UPI NewsTrack articles from October 2004

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COL FB: Navy 27, Air Force 24.(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A 30-yard field goal with four seconds remaining by Geoff Blumenfeld Thursday night, his first of the year, gave Navy a 24-21 victory over Navy. The victory put Navy in position to win its second straight...

MLB: Milwaukee 7, St. Louis 6.(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Scott Podsednik and Keith Ginter both had a homer and three RBI Thursday night to help Milwaukee edge St. Louis, 7-6. In his final start prior to the playoffs, St. Louis starter Matt Morris gave up six runs on...

UPI NewsTrack Sports.(Newswraps)
October 1, 2004... Yankees clinch division, AL West tied NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Bernie Williams hit a two-run homer in the ninth Thursday night as the New York Yankees clinched their division title by downing Minnesota, 6-4. It is the seventh straight...

Indonesia executes two Thai drug offenders.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... JAKARTA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Indonesian police Friday executed two Thai nationals found guilty of smuggling heroin into the country a decade ago, ignoring international pleas for clemency. The execution by firing squad of Saelow Praseart, 58,...

No signs of economic slowdown in Thailand.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... BANGKOK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Bank of Thailand says it sees no signs of an economic slowdown in Thailand, despite a setback in August economic data after the rise in oil prices. The bank's senior director for economic policy, Nitaya...

India boosts security for Chinese Embassy.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- India has strengthened security at the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi following a request from Beijing, which fears attacks from Islamic terrorists. China asked for protection not only for its mission but for all...

500 Australians tied to online child porn.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Australian police have issued over 400 warrants in a worldwide Internet child pornography investigation, with more to come, police said Friday. Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said...

S.Korea's Roh vows stronger military.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... GYERYONGDAE, South Korea, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun pledged Friday to build a stronger self-defense capability to cope with a major reduction of U.S. troops in the peninsula. In an Army Day speech, Roh also said...

St. Helens' intentions still unclear.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Scientists at Mount St. Helens planned Friday to continue looking for clues as to whether or not the rumbling volcano was ready to erupt. Infrared imaging equipment was being brought in to survey the lava...

N.Koreans to remain at embassy for now.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... BEIJING, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Canada has refused a Chinese request to hand over 44 North Koreans who entered its embassy compound in Beijing Wednesday. Canadian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Kimberley Phillips said the group would remain in the...

S.Korea's export growth slows.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... SEOUL, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- South Korea's export growth slowed for the fourth straight month in September, casting a dark cloud over the export-driven economy, officials said Friday. Exports rose 23.5 percent year-on-year to $21.02 billion in...

Indonesia confirms two kidnapped in Iraq.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... JAKARTA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Indonesian government confirmed Friday that two of its nationals, both women, were among 10 people kidnapped by Muslim militants in Iraq. Foreign Ministry spokesman Marty Natalegawa confirmed the kidnapping,...

Volkswagen in talks with Proton.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Malaysian carmaker Proton is in talks with Volkswagen about a potential partnership, which could boost the German auto giant's presence in the region. Volkswagen officials confirmed talks were...

Former Lebanese minister escapes death.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A former Lebanese minister escaped an attempt on his life Friday in an explosion that hit his official car at Beirut's waterfront, security sources said. Marwan Hamadeh, former economic minister, suffered...

Japanese urged to seek international posts.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Japan's government plans to invite Japanese staff at international agencies, including the United Nations, to advise students on how to obtain such posts. The Education, Science and Technology Ministry will implement...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.(Quirks in the News)
October 1, 2004... Byline: United Press International Canadian druggies stealing cheese ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Canadian police say drug addicts in Newfoundland are apparently supporting their habit by stealing and reselling cheese....

General Electric to invest more in S.Korea.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... SEOUL, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- General Electric's chief executive officer, Jeffrey Immelt, said Friday in Seoul that he would expand the company's investment in South Korea. Meeting with South Korea's Finance Minister Lee Hun-jai, the top manager...

