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REGION
Clergy to pray for endto RMI Titanium lockout
NILES -- Niles Clergy Association is sponsoring two prayer services seeking a peaceful resolution to a 7-month-old lockout of workers at RMI Titanium in Weathersfield.
The Rev. Ronald Zoesch, assistant to the Bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will lead a service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 56 N. Chestnut St. in Niles. Another service is set for 7:30 p.m. June 15 at First Presbyterian Church, 4 Summit St., Niles. Both services are open to the public.
NATION
Two former Enron execsto go on trial in Houston
HOUSTON -- The defendants aren't as well known as Jeff Skilling or Ken Lay, but two former officials of Enron Corp. represent the first people associated with the scandal-ridden energy company to face trial.
About 100 prospective jurors were expected to convene at the federal courthouse today to be whittled down to the dozen chosen to decide the fate of six former Enron and Merrill Lynch & amp; Co. executives.
The jury will decide whether four former Merrill Lynch & amp; Co. executives and two former Enron executives conspired to help manipulate the energy company's books in December 1999.
The six are charged with conspiracy for allegedly helping push through Enron's sham sale of Nigerian barges to Merrill to help the energy company appear to have met earnings targets.
From Vindicator staff and wire reports