Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday September 14 2002 — A5 Q Nation I l Men deny matting tierroirism Woman jokes reported ' -- g them plotting in Georgia eatery NAPLES Fla: (AP)— Time men reportedly over-- ' heard talking about a terrorist plot were pulled over and detained for 17 hours Friday before authorities said the men were apparently kidding around and released than “If this was a hoax they will be charged” Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter said angrisearch of the ly after an men’s two cars turned up no all-d- ay sign of explosives It was unclear what charges if any the mm might face in Florida or Georgia where a woman told authorities she heard diem plotting at a restaurant Thursday morning After their release die time drove to a rest stop where they told reporters they were medical students heading to Miami for training and denied making any comments or jokes about terrorism One man who has a long beard and wore a skull cap Said the woman who reported them to police may have been influenced by his appearance They declined tp give their names Calhoun Ga said Mickey Lloyd of the Georgia Department of Public Safety According to authorities one of the men said Americans “mourned on 911 and they are going to mourn again In brief went through the Interstate 75 toll booth east of Naples authorities said The men were detained in a van while authorities used dogs and a robot to go through CaJifon Strawberries Nosurprise: summer was hot and dry Assembly to return funds seized from Alaska boy’s bank account ANCHORAGE Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage municipal clerk threatened to resign Thursday unless the Assembly returned nearly $700 seized from a boy’s savings account By early afternoon Greg Moyer got the word: the money will be restored to David Antunes’ Wells Fargo bank account The $67234 was to have gone toward paying some of the attorney fees of the boy’s uncle Robert W Hayes an assembly candidate who unsuccessfully sued the city and Moya last spring over an election dispute involving die winning candidate Brian ' Whittle “I was not making an idle threat” Moyer said of his notice to resign “I won’t be part of something that is not right” Thessh seizure was disclosed late Tuesday mgfywbeq t Hayes holding a photo of the boy spoke to the Anchorage Assembly at its regular meetings Hayes said the funds were tarhis nephew’s account geted because he is a trustee He said he decided to complain to assembly members after the bank notified him of the seizure last week “I was very angry” Hayes said Thursday “An innocent child's life savings was stolen It’s not my money It’s his fa The National Climatic Data Center reported Rfdsy what most Americans Gay couple moves by Falwell church LYNCHBURG Va (AP) — A gay couple is renting a home across the street from the Rev Jerry Falwell’s church to correct what they see as misinformation spread by the pastor and show that homosexuals can lead Christian lives “We just want Lynchburg to see us — an old gay couple — and realize that we’re as boring as they are” said the Rev Mel White 62 who moved into the cottage Tuesday with Gary Nixon 52 White a minister with Metropolitan Community Church in Los Angeles ghost-wro- te Falwell’s autobiography and has known Falwell for more than 15 years — before White announced his homosexuality White said he started planning a trip to Lynchburg after Falwell blamed the Sept 1 1 2001 attacks in pot on gays “It broke our hearts to see what he was doing” White said Falwell later apologized for the comments Falwell called the couple’s move's publicity stunt but said they are welcome at his Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg about 60 miles east of Roanoke “I can’t think of anyone who needs it more” Falwell said Pilots charged in mistaken bombing WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force charged two Illinois Air National Guard pilots with involuntary manslaughter aggravated assault and dereliction of duty in the mistaken bombing of a Canadian training exercise in Afghanistan that kilted four soldiers and wounded eight Maj Harry Schmidt a senior pilot with 13 years of military flying and Maj William Umbadi commander of their F-1squadron were accused Friday of poor airmanship and judgment and failing to follow procedures Each was charged with The pilots may face courts-marti- al four counts of involuntary manslaughter eight counts of aggravated assault and one count of dereliction of duty "These charges are only accusations” a Pentagon statement said “Both officers are 6 tes Temperature f: " 1 Near normal I Above normal D invesA joint breakdown in a found tigation flight discipline violations of standing spies governing the use of force a lack of timely communication by the pilots and shortcomings within die 332nd Air Expeditionary Group to which Schmidt and Umbach’s squadron was assigned The lead Air Force investigate Brig Gen Stephen Saigeant recommended general for both pilots but die decision rests with Lt Gen Bruce Carlson commander of the 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than normal ' money" US-Canadi- thecars A federal law enforcement official in Washington who spoke on condition of anonymity said the men’s nationalities are Jordanian Iranian and Pakistani Authorities said one is a US native another a naturalized citizen and the third has a valid visa Relatives of the men criticized the investigation suggesting they had been singled out because of their heritage gGround Beef 199 |