Kyoto Protocol now a challenge for Japan.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Japan welcomed Russia's move to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, but the step forces Tokyo to deal with its own gas emissions more seriously. The protocol will come into force worldwide 90 days after...

Major offensive launched against Samarrai.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... BAGHDAD, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi National Guards, backed by U.S. forces, launched a large-scale offensive on the Sunni city of Samarrai Friday in an attempt to root out extremist gunmen. A U.S. army spokesman said the offensive was aimed at...

Japanese sailor sets out solo around world.(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... NISHINOMIYA, HYOGO, Japan, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie set sail Friday on a solo, non-stop voyage around the world, 30 years after his first yacht trip across the Pacific. Aboard his 43-foot-long "Suntory Mermaid,"...

Watercooler Stories.(Quirks in the News)
October 1, 2004... Byline: United Press International Terri Schiavo's family attorney quits CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The lead attorney for the parents of a Tampa woman judged to be in a permanent vegetative state has dropped out of the case...

MLB: Los Angeles 4, Colorado 2 (11 inns).(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- David Ross hit a two-run home run in the 11th inning Thursday to give Los Angeles a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers, winners of four of their last five, moved within a victory of clinching the...

Cowboys sign free agents Williams, Ricks.(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... IRVING, Texas, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Cornerback Tyrone Williams and tight end Mikhael Ricks were signed Thursday by the Dallas Cowboys. The two free agents will replace cornerback Pete Hunter (knee) and tight end Dan Campbell (foot), who both...

Pakistan denies IAEA access to Khan.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... VIENNA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan says it will not allow the U.N. atomic energy agency to interview confessed smuggler of nuclear technology Abdul Qadeer Khan. "The Pakistanis have made it clear that while they will provide the IAEA all...

MLB: San Francisco 4, San Diego 1.(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- San Francisco beat San Diego 4-1 Thursday to tie Houston for the wild card lead in the National League. The Giants trailed National League West-leading Los Angeles by three games heading into a three-game series...

Protestor burns car over Tokyo's policy.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A self-proclaimed right-winger was arrested Thursday in Tokyo after attempting to ram a burning car into the gate of a parliament office building. Mitsuyoshi Hasegawa, 54, set his car on fire and tried to crash the...

Indonesian police identify suicide bomber.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... JAKARTA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Indonesian police said Friday they have identified the suicide bomber who attacked the Australian embassy in Jakarta last month. National police chief Gen. Dai Bachtiar said DNA samples found at the scene of the...

Blair promises third term is last one.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair, preparing to seek a third term, has promised that this will be his last campaign, the BBC reported Friday. Blair's promise came after a disclosure that an irregular heartbeat has...

Drug destroying vulture populations.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- British ecologists are calling for a ban on veterinary use of the drug diclofenac in livestock because it is killing South Asian vultures. Rhys Green, of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and...

US Airways pilots agree on pay cut.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Pilots for bankrupt US Airways agreed Friday on yet another pay cut, this one for about $300 million in pay and benefits reductions. Unions and corporate officials had met throughout the week in Pittsburgh...

Key Darfur study completed.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A French scholar has completed the first epidemiological study of the civil war in the Darfur region of Sudan, the British medical journal Lancet reported. Evelyn Depoortere of Paris and colleagues did surveys,...

China to ask EU to lift arms embargo.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... BEIJING, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is expected to ask European leaders to end an embargo on arms sales to China during an Asia-Europe forum in Vietnam next week. Beijing views the embargo, imposed after the Tiananmen...

Pinochet assessed for mental fitness.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Chile's former dictator underwent medical tests to see if he was mentally fit to face charges of alleged human rights abuses, La Tercera reports. Gen. Augusto Pinochet was reportedly given a thorough once...

Pakistan mosque explosion kills 16.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... SIALKOT, Pakistan, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A suspected suicide bomber attacked a mosque in east Pakistan Friday, killing at least 16 worshippers, the BBC reported. The mosque was packed with minority Shiites when the bomb exploded, officials said....

