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Veterans Day Parade honors recruiters BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

Where would the military be without recruiters? That was the question posed by Tommy Watson, Commander of American Legion Post 6, as the inspiration for the 2017 Veteran’s Day Parade. Corinth’s 16th Annual Veterans Day Parade will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, and the theme this year is to honor the recruiters. “I don’t think anyone can just walk up to the gate at Fort Campbell, knock on it, and say ‘I want to join.’ There would be no military without the guidance of recruiters and we should honor them,”

said Watson. The parade will follow the same route as the Christmas Parade. Beginning at First Baptist Church, it will follow the streets of Fillmore and Cruise before ending at the Alcorn County Courthouse. American Legion member and parade organizer Bobby McDaniel said this year’s Grand Marshall will be Honnel Lancaster, a Vietnam veteran who was there in 1968 during The Tet Offensive, said McDaniel. This year’s parade looks to be as big as ever. McDaniel said there will be all four local area high school bands present — Corinth, Alcorn Central, Biggersville and Kos-

suth. There will be antique cars, fire departments, Girl Scouts, mayors from the area and a tractor club, to name just a few of the parade entries expected. He encourages anyone who would like to participate in the parade to just show up at First Baptist Church prior to the start. McDaniel said the one request is that entries only fly patriotic flags. There will be a very brief ceremony in front of the courthouse after the parade, said McDaniel. After the parade is over, everyone can continue with their celebration and honor of the country’s veterans with another local tradition — a

nice hot bowl of Brunswick stew over at the American Legion Post 6, located at 511 South Tate Street. “Tommy Watson oversees the cooking of the stew and he does an outstanding job,” said McDaniel. A bowl of stew is free and there are beverages available for purchase for $1. While the stew is free, donations are welcome. “This started out many years ago as a way to feed our veterans on Veterans Day. Of course, this branched out to families ... but now it has become a community thing and we love having everyone, but it gets expensive, so that’s why we pull out the donation

jug,” said Watson. Large quantities can be purchased to take back home or to back to the work place. The Brunswick stew can be purchased for $8 a quart or $30 a gallon. As the preparation for the stew luncheon begins two days prior to the Veterans Day event, Watson would like put out the call for all American Legion members to come out and help. He said their help is very much needed and appreciated. As with any other American Legion event, it could not be done without the efforts of the American Legion Auxiliary, said McDaniel.

Cornerstone historical marker 11th annual Freedom Ride assists troops BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

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The fourth generation descendants, Lee, Ken and Martin Williams, unveil the historical marker for the Weaver Pants Corporation as third generation descendant Sandy Williams looks on.

Marker celebrates life of pants factory BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

A Corinth industrial cornerstone will be forever remembered thanks to a new historical marker unveiled at the former site of Weaver Pants Factory. The marker, which includes the factory building’s literal cornerstone, was the center of attention at Polk and Waldron streets on Tuesday

as descendants of the factory’s co-founders uncovered the red brick and gold plated marker. “I am checking off an item on my bucket list – an item that has been on that list for about 25 years,” said Sandy Williams. “I have always felt compelled to Weaver Pants Factory and I’m so very glad to finally get this complete.”

Williams, along with his brother Kenneth and sister Becky, are part of the third generation of Weaver Pants Corporation co-founding brothers Russell M. Weaver and Avon Kenneth Weaver. The brothers and a few other investors opened Weaver Pants as a “modern Please see FACTORY | 2A

Veterans and their families will be helping troops currently serving overseas with this year’s Freedom Ride. Mike Hurst, American Legion Riders Director and Department of Mississippi State Rider Director, said the Freedom Ride will benefit Mississippi Project Package this year. The Freedom Ride will take place Saturday beginning at the American Legion Post 6 with Kick Stands Up at 1 p.m. The 100-mile ride is free for participants, but donations are welcome. All money raised at the event will go to Project Package. Hurst said the ride will go on rain or shine. For those who don’t ride, but would like to support the effort, there will be barbecue plates available which will include barbecue, beans, slaw and tea for $8. There will be hamburger or hot dog plates available, which include chips and tea for $5. There will be a variety of homemade desserts also available for purchase.

“This ride is a full American Legion family effort. This event couldn’t be done without the help of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion.” Live entertainment will be provided by Justin Adams of Nashville, Tenn. Vendors are also welcome to the event and there are no setup or rental fees. There is no electrical hook up available. To reserve a spot, contact Tina Hurst at 662-4159938. The Freedom Ride is now in its 11th year and is put on by the American Legion Riders, but the group is made Please see RIDE | 2A

Weekend event features holidy sales and tree lighting BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – when Main Street Corinth flips the switch at the annual Lighting of Fillmore. The popular tree-lighting event will signal the beginning of the holiday season Avent

later this week, as many downtown merchants offer the first of their holiday sales. Main Street Corinth Director Angela Avent said the trees are on schedule to be completed and turned on prior to this weekend, pending any possible technical difficulties. “Hopefully the light installers will finish up and test runs will prove there are no issues,” said Avent. “Our goal is to get the trees shining before the Christmas

“While there isn’t a schedule that applies to all of the downtown businesses, each business is observing the Christmas Open House weekend in a unique way.” Open Houses begin.” Downtown businesses will open their doors Thursday-Saturday to kickoff the Christmas gift-giving season. Some stores, Avent said, will even offer ex-

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MADISON — The former pastor of a central Mississippi Baptist church disputes claims that he stole $332,000 from the church. The Rev. Riley Brown tells WLBT-TV that he’s innocent of any theft and signed a civil settlement with Broadmoor Baptist Church two weeks ago.

The Southern Baptist congregation in Madison is among the largest in the state. The church last week said Brown made unauthorized transactions for his own benefit over 27 months. Brown’s lawyer says it’s a dispute over church policy, not a criminal matter. Broadmoor’s leaders

say they’re not pressing charges but have notified income tax officials. Madison County District Attorney Michael Guest says he was unaware of the claims before the church released a statement but is investigating. The church says it will cooperate if Guest intervenes.

