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Police seeking fire hydrant vandals — Page 2 Sports Eye on the ball Thomas Jefferson’s volleyball team took on Madison, while Chase looked to remain undefeated against Freedom Thursday

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9/11 memorial service set this morning See related story, Page 10

FOREST CITY — The Fire Department is planning a 9/11 memorial service today at 9:45 a.m. at the station. Students from Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar

School will be special guests at the event. Assistant Chief Ferrell Hamrick will give opening remarks, followed by an invocation by the Rev. Jerry Ruppe and a tribute by Chief Mark McCurry. Thomas Jefferson

students will lead the pledge of allegiance and the singing of “God Bless America.” An honor guard will post the colors and will end the ceremony with the Tolling of the Bell tribute, which honors firefighters who died in the

line of duty. Last year, five North Carolina firefighters made that ultimate sacrifice. On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States endured its worst-ever terrorist attack on home soil, and the toll on firefighters was heavy.

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SPORTS

A stage hand works on getting everything set for the LeAnn Rimes concert at McNair Field.

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Stage set for McNair Field concert By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Three days worth of work, four trucks of staging equipment and more than 20 trucks carrying tents, chairs, concessions and more will have all come together for Forest City’s first concert at McNair Field. Ticket sales for tonight’s concert featuring LeAnn Rimes with opening acts Fast Ryde and Ricochet have been brisk, said executive producer Tom Bullard. But, there are still seats left throughout the complex at the various price points, he said. That’s not to say tickets won’t go fast today, Bullard said. “We had a similar artist in a similar sized Please see Concert, Page 6

Safety officials urge all to use caution By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — The Forest City police and fire departments and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office are gearing up for a long, busy day today. With LeAnn Rimes in concert at McNair Field, three high school football games in the county, the Relay for Life event and the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack all falling on the same day, police officers and firefighters are expecting a full day. With possibly 5,000 or more people attending the concert tonight, the Town

of Forest City has been busy planning how emergency workers will handle large crowds. Police Chief Jay Jackson said that he and Fire Chief Mark McCurry met with concert promoter Tom Bullard last Friday to make plans for the concert. “The biggest thing that I want to get out is the police department and the fire department are looking forward to a fun, organized event,” Jackson said. “We will have a number of officers on hand for the concert, as well as having

RAPP grant funds local conference

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particularly, and the money that goes with it. During the operation, which involved officers from 11 agencies, a total of $114,096 was seized. The five-day effort ran from Monday, Aug. 31, through Friday, Sept. 4. Of the money seized, $88,000 was taken in by Rutherford County officers. Seventy-six criminal arrests were made during the operation, including 34 arrests for marijuana possession. Fourteen weapons and five vehicles were seized, and four fugitives were arrested. In one incident, in Colleton

FOREST CITY — A special event for relatives raising children in Rutherford County has been scheduled, thanks to a Brookdale Foundation Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP) grant, said Tracy Davis, extension agent, N.C. Cooperative Extension. The two-year RAPP grant has been awarded to Rutherford County Cooperative Extension for its Foothills Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) program. A portion of the grant funds will be used to sponsor a Grand Families Conference on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Spindale Elementary School beginning at 10 a.m. Relatives, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and others who are providing fulltime care for children, are encouraged to attend. The conference begins at 10 a.m. Adults will have an opportunity to attend a variety of informational sessions on legal issues, discipline, stress management, challenges of today’s youth, special needs and talking with children about difficult topics. Speakers will include attorneys, social workers, mental health professionals, police detectives and many others. Lunch will be provided in addition to health ser-

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Shown here with the awards won by the RCSO Criminal Interdiction Team, from left, are Brian Atkins, Jeff Smith, Sheriff Jack Conner, Alan Greene and Jamie Dunn.

Interdiction team gets awards By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — Criminal Interdiction Team officers from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office took part last week in Operation Rolling Thunder, a combined law enforcement operation in Spartanburg County, S.C., and came home with three awards for a job well done. The RCSO unit was named Team of the Week, and Cpl. Jamie Dunn was honored with Interdiction Officer of the Week and Largest Seizure of the Week awards. Rolling Thunder targets drug trafficking,

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Local/state NEW FIRE TRUCK

By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

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The Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department has a new fire engine. It is a Pierce Contender that cost $360,000. Fire Chief Roger Hollifield said recently the department was able to put some money down on the engine and obtained a loan through First National Bank to buy the equipment. He added that the department was able to save $40,000 on the engine through a “piggyback” arrangement with Wake County based on their quantity purchased. Hollifield said he felt that buying the engine now is a good investment because higher standards by the National Fire Protection Association that go into effect next year will drive up the price of firefighting apparatus. He said the engine will probably go into service next month after driver training and the installation of equipment purchased through grants.

Governor vetoes bill

RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed her first bill Thursday, blocking legislation that she said expands wrongly what requests and documents General Assembly members can keep secret. Perdue said the bill approved unanimously by the House and Senate last month unnecessarily adds new restrictions on public access to information. The veto gave her the chance to flex her muscles on carrying out a 2008 campaign vow to promote openness in state government and her administration. “Transparency is how state government and the federal government ought to be run,” Perdue told reporters outside the old Capitol building. “It’s important people stand up to make sure that everybody understands these documents belong to the people, not to us.” Perdue also said the measure is punitive upon executive branch officials by placing confidentiality requirements on them when dealing with a legislative request. State

Police seek vandals opening fire hydrants

workers could face a low-grade misdemeanor if they let something slip or sought advice from the wrong person, the governor argued, even if the request seeks public records. “The Legislature went across the line and ... they’re messing around in the executive branch right now,” Perdue said. But one key lawmaker said late Thursday the governor’s office didn’t raise questions about the bill until a couple of days ago. He said the bill largely turned existing practices involving requests to state agencies into law, save for the criminal penalty. “I think we respectfully disagree with the governor’s assessment,” said Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland, one of the bill’s primary sponsors and co-chairman of a House-Senate ethics panel that endorsed the changes. Also on Thursday, the governor called legislators back to Raleigh on Sept. 18 so they can consider whether to override the veto.

FOREST CITY — Vandals are opening some fire hydrants around town, and municipal officials are taking a hard line on getting the problem stopped. A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprits. “They’re opening the hydrants up and letting the water run through,” Police Chief Jay Jackson said. “This weekend, we got a call on one at 5 o’clock in the morning, so there’s no telling how long that hydrant ran before someone called it in. We can lose 500 gallons a minute out of one of those hydrants. This affects us all, all the users of the water system, because when that happens it causes the rates to go up because of the wear and tear on the equipment and the loss of the water, as well as the area in and around that it affects.” The Police Department will be working in conjunction with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office on the problem, since the hydrants are actually located outside the city limits in the county. “It’s our city water,” Jackson said, “but it is out in the county, on Old Caroleen Road, Baxter Cemetery Road, Goode’s Creek Road and Pointer Road.” Jackson asked the RCSO to step up patrols in that area, and Sheriff Jack

Conner agreed to help out. “We sent out a memo yesterday to all officers that if they see any open to contact Broad River Water or Forest City Water,” the sheriff said Thursday. “Our communication center knows that if anyone calls one in to contact the water departments to make sure it is not open for a reason.” Police Chief Jackson emphasized that there is no reason why the hydrants would be left on. The fire department is currently not opening hydrants for testing, so if a citizen sees one open, he or she should call about it. The sheriff said that he, too, thought that firefighters might be opening the hydrants and so he didn’t think about it being a problem. The sheriff said, “I told him, ‘Jay, I passed one the other day, but it was right before school started and I thought, well, maybe they are just flushing the lines.’ I didn’t think to call. But I will now. We’re ready to roll on that.” Assistant Police Chief Bob Ward noted that some of the same hydrants were targeted by vandals last year. “Anybody who sees a person opening a hydrant or finds a hydrant open, please give us a call,” he urged. The caller may dial 911 to report the problem. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com.

Navy shipwreck explored NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Maritime archaeologists tracking the victims of Nazi U-boats during World War II have explored a Navy patrol boat that has been untouched since it sank off the Outer Banks in 1942. The converted trawler YP-389 was found about 18 miles off Hatteras Inlet last month by an expedition led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studying shipwrecks left from the WWII battle for control of East Coast shipping lanes, maritime archaeologist Joe Hoyt said. Finding a World War II-era vessel is rare, researcher Richard Lawrence said. Of the 137 Allied, German

and merchant vessels lost off North Carolina during World War II, about 40 have been located, said Lawrence, head of the state Department of Cultural Resources’ North Carolina Archaeology Branch. Footage of the wreck shows a ship’s skeleton with light fixtures, batteries, fire extinguishers, and port holes scattered around it, The VirginianPilot of Norfolk, Va., reported Thursday. The metal sides of the hull had fallen to the side. Lawrence said the expedition team compared video sent by an underwater robot sent down to find the vessel with old photos of the ship.

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At Your Leisure Black Pearls Farm in Bostic, a non-profit Equine and CSA Learning Center, will hold open house and yard/barn sales on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Funds will help with the upcoming “Haunted Farm” and wrestling match on Oct. 31. Other events include: Pumpkin carving contest — Oct. 21, 22 and 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., and Oct. 24, from noon to 4 p.m. Open horse lessons — Saturdays beginning at 10 a.m., (call ahead) Volunteers needed to help with Halloween preparations as well as the night of Haunted Farm, and a green house raising. Contact Barbara Henwood at 245-0023. Web site blackpearlsfarm.com. Comedian James Gregory will perform live at the Mid City Shrine Club on Friday, Oct. 2. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person. All proceeds will benefit the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. Mid City Shrine Club is located on Hwy. 129, Lyman, S.C. For more information call 864-439-6988. M Squared Restaurant, located at 125 West Main St., Spindale., offers the following entertainment/events: Sept. 11 — Alex Thompson, keyboardist, 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 12 — DJ Melodious (on the patio) 9 p.m. Tuesday Tapas — Tapas goes Broadway Wednesday — Trivia at 8 p.m. Sunday Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar (weekly) Web site www.msquaredrestaurant.com. Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: Sept. 11 — Crocodile Smile Sept. 12 — Sharkadelics Sept. 19 — Contagious Web site www.legalgrounds.net. Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: Sept. 11 — Galen Kipar Project Sept. 12 — Braden Land

Sept. 18 — Brittany Reilly & The Almost Acoustic Band Sept. 19 — Jef Chandler Band Web site www.barleystaproom. com. Live music is played every Friday and Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. at Jake’s Barbecue (the former Golden Valley Music Park). Karaoke every Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Loud & Proud Band plays on Fridays, and the Lonesome Road Band on Saturdays. For more information call 248-2223. Jake’s is located at 136 Music Row, Bostic. Club L.A. is a private club for members and guests, located at 319 W. Main St., Spindale. Admission — members free, guest $5. Saturdays from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Each Thursday is ladies’ night and Karaoke from 8 to 11 p.m. Shagging every Friday night from 8 to 11 p.m. Wagon Wheel Country and Western Dance Club, W.E. Padgett Rd., Ellenboro area, hosts the following entertainment: Sept. 12 — Broken Axle Band, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission $5. Concessions, game room, family entertainment. Dance lessons every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10, $3 per person. Web site www. rfci.net/wagwheel. Spindale Fall Festival: Starts Friday, Sept. 18, with a Street Dance and Classic Car Show from 6 to 10 p.m., on Main St. An old-fashioned Street Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a great assortment of arts, crafts, children’s activities, entertainment, gem mining, clowns, petting zoos, church yard sales and food. Highlights of the event will include the unveiling of Robin Lattimore’s new book on the history of Spindale. For additional information or vendor applications, call 288-4875 after 6 p.m. Max Cruise (Ron McKinney) performs every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., at 57 Alpha Café,

Rutherford County Airport. Weather permitting. Debbie Bennett will be in concert Saturday, Sept. 12, at Chesnee Gospel Music Center. Music begins at 7 p.m. Concessions available at 5:30 p.m. Hot dogs will be sold this weekend. The center is located on Greenlake Rd., Chesnee, S.C. Call 828-223-1514 for more information. Ed Crawford and The Mystery Quartet will be in concert Sept. 26, 2009 at the Gospel Music Center. The Hemphills will be in conJosh Weil cert Sunday, Sept. 20, at South Marion Penecostal Holiness Church. Singing begins at 10:45 a.m. The church is located on Parker’s Chapel Rd., Marion. For information or directions, call 287-7800 or 289-4237. Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The following classes are also available: Sept. 12 — Wire Wrapped Donut, 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 15 — Byzantine Chainmaile Bracelet, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 19 — Wire Crochet Bracelet, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Web site offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com.

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Author will sign books Saturday

FOREST CITY — Author Josh Weil, a native of the Blue Ridge Mountains of rural Virginia, will bring a collection of novella in his first book, “The New Valley” to Fireside Books and Gifts here Saturday, Sept. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The New Valley is a collection of three novellas, each dealing with ordinary people, but revealing their inner workings in a surprising way. The vast knowledge he reveals through the work is amazing, from such practical matters as farming in the South to the differences in human nature. While the three novellas are quite different from each other, the underlying themes of the human spirit, love and loss, nature, family and life are visible in Next Level Gamez, 118 E. Main all three works and are the elements that tie his works together into a cohesive novel. St., Forest City, offers: Weil has won several prestigious awards for his Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering writing, such as the Fulbright Grant, as well as League, 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays — New comic books other scholarships and fellowships. His short fiction has been published or is fortharrive, Star Wars Miniatures, 6 coming in Granta, New England Review, American to 9 p.m. Short Fiction, Narrative and other journals. He has Thursdays — Dungeons & been a regular contributor to The New York Times Dragons, 5 to 8 p.m. and written for Poets and Writers, Guernica, Orion Fridays — Friday Night Magic and Nylon Magazine. starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturdays — Magic the GatherSince earning his MFA from Columbia ing tournament from 1 to 5 p.m. University, he has received a Fulbright Grant, felWeb site nextlevelgamez.com. lowships and scholarships to the Bread Loaf and Sewanee Writers’ Conferences, a fellowship to the Farmer Jason will perform Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Dana Sunday, Sept. 13, at The Grey Award in Portfolio. As the 2009-2010 Tickner Eagle Tavern, 185 Clingman Ave., Writing Fellow, he will be the writer-in-residence Asheville. Doors open at 1 p.m. at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland. Admission $6 per person. For He divides his time between New York City and more information visit www. a cabin in southwestern Virginia, where he is at farmerjason.com. work on a novel.

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Our Views Leave rebuilding to the Afghans

he meaning of 9-11 changed forever eight years ago as we watched incredible scenes of destruction and death in both Washington and New York City. Except for those who lived during those terror-filled hours and days, the concern over terrorism has been replaced with worries over the economic meltdown and the health care debate. But it is not hard to believe that those who crafted the plan that lead to the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy are still at work. Polls shows that support for increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan is small. President Obama has vowed to root out the Taliban and the terrorists camping out in the Afghan-Pakistan mountains. We would suggest that he focus on that mission and leave the rebuilding of Afghanistan to the Afghans. Americans will support the more narrowly focused mission, we believe.

Our readers’ views Offers response to two recent letter writers To the editor: The Daily Courier of 9 September ... a rare day; 09-0909 occurs but once every hundred years ... contained two interesting letters: one most gratifying to me; the other quite the contrary. First, I would like to thank Bill McDaniel for his kind words and also state that I am in complete agreement with his comment that “people using the VA hospital and people on Medicare are (not) being freeloaders.” I believe my last letter refuted any such notion that this care is free of cost; and I would invite anyone who disagrees with Bill McDaniel’s and my statements to accompany me on my weekly journey to the VA hospital in Asheville, where I serve as a volunteer in the “Old Soldier’s Home.” There they would meet more than a hundred men and a few women (the numbers vary over time), all veterans, who have “paid” for the excellent care they receive with loss of legs and arms or other debilitating illness. Many are spending the last few months of their lives there. The other letter, written by Tara Wright, criticizes me most severely, stating among other barbs that I have “chastised others,” made several “false statements,” would “prevent millions of Americans from receiving the same options” which I enjoy, and have “dismissed” the benefits I receive.

