going to make CBS affiliates KZTV and KVTV (in Laredo) more competitive and upgrade much of their neglected systems as soon as the sale is approved by the Federal OPINION AH-American familia For more than a week Roger Abalos has been waiting for the lights to come on at his Corpus Christi Beach apartment Earlier this month he paid $495 in rent and a $225 deposit on his apartment in The Caribbean Complex' Abalos also shelled out a $100 electricity deposit but move in until CPL Retail Energytums the power on The 37-year-old unemployed social worker took the apartment after he and his wife separated But on Friday he was preparing to spend his ninth night in a $32-a-day motel room know what to do in this little bitty Abalos said Stephanie Wilson also knows about wait- ing Wilson her 3-year-old son Dylan 7-y ear-old son Dalton and her boyfriend Plans ms LIGHTS OUTM It was a strange scene on television: This all-American family was all- Hispanic Nick column Dwtd AdwneClfef-Timee Roger Abalos looks out the doorway of his dait Conns Christi Beach apartment Friday Abalos has bM staying las motel for mors tfuu a WMk white wafting for electricity bi the apartmeot to bo tamed on In the confusion over electric deregulation AS Abo ns Retail electric providers- Viewpoints Page All Please see K2TVA9 D1 Deregulation's impact on development ftcillcriui INDEX More than 3000000 page views per month 470910 4.