New Spacey allegations causes ‘House of Cards’ filming to halt Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s widening sexual harassment crisis brought forth a second actor’s allegation against Kevin Spacey on Tuesday, halted production on his Netflix series “House of Cards” and prompted CBS to check into an actress’ claim she was groped by Jeremy Piven. Mexican actor Robert Cavazos wrote on his Facebook page that he encountered Spacey at the bar of London’s Old Vic Theatre, where Spacey was artistic director, and the actor tried to fondle him against his will. “It was more common for this guy, when he was in the bar of his theater, grabbing whoever caught his attention,” Cavazos wrote. “I didn’t stand for it, but I know some people who were afraid to stop it.” Cavazos declined an interview request. There was no immediate reply to a request for comment from representatives for Spacey, who was artistic director from 2004-15. In a statement Tuesday, the theater expressed “deep dismay” at the allegations and said “inappropriate behavior by anyone working at The Old Vic is completely unacceptable.” In recent days, Hollywood has reacted swiftly to allegations of sexual harassment and assault: Harvey Weinstein was fired from the company he founded within days after initial reports of

sexual harassment were published in The New York Times earlier this month. On Monday, Netflix said it would end “House of Cards” after its upcoming sixth and final season, although the streaming network said the decision was made before the BuzzFeed News report on Spacey last weekend. The network has not commented on plans for a Gore Vidal biopic starring Spacey that is currently in production. The pause in production Tuesday shadows the fate of the last season. Also Tuesday, CBS said it is “looking into” a claim by actress and reality star Ariane Bellamar that Emmy-winning “Entourage” star Piven groped her on two occasions. On her Twitter account Monday, Bellamar alleged that one encounter took place in Piven’s trailer on HBO’s “Entourage” set and the other occurred at the Playboy Mansion. CBS airs Piven’s new series, “Wisdom of the Crowd.” A representative for Piven didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. In a Monday interview with The Associated Press, Piven said he was glad people had come forward with allegations against Harvey Weinstein and that he had never been in that situation. HBO, which aired the 2004-11 series, said in a statement that it was un-

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Voters will see two separate items on the ballot, one to legalize the sale of beer, and another to legalize the sale of wine and liquor. The Meridian Star reports that both ended up on the ballot after enough voters signed

petitions seeking referendums. Voters can approve both, reject one and approve one, or reject both. Only seven of Mississippi’s 82 counties still bar the sale of beer and alcohol anywhere in the county.

Trial over domestic violence by top prosecutor delayed Associated Press

BRANDON — The top prosecutor in Mississippi’s most populous county won’t face trial until January on stalking, robbery and domestic violence charges. Rankin County Circuit Judge John Emfinger on Monday delayed the trial of Hinds County District Attorney

Robert Shuler Smith until Jan. 29. Local media report Smith sought the delay after hiring a new defense lawyer. The trial was scheduled to begin this week. Prosecutors say Smith in August 2015 took a gun from thengirlfriend Christie Edwards, threatened her with it and threw her

against a counter. A Hinds County jury acquitted Smith in August of hindering prosecution and illegally assisting a defendant in a drug case. Attorney General Jim Hood’s office brought that case and the Rankin County charges. Smith claims Hood is overstepping his authority in the Rankin prosecution.

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Local historian Milton Sandy and his mother, Bernice Avent Sandy look over the Weaver Pants historical marker with Rosemary Williams. Bernice Avent Sandy was a longtime employee of the factory.

Sandy Williams addresses the crowd prior to the Weaver Pants historical marker unveiling. Descendants of both Weaver Pants founders Russell M. Weaver and Avon Kenenth Weaver attended the event.

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factory” in 1908 for the manufacture of woolen pants. It was started four years earlier inside the Corinth Opera House on Fillmore Street before being moved to the corner of Polk and Waldron streets. “The business was born from the great qualities of wool that were being produced in the area,” said Williams. “The spinning of woolen cloth was a natural progression that was soon followed by four other woolen apparel manufacturers that opened in town.” In 1929, the factory produced 18,000 pairs of pants weekly, converting 2,600,000 yards of cloth, including wool, moleskin, khaki and cotton and wool blends into britches. Pants were delivered to Sears, Spiegel, Montgomery Ward and the U. S Army. Production would continue at the factory through the 1970s when the aged plant was leased to several sportswear outlets. The factory halted production in 1986 and was demolished in 1990. “In June of 1992, the former site of Weaver Pants was purchased by our family for use by Coca-Cola Bottling Works,” said Williams. “Before the old factory building was demolished, I was able to save the cornerstone from the old building, which is now embedded in the new historical marker.”

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While collecting research for the marker, Williams learned a lot about both the factory and his grandfather and uncle. “I have became even more involved that I ever imagined while condensing the massive amount of information into a one-page report to include on the historical marker,” he said. Much of the history came from a 1929 special edition published by the Daily Corinthian. Local historian Milton Sandy also contributed information to the cause. His mother, Bernice Avent Sandy, was a former employee of the woolen factory. For more than 50 years, it was one of Corinth’s leading industries, employing almost 400 workers. It provided jobs for women when employment outside the home was almost nonexistent. Many started in their teens, including Sandy, who began work at age 17. Sandy, along with several other former employees and employee family members, were on hand for the unveiling on Tuesday. “Weaver Pants was such a major industrial force in Corinth for so many years,” added Williams. “And despite the various names under which it operated, it will always be affectionately remembered by Corinthians and former employees simply as ‘Weaver Pants Factory’.”

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up of several organizations who work together. “This ride is a full American Legion family effort. This event couldn’t be done without the help of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion,” said Hurst. Hurst hopes everyone will come out, ride or have lunch and support this event. The Mississippi Project Package helps troops currently serving overseas by shipping care packages to them. “This really hits close to home knowing our local service members will be going back over there,” said Hurst.

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Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2017. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day.