With the exception of her statement that I have not read all 1,000 pages of HR 3200 (the medical bill), her accusations are both ludicrous and false. She is correct that I have not read the entire bill; however, I have read many of the provisions, as well as statements made by those on both sides of the issue. Since she seems to rely on comments by the rather infamous Barney Frank, a website published by the White House, and another which covers only a part of the bill, I rather doubt that she has read the entire bill herself. As for my “denial of health care to others” and “dismissal” of the care I have earned, I have previously stated that the present policies require reform; but not an unwise venture into socialized medicine. Further, I have also stated that government benefits provided to me are both excellent and generous. Regarding my “chastising of others,” the only person I have criticized is the President, who in turn, has criticized those of us who disagree with him as an “unAmerican, unruly mob.” Finally, my “falsehoods” are hardly false. I stated that “every American citizen and, apparently, every illegal immigrant must have medical insurance.” Well, the provisions of the bill concerning illegal immigrants are most misleading and could be taken either way. I could be wrong there; but I doubt it. However, the very source, www.factcheck, cited by Ms. Wright, bears me out insofar

as American citizens are concerned. In commenting on an opinion that “Individuals without acceptable health care (according to the government) will be taxed 2.5 percent of income”; factcheck states: “TRUE. This is the mechanism in the bill to enforce the individual mandate requiring everyone to have insurance.” That seems to be mandatory to me. In her letter cited above, and in those she has written in disagreement with other opinions, Ms. Wright has displayed a tendency to become rather personal, if not downright abusive. This seems to be the methodology of quite a few liberal Democrats. Nevertheless, I would offer the gratuitous advice that personal attacks and “going for the jugular” are not conducive to polite debate. Chuck Ross Lake Lure

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Presidential heckler should have shown respect Mea Culpa time here folks. I did not watch the speech President Obama gave about the health care plans. I could use the handy excuse of saying I don’t like his idea and hope that it doesn’t pass, but that isn’t exactly the truth. The truth is I was busy Wednesday night. I know, I know, a journalist is someone who’s supposed to pay attention to these things, but I was busy going to church. This fall/winter, Meda and I are privileged to help with the youth group services at Adaville Baptist Church that starts at 6:30 and lasts until 7:30. Following youth, we have choir practice and you’d better believe that we’re already practicing hard for our Christmas spectacular. So, you see, there was just no way I was going to be able to watch the president’s speech. What’s that, you say? DVR? Yes, I do have one, but there’s only limited space on my hard drive and I wanted to

Some Good News Scott Baughman

keep my episodes of “Dr. Who” and “Warehouse 13,” thank you very much. Also, I did get to read about the president’s remarks on Thursday as every mainstream news outlet and their lesser known cousin blogger were writing about it. It was short on specifics, light on math and heavy on rhetoric, just like I figured it would be. The truth is, Obama’s health care pan is both ever changing and quite complicated. I’m not sure if the average person is supposed to ever be able to read the bill fluently, let alone if Obama himself can properly explain it on national television. This is not to say I don’t respect him for trying. But

there is one part of the proceedings last night I don’t respect in the least. That would be Rep. Joe Wilson and his outburst at the president during the speech. Do I think that Obama was lying at that point where he talked about no free health care for illegal aliens? Yes, I do think he was lying about that. But I DO NOT think one should heckle the president. I do not think one should heckle the president during any speech he gives — you should have more respect for the office and its history than that. And you certainly shouldn’t be yelling things during a nationally televised speech in the chamber. You should have more respect for that room, even if you don’t respect the man talking. But I supposed Wilson couldn’t be bothered to restrain himself during that moment. Granted, he has since

apologized, but that’s like burning the American flag and then later saying, “Oops, sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.” It doesn’t excuse you and it doesn’t erase what you did. But I have to say I do understand why Wilson did it. In an early version of one of the wire stories about the incident, Wilson was referred to as a “littleknown” South Carolina congressman. The point here is that he’s only “little-known” to people who don’t live in the Palmetto State. Are we to assume that since he isn’t from New York or Massachusetts that he’s not as important or “littleknown” due to his state not having such a huge population or reputation? Wilson could’ve done the polite thing and issued a statement after the president’s speech. It would’ve been the more mannerly response. But at the same time I can understand why he felt the need

to yell back at the president during the live event. He knew that would get him noticed. He knew that would make it where he was getting his message out to the nation. If he had been doing it politely, no one would’ve paid attention to him. Does this make it right? No. Does this excuse what happened? I would say no. But I get it. It makes me sad, but I get it. So, I feel the real lesson here is to show proper respect to people. Wilson should’ve respected the president more and the press needs to show a little more respect to the representatives — Republican, Democrat or otherwise — of the people of every state in the union. If we do that, we may find that our dialogues are more efficient and productive regardless of the topic. And that’s some good news. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com.

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Obituaries

Building reopens after evacuation

Jerry Harrison

Department spokeswoman Patty McQuillan said one person was taken to the hospital after complaining of headaches and nausea. State Capitol Police Chief Scott Hunter said the carbon monoxide may have come from construction equipment behind the building, where a

large state government construction project is going up.

Jerry Lynn Harrison, 71, of 905 Goodes Grove Church Former officer Rd., Mooresboro, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at arrested for rape Charles George V.A. Medical GOLDSBORO (AP) — A Center. former North Carolina police A native of Rutherford officer has been charged with County, he was a son of the four sexual offenses, and late Leander Johnson and authorities say some of the Estelle Beason Harrison. events occurred while he was He was a member of High still on the force. Shoals Baptist Church, Walter Finley Jr. was retired from Davis Electric, arrested Thursday on one and a veteran of the Air count of first-degree rape Force. and three counts of firstHe is survived by one degree sexual offenses. daughter, Cheryl Ann Harrison of Gaffney, S.C.; The Goldsboro Police three brothers: Russell Department said the events McNeilly of Bostic, and Don occurred from 1995 through Harrison and Ted Harrison, 2000. Finley worked at the both of Mooresboro; two sispolice department from 1993 ters: Jean Penson of Easley until he resigned in 1999. and Betty Jo Hamrick, both Authorities said all of of Greenville, S.C.; and one Finley’s victims are acquain- grandson. tances and there’s no sign he Memorial services will committed the acts while on be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday duty. Finley was being held at The A.C. McKinney on $1 million bond. Jail offi- Memorial Chapel of cials declined to say whether McKinney-Landreth Funeral he had an attorney. Home with the Rev. Micheal Pardue officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Charles Thompson Rd.; charged George V.A. Hospital, Patient with assault on a child under Fund, 1100 Tunnel Rd., 12, communicating threats, Asheville, NC 28805. resisting a public officer, assault with a deadly weapon Online condolences at www.mckwith intent to kill inflicting inneylandrethfuneralhome.com. serious injury and assault with a deadly weapon; Evelyn Weir released on a written promEvelyn McGinnis Weir, 83, ise to appear. (Probation) of Eastview Dr., Bostic, died n Kevin Fitzgerald Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at Beaver, 43, of 213 Tisdale Hospice House in Forest City. St.; charged with commonBorn in Rutherford County, law forgery; placed under she was a daughter of the a $5,000 secured bond. late Crawford R. and Mae (RCSD) n Randy Douglas Dover, 51, Williams McGinnis, and the widow of E. Curtis Weir Jr. of 4209 Forest Wood Drive; She was a member of charged with shoplifting/ concealment of goods; placed Concord Baptist Church. She retired from Belk’s under a $500 secured bond. Department Store with 24 (RPD) years service. She was a n Leon Hamilton Sr., graduate of R-S Central High 59, of 212 W. Court St., Rutherfordton; charged with School and a former memassault on a female and com- ber of the Forest City Lioness Club. municating threats; placed Survivors include her under a $5,000 secured daughter, Kathy Lynn Weir bond. (RPD) of Bostic; a sister, Alda M. Atchley of Rutherfordton; EMS/Rescue and a niece and nephew. n The Rutherford County Funeral services will be EMS responded to 19 E-911 held at 11 a.m. Saturday at calls Wednesday. Concord Baptist Church with n The Volunteer Life the Rev. Frank Hoyle officiSaving and Rescue, Hickory ating. Interment will follow Nut Gorge EMS and in the Sunset Memorial Park. Rutherford County Rescue Visitation will be held Friday responded to 21 E-911 calls from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Wednesday. Padgett and King Mortuary. The family will be at the Fire Calls home of her daughter on Old n Bill’s Creek responded to US 74 Hwy., Bostic. a motor vehicle accident. n Ellenboro responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Green Hill responded to a smoke report. n Lake Lure responded to a Jerry Lynn Harrison, 71, of motor vehicle accident. 905 Goodes Grove Ch. Rd., Mooresboro, died Tuesday, n Rutherfordton responded September 8, 2009 at Charles to a motor vehicle accident George VA Medical Center. and to a residential fire A native of Rutherford County alarm. he was born December 24, 1937, n SDO responded to a a son of the late Leander Johnson motor vehicle accident and to and Estelle Beason Harrison. a smoke report. In addition to his parents Jerry was preceded in death by two n Spindale responded to an brothers, Jack Harrison and Bob industrial fire alarm. Harrison and one sister, Gay n Sandy Mush responded Bridges. to a motor vehicle accident. Jerry was a member of High n Union Mills responded to Schoals Baptist Church, retired a motor vehicle accident. from Davis Electric and was a

Police Notes Man charged with three sex offenses

RUTHERFODTON — A Forest City man is facing three sex offense charges. Steven Nikkita-Wray Sprouse, 20, of 143 Powerline St., is charged with two counts of statutory rape/ sex offense and one count of indecent liberties with a child. He was arrested Tuesday and was placed in the Rutherford County Jail under a $350,000 secured bond. He has a Sept. 28 court date. To be charged with the statutory rape counts, the defendant must be at least six years older than the victim and have had sex with a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old. To be charged with the indecent liberties count, the defendant must be at least 16 years old and at least five years older than the victim.

Injured driver charged with DWI

RUTHERFORDTON — A man who was injured in a wreck Wednesday was later charged with driving while impaired. According to a Rutherfordton Police Department report, Benjamin Franklin Weast, 59, of 278 Rucker Road, ran off the right side of Railroad Avenue, went into a concrete ditch and struck a concrete culvert and a mailbox. The vehicle, a 2003 Jeep, went airborne and landed on the other side of the driveway at 443 Railroad Ave., the report continues. Weast was transported to Rutherford Hospital by the Rutherford County EMS. He was listed in stable condition Thursday afternoon. He was charged by the RPD with driving while impaired, and was cited for driving while subject to an impairing substance.

Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 118 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 24 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 20 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to four E-911 calls Wednesday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 66 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Arrests

n Randall Ellis Brewington, 53, of 2331 W.V.

Local/Obituaries/State

Carolina Notes

RALEIGH (AP) — The state government building that houses the North Carolina Department of Justice is back open after being evacuated due to carbon monoxide fumes inside. The Department of Crime Control and Public Safety said workers at the old Education Building in downtown Raleigh were allowed back in Thursday afternoon after the building was aired out for about three hours. Between 300 and 400 people left the building, which houses the offices of Attorney General Roy Cooper.

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veteran of the United States Air Force. He is survived by one daughter, Cheryl Ann Harrison of Gaffney; three brothers, Russell McNeilly of Bostic, Don Harrison and Ted Harrison both of Mooresboro; two sisters, Jean Penson of Easley, and Betty Jo Hamrick of Greenville, SC; one grandson, Drew Harrison and special friend, Kay Troutman. Memorial services will be held at 6:30PM Friday, September 11, 2009 at The A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinneyLandreth Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Pardue officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or The Chalres George VA Hospital Patient Fund, 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805. McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest register is avilable at: www.mckinneylandrethfuneralhome.com

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Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 70, Bostic, NC 28018. Online condolences www.padgettking.com.

Jolene Boiter Eva Jolene Stacey Boiter, 55, of 141 Easler Webb Lane, Cowpens, S.C., died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Spartanburg, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Albert D. Stacey and Viola Hames Stacey. She was retired from the textile industry and was a member of Hicks Grove Baptist Church in Mooresboro. She is survived by a son, Marvin Ray Jones Jr. of the home; two daughters, Karen Diaz and Amanda Boiter, both of Chesnee, S.C.; a stepdaughter, Crystal McMullin of Inman, S.C.; five grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. The family will receive friends Saturday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Hicks Grove Baptist Church in Mooresboro. Funeral services will follow at 4 p.m. at the church. The Rev. Raymond Byrd will officiate. Interment in the church cemetery. The family will be at the residence of Karen Diaz, 155 Creek Bend Dr., Chesnee. Blakely Funeral Home, Gaffney, S.C., has charge of arrangements. Online condolences www.blakelyfuneralhome.com.

Betty Owens Betty Jean Bostic Owens, 77, of Goldsboro, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at Wake Medical Center. Born in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of Floyd and Mary Bostic. She was a 1950 graduate of Cool Springs High School. She was a homemaker and also worked in medical administration in physician’s offices, and worked several years at Belk’s of Goldsboro. She was an active member of Pinewood Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Grover C. Owens; a son, James Richard Owens of Burr Hill, Va.; a daughter, Cynthia Acree of Goldsboro; three grandchildren; two brothers, Hoke Bostic of Rutherfordton, and George Bostic of Fairview; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive

Jolene Boiter Eva Jolene Stacey Boiter, 55, of 141 Easler Webb Lane, Cowpens, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert D. Stacey and Viola Hames Stacey. Mrs. Boiter was retired from the textiles industry and a member of Hicks Grove Baptist Church in Mooresboro, NC. She is survived by a son, Marvin Ray Jones, Jr. of the home; two daughters, Karen Diaz and Amanda Boiter, both of Chesnee; a stepdaughter, Crystal McMullin of Inman; five grandchildren, Andrew Diaz, Jordan Diaz, Ciara Bradley, Daniel Bradley and Miranda Johnson; two step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Carroll Stacey and David Stacey. She was previously married to Marvin Ray Jones, Sr. of Chesnee and Randall Lewis Boiter of Bradenton, Florida. The family will receive friends from 2:30 until 4:00 PM on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Hicks Grove Baptist Church in Mooresboro, NC. Funeral services will immediately follow at 4:00 PM at the Church with Rev. Raymond Byrd officiating. Interment will be in the Hicks Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be at the residence of Karen Diaz, 155 Creek Bend Drive, Chesnee, SC 29323. An online guest register is available at: www.blakelyfuneralhome. com. Blakely Funeral Home, Gaffney, SC is serving the family. Paid obit

friends Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home Chapel in Goldsboro. A celebration of life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday also at the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Association, 930-B Wellness Dr. Greenville, NC 27834, the American Heart Association, 301S South Memorial Dr., Suite A, Greenville, NC 27834, or the Wayne County Humane Society, P.O. Box 821, Goldsboro, NC 27530. Online condolences www.howellfuneral.com.

Joseph Wright Joseph Leon Wright, 64, of Sevierville, Tenn., died Friday, Sept. 4, 2009, at his home. Born in Newland, he was a son of the late George Leroy Wright of Newland, and the late Mildred Hudson of Johnson City, Tenn. He was a former maintenance man for Dollywood amusement park and more recently he worked for the Old Mill Shopping Center in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. He is survived by his wife, Ruby Fowler Wright; three children, Patricia Wright Gibert, Joseph Leroy Wright, and Jody Wright, all of Ellenboro; one stepson, Aaron Brown of Kentucky; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Sept. 8 at River Country Apartments in Sevierville.

Deaths Frank Batten NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) — Frank Batten Sr., who built a communications empire that spanned newspapers and cable television and created The Weather Channel, died Thursday. He was 82. Batten was the retired chairman of privately held Landmark Communications and a former chairman of the board of The AP.

Evelyn McGinnis Weir

Evelyn McGinnis Weir, age 83, of Eastview Drive, Bostic, North Carolina died Thursday September 10, 2009 at Hospice House of Forest City. Evelyn was born July 17, 1926 in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Crawford R. and Mae Williams McGinnis. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church where she was faithful to her Sunday School Class; retired from Belk’s Department Store with 24 years service; a graduate of Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School and was a former member of the Forest City Lioness Club. She was also the widow of the late E. Curtis Weir, Jr. Survivors include her daughter, Kathy Lynn Weir of Bostic, a sister, Alda M. Atchley of Rutherfordton, a niece, Barbara Lattimore of Rutherfordton, and a nephew, Doug Atchley, Sr. of Rutherfordton. Funeral services will be held at Eleven o’clock Saturday September 12, 2009 in the Concord Baptist Church with the Reverend Frank Hoyle officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 pm Friday evening at The Padgett and King Mortuary. Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church Building Fund, Post Office Box 70 Bostic, North Carolina 28018. The family will be at the home of her daughter on Old US 74 Highway, Bostic. The Padgett and King Mortuary is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www. padgettking.com Paid Obit.

