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Reuters news service reports that the United States has warned its allies of a possible second round of attacks by the end of this week following the deadly strikes on New York and Washington, Jiji news agency quoted Japanese government sources as saying. The next round of attacks could be on a greater scale than the assaults by hijacked aircraft on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, according to information provided to Japan by Washington, Jiji reported.
Report: American troops take positions in Uzbekistan ABC News reports at least two C-130 transport planes today were reported to have arrived in Uzbekistan, to the north of Afghanistan, along with several hundred U.S. troops. But in addition to Uzbekistan, sources told ABCNEWS that small teams of specially-trained American ground troops are also in Tajikistan.
Taliban say they've lost contact with bin Laden ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Afghanistan's ruling Taliban have been unable to locate Osama bin Laden for the past two days, the Taliban ambassador to Pakistan said Sunday. U.S. officials cast doubt on the claim, saying the Taliban may be trying to elude President Bush's demands that they hand over bin Laden or face retribution along with the Saudi exile for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon Sept. 11. Bin Laden is the top suspect in those attacks.
Opposition claims major victory against Taliban Fox News reports that The Northern Alliance, a loose confederation of Afghan opposition groups, announced it captured a key district of Balkh province and killed at least 80 Taliban militia fighters. Gen. Abdul Rasheed Dostum, chief of the Jumbish-e-Milli opposition group, said in a telephone interview that at least 200 Taliban fighters were captured and that his side had two men injured. A Taliban official in Kabul confirmed the fighting but insisted the opposition alliance had made no gains in the region, 185 miles northwest of the Afghan capital. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Nampa firefighters honor fallen brothers in New York By Brad Hem Idaho Press-Tribune
NAMPA — From more than 2,000 miles away, Canyon County residents opened their hearts and wallets to help the families of New York City firefighters who died trying to save people they never knew. Hundreds of people laughed and cried Sunday at Lakeview Park, where a local alcoholism and drug addiction recovery group held a concert and prayer vigil to help raise money for relief efforts in New York. The $2,800 raised will be added to money collected by the Nampa Fire Department and will go directly to the families of the estimated 400 firefighters who died on Tuesday, Sept. 11. “Their fathers aren’t coming home,” Nampa Battalion Chief Larry Richardson said. “Firefighters are a brotherhood. We feel a loss because they feel a loss.” With Sunday’s donations, the department has collected nearly $31,000. Richardson said the department’s goal is to take $50,000 with them when six Nampa firefighters fly to New York to deliver the money in person. In an unusual partnership, the All 12 Step Club of Caldwell sponsored Sunday’s celebration and fund-raiser. Club President Barry Smith said it was appropriate for former alcoholics and drug addicts to help firefighters as part of their recovery process because firefighters and paramedics saved a lot of their lives. “They do a lot of things I probably wouldn’t do,” he said. “They’re different from the rest of us. It absolutely broke my heart knowing they went into that building knowing they might never come out.” Smith said the unity local people showed at the park on Sunday should send a strong message to the terrorists responsible for last week’s attacks. “They expect to break us, and this country doesn’t do that,” he said. “We are stronger now than ever.”
Rumsfeld: Brute force best way to get al-Qaida leader By Nancy Benac The Associated Press
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Bailey Rosenthal, 3, of Meridian waves her flag as her dad, a member of the musical group the Divas, prepares to perform Sunday afternoon at Nampa’s Lakeview Park. Hundreds attended the All 12 Step Club of Caldwell-sponsored event, which featured a concert and prayer vigil to help raise cash for relief efforts in New York.
