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DIED. CHARLES FRASER, 73, pioneering developer of Hilton Head, the elegant resort community that was once a barely populated barrier island off the South Carolina coast; in a boating accident in the West Indies...
...flew from Key West to his home in the shipbuilding and shrimping town of Pascagoula on Mississippi's Gulf Coast and opened a news conference by saying his comments at the Thurmond party were "totally unacceptable and insensitive, and I apologize for that." He added, "I grew up in an environment that condoned policies and views that we now know were wrong and immoral, and I repudiate them. Let me be clear: segregation and racism are immoral." Lott asked for "forbearance and forgiveness as I continue to learn from my own mistakes." But once he got beyond his script...
...assumed that his efforts to bring federal dollars and private investment to Mississippi would benefit blacks more than anyone else, and that that should be sufficient to prove his goodwill. But one black constituent, a man who has worked at the shipyard and on the shrimp boats along the coast, set him straight. Says Lott: "He told me, 'I think you're good for the area, but black people aren't going to support you until you get to know us better.' So he introduced me to some folks, and I've tried to hear their views...
...which makes it easy to refine. Because most of it lies offshore, foreign oil companies don't have to deal much with locals beyond a few government officials and hired labor. Transport is easy too, with no pesky Persian Gulf or Suez Canal to navigate. Recent fighting in Ivory Coast is a symbol of West Africa's volatility, "but it is not as dangerous as the Middle East," says George Ayittey, of the African Oil Policy Initiative Group, a lobbying group based in Washington. The National Intelligence Council, a Washington think tank, expects Africa's share of the U.S. market...
...South to deter the North Korean army from swarming over the 38th parallel and into Seoul, which is only about 64 kilometers from the border. U.S. citizens can't rest easy, either. The North is thought to be developing missiles that can strike Alaska and possibly the West Coast. Washington has cut off all dialogue with North Korea as well as oil shipments...