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Hospice Hospice of Rutherford County offers the following services: Advance Care Planning Clinics: Offered the first Tuesday of the month at 12:30 p.m., and the third Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m., social workers help participants complete documents at the Hospice Annette Cash Whitaker Center of Living. GRACE: For anyone caring for a loved one; conducted the first Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Rutherford Life Care, and the third Friday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. Adult care services are available on Tuesday evenings. Call 245-0095 to register. On Sept. 18, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Larry Hedgepath will discuss survival tips for dementia patient caregivers. PROMISE Group: For anyone who has lost a child of any age. The fourweek educational group will be conducted by Chaplain Jim Johnston, every Monday in beginning in the fall. Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Meets the third Friday of each month at Spindale Restaurant. The Sept. 18 meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the New Carolina Event and Conference Center. Dutch treat. For anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. Call 245-0095 to reserve. Volunteer training: Oct. 12-14, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. at the Hickory Nut Gorge office, and Oct. 19-22, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Carolina Event and Conference Center. The Hospice Library is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information or to register for any of the above events, call 245-0095.

Meetings/other Photographers meeting: Monday, Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m., Carolina Nature Photographers Association, Foothills Region, (Rutherford County) will meet at the county annex. Anyone interested in photography is welcome to attend. Contact Rickey Green at 429-5096 or ricspics@bellsouth.net for more information. Endowment applications: The First United Methodist Church of Forest City is now accepting applications for its endowment for nonprofit organizations. Application deadline Sept. 30. For more information call 245-6446. Habitat meeting/session: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church, Rutherfordton; Habitat volunteers and staff will explain the qualifications and requirements of owning a Habitat house; call 245-7411 for more information.

Miscellaneous Girl’s softball tryouts: Carolina Rally Cats 14U tryouts will be held Thursday, Sept. 17, at R-S Central High School, beginning at 6 p.m. For more information call 286-4921. Low-cost rabies clinic: Saturday, Sept. 12, noon to 1 p.m.; Thunder Road Animal Hospital; $9 cash, one-year rabies; $10 cash, threeyear rabies; other discounted vaccines available; call 286-0033. Free clothes: A tractor trailer full of clothes (men, women, boys, girls and infants) will be given away free on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Spindale Fellowship Holiness Church, beginning at 7 a.m. The church is located at 405 Deviney St., Spindale. The truck will be parked in the lower parking lot behind the church. Call 288-9088 for more information.

Fundraisers Relay for Life: Hairstylist Jacqui McIntire will be at the St. Francis tent Friday, Sept. 11, (during the Relay event), from 7 to 10 p.m., giving hair cuts for a $10 donation. Car wash: Saturday, Sept. 12, begins at 8 a.m., at McDonald’s in Spindale; sponsored by Community Worship Center; $5 per car, donations accepted; proceeds for the roof fund. Bingo: Saturday, Sept. 12, 5 p.m., at the old Gilkey School; hot dogs, fries and drinks will also be sold; sponsored by Rutherford County Traffic Control; proceeds for needed equipment. Fish fry: Saturday, Sept. 12, 4:30 to 8 p.m.; Concord Community Clubhouse; adults $10; ages 6-12, $5; under 6 free; includes dessert and drink; all take outs $9

Religion Homecoming: Sunday, Sept. 13, worship service 11 a.m., Caroleen Baptist Church; Rev. Richard Spencer, a former pastor of the church, will preach; Jim Bishop will lead music; fellowship meal afterwards.

town last week and on the morning of the event we had only sold 600 tickets,” he said. “The day of the concert we sold 7,000.” Bullard said on Thursday, he’d seen hundreds of cars drive by McNair Field checking out the set up. He urged local folks who want to attend, but haven’t yet bought tickets, to come by before noon. “It can get really busy, really quick.” In a previous article published in The Daily Courier, Bullard said Rimes was looking forward to coming to Forest City. Ricochet lead singer Heath Wright said they, too, were looking forward to the concert.

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officers come in prior to, as well as staying several hours after the event, which is really going to double our manpower. This is done in connection with the promoter, to make sure that we have adequate law enforcement on hand at the event, prior to, as well as postevent, to address any kind of issues. “We expect people to come to town and enjoy themselves. We want to encourage them to come and take part in the Forest City atmosphere, because we do have a lot to offer to those folks who are coming in from out of town. But we want to remind everybody that we do have a public display consumption ordinance that prohibits people from drinking alcoholic beverages in public.” The police and fire chiefs will be among those at a command post near the concert in order to respond quickly to any situation. “The group there will be in charge of making all the decisions for safety, police, fire, EMS,” Jackson said. “There will also be event staff there for non-police-related issues.” One big question mark in planning concert security and safety is that it remains uncertain how many people will attend. The size of the crowd makes a significant difference in how officials plan. “They’ve hired some of our parttime guys to work as EMTs,” Fire Chief McCurry noted. He said whether he sends over a fire engine “really depends on what kind of crowd we have show up. If they have big crowds, we may have some of the guys that are working go over there.” But he added, “We have to have enough people to take care of two sit-

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County, S.C., shots were fired. In all, officers made 1,650 stops and searched 231 vehicles. Interdiction officers operated on Interstates 85 and 26 during the week.

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vices and community resources. “Parenting is always a challenge,” Davis says, “but raising a grandchild or a niece or nephew is even more challenging”. As program coordinator of the GRG program for seven years, Davis

“The good folks of Forest City can expect chaos and loud volumes,” Wright said. “We do have a set list but from there, we’re flying by the seat of our pants.” That set includes the bands’ hits “Love is Stronger than Pride” and “Daddy’s Money” as well as cover tunes. “There will be a lot of horns and a lot of drums,” Wright added. Not only will it be the first time for Ricochet to visit Rutherford County – it’ll also be the first time the group has had the opportunity to perform with Rimes. “We met her back when she first got started, when she was 15, but we have not had the opportunity to work with her,” Wright said. The band’s new album, “Ricochet

uations,” since the department could be called out at any time. “Once you start talking about 5,000 people, there is a different set of guidelines you’ve got to go by, and have a contingency plan for that big a crowd, how to evacuate, and set up a command post,” McCurry said. The Forest City Fire Department is having a public 9/11 service at 9:45 a.m. today, so the department will be doing that in the morning and then getting ready for the concert in the afternoon. In addition to security, handling traffic is a major concern for police officers. And, as McCurry noted, the size of the crowd is crucial to how the department responds. It’s difficult to say whether motorists who aren’t headed to the concert should avoid the McNair Field area, Jackson noted. “We’ll know Friday at about 6 o’clock how many are going to show up.” “We’ve had 3,500 people at Owls’ games and there were no problems coming in and out,” he said. “If it gets up to 5,000 people, that extra 1,500 could lead to traffic flow issues. But that’s really just going to be limited to prior to and just after the concert. I don’t foresee any heavy traffic flow issues with the number of people we have now. Just like a ballgame, people still need to come a little early.” The police chief noted that the nearby cemetery parking lot will not be open to the concert-going public, for two reasons. “We’re going to park our police cars there,” he said, “in the event that we need to get out.” And the cemetery parking lot will be closed off he added. The chief stressed that the stadium parking lot will be open just like it is for Owls games. “This is a first-time event for the

Reloaded — Hits Plus” will be available for purchase at the concert. Wright said it is the band’s first studio album in eight years. “It’s got 12 songs, half greatest hits, half new songs we’ve spent the past few years recording,” he said. Bullard said he hoped the public would respond to the event so that it would be financially feasible to do another next year. Wright said the concert provides a way for people to come out and forget about their problems for a night. “I want to see every bit of Rutherford County out there to party with us,” Wright said. “We’re not starting until they get there.” Contact Flynn via e-mail at aflynn@thedigitalcourier.com.

town,” Jackson said, “and we want to make sure that it is a situation that would make it attractive for businesses that want concerts and want to come and use our facilities, and promote the growth of businesses in the town. I’m sure that this will be a positive event for everyone who comes in.” “Anyone who needs assistance should get up with a police or fire officer,” he added, “and we will get them the assistance that they need.” Sheriff Jack Conner on Thursday said he offered the assistance of deputies for the concert, but was told, “They said they thought they had it covered.” It’s probably just as well, since the RCSO is going to be very busy night anyway. “We have three county high school games, all of them home,” Conner said. “And we have a team at the Relay for Life. We’re not going to be spread real thin, but we are going to be spread thin.” A little math provides some perspective. The RCSO will have an average of five officers at each game, counting school resource officers and full-time officers, the sheriff said. The Relay for Life is an all-night American Cancer Society event that ends Saturday morning. The sheriff anticipates having six or seven officers at the Relay event. “We figured we will have 27 to 29 officers out at the four functions on Friday,” Conner said, adding, “myself, the captain, and the chief will be out too.” So, with six officers working the roads of the county, about 35 RCSO officers will be working tonight. Still, Conner said, “after the football game ends, we will assist with traffic or anything if needed.” Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com.

Rutherford County Sheriff Jack Conner said Tuesday, “It’s an invitation that we feel honored to be invited. Rutherford County borders two South Carolina counties, and what comes into South Carolina also comes here.”

county, since seizure money pays the expenses. The operation primarily was made up of officers from both the Upstate and Low Country of South Carolina, but officers from Georgia also participated, along with Rutherford County.

Rutherford County participated in Rolling Thunder at no cost to the

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week of season finds Chase, TJCA searching for first wins, East looking for 2nd

Jeter ties Lou Gehrig for Yankees hit record NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter peeked down at third base and saw a huge patch of green grass. There it is, he thought, a perfect opportunity to break out of that slump. So, he took advantage of it. Jeter began the night with a surprising bunt single — and didn’t stop hitting until he tied Lou Gehrig. With three hits on Wednesday, Jeter matched the New York Yankees record of 2,721, a mark Gehrig held by himself for more than 70 years. “It’s just kind of mind-boggling to have my name next to his,” Jeter said on the field during a postgame television interview pumped over the Yankee Stadium public address system. New York rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jorge Posada in the eighth inning. The comeback victory made it easier for Jeter to enjoy his accomplishment — he tied Gehrig with a seventh-inning single off rookie starter Jeff Niemann. “I’m happy that I was able to do it here at home,” Jeter said. “We had so many special moments across the street. Hopefully this is the first of many memorable moments here at the new stadium.” Moments after Posada’s homer, Jeter received a booming ovation as he stepped to the plate in the eighth with a chance to break the record. He walked against reliever Grant Balfour, bringing a loud chorus of boos from the crowd. The Yankees are off Thursday. Jeter gets his next chance to set the mark Friday night at home against Baltimore.

Local Sports FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. Cherryville at Chase 7:30 p.m. West Henderson at East Rutherford 7:30 p.m. McDowell at R-S Central 7:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson at West Lincoln

On Radio FOOTBALL 7 p.m. (WCAB AM 590) The Countdown to Kick Off 7:30 p.m. (WCAB AM 590) West Henderson at East Rutherford 10:30 p.m. (88.3 FM) The High School Scoreboard

On TV 10 a.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series — Virginia 529 College Savings 250 — Final Practice. 12:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) U.S. Open Tennis Men’s Doubles Final & Women’s Semifinals. 2 p.m. (WGN) MLB Baseball Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs. 4 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series — Virginia 529 College Savings 250 — Qualifying. 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup — Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Qualifying. 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) NASCAR Racing Nationwide Series — Virginia 529 College Savings 250. 8 p.m. (TS) MLB Baseball Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals. 9 p.m. (ESPN) College Football Colorado at Toledo. 10 p.m. (WGN) MLB Baseball Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

By SCOTT BOWERS Daily Courier Sports Editor

FOREST CITY — The fourth week of the NCHSAA prep football season will find all four Rutherford County programs on the gridiron with three playing home games on the busiest weekend of the year. Tonight’s games will battle for ticket sales and attendance against two large local events; one, the annual Relay For Life walk at RS Middle and the other, a visit from country singer LeAnn Rimes at McNair Field. The two events could easily draw more than 6,000 people and cause a dip in ticket sales for prep programs already struggling in tough economic times. On the field, the Hilltoppers will try and remain undefeated when they welcome in the Titans of McDowell County; the Cavaliers will try and double their win total against West Henderson when the Falcons come to town; the Trojans will be searching for their first win of the season as they host the Ironmen of Cherryville; and the Please see Football, Page 9

R-S Central’s Oddie Murray (44) rumbles through the Bessemer City defense in this file photo. Murray sustained a bruised elbow in last week’s win over Polk County, but is expected to see action tonight against McDowell.

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Trojans remain undefeated, sweeps Freedom By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

RUTHERFORDTON — R-S Central’s volleyball team rolled after a lackluster first set to beat Burns, 3-1, (22-25, 25-23, 25-10, 25-19) on Thursday night. Central, who dispatched of Shelby for it’s first win of the season on Tuesday, now moves the Lady Hilltoppers’ record to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the South Mountain Athletic Conference. “I really thought we started working as a team very late in the first set, but Burns was one game-point better at that time,” R-S Central volleyball coach Jamie Hutchins said. “We pushed it from there, adjusted our overall play and things came together. In the third set, the girls played to their full potential and I am proud of them.” It was Burns that jumped out early. Burns kept an early fivepoint lead and that held until Daryl Brown smacked a kill and earned an ace to cut the

Thomas Jefferson’s Emily Mellnik (1) goes up at the net for a block against Madison during the volleyball game, Thursday.

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2009 NFL Season Arrives

Pittsburgh Steelers fans Alan Ibarra, left, and his father, Juan Ibarra wave “Terrible Towels” as they watch the pregame activities before the Pittsburgh Steelers play the Tennessee Titans in the NFL football game, Thursday at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The Ibarras who say they have been Steelers fans for years, came to Pittsburgh on Wednesday from Chihuahua, Mexico to see the game. Pittsburgh Steelers’ Troy Polamalu (43) returns an interception during the game. Associated Press

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Rafael Nadal returns to Fernando Gonzalez during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday.

Del Potro makes 2nd slam semi with win over Cilic

NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro’s first match inside Arthur Ashe Stadium produced his second trip to a Grand Slam semifinal. The sixth-seeded del Potro overcame a sluggish first set Thursday and figured out the blustery wind inside the cavernous stadium to defeat No. 16 Marin Cilic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. “It’s so beautiful playing in front of this crowd,” del Potro said. “I’m so happy it happened this way.” Jettisoned to smaller courts for every match over his two years at Flushing Meadows — despite his ranking — the Argentine finally got to play on the big stage. He had a rough time handling Cilic’s serve in the first set, and was down a break early in the second. That’s when he figured things out and rolled off 17 of the last 20 games. “He was not missing,” Cilic said.

Del Potro is in his second major semifinal, adding this to his trip at the French Open earlier this year, where he blew a lead and lost in five sets to Roger Federer. Del Potro’s next opponent will be the winner between No. 3 Rafael Nadal and No. 11 Fernando Gonzalez, set for later Thursday. In earlier action on the main court, Venus and Serena Williams advanced to their 10th Grand Slam final with a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2 victory over Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova and Ekaterina Makarova. The Williams sisters are 9-0 in their previous final appearances, though this is their first trip to the U.S. Open final since 1999.