Today’s Highlight in History On Nov. 1, 1512, Michelangelo’s justcompleted paintings on the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel were publicly unveiled by the artist’s patron, Pope Julius II.

On this date In 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was established. In 1604, William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was presented at Whitehall Palace in London. In 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott. In 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Germany as an “axis” running between Rome and Berlin. In 1949, an Eastern Airlines DC-4 collided in midair with a Lockheed P-38 fighter plane near Washington National Airport, killing all 55 people aboard the DC-4 and seriously injuring the pilot of the P-38.

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Across the Region Prentiss County School district sees rise in state ratings PRENTISS COUNTY — The Prentiss County School District saw a pair of schools rise to a top state rating while two others slipped in the latest accountability results released by the state. The district maintained its overall B rating in the new accountability results released last week by the Mississippi Department of Education. Marietta Elementary School and New Site High School both rose to A ratings this year, up from Bs last year. Hills Chapel Elementary School stayed level with its B rating for this year and last. Wheeler remained at a C for this year and last. Jumpertown School slipped from a B last year to a C this year and Thrasher fell from last year’s B to a D for this year. District Curriculum Coordinator Luke Ledbetter said the district is extremely proud of the increases seen in this year’s rating and credited the faculty, staff, administrators, parents and communities for their hard working in raising and maintaining positive ratings. He said they are also working hard to address problem areas and improve results throughout the district. He praised teachers and staff members at all levels for their dedication and said they are already seeing positive results this school year that should point to better ratings in the future.

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School makes drop off, pickup route changes McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — Selmer Elementary School is set to make another change to its drop off/pick up route due to construction on the campus. The latest change will begin Friday, said SES Assistant Principal Bo Seago, according to the Independent Appeal. “This should be the last change,” said Seago. “We want everyone to continue to be patient as we try to make sure we keep everyone safe.” Those dropping off or picking up students on the west side – office end of the school – will now enter the school from Elm School Road from East Poplar Avenue. “It’s similar to the route we used to begin the school year,” said Seago. People will circle around the front of the school and drop off or pick up students. Those who need to walk students into school can park in a white gravel parking lot on the left after turning onto Elm School Road. The K-4th grade or east side route will also change. Drivers should enter Selmer City Park via Mulberry Avenue. They will be required to stop at the metal building next to the basketball courts before exiting to East Poplar Avenue. There will be a left and right lane of traffic for drivers to exit onto East Poplar.

“I know this is inconvenient, but safety of the children is the most important thing,” said Seago.

Tupelo

Shoe store inside Barnes Crossing mall robbed TUPELO – The Tupelo Police Department is investigating the Sunday evening robbery of a store inside The Mall at Barnes Crossing. The Daily Journal reported police were called to The Shoe Dept. shortly after 7 p.m. to a reported armed robbery. According to police spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald, two employees suffered minor injuries. While the robber had a firearm, there is no indication that shots were fired. Investigators were working with witnesses Sunday evening to get an accurate description of the suspect. That description will be released when available.

Pontotoc

Man dies in single vehicle, early morning wreck PONTOTOC – The Mississippi Highway Patrol is still investigating a single vehicle crash in Pontotoc County that claimed the life of a Leland resident, reported the Daily Journal. Troopers responded to state Highway 9 around 2:20 a.m. on Oct. 26. The initial investigation shows that Eddie Arendale, 52, of Leland, was traveling south in a 2001 Dodge Ram when he apparently lost control, left the road and collided into an embankment. The vehicle caught fire after the crash. Arendale received fatal injuries in the crash and died on the crash scene.

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Woman faces charges in fight with officers FLORENCE, Ala. — A Florence woman’s decision to fight with loss prevention and police over clothes rather than be arrested for a misdemeanor shoplifting charges, has resulted in the woman being indicted for robbery, reported the TimesDaily. “Once she refused to cooperate and starting fighting to get away with the clothes, it went from a simple shoplifting misdemeanor to a felony,” said police detective Alex Guynn. Guynn said Natalie Rena Graham, 31, 1023 Piedmont St., has been indicted on charges of second-degree robbery and resisting arrest. Second-degree robbery is a Class B felony and is punishable by 2-20 years in prison. Resisting arrest is a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a penalty of a fine and up to six months in jail, if convicted. Graham was indicted during the September session of the Lauderdale County grand jury. Police said Graham was arrested April 15 after the incident that happened at a business in the Florence Mall. According to reports, Graham and two others who were with her were confronted after they were accused of taking clothes valued at $106. “Apparently, the suspects were trying to leave with the clothing when loss prevention officers confronted them, and they started fighting to get away,” Guynn said. He said police were called. After they arrived, Graham continued to fight with officers. The two other suspects ran off. Guynn said no one was injured in the confrontation.

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Everybody needs a good day every now and then! Think of something or someone for which you are grateful. Maybe this is easy? Hopefully you have one or maybe dozens of people that are meaningful to you. We all have someone that aggravates us or maybe worse. We’re not going to emphasize that group in this column. They get enough glory. Today just think about those people you enjoy seeing or hearing from. Have something to do every day. It is better if you have three or things to do. If you are going to work every day you have plenty to do. If you are raising kids or caring for family you have plenty to do. Don’t run out of things to do. Clean your house, work in your yard or find a part time job but have something that requires you to put out some effort. Do something to take care of your health every day. Walking , bike riding, fervent exercise along with focusing more on healthy eating all have positive effects on our mental well being. Try to reduce negativity in your life. Don’t watch negative cable television four or five hours a day. They are saying the same things over and over. I suspect you could start talking before you turn on the channel and verbalize almost verbatim what is being said depending on the channel. Also, reduce the negative people time in your life. That may be hard if you live with a negative person or have lots of negative family. Try to be the upbeat person and try to create happier conversations. This brings us to laughter. Laughter is good medicine for any mind and body. Families that laugh will be happier growing old together. Social groups that interact and laugh can’t wait to gather again. Happy churches that are laughing together will stay together and even grow. Children need to hear their parents laughing and laughing with them. Don’t make age the deciding factor. A friend of mine had been on the sideline of life for a long time got another chance. Some tough things happened to him in life. He went through a divorce. After this life altering event he got in trouble and had to go to prison. That was a very dark period in his life. However, in time he got back on his feet. He went forward, tried to stay upbeat and at the age of 77 was called to serve a very vibrant church as their senior pastor. For the last three years he has done a tremendous job. He didn’t let his age along with his past failures cripple him for the rest of his life. Gain strength each day from outside of you. Look to God, a loving spouse, family, friends and good mentors. We all need time to be alone but we also all have times when we need support from outside of ourselves. We’ve all had a few bad days along the way. Here is to a good day for you and hopefully many of them. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated columnist and author of twelve books. He is read in all fifty states.

