Nearly 80 percent of the county's 10,000 residents are black, Mrs. Hill said.

Mrs. Hills said today that the issue was under "rigorous review."

Mrs. Hill could not be blamed for feeling hurt and surprised.

Mrs. Hills set today as her own deadline for working out a deal.

Mrs. Hill said that "working on this project has really been an inspiration."

Mrs. Hills acknowledges that she has not met all of her goals.

Mrs. Hill said she called 385 companies over the course of two months to compile the list.

Mrs. Hills said the two sides needed to gather more data and they had not yet set a date for further negotiations.

Mrs. Hill was not the first person to tell of an alien encounter.

Mrs. Hills, by contrast, has a different agenda, trying to force heads of state to focus on trade issues.