Arab cooperation with Israel against Hamas.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hamas charged Friday the intelligence service of an Arab country offered Israel classified information about the group and its leaders. Osama Hamdan, the militant group's representative in Lebanon, said in...

Kerry, Bush mistated facts in debate.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... MIAMI, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The first debate between U.S. President Bush and Sen. John Kerry included a few mischaracterizations by both candidates, the Washington Post said Friday. Here are two samples each from the contenders: -- Bush...

Yukos exports to China seen declining.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... MOSCOW, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The head of Russia's railroads says crude oil deliveries from oil producer Yukos to China may be limited for a few weeks, Novosti reported Friday. Gennady Fadeyev said an agreement between Russian Railways and Yukos...

McNair status in doubt for Sunday game.(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... NASHVILLE, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The playing status of injured Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair Sunday at San Diego is uncertain. A game-time decision will be made on McNair's readiness to play, Coach Jeff Fisher said. If the...

Vioxx recall saddens Canadian creators.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... MONTREAL, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The decision by Merck to pull its Vioxx arthritis drug marks a setback for the Canadian researchers who created it about two decades ago. "A lot of people have worked one way or another on Vioxx so obviously the...

Armitage: ties with Europe improving.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage conceded relations with Europe had slipped, but noted both sides are working to improve them. "We've gotten a little bit behind the eight-ball, if you will, in...

EU warns U.S. on Boeing subsidies.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The European Union is warning Washington bringing a World Trade Organization case over Airbus subsidies could backfire. The prospect U.S. officials will bring a WTO case against the EU over loans to the big...

Palestinian majority unhappy with PA.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- An opinion poll indicated Friday the overwhelming majority of Palestinians are unhappy with the Palestinian Authority and fear internal conflicts. The poll conducted at random in the occupied...

MRI better than mammography in some cases.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... MILAN, Italy, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- An Italian study finds magnetic resonance imaging is better than mammography in detecting additional breast cancers in women who have the disease. The Italian Trial for Breast MR in Multifocal/Multicentric...

Cottonseed boosts cancer therapy in mice.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- University of Michigan researchers have found a drug made from cottonseed oil can boost the effectiveness of prostate cancer treatment in mice. The study, reported Friday at the Symposium on Molecular...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... Pakistan mosque explosion kills 16 SIALKOT, Pakistan, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A suspected suicide bomber attacked a mosque in east Pakistan Friday, killing at least 16 worshippers, the BBC reported. The mosque was packed with minority Shiites...

Health Tips ... from UPI.(Newswraps)
October 1, 2004... Byline: LIDIA WASOWICZ LUBRICANT MAY STOP SPERM, MICROBES The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given Instead Inc. permission to market the lubricant Amphora, which may stop sperm and microbes. Amphora, applied vaginally, was shown...

Ethics panel chides DeLay, others on vote.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. House ethics committee has admonished three lawmakers for actions during the vote on the Medicare Modernization Act last year. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct unanimously adopted its...

Cytec pays $1.87b for UCB unit.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... WEST PATERSON, N.J., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Cytec Industries said Friday it will pay $1.87 billion to Belgian chemical company UCB for its Surface Specialties unit, the Wall Street Journal reported. Buying Surface Specialties, which makes resins...

Blair's heart surgery completed.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Doctors completed a heart procedure Friday on British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has been suffering from palpitations, Sky News reported. Blair, 51, was driven to London's Hammersmith Hospital Friday morning for...

Prisoner piety a veil for jail break.(Quirks in the News)
October 1, 2004... MACHAKOS, Kenya, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Kenyan prisoners sang religious songs to drown out the sound of a hacksaw cutting metal bars and then 10 inmates escaped, the BBC said Friday. The breakout from the Machakos police jail was not discovered...

