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Show SSeS ea cs See r eo + x* 2, AUGUST 2005 ’ UrAs vaaLEY wwwheraldextra.com xy 50 CENTS YOUR TOWN - YOOR NEIGHBORS * YOUR NEWSPAPER “SPORTS LIFE & STYLE BUSINESS RAFAEL PALMEIRO SUSPENDED FOR STEROID VIOLATION Saudis. swiftly crown kin ATKINS FEELS PINCH,FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PATCHING THINGS UP after Fahd’s death Adnan Malik THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Plea deal reduces charges to manslaughter, theft Eg 3 85 3 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — All of Saudi Arabia seemed to reflect King Abdullah's quiet transition to power — shopping malls stayed open, oil kept pumping,and the kingdom readied an unmarked gravefor its former monarch. After the death of King Fahd, BPR ge ae RB sion moved quickly along trackslaid King Abdullah Prince Sultan, the 77-year-old defense minister, became crownprince and next in line to the throne. As the family installed Abdullah, Saudis prepared to bury their longest-ruling monarch Tuesday with a mix of the austerity dictated by their puritanical Wahhabiversion of Islam andthe grandiosity befitting a kingdom whoseoil riches fueled investmentacross the Muslim world. The capital's streets remained busy, and manySaudis said they had prepared themselves for Fahd’s death duringhis long illness, “Wewill all pray for Fahd, who was a father figure to us all,” said Ibrahim al-Qahtani, who was shopping at a Riyadh mall withhis children. By Monday afternoon,hotels in Riyadh werepacked as Saudis flocked to the capital to express their condolences to the royal family. and congratulate the new king. Numerous Arableaders — including Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak andJordan's King Abdullah — also were coming. Fahd was to be buried in an unmarked grave at a cemetery alongside previous kings and commoners — the tradition in Wahhabism,which frowns on the visiting of graves of family or revered figures. Woman Plead No contest in homicide ° ascends throne SCOTT NEVILLE/TheFree Lance-Star employee Amanda Olivergof Los Angeles, looks for spaceto fix a patch on a map of the United States covered by thousands of patches donated by Scoutson Saturday at Fort A.P. Hill near Bowling Green, Va. Docupak,which is contracted by the National Guard, hopes to auction off the board and donatethe proceeds to the surviving family membersofthosekilled July 25. At Jamboree, Scouts turn patchesinto profits Michael Felberbaum THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. BOWLING GREEN,Va. — Likea street vendor searching for a bargain, Kyle Barnson sat along the grass displaying a towelcovered in multicolored patches waiting to find the perfect trade. “J just sit around and wait until someone comes along and they might have something | like,” said the 13-year-old Scout from Salt Lake City “Sometimes I maynot likeit but I trade it, and I can trade that out for somethingelse.” For Scouts like Barnson who are attending the National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, the patches can later bring profits when sold on Internet auction sites like eBay or at patch trade shows aroundthe world. “They have some sets that goforlike $300,” Barnsonsaid. “ButI just collect whatever I. like. I don’t mind how much they gofor.” The Scouts trade patches to put on their uniforms, some that feature hand-designed and In a deal that perhaps mirrors the bizarrecase of murder, money and mayhem,a 43-year-old Arizona woman pleaded no contest Monday to a reduced manslaughter count, under thestipulation she can leavethe state to take care of some custody issues before sentencing. After a series of discussions in the judge's chambers between defense attorneys and prosecutors, Kerri Fae Brownof Mesa,Ariz., ————— pleaded nocontestin 4th District Court to shooting andkilling her former employer, Mina Pajela. According to prosecutors, on April 25, 2001, Brown hid in Pajela’s car parked in her garage andthenfired a single round from herboyfriend's police revolverinto the head of the victim. Brown,whojust days before the shooting had givenbirth toa Kerri Fae Brown babygirl, returned the following is chargedin day and attempted to dispose of the deathof her former boss, | the body. After driving Pajela's Honda Accordcontaining the Mina Peejele bodyto the Fraternal Order of = Eagles parkinglot in Pleasant . Grove, Brown attempted Sneueceestealytoset'the car onfire. Aspart of the plea deal, Brownalso pleaded no contest to a second-degree felonytheft by deception charge. Previously employed as an administrativeassistantat Pajela’s Mira Vista retirement home, Brown had,over a nine-month period, embezzled nearly $35,000. Friendsof the victim later told investigators and prosecutorsthat Pajela had discovered Brown'sbetrayaljust prior to her death. Pajela's family and friends were concernedabout the special arrangement workedoutin the plea deal in which Brown will remainfree onbail until her | Nov. 7 sentencinghearing. Typically a defendant would be taken into custody uponpleading guilty or no contest in a murdercase. Brown's defense team, led by Utah County public defenders Richard Gale and Deborah Hill. negotiated as part ofthe plea agreement'that Brown would be allowed toreturn to Arizona to appearat custody hearings for her two children, ages 7 and 3. « Sherry Ragan,chief deputy criminal prosecutor with the Utah County Attorney’s Office. said the victim's daughter was concerned aboutthe arrangement. However, the prosecution ultimately See PATCHES, A3 See BROWN, A3 See ABDULLAH, A3 INSIDE 2% WEATHER OURTOWNS C6 DI a SPORTS a Showers, wn g— o== == ureasTyie 81 T-storms BUSINESS D6 COMICS Ba eo a Movies jesse OPINIONS _AS VOLUME 83 OBITUARIES D4 ISSUE i, a Bush puts Bolton in U.N.job Terence Hunt_ © THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS WASHINGTON — John Bolton's nomination to be ambassadorto the United Nations had languished for five months. Then in just five hours on Monday, the tough-talking conservative got the job, was sworn in and hie at work in New York. ‘This post is too importantto leave vacant any longer, er, especially diduring a war and a vi- , tal debate about U.N. reform,” President Bush said at a White House ceremony that ended a lengthy battle with Senate Democrats who John Bolton, newly appointedU.S. ambassador to the United argued that Bolton was abusive and unfit for the job. Circumventing the Senate confirmation process, Bushinstallea Bolton by means of a recess appointment, an avenueavailable when Congress is out of town. Under the Constitution, Bolton's appointmentwill last until a newly elected Congress takes office in January 2007. The president has made 106 recess appointments, manyof them judges.Bolton is the highest-level such appointmentof Bush's Nations, arrives at the U.S "Missionto the UnitedNations on Monday in NewYork Others are unidentified. 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