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first-set deficit to 24-21. Burns wrapped up the set two plays later for a three-point win following an unforced error by Central. From there Central went on a tear of it’s own. The second set went back and forth early, but Brown broke a 14-14 tie with a tap volley and then smashed a kill to sustain a lead following a late Burns rally. Brown finished off the set with two more kills for a two-point win in the second set to knot the match at one game apiece. Central brought a different energy to the court following the second set win and controlled the match the rest of the way. Taylor Crowder blasted two kills and added two blocks, while Lauren Murray contributed two aces in a 10-0 romp during the third set. Brown and Crowder continued

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 North W L T Pct PF Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0

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Thursday’s Games Tennessee at Pittsburgh, late Sunday’s Games Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Houston, 1 p.m. Detroit at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Dallas at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Monday’s Game Buffalo at New England, 7 p.m. San Diego at Oakland, 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Green Bay, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago, 4:15 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Cleveland at Denver, 4:15 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 Indianapolis at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

to pile up points for the Lady Hilltoppers with the help of Haley Drabek and Courtney Ledbetter punishing kills that allowed the home team to cruise by 15-points in the third set. Crowder and Brown started what would be the fourth and final set with a kill each and Drabek reeled off three kills to land Central out in front 7-3. Central held onto the lead without a huge challenge from that moment. Crowder added six more kills in the frame and Kenya Logan earned one kill, while polishing off the match with a block for a six point win in the fourth. Crowder led the way with 12 kills and Brown assisted with nine in just the last three sets. Central JV won in two games. R-S Central will try for their third win in a row at East Rutherford, next Thursday.

Chase 3, Freedom 0 MORGANTON — Euletha Davis and Sam Carpenter

GB — 11 1/2 15 17 20 1/2 28 1/2 GB — 2 6 1/2 20 21

Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 1 San Diego 4, San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 6, Washington 5 Florida 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Houston 2, Atlanta 1 Colorado 4, Cincinnati 3 Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Thursday’s Games Colorado 5, Cincinnati 1 Washington 8, Philadelphia 2 Florida at N.Y. Mets, late Atlanta at Houston, late Friday’s Games Cincinnati (Lehr 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Harden 9-8), 2:20 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 2-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 8-9), 7:05 p.m. Washington (J.Martin 3-4) at Florida (Jo.Johnson 14-4), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 3-7) at Houston (Norris 4-3), 8:05 p.m. Atlanta (Jurrjens 10-10) at St. Louis (Pineiro 14-9), 8:15 p.m. Milwaukee (Looper 11-6) at Arizona (D.Davis 7-12), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (De La Rosa 14-9) at San Diego (Mujica 3-4), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 5-6) at San Francisco (Cain 13-4), 10:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Florida, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m., 1st game Washington at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 2:05 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 8:05 p.m., 2nd game

New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Detroit Minnesota Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland

National League East Division W L Pct 79 58 .577 74 65 .532 71 68 .511 62 77 .446 47 92 .338 Central Division

W L Pct 84 57 .596 71 67 .514 68 71 .489 66 73 .475 63 77 .450 54 84 .391 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 83 58 .589 Colorado 81 60 .574 San Francisco 76 64 .543 San Diego 63 78 .447 Arizona 62 79 .440

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BASEBALL Philadelphia Florida Atlanta New York Washington

St. Louis Chicago Houston Milwaukee Cincinnati Pittsburgh

GB — 6 9 18 33

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GB — 9 18 1/2 27 1/2 34 GB — 5 1/2 6 15 20 1/2 GB — 4 1/2 12 21 1/2

Wednesday’s Games Texas 10, Cleveland 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 4, Toronto 1 Boston 7, Baltimore 5 Kansas City 5, Detroit 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 3, 13 innings L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 3 Thursday’s Games Toronto 3, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 7, Detroit 4 Seattle at L.A. Angels, late Friday’s Games Baltimore (Tillman 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 13-6), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Greinke 13-8) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-7), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Tallet 6-9) at Detroit (N.Robertson 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (J.Shields 9-10) at Boston (Lester

joined Blair White at the net as the Lady Trojans swept past Freedom, 3-0, Thursday. The Lady Trojans (6-0, 3-0) used scores of 26-24, 27-25 and 25-19 to take the conference win. “They really just played well as a team all the way through the game,” said coach Jessica Beheler.

Soccer R-S Central 1, Forestview 0 GASTONIA — Just like volleyball, R-S Central went from no wins to two in a one week span. Thursday’s win was one for the dramatics though. The Hilltoppers’ Chris Pendleton tucked in the winning goal on a wet Forestview High School field with just 20 seconds left to lift R-S Central (2-1-1) to a second win over a ranked 3A opponent this week. “Both sides played a little sloppy, but we finally punched one in late, after a knocking on the door for sometime.”

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12-7), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Morrow 0-4) at Texas (Millwood 10-9), 8:05 p.m. Oakland (Mortensen 0-2) at Minnesota (Blackburn 9-10), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 11-9) at L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 12-7), 10:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Columbus 10 4 9 39 34 Chicago 10 6 8 38 33 D.C. 8 5 12 36 38 New England 9 7 6 33 28 Toronto FC 8 9 7 31 30 Kansas City 6 11 6 24 24 New York 4 16 4 16 20 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF Houston 11 7 7 40 31 Los Angeles 9 4 11 38 28 Colorado 10 7 6 36 36 Seattle 8 6 10 34 29 Chivas USA 10 9 3 33 23 Real Salt Lake 9 9 6 33 35 FC Dallas 6 11 6 24 33 San Jose 5 12 5 20 27

GA 25 28 36 30 34 32 41 GA 22 23 27 23 24 27 37 40

Wednesday’s Games D.C. United 1, Kansas City 0 Saturday’s Games Colorado at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. Seattle FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. Kansas City at New York, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games New England at Chivas USA, 3 p.m. Houston at Columbus, 5 p.m. Friday, September 18 New England at New York, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 11 p.m. Saturday, September 19 Chivas USA at Seattle FC, 3 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Houston, 8:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, September 20 Columbus at Chicago, 3 p.m.

BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Indiana 22 10 .688 Atlanta 17 15 .531 Detroit 16 16 .500 Chicago 15 17 .469 Connecticut 15 17 .469 Washington 15 17 .469 New York 12 20 .375 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct Phoenix 22 10 .688 Seattle 19 13 .594 Los Angeles 16 16 .500 Minnesota 14 18 .438 San Antonio 14 18 .438 Sacramento 11 21 .344

GB — 5 6 7 7 7 10 GB — 3 6 8 8 11

Tuesday’s Games Indiana 69, New York 63 Los Angeles 76, San Antonio 68 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 75, Detroit 72 Thursday’s Games New York at Detroit, late Indiana at Chicago, late Phoenix at Seattle, late San Antonio at Sacramento, late Friday’s Games Connecticut at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

As for R-S Central’s next game, that will be at East Rutherford on Monday.

Tennis Owen 9, TJCA 0 SWANNANOA — The Lady Gryphons fell, 9-0, in the programs’ first-ever NCHSAA varsity tennis match. TJCA’s Ellen Kirkpatrick (2-10), Kasey Owens (7-10), Claire McCurry (2-10), Regina Maimone (0-10), Grace McCurry (1-10) and Madison Folk (1-10) drew the top six spots, but were unable to come up with a win.

JV Football East Rutherford 14, West Henderson 12 MILLS RIVER — T.J. Watkins and Maddox Stamey each delivered 40-yard touchdown runs to lift the Cavs JV team to a 14-12 win over the Falcons, Thursday.

Rockies smash Reds, 5-1 DENVER (AP) — Garrett Atkins hit a two-run homer and Jason Giambi had a two-run double in a five-run third inning, sending the Colorado Rockies to their seventh straight win, 5-1 over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. The NL wild card leaders increased their cushion to 4 1/2 games over idle San Francisco and crept within two games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West. The Dodgers also had the day off. By sweeping four games from the Reds, the Rockies wrapped up a 9-1 homestand.

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Undefeated Army awaits Duke

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Rich Ellerson already is in the Army record books after just one game as head coach, and he doesn’t even want to talk about it. “By the Tuesday of another week, we tend to want to treat last week as ancient history,” Ellerson said earlier this week. “You’re going to have to force me to visit about that.” OK coach, consider yourself forced. Ellerson, who replaced Stan Brock in December, guided Army to a 27-14 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday. It marked the first time Army won a season opener since quarterback Ronnie McAda’s senior season in 1996, when the Black Knights finished 10-2. And it made Ellerson the only coach in school history to notch a victory in a seasonopening game played away from West Point — though Army has opened a season on the road only nine times in 120 years of football. Next up is Duke (0-1) at Michie Stadium on Saturday, and last week’s triumph apparently really is ancient history. “They (the Blue Devils) are very sophisticated and they understand themselves and adjust accordingly,”

Ellerson said. “We, on the other hand, have to fix 10,000 things ... to have a chance. The good news is that we can do that.” Although Army was hit with 11 penalties for 82 yards and had only 8 yards passing against EMU, the coach’s assessment seems somewhat harsh considering his team won. The Black Knights’ triple-option offense had 300 rushing yards and four touchdowns, including 184 yards and a pair of scores in the fourth quarter. Army’s flex defense swarmed the Eagles for six sacks and nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage, limiting EMU to 223 yards of offense and just 40 yards rushing. “We run a very fast defense,” Army linebacker Stephen Anderson said. “Our defensive line did a great job putting pressure on the quarterback and our defensive backs did a great job covering guys. We got some pressure on their quarterback and he had a limited time to throw the ball. That’s what we need to do again this week.” Ellerson said Trent Steelman, the first plebe to start a season-opener in the modern era (since 1944), will start again.

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East Rutherford’s Adrian Wilkins, second from left, rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns in the Cavaliers 41-21 over McDowell, last Friday, to earn Daily Courier/ Edward Jones Gridiron Great. The Daily Courier/Edward Jones Lineman of the Week, as selected by the East coaches, is A.J. Lynch, far right. Joining Wilkins and Lynch for the photo are Edward Jones’ Frank Faucette, left, East coach Lee Lail, center, and Edward Jones’ David Smith.

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Gryphons will also be trying to secure their first win of the season as they visit West Lincoln. All four games have a scheduled 7:30 p.m. kick off.

McDowell at R-S Central

RUTHERFORDTON — Just a week removed from the Hilltoppers’ crucial win over the Polk County Wolverines, Central finds itself facing a trap game, of sorts. Central (3-0) faces the Titans, who come in fresh off a 41-21 pummeling at the hands of East Rutherford. The Hilltoppers will travel to Tuscola to Associated Press face one of the finest 3A programs in the Western Carolinas and Coach In this May 19, 2006 file photo, team owner Richard Petty, right, and crew chief Mike Cheek doesn’t want his charges Robbie Loomis watch practice for the NASCAR All-Star Challenge auto race at looking back at last week’s win, or Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord. ahead, to next week’s challenge only to lose sight of McDowell. “We are trying to get them to take one-game-at-a time,” said Cheek. “The last two days, the rain has chased us inside, but the practices have been good.” STATESVILLE “If you are going to class and the legacy of Last season, the Hilltoppers strug(AP) — Richard Petty compete with the other Richard Petty involved gled at McDowell a week after falling Motorsports and Yates teams in this sport, you with Ford.” to Polk County at home. This year, Racing plan to merge need a lot of support,” Petty, winner of a the energy is different — at school in 2010, with the foursaid RPM managing record 200 NASCAR and at practices. car team running Fords partner Foster Gillett. races, said some of the “Everybody is feeling pretty confiunder the RPM banner. “We bring a lot to this details are still being Under the agreement relationship as well. worked on. But he add- dent and they are enjoying being at practice,” said Cheek. “A lot of people, announced Thursday, We’ve won twice this ed there is little doubt coaches and players, have put a lot Yates driver Paul season and the power of the merger will help into this to get to where we are at Menard will join RPM Richard Petty is hard to RPM make inroads now.” drivers Kasey Kahne, beat, plus we have the on NASCAR super Central’s Oddie Murray suffered Elliott Sadler and A.J. support of some of the teams like Hendrick a bruised elbow in last week’s win Allmendinger next year. biggest names in corpo- Motorsports. over Polk, but should be available for RPM was formed in rate in America.” “I’ve won races with Ford and plan to again,” tonight’s game. January when Petty The merger leaves The Titans are running a 4-3 he said. Holdings merged with RPM driver Reed defense and the Hilltoppers will look Gillett Evernham Sorenson and former to counter against the stunting of Just not with Motorsports. NASCAR champion McDowell’s front four. The Titans Sorenson, who is 28th Bobby Labonte — who in points this year with will use an I-formation on offense The team has met has been driving for and try and hit Central with sweeps, just one Top 10 finish. with mixed success, Yates — looking for Labonte is 30th while tosses and traps. though Kahne is in work while bringing “We have 22 seniors that must step driving for Yates as good position to make Kahne full circle with up and show leadership, on the field,” part of a joint venture the 12-driver chase for Ford. said Cheek. with Hall of Fame the championship after Key to the game: Keep focused. Racing, but was pulled picking up his second Kahne was being Central needs to use whatever it from last week’s race victory of the season groomed by for big takes to stay motivated from one at Atlanta in favor of last week in Atlanta. things by Ford in 2003 week to the next. rookie Erik Darnell. Kahne is sixth in points when he suddenly left heading into Saturday’s the fold and signed with Labonte ended up drivWest Henderson ing the No. 71 car for race at Richmond, the Ray Evernham’s Dodge at East Rutherford TRG Motorsports and final race before the team, a move that gave FOREST CITY — The Cavaliers finished 18th while chase begins. Kahne a full-time ride removed the goose egg from the win Darnell was 30th. “This is a pretty big at the Cup level. Ford Yates Racing co-own- column last week with a strong 41-21 deal for us,” Petty said. sued for breach of conwin over McDowell that has sent er Max Jones said it “We’re thrilled to parttract, but the case was obvious enthusiasm through the prowill still field two cars ner with Ford. We’ve eventually thrown out for the remainder of the gram. talked with a lot of of court. “It was good to get a win,” said East 2009 season. Menard, folks, but in the end it Brian Wolfe, director Rutherford coach Clint Bland. “I who is 32nd in points, came down to the sucof Ford North America will drive one car while was happy for the kids, the kids were cess the Gilletts and I Motorsports, called happy, and everyone from Mr. (Tony) Darnell and Labonte think we can achieve RPM’s decision to Smith to the students are happy, it’s will split time in the with Ford Racing.” switch manufacturers just nice to get a win.” other. “gratifying.” The switch from Dodge to Ford should “We will work with ease some of the finanthem closely on the cial pressure felt by technical front to help RPM since Chrysler’s them become even Chapter 11 filing. RPM more competitive than laid off employees they are,” he said. and cut salaries after “What’s also really good Chrysler filed for bankto me is the chance to ruptcy protection. have someone with the

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East will face a very physical, hardrunning option-oriented team in West Henderson, tonight. “The fullback ran for 279 yards against Cherryville,” Bland said “They run a version of an optionoffense, but not a lot of pitch as they love to run that fullback on the dive and belly. We worked all week preparing for that and I think Coach (Brad) Levine has a good game plan. “We gave up twelve, by the defense, to Forestview and another seven last week — we have had good game plans, thanks to Coach Levine ... but we are looking to get more physical because the Falcons are a very physical group.” West (1-2) will look to turn loose their fullback Kevin Robertson (he averaged 20 yards per carry against Cherryville), while East will most likely counter with its 1-2 punch of Adrian Wilkins and Tyler Hamilton. The duo tallied an incredible 327 yards and six touchdowns in the win over the Titans. Key to the game: Catch a wave. Winning, like losing, can be contagious. Hopefully, East has caught the ‘W’ flu.

Cherryville at Chase CHASE — The Trojans have five players on crutches or in casts as the injury bug bit this past week, and just 21 remain active as Chase prepares to face Cherryville, tonight. Even under normal circumstances the Trojans would struggle, due to the overall youth of the team, but the injuries compound an already difficult personal situation. Chase will run out Tyreece Gossett at quarterback, the starter on the JV team after Tyreece’s brother, Dache, was injured and the Trojans’ original starting quarterback, Tyler Gaffney, was re-injured and possibly lost for the season. What to do? “We’re going to go out there and play a football game. It’s really that simple,” said Chase Coach Brad Causby. “It is what it is.” Key to the game: Hang in there. The youthful Trojans are learning in a trial-by-fire atmosphere, but it can only make them stronger. Right?

Thomas Jefferson at West Lincoln AVONDALE — Quick, who leads Rutherford County in pass completions? Give up. It’s TJCA’s Will Beam. Beam has completed 38 passes in the Gryphons first two games — that’s more than Chase, East and Central have completed, combined, in nine total games. Key to the game: Hang in there, Part II. The Gryphons’ first test against an NCHSAA varsity program comes tonight.

