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Show ~ MORNINGBRIEFING DAILY Sunday, September 11, 2005 HERALD | FAST FACT Toa folklorist “The Greatful Dead” does not refer toa rock group. It is a folktale in which a young man buries a corpse at great reful deceased. then obtains a bride with the help of the grat Source’ The Book ofAnswers Compiled from Daily Herald wire services The WORLD Israel pledges harsh reaction to attacks JERUSALEM — Israel threatened Saturdayto deliver an unprecedentedly harsh response to any attacks from GazaafterIsraeli troops quit the territory next week and handit overto the Palestinians. Egypt, meanwhile, deployed the first of 750 soldiers as- signed topolice the volatile Gazaborderto prevent arms smuggling andillicit crossings after the Israelis end their 38year occupation. TATSUNORI MAEDA/Kyodo News Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi makes a i address for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in China, east of Tokyo Saturday night onthe eve of voting day of theparliament's lower house elections. Japanfaces ground breaking election TOKYO— It sounds like mis- MIKE DESISTI/ThePost Crescent Standard waving proudly crald Segersin,of Black Creek, Wis., holds an American flag hin the air as he walks down Outagamie County Highway imongst the crowdparticipating in the 2005 Freedom Freedom,Wis., Saturday. The annual “We Will Never rue walk is made to honor and rememberthe loved vs lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, ushington and Pennsylvania. The NATION Armyfailed to tell soldier's family he was notkilled in action WASHINGTON — The * Armysaid Saturday it knew ‘for more thana year after Ist + Lt. Kenneth Ballard’s death in iq in May 2004 that he was illed in action, asit initial- \ reported. The family was not told thetruth until Friday Ballard’s mother, Karen ‘dith, of Mountain View, said in a telephoneintview that she is angry and press for full explana- She is a public critic of the d attended anti-war 1 ‘awford, Texas, le President Bush’s ranch, srieving mother and ist Cindy Sheehan. ) said she blames rroron official tence, nolanintent to. ) the truth, s)e ws Is stunning to said, "Peoplein the knewthis news for 15 ind whythey couldn't ered to tell me the truth 1s first happened and go through this ) monthslateris unconi on the part of the betrayal to my she said. face-to-face talks sometime later in the day. Northwest is seeking $1.1 bil- lion in annual labor cost savings andhassaid rising fuel prices mean it will probably raise that target. The companyis in talks with all of its workers; Families rally against Sept. 11 memorial plans NEW YORK — Holding up pictures of their loved ones andsigns that read “Pre- serve Sacred Ground,” more than500 relatives of Sept. 11 victims rallied at the World Trade Centersite Saturday against a proposed museum. Family members worry the International Freedom Center will take attention away from those whodied in the attack. Theysaid the museum should not be allowed to showexhibits about strugglesfor freedom around the world. “These are importantstories to tell,” said Jack Lynch, whosefirefighter son Michael Lynchis oneof the 2,749 people whodied at the trade center. “Elsewhere,not at America’s memorial.” Carolinas gets ready as Ophelia strengthens CHARLESTON,S.C. — A y Orleans drying out hurricane watch was posted Saturday for the Southeast quicker than expected ROUGE, La, — Waouth Louisiana is Saturday of dry- than expected i” als began to mess, even as the trom Hurricane wd up slowly gs. an official Army Corpsof w over New Orand said he was iow much more sed — is dry Sof New Orleans to umped dry by Oct. 2, and ireas byOct. 8 or Oct hat’s based on the num‘| permanent and tem- y pumpsthe Corps has inning, and it’s contingenton fall not exceeding historiverages in coming weeks. Union doubts NWA strike to end soon \IINNEAPOLIS — A union t nd smanfor striking North| Airlines mechanicssaid day he doubts a deal will ached anytime soon to the three-week walkout | think it would be a iclefor us to reach an iwieement during this round 1! bargaining,” said Steve MacFarlane,assistant national director of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association. \ndy Roberts, Northwest vice president for operations, said no newproposals were exchanged Saturday. The two sidesstill expected to hold coast as Ophelia strengthened into a hurricane onceagain and meteorologistssaidits meanderingcourse could take a sharp turn towardland. A hurricane watch was posted along a 300-mile stretch from the Georgia-South Caro- linaline to North Carolina’s Cape Lookout, meaning hurricane-force windofat least 74 mphwas possible by Sunday evening, the National Hurri- caneCentersaid. South Carolina state emergencyofficials said a decision would be made soon about whetherto order evacuations, but Charleston County announced it would openshelters Saturday evening for voluntary evacuees from low-lying areas andbarrierislands. Dueling gay marriage initiatives in California SAN FRANCISCO — Despite their state’s history of promoting gayrights, Californianshave beensplit on the subject of same-sex marriage —a contrast that’s expected to becomeeven morepro- nounced because of two overlapping voterinitiatives. Fearing that courts eventu- ally will support the rights of gay couples to marry, oj nents wantvoters to amend thestate Constitution to allow only heterosexual unions. However,a rift among conservatives has led competing groupsto promote two different bans andsnipe at eachother over whichis best. Both petitions would do away with rights associated with domestic partnerships as well as same-sex unions. sion impossible: Take the developed world’s longest-ruling political party, one weighed down by “An hour after we leave the field, there will be a strategic change ... in the nature of our at ee to evenan attempt the military's chief of opera- tions, told Israel Radio. “We shall have a far more extreme reactionto any attempt.” Seven wounded in Belfast riots after parade BELFAST,Northern Ireland — Protestant extremists threw homemadegrenades Saturday andsevenpolice and two civilians Theballoting caps a dramatic campaign that has broken new P’ ™SECUREPROTEM LOCKING SYS * Stainless Steel Pac llock & Reflector ¢ Weighs only 4 1/2 Ibs. ¢ Stops boat propellertheft * Comes with an ABUS padlock Saves valuablefin ishing time... and money! groundin postwar Japanese history, heralding the emergenceof media-driven image politics and a sharper focus on policy, in this case Koizumi's quest to privatize the cash-rich incidents across the city. body was reported hit. ¢ Easily attaches to the propeller hub cratic Party during Sunday's Road. Four otherofficers in separate lice, British troops and Catholic iro Koizumi has accomplished elections for the 480 seats in the powerful lower houseofParliament. nearby North Circula Officers on the North Circular Road took cover behind armored vehicles after hearing bursts of automatic gunfire, no- covera restricted Belfast parade. Protestants clashed with po- * Same Stainless Steel used on boat props that task for his Liberal Demo- gasoline-filled bottles on the were wounded in the latest fury ahistory ofcorruption, waste and patronage, and turn it into a symbolof dynamic change. Japanesevoterswill decide whether Prime Minister Junich- crowds in severalparts of Belfast after authorities blocked terror,” Maj. Gen.Yisrael Ziv, Contact SecureProp at 225-751-1428 www.secureprop.com postal serviceas part of economic reforms. 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