Show A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday August 16 2002 Nation In brief Q Detainees’ names ‘can be withheld till appeal’ White House caught off guard by Fox decision to snub Bush ranch invitation DES MOINES Iowa (AP) — The White House put the brightest face it amid on Mexican President Vicente Fox’s snub of an invitation to President Bush's Texas ranch emphasizing what it shid are strong ties between the two countries Fox canceled an Aug 26-2- 8 visit to four Texas cities and to Bush's ranch to protest the state's execution Wednesday of convicted police killer Javier Suarez Medina Fox says Suarez is a Mexican national Texas officials said it was unclear on which side of the border Suarez was bom White House spokesman Jimmy Orr said Bush “respects President Fox and the two have an excellent professional relationship and a strong friendship that reflects the deep bonds between their two countries” “President Bush looks forward to his next meeting with President Fox” Orr said He had no comment about Fox’s decision itself or on when the meeting would be rescheduled A White House official discussing the situation on grounds of anonymity said Fox and Bush spoke by telephone Tuesday night but did not speak Wednesday Parents found slain girl 9 missing (AP) — Police were searching Thursday for a BASSETT Va AP photo girl after finding her parents shot to death at their home in western Virginia Movers and military personnel walk through a restored corridor of the Pentagon in Washington on Henry County Sheriff's Capt Kimmy Nester said they were Thursday delivering furniture for offices rebuilt after the September 11 terror attacks searching for the girl Jennifer Short on die presumption she was abducted Investigators said evidence seemed to rule out a murder-suicid- e Authorities issued an Amber Alert relaying information about the case to television and radio stations in the hope of finding a lead Police officers' spread out and paced the rolling hills behind the Shorts' house Si “Nobody knows where this child is That's not normal" Nester said “The family is all in shock” He said other family members who live in the immediate area didn't know anything WASHINGTON (AP) — the offices smelled faintly of tagon’s outer ring above the about the girl's whereabouts and that police have no suspects The last time Peter M Murflew new paint and carpet and hijackers '' The bodies of Michael Short 50 and Mary Short 36 were American Airlines Flight 77 muffled sounds of drilling and phy was in his Pentagon found by a who dropped by the home 35 miles south office he was scrambling into the building The plane hammering could be heard of Roanoke Franklin County Sheriff W Quint Overton said “The folks who have been through the smoke to escape a ' pierced three of the five rings terrorist-hijacke- d of offices in the Pentagon and working day and night to fin- -' jetliner that slammed into the building ish this building have just collapsed part of the five-sto- ry in On Thursday Murphy done a superb job" Defense outer ring killing 125 people EL CAJON Calif (AP) — The teen who killed two students in the building and all 64 on stepped into aq office strange- Secretary Donald H Rums- ' and wounded 13 others at a high school last year was sentenced the plane fold told a Pentagon news ly similar to the one he left conference before touring the Construction crews are try- Thursday to 50 years to life in prison after he tearfully apolo- -' Sept 11 “It’s like I’m bringing rebuilt offices “It is a real gized for the shooting rampage ing to complete tjie entire Charles “Andy” Williams showed no visible reaction as the $500 million reconstruction somebody in and saying 'I compliment to them that they want to show you my office are able to begin the process judge gave him the minimum allowable sentence Prosecutors project by the one-yehad asked for the maximum of 425 years that’s been destroyed’ but it of moving jn:” anniversary of the attacks hasn't been It’s exactly the when President Bush is to For Murphy AAittring to his Judge Herbert Exarhos called the attack vicious and fiendish had no but said Williams had endured a difficult home life-an- d same as it was' on Sept 10” attend a memorial service at office brqhra jumble of said Murphy the Marine the site Several billboards prior history of criminal behavior He said the question of why feelings the teenager opened fire at Santana High School in Santee on around the Pentagon carry He’s prpud of the way peoCorps’ top lawyer “So it’s” March 5 2001 remains unanswered just kind of an eerie feeling" large digital clocks counting ple saved each other on Sept 1 1 and the down the days hours minutes During the sentencing hearing Williams spoke publicly about Murphy was one of the first quick reconstruc22 Pentagon workers to make the assault for the first time Though he didn’t explain why lie and seconds to that goal tion wprk that followed It is went on die shooting spree with his father’s handgun he said he a mixed-emotioreturn to The workers have not finimportant to show that “we offices rebuilt after being was sony “I feel horrible about what happened” the ished the interior work on the are not going with our tail ' said in a court packed with spectators 400000 square feet of office between our legs to some destroyed last September With credit for time Served Williams will be eligible for The reoccupied areas are all space that had to be rebuilt' other building or some other after the attack On Thursday bn the fourth floor of the Pen parole in 2051 when he’s 65 job” he said Firsti woofers irottim Pemtogoin) area M 9-spot-wher- to e er school shooting sentenced Teen ar ns ' Fed judge refuses to block Quran redding surges to best close since July 9 Dow GREENSBORO NC (AP) ' from the