Prayer for today Almighty God, help me to make my life refulgent while I have the abundance of summer, that I may not find the November of life bleak and barren. Help me to live in the realities of life, that I may gain energy and repose, to use for the lonesome and anxious hours. May I be watchful for the conditions that thwart life, and with patience wait for the awakening of truth. Amen.

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Newest museums let state look in the mirror OXFORD — There is one Mississippi, but many, many stories. That’s not only the theme, but also the challenge for curators who developed displays in the conjoined Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. The curtain will be pulled back Dec. 9, in downtown Jackson, but don’t bother trying to get inside during opening weekend. Six thousand time-specific tickets sold out in hours. Will there be controversy? Yes, the directors, Pamela Junior and Rachel Myers, say there always is. The concept of a civil rights museum has sparked passion for nearly 20 years. The idea was dead on arrival when first put to the Legislature in 2000. Hemming and hawing lasted for another 10 years. It was in 2011, with 35 dissenting votes, that the Legislature OK’d $40 million in bonds — on condition that half be reimbursed with private donations. What seemed to have eased the logjam was pairing of the museums — one telling 15,000 years of Mississippi history and the other attempting to explain the years when Mississippi was the crucible in which the legal and systematic separa-

tion of citizens based on race came to an end. Although the museCharlie ums share Mitchell the same door, they Columnist are separate with separate admission fees. The cost is $8 each or $12 for both. A person can visit one without visiting the other, which is, at least to some extent, an accommodation to different sensibilities. Mississippi has abundant museums, most of them privately operated. There’s the new Grammy Museum in Cleveland, one of several centered on music. There’s the U.S.S. Cairo Museum in Vicksburg, one of several centered on the Civil War. There are local history museums, such as the Old Court House Museum, also in Vicksburg. There are industry museums such as the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi. There are niche museums such as Jim Henson Museum in Leland and there are many, many art museums. The challenge for the Museum of Mississippi History has been to incorporate all aspects, and the challenge of the Civil Rights Museum

has been to convey, with authenticity, the decades when official Mississippi rejected equal rights. Both accomplish this in a world-class format of sequenced, interactive galleries. The idea is immersion — broad views and tiny details. In some museums, patrons read a card, look at a map or artifact and move on. In the new museums, there’s some of that. The overall effect, though, is to have people exit with a depth of understanding, appreciation — and motivation. When you think about it, most other states have histories that are, well, fairly vanilla. In other words, how hard could it be (no disrespect intended) to tell the story of Idaho or Oklahoma or New Mexico? Mississippi, we all know, falls into a very different category. It’s more complicated here. Mississippi is among states where native people were told to get out; it’s among states where slavery was key to the early economy; it’s one of 13 states that left the Union; and it’s one where a third or more citizens, because of their skin color, were legally classed as having few of the rights associated with citizenship. So why should we want to look at the rifle used to kill Medgar Evers, see the doors

from Bryant Grocery in Monday where Emmett Till committed a social faux pas that cost him his life? Why should we want to hear voices from that time, to listen as Fannie Lou Hamer sings “This Little Light of Mine?” The answer is the same as why we should want to kindle pride in the state’s great writers, Miss America winners, medical pioneers. It’s the same as our need to know the nation’s first statefunded college for women was here and the first athlete on a box of Wheaties was Mississippi’s Walter Payton. Many stories. Some trifling. Some world-changing. Some epic in terms of horror. Some epic in terms of heroism. Taken together they tell us who we are, how we got where we are. For too long, others have told the story of Mississippi. At last, Mississippi has decided to tell its own story truthfully, accurately, without blinking. Some say museums are about “wallowing in the past” instead of living for the day, but that’s wrong. These museums say, “This is who we are,” and give us context to live better. Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at cmitchell43@yahoo. com.

There’s another plot to bring down Trump Well over a year after the FBI began investigating “collusion” between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin, Special Counsel Robert Mueller has brought in his first major indictment. Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has been charged with a series of crimes dating back years, though none is tied directly to President Donald Trump or 2016. With a leak to CNN that indictments were coming, Mueller’s office stole the weekend headlines. This blanketed the explosive news on a separate front, as the dots began to be connected on a bipartisan plot to bring down Trump that began two years ago. And like “Murder of the Orient Express,” it seems almost everyone on the train had a hand in the plot. The narrative begins in October 2015. Then it was that the Washington Free Beacon, a neocon website, engaged a firm of researchers called Fusion GPS to do deep dirtdiving into Trump’s personal and professional life

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-- and take him out. A spinoff of Bill Kristol’s The Weekly Standard, Patrick the Beacon Buchanan is run by his son-inColumnist law. And its Daddy Warbucks is the GOP oligarch and hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer. From October 2015 to May 2016, Fusion GPS dug up dirt for the neocons and never-Trumpers. By May, however, Trump had routed all rivals and was the certain Republican nominee. So the Beacon bailed, and Fusion GPS found two new cash cows to finance its dirtdiving -- the DNC and the Clinton campaign. To keep the sordid business at arm’s length, both engaged the party’s law firm of Perkins Coie. Paid $12.4 million by the DNC and Clinton campaign, Perkins used part of this cash hoard to pay Fusion GPS. Here is where it begins to get interesting. In June 2016, Fusion