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Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, September 11, 2009

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Associated Press

On Sept. 14, 2001, three days after the fateful attack, President George W. Bush puts his arms around firefighter Bob Beckwith while standing in front of the World Trade Center in New York during a tour of the devastation.

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On 9/11 anniversary, people turn to service n Across

the country, people offer their time and talents to add positive spin to remembering tragedy By SUZANNE MA Associated Press Writer

Nation Today 2 charged in 1975 slaying

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Canadian man and a South Dakota woman were charged in the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement member, who prosecutors say was killed because the group’s leaders suspected she was a government informant. John Graham, of the Southern Tutchone tribe in Canada’s Yukon territory, and Thelma Rios, of Rapid City, are accused of taking part in the kidnapping and killing of AIM member Annie Mae Aquash. Prosecutors announced the indictments Thursday. Prosecutors say Graham and two other AIM members — Arlo Looking Cloud and Theda Clarke — drove Aquash from Denver to Rapid City, where she was held against her will and questioned about whether she was an informant. Prosecutors have said she was not working with the government.

Yale student disappears

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Police used search dogs and reviewed security camera footage as they tried to find a 24-year-old Yale University graduate student who vanished less than a week before her wedding. Annie Le, a doctoral student in pharmacology, was last seen at her laboratory Tuesday, and her purse, cell phone, credit cards and money were found in her office. Le, who planned to get married Sunday, has not contacted her family, co-workers or friends since. State police with bloodhounds searched the area where Le was last seen, and authorities were continuing to search nearby, Yale Police Chief James Perotti said in a statement. The FBI was assisting, and investigators also were reviewing images from closed-circuit cameras, Perotti said. Her fiance, professors,

colleagues, friends and family also were helping, Perotti said. Asked about the possibility of foul play, Yale spokesman Tom Conroy said Thursday, “There’s no evidence of it at this time.” Le, 4-foot-11 and 90 pounds, is of Asian descent and has brown hair and brown eyes. She is from Placerville, Calif. She received her undergraduate degree in bioscience from the University of Rochester.

Kingpin pleads guilty TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Colombian drug kingpin reputed to be one of the largest cocaine traffickers in the world has forfeited more than $15 million in assets, including an island and other properties in Miami and Latin America, and pleaded guilty to trafficking charges, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday. Fabio Enrique Ochoa-Vasco entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Tampa, 20 years after he was first indicted in Florida on drug trafficking charges. Authorities have described him as the head of one of the most powerful Medellin-based drug trafficking organizations, and he remained a fugitive until his surrender earlier this year.

Eatery files bankruptcy NEW YORK (AP) — Tavern on the Green, the landmark restaurant in New York City’s Central Park, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing comes just four months before the 75-year-old restaurant is to hand over its license to another operator. Tavern Chief Executive Jennifer Oz LeRoy blames the filing on the financial crisis and New York City’s decision to give the Tavern license to a new operator. The new license was granted to Dean J. Poll, who runs the Central Park Boathouse restaurant.

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NEW YORK — Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was named a national day of service. “Instead of us simply remembering the horrible events and more importantly the heroes who lost their lives on 9/11, we are all going to turn into local heroes,” said Ted Tenenbaum, a Los Angeles repair shop owner who offered free handyman services Thursday and planned to do so again Friday. Similar donations of time and labor were planned across the country after President Barack Obama and Congress declared the day would be dedicated to service this year for the first time. Some Americans are suspicious about the new commemoration, though, fearing it could overshadow a somber day of remembrance for nearly 3,000 people killed aboard four jetliners and at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and a field in western Pennsylvania. “When I first heard about it, I was concerned,” said Debra Burlingame, whose brother was the American Airlines pilot of the hijacked jet that crashed into the Pentagon. “I fear, I greatly fear, at some point we’ll transition to turning it into Earth Day where we go and plant trees and the remembrance part will become smaller, and smaller, and smaller.” In a column in American Spectator magazine last month, conservative commentator Matthew Vadum wrote that the push for volunteerism was an attempt “to try to change 9/11 from a day of reflection and remembrance to a day of activism, food banks and community gardens.” The criticism didn’t dampen spirits of those who planned to participate, though. Sue Katz, a tour bus guide in New York City, planned a walking tour in Central Park to raise money for the hundreds of century-old trees toppled by a recent storm.

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Katz called the park “New York City’s lungs” and said of the impromptu fundraiser, “This is my way to give back.” A Boston group founded by victims’ family members — two of the four planes left from Boston — planned to write letters to U.S. soldiers overseas and pack CARE packages. In San Diego, Dave Matthews Band bassist Stefan Lessard is sponsoring a cleanup of Ocean Beach. Volunteers who made firefighters’ meals or helped remove tons of debris from the World Trade Center site planned to join family members to read names of more than 2,700 victims killed when hijacked jetliners crashed into the towers on Sept. 11, 2001. Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to attend the ceremony in New York, while President Barack Obama was to meet with family members for a ceremony at the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C. In New York, thousands planned moments of silence four times — twice for when jetliners crashed into a Trade Center tower, and for the moments the towers collapsed. A wreath was to be laid at a memorial to the Pentagon, where 184 people died when a hijacked jet slammed into the building. Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates were to meet with victims’ family members. The president will “speak about what the day means and the sacrifices of thousands, not just at the Pentagon, but in Pennsylvania and certainly and most obviously in New York,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. Near Shanksville, Pa., where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed, former Secretary of State Colin Powell will deliver the keynote speech. At 10:03 a.m., the time the plane crashed, the names of the 40 passengers and crew will be read and bells will be tolled. Among the hundreds of people expected to attend is Jose MelendezPerez, a Customs agent credited with refusing entry to the country a man officials believe was supposed to be the fifth hijacker aboard the flight. The official 9/11 Commission report said hijackers deliberately crashed the plane in Pennsylvania as passengers were trying to wrest control of the cockpit. Associated Press writers Nancy Benac in Washington and Dan Nephin in Pittsburgh contributed to this report.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, September 11, 2009 — 11

business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

6,850.81 +78.41

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg Natuzzi 2.77 +.66 NCI Bld 3.51 +.56 Textr pfA 171.20+25.83 Talbots 8.16 +1.21 ZaleCp 6.80 +.89 FurnBrds 5.80 +.73 Macquar h 8.01 +1.01 Flotek h 2.09 +.25 FelCor 4.78 +.57 USEC 5.12 +.61

%Chg +31.3 +19.0 +17.8 +17.4 +15.1 +14.4 +14.4 +13.6 +13.5 +13.5

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

AMEX

1,786.99 +36.36

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last KodiakO g 2.13 AdcareHlt 2.80 GenMoly 3.35 Augusta g 2.55 ASpectRlty 22.75 PwSBMetS28.92 Aerosonic 5.18 BPZ Res 7.05 OrleansH 3.32 FredHolly 2.08

Chg +.34 +.40 +.47 +.35 +2.25 +2.72 +.48 +.63 +.28 +.17

%Chg +19.0 +16.7 +16.3 +15.9 +11.0 +10.4 +10.2 +9.8 +9.0 +8.9

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg BiP Lead 54.80 -9.17 -14.3 MSSPBw12 7.21 -.79 -9.9 MLMON3-1022.50-2.22 -9.0 MensW 25.06 -2.45 -8.9 Navistar 42.17 -3.51 -7.7 SwE BSP10 n7.16 -.58 -7.5 Jaguar g 10.10 -.78 -7.2 RamcoG 8.75 -.68 -7.2 PennVaGP 12.30 -.91 -6.9 CobltFON2816.52-1.08 -6.1

Name Last NTS Rlty 4.73 AmLorain n 2.50 CoreMold 3.55 Velocity rs 3.12 Gainsco rs 13.30 NewConcEn6.66 PhrmAth 3.92 Lannett 8.46 Aerocntry 12.55 SDgo pfC 15.10

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 9572069 4.75 +.09 BkofAm 1701102 17.22 +.18 SPDR 1458752 104.79 +1.06 GenElec 1170371 14.80 -.07 SPDR Fncl 893227 14.62 +.12 FannieMae 757838 1.68 +.02 DirFBear rs 702438 22.82 -.58 MGMMir 637088 11.24 +1.15 US NGsFd 593144 11.18 +1.08 LVSands 564220 16.24 -.60

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Sinovac 95146 9.49 +.06 EldorGld g 63307 11.47 +.41 KodiakO g 55068 2.13 +.34 NRDC Acq 45542 9.89 +.04 GoldStr g 35600 3.16 +.13 GenMoly 35240 3.35 +.47 Hemisphrx 34364 2.06 +.01 NthgtM g 32008 2.84 +.09 Rentech 25562 1.96 -.01 CanoPet 23093 1.08 +.22

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

2,343 730 85 3,158 171 ... 5,426,288,691

Chg %Chg -.78 -14.2 -.25 -9.1 -.32 -8.3 -.28 -8.2 -.95 -6.7 -.39 -5.5 -.22 -5.3 -.45 -5.1 -.66 -5.0 -.77 -4.9

DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

348 199 54 601 25 1 163,884,454

DAILY DOW JONES

SCHEDULE A FREE Dow Jones industrials

NASDAQ

Name Last QuestEngy 2.57 ZionO&G wt 7.20 Dynavax 2.55 Chyron 2.00 Xyratex 8.30 Toreador 7.96 EmmisC pf 4.25 XetaTech 2.98 YRC Wwde 3.05 UAL 7.60

Chg +1.25 +2.30 +.80 +.50 +1.75 +1.34 +.69 +.48 +.49 +1.15

%Chg +94.7 +46.9 +45.7 +33.3 +26.7 +20.2 +19.4 +19.2 +19.1 +17.8

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg NwCentBcp 5.95 -1.00 PhotrIn 4.17 -.70 WaccaBk 3.01 -.49 SpeedUs hlf 2.50 -.35 BassettF lf 4.33 -.58 SoundBite 2.83 -.36 Insure.com 2.21 -.28 Isramco 152.07-19.11 Deswell 3.50 -.42 TrackD rs 3.62 -.44

%Chg -14.4 -14.4 -14.0 -12.2 -11.8 -11.3 -11.2 -11.2 -10.7 -10.7

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) ETrade 1027112 PwShs QQQ904475 Cisco 743278 Intel 471790 Yahoo 464335 Microsoft 438179 Dell Inc 347206 DltaPtr 305914 ApldMatl 285316 Level3 262275

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Last Chg 1.71 +.05 41.48 +.39 23.01 +.78 19.76 -.17 15.45 +.67 25.00 +.22 16.56 +.64 3.43 +.40 13.64 -.26 1.23 +.06

DIARY

1,795 873 139 2,807 112 5 2,397,520,749

9,640

ANNUITY REVIEW TODAY.

Close: 9,627.48 Change: 80.26 (0.8%)

2,084.02 +23.63

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

52-Week High Low

11,577.50 5,227.53 461.87 8,241.71 1,963.12 2,318.43 1,274.42 809.79 13,017.93 761.78

9,440 9,240

10,400

10 DAYS

9,600 8,800

6,469.95 2,134.21 288.66 4,181.75 1,130.47 1,265.52 666.79 397.97 6,772.29 342.59

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

Last

Dow Industrials 9,627.48 +80.26 Dow Transportation 3,896.19 +89.44 Dow Utilities 371.20 +.72 NYSE Composite 6,850.81 +78.41 Amex Market Value 1,786.99 +36.36 Nasdaq Composite 2,084.02 +23.63 S&P 500 1,044.14 +10.77 S&P MidCap 678.69 +7.76 Wilshire 5000 10,790.74 +116.75 Russell 2000 594.90 +8.50

8,000

YTD %Chg %Chg

+.84 +2.35 +.19 +1.16 +2.08 +1.15 +1.04 +1.16 +1.09 +1.45

+9.70 +10.15 +.12 +19.00 +27.87 +32.15 +15.60 +26.08 +18.75 +19.11

12-mo %Chg

-15.80 -23.27 -18.11 -14.49 -4.81 -7.71 -16.41 -12.95 -15.14 -17.26

MUTUAL FUNDS

7,200 6,400

Net Chg

Name

PIMCO TotRetIs American Funds GrthAmA m American Funds CapIncBuA m Vanguard TotStIdx TOCKS OF OCAL NTEREST American Funds CpWldGrIA m Fidelity Contra YTD YTD American Funds IncAmerA m Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%Chg Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg American Funds InvCoAmA m AT&T Inc 1.64 6.2 13 26.56 +.62 -6.8 LeggPlat 1.04 5.5 70 18.99 +.22 +25.0 Vanguard 500Inv Vanguard InstIdx Amazon ... ... 55 83.85 +1.61 +63.5 Lowes .36 1.6 16 21.86 +.14 +1.6 Dodge & Cox Stock ArvMerit ... ... ... 8.52 +.24+198.9 Microsoft .52 2.1 16 25.00 +.22 +28.6 American Funds EurPacGrA m American Funds WAMutInvA m BB&T Cp .60 2.2 15 26.99 -.01 -1.7 PPG 2.12 3.7 26 56.99 +.53 +34.3 Dodge & Cox IntlStk BkofAm .04 .2 47 17.22 +.18 +22.3 ParkerHan 1.00 2.1 16 48.71 +.36 +14.5 Fidelity DivrIntl d BerkHa A ... ... 5299090.00+690.00+2.6 American Funds NewPerspA m Cisco ... ... 22 23.01 +.78 +41.2 ProgrssEn 2.48 6.4 14 39.00 -.06 -2.1 American Funds BalA m RedHat ... ... 64 25.48 +.51 +92.7 Delhaize 2.01 2.9 ... 69.80 -.21 +10.8 PIMCO TotRetAdm b Dell Inc ... ... 18 16.56 +.64 +61.7 RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 51.81 +.03 +74.7 American Funds FnInvA m DukeEngy .96 6.2 16 15.43 ... +2.8 SaraLee .44 4.6 18 9.57 -.04 -2.2 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m American Funds BondA m ExxonMbl 1.68 2.4 11 70.65 +.15 -11.5 SonicAut ... ... ... 11.45 +.26+187.7 Vanguard Welltn FamilyDlr .54 1.9 14 27.82 -.05 +6.7 SonocoP 1.08 4.1 18 26.22 +.04 +13.2 Vanguard 500Adml Fidelity GrowCo FifthThird .04 .4 ... 10.43 -.12 +26.3 SpectraEn 1.52 8.0 13 19.08 +.26 +21.2 Vanguard TotStIAdm FCtzBA 1.20 .9 30 135.78 -.78 -11.1 SpeedM .36 2.5 ... 14.68 +.01 -8.9 Vanguard TotIntl GenElec .40 2.7 11 14.80 -.07 -8.6 .36 1.6 74 22.79 +.97 +16.1 Vanguard InstPlus GoldmanS 1.40 .8 35 174.87 +4.60+107.2 Timken Fidelity LowPriStk d 1.80 3.2 27 56.30 +.87 +2.1 T Rowe Price EqtyInc Google ... ... 33 470.94 +6.97 +53.1 UPS B KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.70 +.04+120.2 WalMart 1.09 2.1 15 51.03 -.08 -9.0 Hartford CapAprA m Pioneer PioneerA m Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the DWS-Scudder REstA m Hartford GrowthL m last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants.

Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CI 104,023 LG 60,573 IH 55,198 LB 50,934 WS 50,929 LG 50,782 MA 45,570 LB 45,458 LB 45,011 LB 39,179 LV 38,148 FB 37,090 LV 36,779 FV 33,241 FG 30,568 WS 29,745 MA 27,846 CI 27,791 LB 27,676 CA 26,682 CI 26,476 MA 26,324 LB 26,060 LG 25,845 LB 24,330 FB 23,301 LB 23,263 MB 22,770 LV 14,574 LB 8,978 LB 4,009 LV 1,184 GS 1,156 SR 383 LG 178

+2.7 +11.5/A +4.0 -8.9/B +4.4 -4.5/C +4.1 -12.3/C +6.2 -4.4/B +4.2 -9.5/C +3.7 -5.2/C +4.5 -8.3/A +3.9 -12.9/C +4.0 -12.8/C +5.3 -13.8/C +7.0 +1.8/A +3.3 -15.9/D +8.0 -5.1/C +6.3 -9.5/D +7.0 -0.9/A +3.0 -5.9/D +2.7 +11.3/A +4.1 -10.0/B +0.7 -3.9/E +2.2 +1.9/E +3.4 -2.2/B +3.9 -12.8/C +5.2 -8.0/B +4.1 -12.3/C +7.0 -2.9/B +3.9 -12.8/C +6.0 -3.4/A +3.9 -12.1/C +4.3 -10.3/B +3.9 -15.2/E +3.3 -13.8/C +0.8 +6.8/A +1.9 -31.8/C +5.3 -5.7/A

10.84 25.73 46.72 25.83 32.47 53.39 14.74 24.34 96.65 96.05 91.40 37.18 23.01 31.14 27.12 24.33 15.42 10.84 30.49 1.93 11.67 27.79 96.68 62.95 25.84 14.17 96.06 30.43 19.98 28.50 33.20 2.82 10.48 12.43 14.18

+6.7/A +3.5/A +5.0/C +1.4/B +7.7/A +5.1/A +3.1/B +1.8/B +0.5/C +0.6/C +0.8/C +9.7/A -0.3/D +8.5/A +5.9/C +7.0/A +1.9/C +6.5/A +4.6/A +3.2/B +2.5/D +5.1/A +0.6/C +5.2/A +1.5/B +7.6/A +0.7/C +5.0/A +1.3/B +4.9/A +1.4/B -1.3/E +4.6/A +0.7/C +0.6/D

NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 3.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 NL 2,500 NL 100,000 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.50 1,000 5.75 1,000 4.25 2,500 1.50 1,000 5.75 1,000 4.75 0

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

Stock buyers respond to jobs report, oil rise By TIM PARADIS AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — Investors poured money into stocks for a fifth day after a drop in weekly unemployment claims and a spike in oil raised hopes for the economy. Falling interest rates on Treasury securities also fed demand for stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 80 points Thursday to its highest close since October. The index is up 347 points in five days, its longest winning streak since last fall. The gains have come even as analysts say the market is overdue for a retreat. The latest push higher followed the Labor Department’s report that jobless claims fell more than expected to 550,000 last week. A jump in oil lifted energy companies and an upbeat forecast from consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. added to enthusiasm about an economic recovery. Bond prices surged after a $12 billion auction of 30-year Treasury notes drew strong demand. Momentum grew in midafternoon as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a Congressional panel that confidence and stability were returning to the economy after the panic that began a year ago. Some pieces of bad news held back certain shares but didn’t get in the way of a broad market advance. Agricultural company Monsanto Co. warned that its 2009 earnings would come in at the low end of its forecast and said it would cut more jobs than previously announced. Investors voiced concerns about the pace of the gains but few wanted to stand in the way of a market that was carving its way higher. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index has risen 54.3 percent since hitting a 12-year low in March. It is sitting at an 11-month high, though it’s still down 33.3 percent from its peak in October 2007. David Bianco, chief U.S. equity strategist at Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch in New York, said the rally has merit because stocks had tumbled so far since their peak. The S&P 500 index was 56.8 percent by early March. “This is a rally that’s supported by the fundamentals,” he said. “Maybe it’s moving a little bit too fast for the normal rules of thumb but we haven’t seen a crash like that since the Great Depression.” The Dow rose 80.26, or 0.8 percent, to 9,627.48 to its highest close since Oct. 6, when it ended at 9,956. The index is up 3.7 percent in five days. The broader S&P 500 index rose 10.77, or 1 percent, to 1,044.14, its first five-day climb since a streak that ended Nov. 28. The Nasdaq composite index rose 23.63, or 1.2 percent, to 2,084.02. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.36 percent from 3.48 percent late Wednesday. The yield on the 30-year bond fell to 4.20 percent from 4.33 percent. Investors made selective bets on companies foThree stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 813.5 million shares compared with 875.3 million at the same point Wednesday. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 8.50, or 1.5 percent, to 594.90.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday before the Congressional Oversight Panel hearing the financial markets. Associated Press

Geithner: Confidence returns n He

sees banks repaying as much as $50 billion in next 18 months By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing emerging financial sector stability, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday that a number of government rescue efforts in place since the Wall Street crisis are no longer needed and that banks will repay $50 billion in rescue funds over the next 18 months. Geithner, testifying before a congressional watchdog panel, said the nation still has a ways to go before “true recovery takes hold.” But he said improved conditions in the banking industry have prompted Treasury to begin winding down emergency support programs. “The financial system is showing very important signs of repair,” Geithner said. He added later: “I would not want anyone to be left with the impression that we’re not still facing really substantial enormous challenges throughout the US financial system. The cautious but upbeat tone reflects a growing push by the administration to present the government financial rescue efforts as a success amid lingering public apprehension about

the economy. Geithner was testifying before the Congressional Oversight Panel that monitors Treasury’s $700 billion financial bailout that President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama used to shore up not only banks but the auto industry as well. Banks have already paid back $70 billion of the $250 billion that the government injected over the past year to boost their liquidity. Geithner noted that only $11 billion of that infusion has occurred since he became Treasury secretary earlier this year. He said dividends on those infusions and the repurchase by banks of warrants held by the government has also generated $12 billion for the government. Overall, he said, the government realized a 17 percent return from 23 banks that have paid back the government in full. Still, unemployment stands at 9.7 percent and administration officials say it could rise to 10 percent in the coming months. Foreclosure rates are surging and the mortgage market remains tight. One protester sitting behind Geithner held up a pink sign asking: “Where did the $ go?” And Elizabeth Warren, the oversight panel’s chairwoman, said: “Taxpayers still want to know how their money has been used and what difference their enormous investment has made.” When Warren pointed out

that bank failures are reducing the number of financial institutions, Geithner replied: “Fewer every day, but that’s sort of the necessary process of repair and restructuring that we’re going through.” The panel has been critical of government steps, arguing that in the past it has not received full value for repaid infusions of money into financial institutions. More recently, the panel contended that a significant portion of the government assistance to the auto industry will likely not be repaid. Geithner pointed out that the number of large financial institutions has grown smaller since the economic crisis. But Warren cautioned that some of the remaining firms were larger than before. “Are we more at risk on the question of concentration than we were a year ago?” she asked. “I don’t think so,” Geithner replied. “But it depends largely on what Congress ultimately decides in terms of financial reforms.” The administration has called for a series of regulatory changes, including requiring large, intertwined institutions to have access to more money to cover their risks. Associated Press Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger in Washington contributed to this report.

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Liberals give Obama time to cut health deal

President Barack Obama is applauded by nurses as he is introduced by Becky Patton, President of the American Nurses Association, left, prior to speaking about health care Thursday on the White House campus in Washington. Also pictured are nurses Sonia Reich, second left, and Linda Grual, right.

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press Writer

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WASHINGTON — In making his appeal for health care overhaul, President Barack Obama was also sending a clear message to his liberal supporters who have demanded that any overhaul include a new government-run insurance plan. I’m with you, Obama was saying, but I need some time and space to try cutting a deal with key Republicans and moderate Democrats who despise the idea of a government plan. So far, many on the left appear to be going along with Obama’s strategy, holding their fire despite their frequently stated view that health care overhaul isn’t worthwhile or even possible unless it forces private insurers to compete with the government to cover those who currently don’t have insurance. Big insurers who have been in close talks After months of missed deadwith Obama’s White House and congressional lines caused by internal division Democrats to reach a deal that could bring them and GOP opposition earlier in tens of millions of new customers hate the idea of the year, neither Pelosi nor Reid having to compete with a government plan, which was willing to outline anything they say would devastate their businesses. more than a broad timetable for Obama used his address to Congress Wednesday action on the legislation. But night to make the case for the so-called “public increasingly, it appeared that option,” but he also said it was “only one part of my events in the Finance Committee plan,” and stressed that he was open to other ideas would determine the pace. about how to rein in insurance abuses and make There, Sen. Max Baucus, coverage affordable for those who currently don’t D-Mont., has said he will conhave it. vene the panel the week after “He didn’t define the plan like I would have next to vote on legislation that defined it,” said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., a would meet Obama’s goal of leader of the liberal Progressive Caucus, which is expanding health care, providinsisting that any health care legislation contain ing consumer protection to such an element. those with coverage, and slow “But he didn’t slam the door. ... We weren’t the growth of medical spending thrown under the bus.” overall. Grijalva and Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., anothBaucus long ago embraced the er leader of the group, wrote to Obama Thursday proposed co-ops rather than thanking him for “reiterating your support” for a direct government competition public option and requesting a meeting with him with industry, and it appears as soon as possible to talk about defining what it unlikely liberals have the votes would look like. to overrule him. Behind the scenes, Vice President Joe Biden Democrats account for 13 huddled in the basement of the Capitol reassuring members on the 23-member members of the Congressional Black Caucus durcommittee, but Baucus, Sens. ing a wide-ranging meeting that the administraJeff Bingaman of New Mexico tion strongly supports including a government-run and Kent Conrad, D-N.D., have insurance plan in the overhaul. been involved in intensive biparThe idea is expected to be included in a measure tisan negotiations that produced under development in the House, where liberals the co-op plan, and Sens. Tom are dominant and three committees have approved Carper of Delaware and Blanche legislation that includes some form of governmentLincoln of Arkansas are part of run insurance plan. But the idea is anathema to the party’s moderate wing and Republicans and many centrist Democrats who unlikely to support a liberal have outsized influence in the Senate, where the alternative. Finance Committee is drafting a health care overWhatever bill the Finance haul that omits it. Committee approves must Leaders in both chambers acknowledged be blended with legislation Thursday that while they support a governmentapproved earlier in another pan- run plan to compete with private insurance, it’s el, and is expected to reach the not a must-have item. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate floor by early October. the majority leader, said he could be satisfied with Baucus told reporters the establishment of nonprofit cooperatives, along the president’s speech had been lines expected to be included in the Finance mea“confidence-building” for those sure. involved in weeks of painstaking And House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., who has said bipartisan negotiations. no measure could pass the House without a public “It’s uncannily similar to what option, declined to call it a nonnegotiable demand. we’re working on,” he said, avoid- As long as legislation makes quality health care ing mention of the disagreement more accessible and affordable, she said, “we will over government insurance sales. go forward with that bill.”

Dems expect bill to pass this year By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional leaders predicted passage of health care legislation within a few months despite undimmed Republican opposition, claiming momentum Thursday from President Barack Obama’s speech and renewed commitment from lawmakers fresh from a month of meetings with constituents. Increasingly, events in the Senate Finance Committee appeared pivotal, precursor to likely votes in both the House and the Senate by early October. “I’m confident the president will sign a bill this year,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. While effusively praising Obama’s speech from the night before, Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada signaled separately the president may not prevail in his call for legislation that allows the federal government to sell insurance in competition with private industry. Reid said that while he favors a strong “public option,” he could be satisfied with establishment of nonprofit cooperatives, along the lines expected to be included in the bill taking shape in the Finance Committee. Pelosi, who has long favored a measure that allows the government to sell insurance, passed up a chance to say it was a nonnegotiable demand. As long as legislation makes quality health care more accessible and affordable, “we will go forward with that bill,” she said. Democrats are divided over the public option in both houses, liberals strongly in favor and many moderates against it. Critically, though, it appears that any chance for Republican

support would evaporate if legislation permits immediate, direct competition between the government and insurance industry. On the morning after his speech, Obama renewed his campaign for passage of his top domestic priority. Declaring that too many individuals are being denied coverage, he said, “It is heartbreaking and it is wrong and nobody should be treated that way in the United States of America. Nobody!” He also cited new Census statistics showing that the number of uninsured has risen to 46.3 million from 45.7 million in 2007. In general, the legislation would provide new protections to Americans with insurance, help the uninsured afford coverage, require most individuals to carry coverage and aim to slow the growth of medical costs overall. The measure would be paid for through reductions in planned Medicare spending and tax increases. Obama has said his approach will not result in higher deficits, but Congressional Budget Office estimates dispute him. Most Republicans made clear during the day that Obama’s speech had done nothing to lessen their opposition. But they were peppered with questions about Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, who shouted “You lie” at the president during the speech. Asked if the episode embarrassed him as party leader, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, said, “I think that Mr. Wilson made it clear that he said his behavior was inappropriate, and he apologized for it. And I’m glad he did.” Obama accepted the apology, telling reporters, “we all make mistakes.”

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9-11 remembered as terrorism, fear said fading By NANCY BENAC Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Sept. 11, 2001, Barack Obama was driving to a state legislative hearing in Chicago when he heard the first sketchy reports of a plane hitting the World Trade Center on his car radio. The 40-year-old state senator spent the afternoon in his law office watching â&#x20AC;&#x153;nightmare imagesâ&#x20AC;? of destruction and grief unfold on TV. Within days, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d issued a statement about what the nation should do next. Beyond the immediate needs to improve security and dismantle â&#x20AC;&#x153;organizations of destruction,â&#x20AC;? Obama wrote, lay the more difficult job of â&#x20AC;&#x153;understanding the sources of such madness.â&#x20AC;? He wrote of â&#x20AC;&#x153;a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers,â&#x20AC;? of â&#x20AC;&#x153;embittered childrenâ&#x20AC;? around the world, of the seeds of discontent sown in poverty, ignorance and despair. The nuanced musings of an obscure state senator, Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement never even made the big Chicago dailies. Americans were listening instead to President George W. Bush, shouting into a bullhorn at Ground Zero. To weary rescue workers and a sorrowing nation, Bush declared: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The world hears you, and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.â&#x20AC;? Eight years later, Obama has the bullhorn. And the way forward in the fight against terrorism is anything but clear. Obama approaches his first 9-11 anniversary as president saddled with two wars that followed the 2001 terrorist attacks, and confronted at every turn by difficult leftovers from Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to them. Public sentiment toward

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On Sept. 11, 2008, then-Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, his wife Cindy McCain, second from right, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen., Barack Obama, D-Ill., second from left, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg walk up a ramp after a Ground Zero 9/11 memorial observance in New York.

U.S. involvement in Afghanistan is souring as combat deaths grow and questions persist about flawed Afghan elections. The drawdown of U.S. troops in Iraq is moving forward, but at a slower pace than envisioned by candidate Obama. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks of â&#x20AC;&#x153;a certain war-weariness on the part of the American people.â&#x20AC;? There are sticky questions about what parts of Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anti-terrorism program to keep, what parts to lose, what parts to investigate. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal of shutting the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba within a year is bogged down in case-by-case complexities. The phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;war on terrorâ&#x20AC;? has fallen out of favor: Obama avoids using it, he says, to keep from offending Muslims. Keeping Americans safe, the president says, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;the first thing I think about

when I wake up in the morning; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the last thing that I think about when I go to sleep at night.â&#x20AC;? Bush used to say the same thing. Obama, more discriminating in his speech, has struggled to craft a clear message as he faces difficult decisions about how best to protect Americans and amid growing doubts about his ability to do so. An AP-GfK poll released this week finds the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approval ratings for his handling of Afghanistan and Iraq slipping, and declining approval, as well, for his efforts to combat terrorism. On Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 9-11 anniversary, Obama will visit the Pentagon memorial to those who died there in the 2001 attacks, and meet with loved ones of the dead. He issued a proclamation Thursday honoring those who died and urging Americans to mark the anni-

versary with acts of community service. He also pledged to â&#x20AC;&#x153;apprehend all those who perpetrated these heinous crimes, seek justice for those who were killed, and defend against all threats to our national security.â&#x20AC;? The presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenge, says former Bush foreign policy adviser Juan Zarate, is to â&#x20AC;&#x153;find a balance where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clearly marking 9-11 as a key historic moment from which his current policies flow, but also not allowing it to define him,â&#x20AC;? as the attacks defined Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bush administration was often viewed as too firmly planting its policies in 9-11 and in the war on terror,â&#x20AC;? said Zarate, now an adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. In the years since 2001, Americansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fears about terrorism gradually have diminished as people have moved

on with their lives. They worry more now about the economy, health care and unemployment, polls show, and they elected a new president with high hopes that he would act decisively on those issues and with underlying expectations that he would keep them safe. So Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenge is to focus on terrorism even as he engages in a historic effort to restructure the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health care system and works to nurse the economy back to health. There is spirited debate within the Obama White House over what to do next in Afghanistan, and whether to send in more troops to stop extremists and stabilize Pakistan. The president says his goal is clear: to â&#x20AC;&#x153;disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaida and their extremist allies.â&#x20AC;? The way to do that, he argues, is by fighting the insurgents in Afghanistan to prevent the country from again becoming a haven for al-Qaida. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But lots of people have not bought it,â&#x20AC;? said Stephen Biddle, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who has served as a civilian adviser to the general in charge of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surely a big piece of the declining poll numbers for support for Afghanistan is that the public does not yet see the connection between Afghanistan and al-Qaida today.â&#x20AC;? Peter Feaver, a Duke University expert on war and public opinion who worked in the Bush White House, said that mixed messages coming out of the White House are partly to blame for the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confusion. The administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk about a narrow mission to fight terrorism didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jibe with its broader efforts to help rebuild the country and promote economic stability, he said.