R.E.M. worried that tour might hurt album.(Entertainment News)
October 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The members of R.E.M. are concerned that their participation in the Vote For Change tour may alienate some people from their new album. "It's certainly possible," says guitarist Peter Buck. "I don't see a...

Mellencamp to play, not preach on tour.(Entertainment News)
October 1, 2004... WILKES-BARRE, Quebec, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- John Mellencamp says he plans to play rather than preach at his upcoming Vote For Change concerts. "I will not be talking from the stage, but I'm sure some people will," says the Indiana rocker, who's...

Giants' Shaun Williams out for season.(Sports News)
October 1, 2004... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Safety Shaun Williams of the New York Giants will miss the rest of the season following knee surgery, it was reported Friday. Williams had the operation Thursday to repair cartilage damage in his left...

Northern Gaza offensive on, 10 killed.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... GAZA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Nine Palestinians, and an Israeli soldier were killed Friday as the Israeli army advanced in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics said. They said five Palestinians were killed in the Jabalya refugee camp. Three...

Economic news bolsters U.S. stocks.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks rose Friday after hearing encouraging words about the economy. The good news came from Susan Bies, governor of the Federal Reserve, whose comments bolstered optimism that the pace of economic growth...

Al-Qaida urge wide-scale Muslim resistance.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida's No. 2 man Ayman Zawahiri called for an all-out armed resistance in the Muslim world against the West and Jews whom he described as "crusaders." In a videotape address broadcast on Qatar's...

Report: Abuse investigators ignoring rules.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- An investigation has found that Texas child-abuse investigators put children at risk by violating procedures, The Dallas Morning News reported Friday. Gov. Rick Perry ordered a review of the agency after...

Matthews band seeks to inspire on tour.(Entertainment News)
October 1, 2004... STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The members of the Dave Matthews Band hope their participation in the Vote For Change tour will provide some encouragement for their voting-age fans. "We felt compelled that we had to sort of stand up and...

Fire officials try to evacuate forest folk.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- California park managers are having a tough time getting some cabin dwellers in the Angeles National Forest to heed an unusual fire evacuation order. Wildfire season is fast approaching the forest, home to 500...

Texas man wrongly convicted of rape.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... HOUSTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Houston district attorney says a man who spent 17 years in prison for rape was wrongly convicted, but the inmate may still face a new trial. District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal said Thursday there was flawed...

Bill Clinton walking around hometown.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... CHAPPAQUA, N.Y., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Bill Clinton, slender and smiling three weeks after quadruple bypass surgery, has been taking public walks near his Chappaqua, N.Y., home. On Thursday he stopped at a pharmacy wearing baggy jeans and Nike...

Arnold nixes cheap drug import bill.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... SACRAMENTO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- California's governor has rejected a Democratic bill to bring cheaper Canadian prescription drugs into the state. While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted he had had little success in persuading pharmaceutical...

McDonald's adds vegetarian fare in Britain.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- As strange as it may sound, McDonald's is reported linking up with the Vegetarian Society in Britain. The Vegetarian endorsement comes after a year of negataive publicity for the fast-food chain, which has been...

Nader back on Wisconsin ballot.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... MADISON, Wis., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court decision and placed Ralph Nader's name back on the state's presidential ballot. The decision came about a hour before President George Bush and...

Nader on campus but not in debate hall.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... CORAL GABLES, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Ralph Nader appeared on the University of Miami campus during Thursday's presidential debate, but to his dismay he was not in the hall. Nader, the Reform Party candidate for president, was not allowed to...

Emory University gets huge poetry trove.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... ATLANTA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Atlanta's Emory University has received a gift of one of the largest private poetry collections, some 60,000 volumes and other items on 20th century poetry. Stephen Ennis, director of special collections at Emory's...

Suspicious white powder shows up in mail.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Preliminary tests on powder-laced envelopes received by officials in 10 Broward County, Fla., cities turned up no anthrax or any other biological agent. Further tests were planned Friday, Sheriff Ken...