GPS engaged a British spy, Christopher Steele, who had headed up the Russia desk at MI6, to ferret out any connections between Trump and Russia. Steele began contacting old acquaintances in the FSB, the Russian intelligence service. And the Russians began to feed him astonishing dirt on Trump that could, if substantiated, kill his candidacy. Among the allegations was that Trump had consorted with prostitutes at a Moscow hotel, that the Kremlin was blackmailing him, that there was provable collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Steele’s final product, a 35-page dossier, has been described as full of “unsubstantiated and salacious allegations.” Steele’s research, however, had also made its way to James Comey’s FBI, which was apparently so taken with it that the bureau considered paying Steele to continue his work. The questions begin to pile up. What was the FBI’s rela-

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tionship with the British spy who was so wired into Russian intelligence? Did the FBI use the information Steele dug up to expand its own investigation of Russia-Trump “collusion”? Did the FBI pass what Steele unearthed to the White House and the National Security Council? Did the Obama administration use the information from the Steele dossier to justify unmasking the names of Trump officials that had been picked up on legitimate electronic intercepts? If you wish to know why Americans detest politics and hate the “swamp” that has been made of their capital city, follow this story all the way to its inevitable end. It will be months of unfolding. The real indictment here is of the American political system, and the true tragedy is the decline of the Old Republic. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of a new book, “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”

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MSU unveils new Civil War collections STARKVILLE — A $10 million addition to Mississippi State’s Mitchell Memorial Library, home of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and the prestigious Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, will be unveiled with a Nov. 30 celebration at the land-grant university. The 21,000-sq.-ft. library addition contains a state-of-the-art museum chronicling Grant’s life and his significance in American history and a gallery dedicated to the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, a recent donation considered the largest privately owned Abraham Lincoln collection in America. With hundreds of thousands of historical documents and items housed on site, the new addition makes Mississippi State a leading destination for research

on the Civil War and two presidents who shaped the course of American history. A 2 p.m. ceremony at the Grant Library on Thursday, Nov. 30, will officially open the new space. Invited guests include Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper. The celebration program is open to the public. “Mississippi State University is proud to manage and showcase the treasure trove of vital American history contained in the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library. The university and new state-of-the-art addition to Mitchell Memorial Library provide an appropriate and beautiful home to such prestigious and

revered collections, including the Frank J. and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana and MSU’s Congressional and Political Research Center,” said MSU President Mark E. Keenum. “With the help of many visionary and hard-working leaders and scholars, MSU has become one of the nation’s foremost repositories for research into the Civil War era, a pivotal period in our nation’s history.” MSU is one of six universities housing a presidential library. The Grant Library is managed by the Ulysses S. Grant Association and MSU under the direction of John F. Marszalek, Grant Association managing editor and executive director, and Frances N. Coleman, MSU dean of libraries. Skip Wyatt of FoilWyatt Architects in Jackson, planned the overall

facility expansion, and Washington, D.C.-based HealyKohler Design created the interior museum and gallery spaces. The Grant museum contains artifacts and interactive media that allow visitors to engage with the context of the times and discover intimate details of Grant’s personal life and beliefs. Brooklyn-based StudioEIS created four life-size statues to highlight different phases of Grant’s life—his time as a cadet at West Point, commanding general of the U.S. Army, the nation’s 18th president, and a statesman writing his memoirs in the final days of his life. The gallery for the Frank J. and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana displays, on a rotating basis, more than 100 of the 17,000 priceless artifacts and 12,000 books included in the Wil-

liams Collection, which the former Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice and his wife, Virginia, have amassed over several decades. The gallery exhibit includes commentary from Williams on the relevance and importance of featured items. The new addition to Mitchell Memorial Library also contains MSU’s Congressional and Political Research Center, which houses nine congressional collections, including cornerstone anthologies on MSU alumni and former U.S. congressmen Sen. John C. Stennis and Rep. G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery. Other collections include those of U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, former U.S. Reps. David Bowen and Alan Nunnelee, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, former Mississippi Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck, State Rep. Steve

Holland and State Senator Jack Gordon. Prior to the Grant Library’s grand opening, leading Abraham Lincoln authority Harold Holzer will deliver the inaugural Frank and Virginia Williams Lecture on Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies. Holzer’s lecture, open to the public, will take place at 10 a.m. in the Old Main Academic Center’s Turner Wingo Auditorium. Free parking will be available at the Old Main Parking Garage and behind the Longest Student Health Center. For more information, see the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library website at www.usgrantlibrary.org, the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection website at library. msstate.edu/williamscollection and the Grand Opening events website at library.msstate.edu/ grantopening.

Women rescued by Navy Trump admin to defend defend their account Cuba embargo at U.N. BY CALEB JONES Associated Press

HONOLULU — Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal Tuesday, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force winds on the night they set sail, despite records that show no severe weather in the area. The Coast Guard is reviewing records from the days after Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava put to sea in a 50-foot sailboat, but NASA satellite images for the days around their departure show no organized storms in the region where they planned to travel. There was a tropical cyclone, but it was near Fiji, thousands of miles west of Hawaii. Localized squalls are known to pop up, but a storm lasting three days would have been visible on satellite and would have elicited mass warnings to the public to brace for the weather. “We got into a Force 11 storm, and it lasted for two nights and three days,” Appel said. Coast Guard officials told The Associated Press on Monday that the two women had an emergency

beacon but never turned it on because they did not fear for their lives. If they had, rescue would have been headed their way in a matter of minutes. The woman “stated they never felt like they were truly in distress, like in a 24-hour period they were going to die,” Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle said Monday. The women said Tuesday that they did not use the beacon because they never felt they were in immediate danger, yet they have been quoted as saying they did not think they would survive another day, and that they were fearful during a dramatic tiger shark attack that lasted for six hours. Furthermore, the pair said they had been flagging vessels and sending distress signals for at least 98 days. “We knew we weren’t going to make it,” Appel said. “So that’s when we started making distress calls.” The Coast Guard outlined other inconsistencies, most notably on the timing of events. Appel’s mother, Joyce, told the AP that she called the Coast Guard to report her daughter missing a week and a half after they departed for what they

believed would be an 18day trip to Tahiti. However, the Coast Guard never got a call from the elder Appel. They received a call from a “family friend” they identified as a male on May 19, still several days before the women expected to arrive. The women said they filed a float plan listing their course and other details with some friends and relatives. However, in an interview with the Coast Guard, the women said they had filed no float plan. They also defended their claims that their boat would not fit into harbors on some Hawaiian islands, places where much larger vessels come and go regularly. Their description of 20to 30-foot tiger sharks ramming their boat in a coordinated attack for more than six hours could simply be misperception, but scientists who study sharks say that behavior has never been recorded and that tiger sharks grow to only about 17 feet in length.