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Climate bill key to global talks By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press Writer

Resident Gus Gruben, 45, stands atop a beach barrier of small boulders in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Seas rising from global warming and land sinking as permafrost thaws are threatening the Arctic community. Associated Press

Warming raises concern on Arctic By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — Arctic warming is affecting plants, birds, animals and insects as ice melts and the growing season changes, scientists report in a new review of the many impacts climate change is having on the far north. As the global climate changes, the Arctic Circle has been warming faster than other regions and scientists have documented a series of affects on wildlife in the region. Indeed, just last week researchers reported that the Arctic is warmer than it’s been in 2,000 years, even though it should be cooling because of changes in the Earth’s orbit that cause the region to get less direct sunlight. “The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past,” Eric Post, an associate professor of biology at Penn State University, said in a statement. Post led a research team that studied the Arctic during the International Polar Year, which ended in 2008. Their findings are reported in Friday’s edition of the journal Science. Snow cover has declined steadily in recent years and in the last two to three decades the minimum sea ice coverage declined sharply, a change that affect animals like polar bears

that depend on the ice for habitat and hunting. “Species on land and at sea are suffering adverse consequences of human behavior at latitudes thousands of miles away,” Post said. “It seems no matter where you look — on the ground, in the air, or in the water — we’re seeing signs of rapid change.” In addition, he added, the Arctic is very complex and “not all populations within a given species respond similarly to warming because physical and landscape features that interact with climate can vary tremendously from site to site.” For example, migratory caribou in Greenland and elsewhere are declining, the researchers said, since the animals have not been able to adjust their calving season to keep it synchronized with changes in plant growth. As a result, the time when the females need the most food no longer matches the time when the most food is available, and fewer calves survive. In addition, warmer weather can produce more insects and parasites to prey on the caribou. On the other hand, wild reindeer on the Norwegian islands of Svalbard appear to have benefited from the earlier seasonal loss of snow cover. These animals don’t migrate and the

longer growing season and less snow cover means more food for them. The researchers found that with warmer conditions red foxes are moving north, displacing Arctic foxes from their territories. Also expanding their territories to the north are the winter moth, which defoliates mountain birch forests, and species of Arctic trees and shrubs. Having more shrubs can provide food for reindeer and musk oxen grazing, and their trampling and defecation encourages the growth of grasses, which in turn attract geese. And, as if to help prove the case, the U.S. Geological Survey reported separately that the Pacific brant, a small sea goose, has shifted northward from areas such as Mexico to subArctic areas as Alaska’s climate has warmed over the last four decades. Before 1977 only about 3,000 brant were detected wintering in Alaska, while now that has jumped to as many as 40,000 birds. The changing Arctic climate appears related to changes in the availability and abundance of eelgrass, the primary food of brant in their nonbreeding season, survey researchers said. Post’s research was funded by Aarhus University in Denmark, the Danish Polar Center and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

WASHINGTON — With negotiations on a new international climate treaty proving difficult, the Obama administration’s chief climate negotiator on Thursday called on the Senate to act as soon as possible and pass legislation to control the gases blamed for global warming. Todd Stern, the State Department’s special envoy for climate change, told a House panel that it was critical for the Senate to pass legislation to give the U.S. the “credibility and leverage” that it needs to convince other countries to reduce pollution. While Stern cited progress, he said there’s still a divide between developing countries worried that emissions limits will hinder economic growth, and developed countries, which know that global warming cannot be slowed without the participation of fast-growing economies like China and India. “Nothing the United States can do is more important for the international negotiation process than passing robust, comprehensive clean energy legislation as soon as possible,” Stern said. The House passed a bill this summer that would set the first mandatory limits on greenhouse gases. Factories, power plants and other sources would be required to cut emissions by about 80 percent by 2050. But action in the Senate has been delayed as lawmakers wrestle with overhauling the health care system. With three months remaining before 180 nations meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to hammer out a successor to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, it is looking increasingly unlikely that the Senate will pass a bill in time. Without one, the U.S. will be hardpressed to explain to the world how it plans to meet targets that are agreed to. Developing countries will also be reluctant to join a treaty without firm commitments by the United States, which until recently, was the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. The United States rejected the Kyoto Protocol because it exempted countries like India and China from any obligations. The Obama administration has made clear that any new pact should require developing countries to cut emissions.

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Speaker: More troops for Afghan lacks support See related story, Page 17

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, meanwhile, said he is urging Democrats to withhold judgment until Obama decides what to do. “Let’s just take it easy,” Reid, D-Nev., told reporters. “I don’t think we need 100 secretaries of state. I think we should wait and give the president an opportunity to see what he recommends, and then we can dissect that any way we want.” Pelosi said she has not yet seen an on-the-ground

French general rejects military role in Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the French military says military intervention is not a viable option to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear capability. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Jean-Louis Georgelin told a Washington-based foreign policy group that he believes a military approach would be too risky. Georgelin’s comment came in response to a question after a speech Thursday at the Atlantic Council. He said it was just his opinion. The general said it would be difficult to plan an operation in Iran because there’s no guarantee that one shot would solve the problem. And he said, “If you fail in one shot, it is a catastrophe.”

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Hill aides. Pelosi, however, said she had not yet been briefed and believed she would not be until next week. Earlier this year, Obama ordered 21,000 more troops to Afghanistan, which would bring the total number of U.S. forces there to 68,000 by the end of 2009. In interviews this week, lawmakers said they wanted to see strong evidence that ordering thousands more troops to the war-torn nation would dislodge insurgents from safe havens in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. Opposition so far appears stronger among House Democratic leaders than their Senate counterparts. “I’m very hesitant to endorse additional troops,” Murtha said. “We don’t have the financial resources to sustain one long deployment, let alone two. ... There’s so much consternation in Congress about additional troops, especially without (seeing) a plan. It’s going to come to a head here.” There are about 130,000 U.S. troops still in Iraq. The issue of adding more troops in Afghanistan has divided both parties. Though some Republicans also are wary of a buildup, the GOP leader on the House Armed Services committee warned that without more troops, the U.S. mission easily could be

lost. “Narrowing the effort in Afghanistan or withholding vital resources from our troops and diplomats would be a major error, guarantee continued stalemate, and could eventually lead to defeat,” said Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif. White House officials are working to enlist congressional support for the fighting in Afghanistan, which in August saw its bloodiest month for U.S. troops since invading in October 2001. Fifty-one U.S. troops died in Afghanistan last month. Obama administration officials have asked lawmakers and staff to help draw up a list of about 50 benchmarks that the government wants to use in determining whether U.S. strategy in the region is working. That list is due Sept. 24. Pelosi said she was “more interested” in that assessment than the McChrystal report that went to the White House last week. “September 24th is fraught with meaning for us,” she said. As Obama considers the McChrystal report, Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to give him two more takes on its conclusions, from Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen and U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus.

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Woman chooses cruel answer

Dear Abby: My brother-in-law, “Ray,” and his wife moved in with my husband’s parents for a few months until they could get back on their feet. They have two small boys and a cat, “Precious,” they have had since they were first married.

They looked for an apartment to rent, but could not find one that would allow pets.

My mother-in-law, “Loretta,” was anxious for them to move out, so she told them to take the apartment and she’d keep the cat at her home.

Shortly after, Loretta asked my husband to secretly get rid of it. (Her husband had refused.) When my husband said he couldn’t do it, she took matters into her own hands, drove Precious 10 miles away from her house and dumped her on the side of the road.

Ray and the kids went to her home every day to set out milk and look for their kitty. They also checked with the local animal shelter.

About 10 days later, they found Precious at the shelter. They had to pay to re-adopt her — money they didn’t have to spare. Not knowing what I know, they

Dear Abby Abigail van Buren

then returned their cat to Loretta! Should I tell Ray the truth so they can rescue their cat, or keep mum so as not to make my mother-in-law angry by revealing the awful thing she did? — On The Fence Dear On The Fence: What your mother-in-law did was unconscionable. I don’t know how many of Precious’ nine lives were used up after she was abandoned, but house pets usually die from starvation, exposure, attacks by predators or encounters with vehicles after being dumped as she was. If you can’t bring yourself to tell your brother-in-law what happened to his furry family member, clip this and mail it to him with a note explaining that it contains an important message. After all, someone must speak for the voiceless.

Rectal pain common, hard to treat Dear Dr. Gott: There was recently a letter from a person who had suffered from anal pain for a year. I suffered excruciating rectal pain. Finally, my gastroenterologist determined that I have a condition known as proctalgia fugax. I believe this may possibly be what the letter writer is suffering from. My treatment now involves taking Miralax and stool softeners along with the above-mentioned compound and analpram. I am almost completely pain-free now. I was also told that this condition is genetic, meaning I inherited it from some ancestor in my family tree. I have wondered who it was and my heart aches for the suffering he or she must have endured without knowing what the condition was or how to treat it. I hope that this might help some of your other readers. Dear Reader: Proctalgia fugax is fleeting pain in the rectum. It is

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considered a variant of levator syndrome, which is defined as episodes of rectal pain caused by muscle spasm. The pain is usually brief and intense, with each episode lasting just a few seconds to a few minutes. It is ordinarily unrelated to bowel movements and may awaken a person from sleep. It can occur spontaneously. I couldn’t find any references stating that proctalgia fugax is a genetic condition. To the best of my knowledge, there is no known cause. However, since I am unfamiliar with this condition, I will not say that it is definitely not genetic.

IN THE STARS

Your Birthday, Sept. 11

Greater responsibilities in your chosen field of endeavor might fall on your shoulders. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — If you remain calm and keep working toward your goal, you will attain exactly what you want. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Through grit and lots of patience, you will be able to take on an extremely intimidating situation. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — When you are motivated to succeed on behalf of those you love, you will do exceptionally well. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Today has much more to offer than signals may indicate, owing to the people in your sphere. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Although there may be a few troubling spots, conditions in general look extremely favorable. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Today might be one of those times when you must prime the pump to get things flowing. . PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Allow events to occur at their own pace. Interference could throw everything off schedule. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Meet and mingle with new people in both your social and business lives. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’re likely to encounter some people working for you and others working against you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — By looking out for others, it will set the tone for cooperative exchanges with even the unfriendly types. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — An important and troubling situation will work out far better than you could anticipate. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — If you partner with someone who thinks the same way, you will pull off something big.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, September 11, 2009 — 17 The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, September 11, 2009 — 17

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Will Afghan war be lightning rod like Vietnam? By LIZ SIDOTI Associated Press Writer

KENT, Ohio — The demonstrations, the troops, the fresh anger are all long gone. Where anti-war protests raged, today a granite plaza invites peaceful reflection. On the spots where four young people fell in a spray of National Guard bullets, lanterns stand in remembrance. It is four decades after the Kent State shootings. And a U.S. president is, once again, escalating involvement in a long, distant war that his citizens are doubting — a war that, like Vietnam, couldn’t seem farther away from the campus of Kent State University. Just about everybody who passes the memorial here at Kent State offers a conflicted view about the expansion of the nation’s involvement in Afghanistan. “It’s been so long, you forget why we’re there,” says Mike Meszes of Elyria, Ohio, standing in the parking lot where Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheur and William Schroeder were shot dead in May 1970. Here and elsewhere, people once again are confused about the mission and wary as the president dispatches more troops and considers an even bigger military commitment. “Americans aren’t conscious of Afghanistan,” says historian Stanley Kutler, editor of The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. “You couldn’t help but be conscious of Vietnam because of the draft,” he said. But in Afghanistan, “The alleged reasons for going there have completely left the public consciousness.” Obama understands the fading memory and seeks to bring it back. “I remind everybody, the

Associated Press

Andy Sedgwick, 20, right, a business major, sits on the May 4th Memorial at Kent State University.

United States of America did not choose to fight a war in Afghanistan,” he said. “Nearly 3,000 of our people were killed on September 11, 2001, for doing nothing more than going about their daily lives.” And he warns: “The world cannot afford the price that will come due if Afghanistan slides back into chaos or alQaida operates unchecked.” Recent national polls indicate slipping support for the war in Afghanistan. The latest AP-GfK survey finds that less than half — 46 percent — now approve of Obama’s handling of Afghanistan, a 9 percentage-point drop since July. Eight years after al-Qaida attacked Americans at home and the United States invaded Afghanistan in response, liberals, conservatives and moderates alike say they don’t know what American forces are fighting for. They doubt that the U.S. will be successful and question what winning even means. Many also no longer seem to view

the war through the prism of Sept. 11, 2001; few mention the attacks but many — rightly or wrongly — draw parallels to Vietnam. The two wars are very different. Afghanistan resulted from an attack on the United States; Vietnam didn’t. The draft has been replaced by voluntary military service, meaning far fewer Americans are directly affected; the government drafted people to Vietnam by lottery, making the war central to the lives of most young Americans. Today, nearly 750 U.S. military members have died in the eight-year Afghanistan conflict, which some call “the forgotten war” in the years since the Iraq invasion. Vietnam, which lasted twice as long and divided the country profoundly, claimed more than 58,000 American lives. Nevertheless, now as then, the U.S. is engaged in unconventional warfare against fighters motivated by ideology and, in Afghanistan’s case, by religion, not simply

power sought by America’s more traditional foes. Now as then, American leaders claim that failure in one country will destabilize an entire region. And, now as then, understanding about the war is fading as conflict drags on. “This country as a whole is tired of war,” says Meg Soper, 42, a volunteer firefighter from Plain City, N.Y., who says the president she voted for is failing to communicate about Afghanistan. Dan Moschetta, 22, a recent college graduate from Washington, Pa., was a teenager when the attacks happened. He’s more explicit, calling Afghanistan “the Vietnam of today.” He’s fed up with spending untold sums on a war that “just seems senseless.” Such unease presents stark challenges to Obama, who has ordered 21,000 more troops to Afghanistan since taking office and is considering sending still more. Obama’s task won’t be easy, given that the Afghanistan

war no longer evokes what it once did — the universal fear of terrorists striking again and the overwhelming support of a country seeking retaliation. Time passes, and when people don’t see or feel something, war included, it tends to fade from their minds. That’s exacerbated by what many perceive as a lack of measurable improvement in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden hasn’t been caught, the Taliban is resurging and violence has spiraled. Last month was the deadliest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. All of that can signal stalemate to Americans who have come to expect quick results in all aspects of life. “It’s just a losing war,” says Harriet Miller, 46, of Grenada Hills, Calif. “We’re not making any progress, and it’s been eight years. That’s pretty bad.” The war has not commanded TV screens like the visceral images from Vietnam did. And the antiwar movement that has been part of the American fabric since well before Kent State has gone largely silent as the new president it supported, a Democrat, expands U.S. involvement in Afghanistan. Says Tim Brown, 50, of Steubenville, Ohio: “I just don’t get it. What are we running over there for when people over here are living homeless and losing jobs? He hasn’t told us that.” Unease about the future. Wariness about the past. Formidable forces, and both hang over Obama as he decides on the next steps in a murky, distant war — and sniffs around for answers that may never be as clear and definitive as an increasingly skeptical public demands.

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Rfdtn area: 2BR/2 full baths, living room & family room. Cent. h/a $750/mo. Avail. now! 828-288-1399 lv. msg.