Thousands gather for prayer service New York’s Yankee Stadium fills with faith, resolve By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Representatives of New York’s broad spectrum of faiths took the field of Yankee Stadium on Sunday for a flag-draped gathering of prayer for the victims of terrorism. ‘‘We need faith, wisdom and strength of soul,’’ said New York’s Roman Catholic archbishop. Security was heavy for ‘‘A Prayer for America,’’ which mixed solemn words with patriotic and inspirational songs. Mourners had to run a gauntlet of police officers and state troopers checking tickets. No bags, backpacks or coolers were allowed. Police officers were stationed
in the stadium’s light stanchions. One after another, members of the clergy — Jews, Roman Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, Protestants, Sikhs, Greek Orthodox — stepped up to offer prayers. ‘‘Our skyline will rise again,’’ pledged Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the hero of the moment who was cheered loudly when he was introduced. Giuliani was careful to call it a prayer service rather than a memorial service, insisting that hope was not lost for some of the 6,333 people missing in the wreckage of the trade center. No survivors have been pulled from the ruins since the day after the Sept. 11 disaster. AP ‘‘On Sept. 11, New York City suffered An unidentified member of a police departthe darkest day in our history. It’s now ment outside of New York waves an American up to us to make it its finest hour,’’ the flag as she reacts to the the memorial service. mayor said.
WA S H I N G T O N — A solemn President Bush returned the American flag to full staff Sunday as the United States promised to lay out evidence making Osama bin Laden’s guilt in the terrorist attacks George W. Bush ‘‘very obvious to the world.’’The administration scoffed at Taliban claims he cannot be found. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the government would ‘‘put before the world, the American people, a persuasive case that ... it is al-Qaida, led Osama bin by Osama bin Laden, Laden who has been responsible.’’ Administration officials and congressional leaders turned their appearances on Sunday’s TV talk shows into a twopronged effort to show the government’s resolve to choke off the terrorists and to encourage Americans to return to a more normal routine — crucial to getting the recession-bent economy moving again. As the U.S. military got ready to strike, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld suggested that brute force may not be the best way to get at bin Laden. ‘‘Is it likely that an aircraft carrier or a cruise missile is going to find a person?’’ Rumsfeld asked reporters. ‘‘No, it’s not likely; that isn’t how this is going to happen.’’ Rather, he said, ‘‘This is going to happen over a sustained period of time because of a broadly based effort where bank accounts are frozen, where pieces of intelligence are provided, and where countries decide that they want to change their politics.’’ Nonetheless, U.S. forces around the world were being repositioned. A Defense Department team arrived in Pakistan to discuss military cooperation in a possible strike against bin Laden’s network. ‘‘What we’ve been doing is getting our capabilities ... arranged around the world, so that at that point where the president decides that he has a set of things he would like done, that we will be in a position to carry those things out,’’ Rumsfeld said on CBS’ ‘‘Face the Nation.’’ Please see Evidence, 5A
Student’s projects win awards
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Chelsea Mackey makes clothes, soap and more
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By Michelle Cork Idaho Press-Tribune CALDWELL — Chocolate and pear-cucumber are Chelsea Mackey’s favorite scents of her own homemade soaps. The Treasure Valley native and 17-year-old senior at Caldwell High School also makes her own facial masks and scrubs, bubble bath and body splash. For now, she gives her
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soap as gifts, but would like to sell her handiwork. “I like that you can kind of personalize it — make what appeals to you,” she said. Her soap-making project earned Mackey, a nineyear member of the Busy Bugs 4-H Club — led by her mom, Janet — an Award of Excellence at this year’s Canyon County Fair and Festival. That, coupled with taking first prize in her division for her work as a 4-H camp counselor and bookkeeper
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made her Grand Champion in the miscellaneous category. The accomplished seamstress also took home awards for making and modeling a blue wool coatdress and a red prom gown like the bridesmaid dress Julia Roberts wore in the film “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Chelsea Mackey remembers her first sewing project: a broomstick, or wrinkled rayon, skirt she made in the fifth grade. Please see Kid, 5A
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Chelsea Mackey, a 17-year-old Caldwell High senior, makes her own award-winning soap and other cosmetic items. The soap earned Mackey, also an accomplished seamstress, a top prize at this year’s Canyon County Fair and Festival.
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