BY MATTHEW LEE AND JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will defend America’s decades-old economic embargo on Cuba in a United Nations vote this week, the State Department said Tuesday, in a reversal from the Obama administration that reflects deteriorating U.S.Cuban relations. Every year the U.N. votes to condemn the embargo, and for years the U.S. predictably voted “no.” But last year, under President Barack Obama, the U.S. abstained for the first time, as Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro moved forward with the historic warming of relations. A “no” vote Wednesday from U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley will return the United States to a place of extreme isolation within the global community over its policy toward Cuba, potentially undermining the Trump administration’s broader goals for engagement with

Latin America. The U.S. embargo on Cuba is almost universally opposed throughout the world. The vote comes as an ongoing crisis over U.S. government workers in Havana harmed by invisible “health attacks” has created a new rift between the U.S. and Cuba, putting the restoration of ties in jeopardy. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert did not mention the attacks in announcing the “no” vote, instead emphasizing the need to promote rights and democracy in Cuba. “For far too long, Cuba has engaged in human rights abuses — human rights abuses that perhaps past administrations have turned and looked the other way,” Nauert said. Still, she said the U.S. would continue pursuing engagement with the island that

advances American interests. Proponents of improved ties with Cuba had urged the Trump administration to abstain instead of voting “no.” In a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, 10 Democratic senators said U.S. international credibility would suffer if it continued pushing an “outdated” policy seen as harmful to the Cuban people. “Reflexive and baseless, and a regrettable mistake,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., a prominent voice on U.S.Cuba relations, after the planned “no” vote was announced. General Assembly resolutions are nonbinding and unenforceable. But the annual exercise has given Cuba a global stage to demonstrate how little support America’s commercial, economic and financial embargo enjoys.

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A memorial service for Tina Marie Hunt, 39, is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 10, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. Ms. Hunt died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at her residence. She enjoyed watching movies, cooking and loved her children. She is survived by a special friend, Steve DeLeon; her sons, Christian Jacob Hunt, Brian Sebastian Hunt; daughter, Bianca Mi-

Mark Eaton

IUKA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Mark E. Eaton, 80, are set for 11 a.m., Saturday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka. Burial will follow at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Eaton died Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Eaton; his son, Tony Eaton; his daughter, Terrie Eaton Starnes (Howell); his sister, Vicki Beitzel (Robert); and his grandchildren,

lina (Austin Ramirez) Ray King Hunt; mother, Bernice Services to celebrate Lambert Hancock; the life of Jourden Ray brothers, Randy Paul King, 87, will be held at Harrington, James 2 p.m. Thursday at McMatthew (Patty) HarPeters rington and her sisters, Funeral Debbie Lynn (Lonnie) H o m e Rodgers, Rhonda Sue w i t h Harrington, Patty Lynn burial to (Salvador) Trejo. follow at She was preceded in the Salem death by the gentleman Christian that raised her, Harold Church Sanborn, and her sister, Cemetery. King Shenita Harrington. VisitaOnline condolences tion will may be left at www.me- be Wednesday night morialcorinth.com from 5 until 9 p.m. at Memorial Funeral McPeters Funeral Home. Home is in charge of arMr. King passed peacerangements. fully surrounded by his Chelsey LeBlanc and Caitlyn Brennan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Merle and Lorene Eaton. Memorials may be made to Mt. Evergreen United Methodist Church in Iuka. The Rev. Tim Hankins will officate. Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka has the arrangements. Â

David Keele

BURNSVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for David Keele, 64, are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Old Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Iuka. Burial will follow in the church

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cemetery. Visitation will take place at the church on Tuesday and Wednesday from 5 to 8:00

p.m. Mr. Keele died Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, in his home. He was born Dec. 25, 1952, in Iuka, the son of the late Edgar Keele and Mable Gean Keele. He was united in marriage to Kathie L. Holloway on June 30, 1973. He was self-employed, having installed

family on Friday, Oct. 30, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. He was born in Corinth on Dec. 8, 1929, to the late A.J. and Telia Voyles King. He was a 1948 graduate of Corinth High School and a member of the Hamasa Shriners of Corinth, Corinth Masonic Lodge, and a member of Northside Church of Christ. He was a former truck driver and Corinth Police Officer. He owned a Sinclair service station, was employed by Wurlitzer and was a salesman for Southwestern Pefloor covering for 20 years. He was a graduate of Burnsville High School and a member of Old Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Â He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Kathie L. Keele; a son, Jody Lee Keele of Burnsville; five grandchildren, Deedra Robbins, Cody Weeks, Valarie Keele, Veronica D. Keele, Krista Dawn Keele; one great-grandchild; a sister, Merel Faulkner and husband Bob; and two brothers, Daniel Loyl Keele and Jerrell Keele.Â In addition to his parents, Mr. Keele was preceded in death by a

troleum Co. Roofing Product Division. Mr. King then owned and operated Ray King Building Maintenance while at the same time he owned and operated the Corinth Flea Market. He is survived by his daughters, Sherry Clark, of Corinth, and Denby Stutz (Jim), of Byhalia; grandchildren, Amy Clark, Amanda Redding (Tracy Bullard), of Corinth, Matthew McArthur (Lauren), of Bartlett; great-grandchildren, Victoria Nash, Anna Meeks (Junior), Callie Nash, Anthony daughter, Buffy D. Keele; five sisters, Rachel Harris, Brenda Cagle, Linda Linton, Nina Russell and Ruth McDuffy; and two brothers, Tim Keele, Denvil Keele. Michael Wayne Brown and Mike Brown will officiate the service. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn., have the arrangements. Â