faculty and staff Stu— A federal judge on Thursdents who objected to the day refused to block a summer assignment were allowed to explain their case in a one-reading program for incoming freshmen at the University of page paper and skip the discussion Students are not North Carolina who were told to read a book on the Quran required to attend and are ndt Islam's holy teat graded on the sessions Celia Lata the assistant US District Judge Carlton attorney general representing Tilley rejected a request for a the university told Tilley the temporary restraining order from the conservative Family Policy Network two taxpayers and three unidentified ' ' freshmen: The group sued last month seeking to overturn a require- ment that 4200 transfer students and freshmen at the Chapel Hill campus read and' discuss “Approaching the Qu’tan:The Early Revelations” by Michael Sells School officials said they assigned the book to help stu-- : dents understand Islam after the Sept 1 1 attacks The 19 hijackers all Middle Eastern men have befcn identified as radical Muslims The ruling means discussion groups scheduled for Monday can continue as planned unless the plaintiffs successfully appeal Tilley’s ruling ' TTie 180 discussion groups meant to last about two hours were to be led by volunteers 'i-- w ’ assignment was meant to stimulate critical thinking i “Learning in a university setting involves the ability to confront other viewpoints That's the test" she argued: ' “A university that exposes students only to what they already know or believe ' would not equip them to live in the world’! Opponents said IJNC denial students their religious freedom and was trying to indoctrinate them with a book that discussed only the most peaceful passages of the Quran Detractors saythe 220-pag- e book could convert Americans tp the religion of terrorists blamed for thedeaths of 3WXT people on Sept ll Religious Studies puzzles many Americans Carl Ernst a professor of Islam at UNC recommended it to the selection committee to help students struggling to understand Islam a religion a two-da- close since July 9 when the Dow stood at 909609 Broader stock indicators ' also rose The Standard & Poor’s 500 index advanced 1063 or 12 percent to 93025 while die Nasdaq composite index gained 1071 or 08 percent ‘ ' to 134501 ' The advance came a day ' after a sizable rally on news that most of the nation’s largest companies had complied with the Securities and Exchange Commission deadline to certify their financial statements'- igation” The government has said that between Sept 11 and June 24 752 people were arrested or detained on immigration charges The others woe arrested on various' other charges In late June the Justice Department reported at least 147 people still were being held including 74 bn charges involving immigration infirac- tions people ' Sells estimates 70 colleges have used book but it stirred little mainstream discussion until its selection by unc SIZES outrottet Awning BOYS 4 Sign Fabric Awning? i Inc r' Ladies 14 thru 6X pm l Need a New Look for We Have I 1 l2 billion shared by y advance of 33575 a It was the average’s highest NB-2- 0 £10:2 Jaguar Release Party I Carl Ernst hopes the assignment teaches students about a religion that Mac OS FridayAug(23rd10 f ‘ University of North Carolina at Hill Professor of Chapel - Y t NEW YORK (AP) — A late surge of buying lifted Wall Street to its second straight winning session Thursday despite more disappointing economic news and profit-takin- g following the market’s huge rally The Dow Jones industrials had their best close in more than five weeks The gains came gradually however and only solidified in the final hour of trading Analysts said investors still wary after two years of bear markets remained hesitant about making many big moves The Dow closed up 7483 or 09 percent at 881814 for WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday t that the Bush administration does not have (o immediately reveal the names of those detained in the investigation of the Sept 11 attacks US District Judge Gladys Kessler issued a stay of her earlier order and gave the government more time to appeal The appeal could take weeks or months On Aug 2 Kessler gave the Justice Department 15 days to release the names ruling that the government had not proved the need for a blanket policy of secrecy for more than 1200 people picked up since die attacks The government informed the court of its intention to appeal last week arguing in documents that Kessler had missed the point about keep' ing the names secret Kessler rejected the government’s contention that the terwould be rorist group tipped to how much progress investigators had made if the detainees’ names woe released She said already would be aware its operatives in the United States were missing Most of die people swept up by federal state and local authorities after Sept 1 1 have been deported Apart from periodic updates on the number still held the Justice Department has tried not to disclose information about the arrests The American Civil Liberties Union tenter for National Security Studies and others sued tire government seeking that the release of the names Lucas Guttentag director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ ' ' Rights Project said the stay “simply recognizes the gov--' ernment’s right to appeal the decision and in no way diminishes the legal ruling” that the names must be released “We are confident that Judge Kessler’s carefully reasoned decision will be upheld” he said At the Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Robot McCallum said the government “continues its efforts to prevent terrorists from developing a road map to our ongoing terrorism invest- C®loir IT! 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