Single wide Shiloh: 2BR/2BA No Pets! $400/mo. + $300 dep. 245-5703 or 286-8665

RV or Trailer space on priv. lot. All utilities avail. Walking distance to Dogwood Valley Golf Course. $125/mo. Call 704-434-5821 ask for Don

Cleghorn Condos 1BR/1BA $600/mo. 3BR/2BA $1,100/mo. Utilities incld. and appl. furn. for both. Call 828-429-9442 RENT TO OWN: 3BR/1.5BA in Spindale Central h/a, new paint. $550/mo. + $300 dep. Call 919-604-1115 or dlbuff@yahoo.com

Nice 2BR/1BA Central h/a. 911 Stonecutter St., Spindale $400/mo. + $200 dep. 429-6670 2BR/1BA, Ellenboro Hopewell/Hollis Rd. brick home, appliances furnished, hardwood floors. No pets. Ref. 453-7717 4 Bedroom/2 Bath (between Lake Lure and Rutherfordton) $650/mo. 828-329-4577

2 & 3BR Stove, refrig., cable, lawn service & trash incld. $260-$350/mo. + dep. No cats! Long term only! Call 453-0078 or 429-8822 2BR/2BA in nice area Stove, refrig. No Pets! $400/mo. + deposit Call 287-7043 2 & 3 Bedroom Mobile Homes in Chase area. No Pets! Call 429-6691

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For Rent: Lake Lure Fox Run Townhouse 2BR/2BA sleeps 6 Avail. Oct. 10th-14th $125 per night Call Frank 505-280-5815

Commercial Property Garage/Shop For Rent: 60’x25’, cement floors. Main Street in Bostic $200/mo. 1 yr. lease. Call 447-3634 Main St., Rfdtn, office or retail space for rent, utilities furnished, ready to move in $550/mo. 287-0983 or 223-1112

Rollback Services Cars Rolling $40 local Utility Bldgs. $95 local After 5pm & weekends extra 828-289-8346

Daycare Wee The People Child Care, has openings for 6 weeks to 3 years of age. Located on West St., Spindale

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18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, FRIDAY, September 11, 2009 Work Wanted

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Home Health Care Provider NC Cert. CNA Reasonable rates, ref’s. avail. 248-3179

Technical In House Sales position with local company that sells accounting software to accountants and CPA’s nationwide. Telephone follow up on generated leads, demonstrate product over the internet and close deals. Assist customers w/software implementation and training. Earn base salary + commissions. Benefits include paid vacation and sick time. High School education, good computer and communication skills req. Email resume to

RN Supervisor 3-11 RN/LPN 3-11/11-7 Lic. Social Worker Staffing Coordinator RN Staff Development Apply in person at: Brookview Healthcare 510 Thompson St., Gaffney, SC 29340 Call 864-489-3101 for directions. Brookview is a drug free workplace EOE/M/F/D/V

I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS Up to $10 per 100 ct. Call Frank 828-577-4197

Help Wanted Cleghorn Plantation hiring golf cart staff. Must be reliable, responsible, drug, tobacco and alcohol free. Duties include detailing golf carts, picking driving range, etc. Flexible hours. $8/hr. + golf privileges. Apply in person

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Lost Trucks 1994 GMC Pick Up P/w, p/l, good a/c, new tires. Runs good! Call 828-305-3627

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1995 Landrover Discovery All wheel drive. Exc. cond.! Must sell! $4,200 980-8009

Pets Free to a good home Doberman/Chocolate Lab puppies. Mother is reg. blue Doberman. Call 248-2980 after 6p

Female yellow tiger cat 1 year old, skinny. Lost 9/4 from Cane Creek Rd. in Rfdtn Call 287-5737 Female Calico Cat Approx. 1 yr. old, no collar. Lost 8/5 from Lawing Mill Rd. Reward! 288-9591

Miscellaneous Want to end an addiction and get your life back? Join us Sept. 14th at 7PM Spindale Church of the Brethren, Midland St., Spindale For more info 289-6851

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CLEARANCE YARD SALE FC: 208 Springdale Dr. (off Butler Rd.) Sat. 7A-til Homemade Christmas decorations, plants. All things must go! ESTATE SALE Walter Horn Rd. (Business 74, between Spindale and FC, across from North State Gas Company) Saturday 8A-until Antiques, collectibles, clothing, toys HUGE 4 FAMILY Ellenboro 159 Fairfax Dr. (East of Ellenboro) Sat. 7A-until Large variety to choose from! HUGE YARD SALE Chase: 167 Francis St. Saturday 8A-until Household, home interior, Princess House, Dale Earnhardt, cookie jars, bar stools! HUGE YARD SALE Rfdtn: 203 Cardinal Rd. (off Whiteside Rd.) Saturday 6:30A-until 5 family at Childers Truck Stop 221S, Sat. 7:30A-until Furniture, kids, women’s, maternity clothes, toys, computer/office equip., Home Interior, lots more.

Yard Sales HUGE FC: 1259 Bethany Church Rd. Sat. 6:30A-until Too much to mention! LARGE INDOOR YARD SALE Rfdtn Grace Bible Church (about 1.5 miles from Dean’s Produce headed West on 64/74) Sat. 7A-2P

MOVING SALE FC 159 Georgia Avenue Fri. & Sat. 8A-until Furniture, tools, garden equipment, household items and much more! MOVING SALE Rfdtn 198 Center Ridge Dr. (in Green Hill Farms, next to Green Hill Baptist Church on Hwy 64/74) Sat. 8A-until Oak dining set, a/cheating unit, pool supplies, household

NOTICE OF RESALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Danny C. Goforth and Donna M. Goforth to C. Andrew Neisler, Trustee for First National Bank, dated September 30, 2003, and Recorded in Book 0758 at Page 0007 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned by an Order of the Clerk of Court of Rutherford County, North Carolina, dated July 1, 2009, and an Order of Resale dated August 19, 2009, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, at 10:00 a.m. on the 15th day of September, 2009, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT NO. 1: (229 Friendship Drive, Ellenboro, NC) BEGINNING on a stone Grover Harrill’s corner, thence N. 21 S. 8 poles to a stone in Mrs. Lou Burn’s line; thence N. 8 W. 8 poles to a stone; thence S. 21 E. 8 poles to a stone in Grover Harrill’s line; thence S. 78 _ E. 8 poles to the Beginning, containing about two-fifths (2/5) of an acre. Title Reference: Deed Book 0821 Page 0872 of the Rutherford County Registry. This sale is subject to taxes and all other prior liens of record. The high bidder at the sale will be required to deposit at the time of sale 5% of the purchase price or $750.00, whichever is greater. This the 19th day of August, 2009. /s/ Robert H. Lutz Substitute Trustee Yelton, Farfour & Lutz, PA PO Box 1329 211 South Washington Street Shelby NC 28150 Phone: 704-482-7718 Fax: 704-482-6747 Publish: August 28 and September 11, 2009.

2 FAMILY FC Arlington Street Saturday 7A-until Clothes, Vera Bradley, DVD’s, CD’s. Large variety of items!

MULTI FAMILY FC: in Holly Hills Saturday 7A-until Clothes, baby items, Nascar items, furniture. Too much to mention! MULTI FAMILY FC 307 Aqua Dr. (off Hudlow, turn onto Lincoln Rd.) Sat. 7A-until Furniture, household, clothes, jewelry, and more! MULTI FAMILY Spindale: 101 Huntley St. Sat. 8A-until estate, books, misc.

MULTI-FAMILY Ellenboro: 628 Terry Rd. Sat. 7A-until Baby items, baby clothes, women’s clothing, pocketbooks, furniture, name brand bedding items, more!

MULTI FAMILY Spindale: 837 Thunder Rd. Saturday 8A-until Women’s, men’s, children’s & baby clothes, furniture, household, Christmas items and more!

Multi-family FC: 517 Byers Rd., Fri. and Sat. 7A-until Big variety, baby items, clothes, etc

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Multi-family, Rfdtn, 138 Allen St., next to Reeves Brothers, Sat. 7:30AM-until Furniture and more Everything priced to go!

Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity is seeking a full-time executive director with proven experience and management skills to assume leadership of this non-profit organization. Responsibilities include overall day-to-day affiliate administration and Board coordination, fundraising, public relations, recruiting and managing volunteers, coordinating activities of committees, grant writing and program development.

Multi-family, Rfdtn., 670 Cleghorn Mill Rd., Sat. 7AM-noon Household, books, men, ladies clothing, med/lg., trail bike, Panther 4-wheeler, furniture, misc. 828-429-0081

The successful candidate must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and be computer literate. Demonstrated abilities in building relationships and partnerships, nonprofit leadership, resource development, program planning and understanding of affordable housing development are highly desirable. A bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least four years of relevant experience is preferred.

Rfdtn, 531 Thompson Rd., Sat., 8AM-Noon. Estate items, toddler items, books, furniture, women’s clothes and much more

Interested candidates please submit a cover letter and resume by September 25, 2009 to: Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity P.O. Box 1534 • Rutherfordton, NC 28139 or email to rutherfordhabitat@bellsouth.net. RCHFH is an equal opportunity employer.

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YARD SALE Spindale Elementary Sat. Sept. 12th 8A-until All proceeds benefit Spindale Elementary PTO. Come support our school & PTO!

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White Oak Manor - Shelby

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is currently accepting applications for

Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44A-40, various items of personal property contained in the warehouses listed below will be sold at public auction at FCI Mini-Warehouses on Saturday, September 19, 2009.

RN - Supervisor Full-time, Mon.-Fri., 2nd shift Supervisory experience required, LTC experience is preferred. Excellent benefits with a well established company.

Apply at 401 North Morgan St., Shelby, NC 28150 or fax resume to 704-487-7193 Julie Hollifield Human Resources EOE

NOTICE OF SALE Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 44-40, various items of personal property contained in the warehouses listed below will be sold at public auction at Reids of Forest City, Reids Mini Storage, 407 U.S. Hwy 221-A, Forest City, NC 28043 on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:00 AM. Rain date will be Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 9:00 AM Units: J, 5, 28, 68, 97, 110, 130, 148, 156, 165, 172, 183, 199, 202, 238, 263, 265, 313 Allan D. Reid, President Reids of Forest City Reids Mini Storage 407 U.S. Hwy 221-A Forest City, NC 28043

10:00 AM 168 Meadowbrook Drive, Forest City, NC Units 40, 66, 72, 112, and 116 11:30 AM West Street, Spindale, NC Unit 13 1:00 PM Chase High Road, Forest City, NC Units 3, 9, 22, 23, 40, 62, 63, 73, 100 and 110 Johnny Sisk, President Forest City Investment Club, Inc. PO Box 915 Forest City, NC 28043

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of KENNETH DEAN GREEN of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said KENNETH DEAN GREEN to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st day of November 2009 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 21st day of August, 2009. Dolly Louise Green, Executor 3652 Big Island Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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Nation/world World Today Berlusconi says he won’t resign ROME (AP) — Premier Silvio Berlusconi brushed off questions about any possible resignation over his sex scandal, saying Thursday that he has been Italy’s best premier ever. Berlusconi also said he was considering suing the woman at the center of the scandal. Patrizia D’Addario, a self-proclaimed prostitute, claims she tape-recorded Berlusconi during a night she says they spent together at the premier’s home. The left-leaning newsweekly L’Espresso obtained copies of the tapes, including one in which a man it identified as Berlusconi is heard telling D’Addario to wait for him on the big bed while he showers.

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Iraq. Associated Press

Iraqi shoe thrower eyes activism BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in one of the more bizarre episodes of the Iraq war might use his new iconic status in Iraq to promote humanitarian causes, his family said. The reporter, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, is to be released Monday after nine months in prison. He will be greeted by a nation where many feel his act of protest encapsulated their own bitterness over the war and U.S. occupation.

Czech court cancels early elections PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that early national elections scheduled for Oct. 9-10 will not take place because the law that allowed them to occur suspended the constitution. President Vaclav Klaus had set the election date in July after Parliament approved a new law requiring that the vote be held no later than midOctober. The court issued its decision Thursday after assessing a complaint by a lawmaker who challenged the new law, saying the decision to hold early elections violated his constitutional right to serve a four-year term.

Riots in Uganda’s capital kill 7 KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Supporters of the traditional ruler of an ethnic group in Uganda have clashed with police and soldiers in the country’s capital, and at least seven people have died. AP photographer Stephen Wandera counted seven bodies as police and the army clashed with stone-throwing protesters who burned tires Thursday in Kampala. The fatalities all appeared to be civilians. The clashes began when a representative of the traditional ruler of Buganda, Uganda’s largest ethnic group, was prevented from traveling to a region northeast of the capital to prepare for a political rally Saturday.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq told Congress on Thursday that despite a recent rash of insurgent attacks, the U.S. is on track to removing all its combat forces by next August. “We are holding to this timetable,” Christopher Hill told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his first congressional testimony since taking over the top U.S. diplomatic post in Baghdad in April. Hill also said he is encouraged that the recent violence, including dual bombings of the Iraqi finance and foreign ministries that killed about 100 people, has failed to push Iraq back to the brink of civil war. “The reality is that the Iraqis have stood firm and have rejected retribution and a new cycle of violence,” Hill said. “The bombings in recent months show that we still have to deal with al-Qaida in Iraq that tries to rekindle violence,” the envoy said. “To the great credit of the Iraqi people, however, they have not risen to the bait.” One reason for the brake on

a return to sectarian warfare, Hill added, is that Iraqi security forces have progressed so far in professional development that they are seen by ordinary Iraqis as being committed to “play it fair and they do their jobs.” Under a plan he announced shortly after taking office, President Barack Obama has set August 2010 as a deadline for removing all U.S. combat forces. A separate agreement with Iraq, reached by Obama’s predecessor, requires a complete U.S. withdrawal — including noncombat military forces — by the end of 2011. Meanwhile, the No. 2 American commander in Iraq told reporters at the Pentagon that it’s too early to tell whether officials will be able to go forward with a possible acceleration of the drawdown of U.S. troops. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in July cited the possibility that an extra combat brigade of 5,000 American troops might be brought home early from Iraq if the trend of reduced violence held. It was the first suggestion that the Obama administration might rethink its decision to keep as many forces in Iraq as

possible this year ahead of Iraq’s upcoming national election. Asked if an accelerated withdrawal still seems a possibility, Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby said: “We’ll see how the environment improves as we head toward the election.” “I will tell you that it’s a volatile time period” now, Jacoby told Pentagon reporters in a video conference from Iraq, where he said he believes homegrown alQaida fighters are responsible for most of the recent spectacular deadly bombings. In his congressional testimony, Hill said the U.S. is on track to removing all its combat forces from Iraq by next August. He said the U.S. is moving toward a civilian-led effort to develop a long-term relationship with Iraq. Republicans and Democrats on the committee stressed their disappointment that Iraqi officials have rarely offered expressions of gratitude for the sacrifices made by American troops in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. Hill, however, said that Iraqis are not reluctant to show their gratitude. “I do hear it every day,” he said. “That is a daily occurrence in my life there.”

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— though it was unclear if the bullets came from British troops or his Taliban captors. Farrell was rescued unhurt. John Harrison, 29, from the British Parachute Regiment was also killed in the operation to free the pair, who were kidnapped Saturday. The newly formed Media Club of Afghanistan — set up by Afghan reporters who work with international news outlets — condemned the Taliban, who grabbed the two. But the journalists also said in a statement they hold NATO-led forces responsible for launching a military operation without exhausting nonviolent channels. They also criticized British commandos for leaving Munadi’s body behind while retrieving their own slain comrade. “It shows a double standard between a foreign life and an Afghan life,” said Fazul Rahim, an Afghan producer for CBS News. Munadi’s family privately arranged to retrieve the body and buried him in the capital late Wednesday. On Thursday, more than 50 Afghan reporters, wearing cameras and carrying notebooks, laid flowers at Munadi’s grave.

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KABUL (AP)— Afghan journalists blamed a kidnapped colleague’s death on what they called a reckless rescue operation by British forces and said Thursday that foreign troops have a “double standard” for Western and Afghan lives. The death of Afghan translator and reporter Sultan Munadi during a raid that freed a British-Irish journalist for The New York Times could further fuel anger among some Afghans over the conduct of foreign troops. That ire threatens to weaken support for the fight against a resurgent Taliban. Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the killing as did his main challenger in the country’s disputed presidential election, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah. The Afghan journalists’ accusations came as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s office said that the rescue operation Wednesday in the northern province of Kunduz was an attempt to recover both Munadi and reporter Stephen Farrell and that it was authorized as the “best chance of protecting life.” Munadi, 34, died in a hail of gunfire during the commando raid

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