Jean Randall

COUNCE, Tenn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Visitation for Imogene â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeanâ&#x20AC;? Randall, 89, is schedule from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Mrs. Randall died

Redding; great-greatgrandchildren, Wesley Nash, Anna Grace Meeks, Delilah Ray Meeks, Natalie Meeks, special friend, Vernon Cornelius and a host of other family and friends. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Betty Jo King and his brothers, Hubbard and Nelson King. Lennis Nowell and Brad Dillingham will officiate the service. Online condolences can be left at www.mcpetersfuneraldirectors. com. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. She is survived by her husband, Arlin F. Randall; her daughter, Debra Robinson (Donald); her son, Jeffrey Scott Randall; her grandchildren, John Robinson (Tonya), Matthew Robinson (Chasity), Mark Robinson (Krista), and Shelby Randall; and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Leona Randall; one brother; two sisters; and two nephews, Billy Fitchpatrick and Jim Woodruff.

Former adviserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plea could rattle White House BY ERIC TUCKER AND CHAD DAY Associated Press

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Donald Trump dismissed George Papadopoulos on Tuesday as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;liarâ&#x20AC;? and a mere campaign volunteer, but newly unsealed court papers outline the former adviserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frequent contacts with senior officials and with foreign nationals who promised access to the highest levels of the Russian government. They also hint at more headaches for the White House and former campaign officials. Papado-

poulos is now cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller as he investigates possible coordination between Russia and Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 White House campaign. Records made public Monday in Papadopoulosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; case list a gaggle of people who were in touch with him during the campaign but only with such identifiers as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Campaign Supervisor,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Senior Policy Advisorâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;High-Ranking Campaign Official.â&#x20AC;? Two of the unnamed campaign officials referenced are in fact former campaign chairman Paul Manafort

and his business associate Rick Gates. Both were charged with financial crimes in an indictment unsealed Monday. The conversations described in charging documents reflect Papadopoulosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; efforts to arrange meetings between Trump aides and Russian government intermediaries and show how he learned the Russians had â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirtâ&#x20AC;? on Hillary Clinton in the form of â&#x20AC;&#x153;thousands of emails.â&#x20AC;? Though the contacts may not by themselves have been illegal, the oblique but telling references to unnamed people

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Professorâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Female Russian Nationalâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; make clear that Muellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team has identified multiple people who had knowledge of backand-forth outreach efforts between Russians and associates of the Trump election effort. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reality that challenges the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portrait of Papadopoulos as a back-bench operator within the campaign, an argument repeated Tuesday by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, who dismissed him as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;volunteerâ&#x20AC;? with a minimal role.

In charging the 30-yearold Papadopoulos with lying to the FBI, Muellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team is warning of a similar fate for anyone whose statements deviate from the facts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think everyone to whom Mueller and his team wanted to send a message heard loud and clear the message,â&#x20AC;? said Jacob Frenkel, a Washington defense lawyer. The White House had braced over the weekend for an indictment of Manafort and for allegations of financial misconduct that it could dismiss as unrelated to the cam-

paign or administration. Then came the unsealing of Papadopoulosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; guilty plea and an accompanying statement of facts that detailed his efforts to set up a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his cooperation with prosecutors since his arrest at an airport last summer. The extent of the contacts is substantial. During a six-month period ending Aug. 15, Papadopoulos met, telephoned, Skyped or emailed his three foreign contacts or five different Trump campaign officials a total of 29 times.

8 killed in NYC by motorist Agents: Bergdahl debriefs were intelligence â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gold mineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cowardly act of terrorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Associated Press

FORT BRAGG, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;gold mineâ&#x20AC;? of intelligence, helping the military better understand insurgents and how they imprison hostages, two agents testified Tuesday as defense attorneys sought to show the soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contributions since he was returned in a prisoner swap. The testimony at Bergdahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentencing was meant to counter prosecution evidence favoring stiff punishment, including several service members who testified about

wounds they suffered on search missions after Bergdahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2009 disappearance. Bergdahl faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy for walking off his remote post in Afghanistan in 2009. The Army judge has wide leeway to decide Bergdahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentence because he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t strike a plea agreement with prosecutors. Amber Dach, who spent 16 years in military intelligence, was the primary analyst assigned to

Bergdahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case for the five years after he disappeared. She described how eager he was to help intelligence officials at a hospital in Germany days after he was returned to U.S. authorities. Though his voice was weak and raspy, he helped authorities and even drew diagrams in his downtime to bring to his next debriefing session. Dach and another official who debriefed Bergdahl both testified that his time in Germany was extended partly so he could offer additional time-sensitive intelligence.

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NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least eight and injuring 11 others in what the mayor called â&#x20AC;&#x153;a particularly cowardly act of terror.â&#x20AC;? The driver was shot in the abdomen by police and taken into custody after jumping out of the truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand and shouting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allahu Akbar!â&#x20AC;? officials said. His condition was not immediately released. Two law enforcement officials who were not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke of condition of anonymity identified the attacker as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov. He has a Florida driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license but may have been staying in New Jersey. The officials gave no

other details on his background. The driver barreled along the bike path for the equivalent of about 14 blocks, or around eight-tenths of a mile, before slamming into a small yellow school bus. The mayhem and the burst of police gunfire set off panic in the neighborhood and left the pavement strewn with mangled bicycles and bodies that were soon covered with sheets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw a lot of blood over there. A lot of people on the ground,â&#x20AC;? said Chen Yi, an Uber driver. Eugene Duffy, a chef at a waterfront restaurant, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;So many police came and they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what was happening. People were screaming. Females were screaming at the top of their lungs.â&#x20AC;? Police closed off streets across the western edge of Manhattan along the Hudson River and officers rushed into the neighborhood