Miami dealer charged with gun running.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... MIAMI, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A Miami gun shop owner is free on bond facing charges he schemed to export military weapons to South America for use by Colombian rebels. Federal prosecutors said the arrest of Joseph Ruiz, owner of Dade County Guns...

Armitage thanks NATO for Iraq role.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage lauded NATO's role in Iraq, adding he'd be happy if the alliance took up more jobs in the country. "I'd be delighted if there were other aspects in Iraq that NATO would...

Corbis to represent Warhol digital archive.(Entertainment News)
October 1, 2004... NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Corbis, the image archive owned by Microsoft, has signed a two-year contract with the Andy Warhol Foundation to market digital images of the Pop artist's work. Gary Shenk, Corbis' vice president for rights, told...

Armitage: Kirkuk potential flashpoint.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Iraqi city of Kirkuk could be a flashpoint if land disputes among rival ethnic groups are not resolved, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said. "You are correct to point to Kirkuk as a potential...

IMF to close Zimbabwe office.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund said Friday it will close its Zimbabwe office at the end of the month. The Washington-based agency said all negotiations with the Zimbabwean government on loans and technical...

Armitage: Iraq war did not cause terrorism.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Iraq war was based on "cold, calculation" and did not lead to a new sanctuary for terrorists, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said. "He (President Bush) made what I would describe as a cold,...

Global warming seen as hurricane spur.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Global warming is likely to produce stronger and wetter hurricanes in coming decades, a study shows. The study indicates that by the 2080s, seas warmed by concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases...

Nazi-seized Old Master drawings recovered.(Entertainment News)
October 1, 2004... ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A group of 139 Old Master drawings looted by the Nazis from Rotterdam collector Franz Koenigs have been returned to The Netherlands by the Ukrainian government. The works went on display this week at...

U.N. body: Funds needed to fight locusts.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- More global aid is needed to support anti-locust work in West Africa, the U.N.-backed Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday. "While these funds, together with the efforts made by the countries affected,...

Colorectal cancer-diabetes link found.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A Philadelphia scientist has found that patients with type 2 diabetes who require long-term insulin therapy are at a significantly increased risk for colorectal cancer. Dr. Yu Xiao Yang's work, summarized in...

New host for Met Opera broadcasts chosen.(Entertainment News)
October 1, 2004... NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Metropolitan Opera has tapped Margaret Juntwait, a classical music host at New York's WNYC-FM as host-announcer for its Saturday afternoon broadcasts. Juntwait, 47, who has a degree in voice from the Manhattan...

RBC hires new senior currency strategist.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- RBC Capital Markets Friday hired former Citigroup currency strategist T.J. Marta as a senior currency strategist in New York. RBC said it has also hired Jeremy Friesen, a former Bank of Canada economist, as a...

PeopleSoft fires Conway.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- PeopleSoft in Pleasanton, Calif., Friday ended Craig Conway's role as president and chief executive. PeopleSoft said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. The software maker's...

Manufacturing grows at slower pace.(Business News)
October 1, 2004... TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Institute for Supply Management said Friday U.S. manufacturing grew at a slower pace in September. The Institute for Supply Management's factory index fell to 58.5 from 59 in August. The index has shown...

UPI NewsTrack Business.(Newswraps)
October 1, 2004... Economic news bolsters U.S. stocks NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks rose Friday after hearing encouraging words about the economy. The good news came from Susan Bies, governor of the Federal Reserve, whose comments bolstered...

Japan, U.S., meet to discuss beef ban.(UPI Science Report)
October 1, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Japan announced Friday it will meet with the United States next week to discuss its ban on U.S. beef imports. The two-day session begins Monday in Colorado, the Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.(UPI Top Stories)
October 1, 2004... U.S. army killed 109 Sunni insurgents BAGHDAD, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. army said it killed 109 Sunni insurgents in a major offensive with Iraqi national guards against the city of Samarrai Friday. A military communique said one U.S....