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just as people were preparing for Halloween festivities, including the big annual parade through Greenwich Village. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives who had no idea what was about to hit them,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Bill de Blasio said. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called it a â&#x20AC;&#x153;lone wolfâ&#x20AC;? attack and said there was no evidence to suggest it was part of a wider plot. A law enforcement official who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity said witnesses told police the attacker yelled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allahu akbar!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;God is greatâ&#x20AC;? in Arabic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as he got out of the truck. New York City Police Commissioner James Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill said a statement the driver made as he got out of the truck and the method of attack led police to conclude it was a terrorist act. On Twitter, President Donald Trump called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;another attack by a very sick and deranged personâ&#x20AC;? and declared, â&#x20AC;&#x153;NOT IN THE U.S.A.â&#x20AC;? Cities around the globe have been on alert against attacks by extremists in vehicles. The Islamic State has been encouraging its followers to mow down people, and England, France and Germany have all seen deadly vehicle attacks in recent months and years.

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Across the Nation Kushner grand plan for skyscraper dying NEW YORK — A grand plan once spearheaded by Jared Kushner to rescue the biggest deal in his career by razing a Fifth Avenue skyscraper and building luxury apartments in its place is all but dead, the co-owner of the building said Tuesday. The comments from Vornado Realty Trust CEO Steven Roth suggest that Kushner’s most ambitious purchase will continue to bleed money — tens of millions a year — as a deadline for repayment of the giant mortgage on the office building nears. Kushner sold his personal interest in the tower, the family’s flagship property and headquarters, before joining the White House as a senior adviser to his father-in-law, President Donald Trump. Kushner bought the famed aluminum-clad skyscraper at 666 Fifth Avenue for a record $1.8 billion a decade ago when he was CEO of Kushner Cos., at the time mostly known for thousands of garden apartments in suburbia. Then he almost lost the building to lenders. Roth

swept in with a rescue plan in 2011, offering cash in exchange for a big ownership stake. The outlook for the office section of the building has not improved lately. Its 1.4 million square feet of office space is nearly a third empty and the Kushners and Roth must pay back a $1.2 billion mortgage in a little over a year. While the clock is ticking for the Kushners, the opposite is true for Roth. The Kushner Cos. is privately held and small compared with the company that Roth heads, the publicly traded Vornado Realty Trust, which has stockpiled hundreds of millions in cash. Roth can afford to wait until the last minute and, some analysts say, perhaps grab a bigger ownership stake in any crisis.

Man sees brother’s wedding despite war and hurricane PENNDEL, Pa. — A war kept Wayne Wood’s brother from attending his first wedding, and a hurricane briefly derailed the secret plans for his second, but the 84-yearold has finally said “I do” again — this time with his unsuspecting brother

serving as best man. The brother, Gordon Wood, told the Bucks County Courier Times he had been hoping for a while that Wayne Wood would marry his girlfriend of 2 1/2 years, Joyce Mary Garren. He had been unable to attend his younger brother’s first wedding because he was serving on a submarine in the Korean War. Gordon Wood, 86, had pushed repeatedly for an answer on the possibility of nuptials. “I kept asking him,” he said. But Wayne Wood stayed tight-lipped, replying only, “Soon.” The younger Wood and his new wife live in Lake Placid, Florida, but they devised a ruse to marry in Pennsylvania while visiting the elder Wood and his wife, Joan Wood. With the help of local court clerks, the ceremony was scheduled for September. Then Hurricane Irma hit, and the couple were forced to stay home and deal with the aftermath. “We were all worried about them,” judicial clerk Mary Ann Rink said. The pair finally arrived for their visit last week. On Monday, the brideto-be said she needed to pick something up at

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Mountain climber dies at age 94 SEATTLE — Legendary mountain climber Fred Beckey, who wrote dozens of books and is credited with notching more first ascents than any other American mountaineer, has died. He was 94. Megan Bond, a close friend who managed his affairs, told The Associated Press that Beckey died of natural causes in her Seattle home Monday. “He was an extraordinary mountaineer. He also had a personality and humor that almost dwarfed the mountains around him,” Bond said. “He was a brilliant writer. He was a scholar. He lived based on what was important to him, and he was not going to sell out.” Beckey was known as much for his eccentric personality as for his singular obsession with climbing. He was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States as a child.

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Halloween parade marches on after motorist attack Associated Press

NEW YORK — New York City’s always-surreal Halloween parade marched on Tuesday evening under the shadow of real fear, hours after a truck attack killed eight people on a busy city bike path in what authorities called an act of terror. Security was heavy as the Greenwich Village parade stepped off Tuesday about a mile away and four hours after the truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along the bike path near the World Trade Center memorial. But the raucous spectacle rolled along with its floats, bands, anything-goes sensibility and thousands of spectators. “I’m not going to let it scare me,” Cathryn Strobl, a 23-year-old New Yorker, said as she waited for the parade to start in her Buffy the Vampire Slayer costume. “You can’t let it stop you from living your life.” Police said they added extra officers, heavy weapons teams and sand trucks as protective

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blockers along the parade route. But officials emphasized that New Yorkers should feel safe. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the route as the parade started, and Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio assured residents and visitors earlier that police were out in force. “We are going to go about our business in the city, and we are not going to be deterred,” de Blasio said. Still, the mayor urged New Yorkers to be vigilant: “Tell an officer immediately if you see anything unusual, anything that worries you.” The parade, which is open to anyone wearing a costume, began in 1973 with a puppeteer marching with his family and grew into a televised extravaganza. Ghosts, goblins, zombies, superheroes, men on stilts, a bunch of human bumblebees and a float of topless people were among those making their way up Sixth Avenue as spectators bobbed to drumming and Caribbean music. Jaye Smith, RMT #67 Krisy Evans, RMT #136

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