Daily Times Herald (Newspaper) - April 28, 2004, Carroll, Iowa imes Herald Iowa Center Breezy Low 55 Tomorrow Breezy High 59 DMACC Carroll Campus Open House 4-7 p.m. Friday Company 4) Deployed April 28, 2004 Single Copy 500 Marines battle in Iraq A series of explosions and gunfire rocked on Wednesday in new the day after a heavy battle in which U.S. warplanes and artillery pounded the city in a show of force against Sunni insurgents holed up in a Gunfire and mortar blasts could be heard for more than an hour from southwestern in the then thunderous explosions shook the area as warplanes circled Two black plumes of smoke rose over the as heavy fire U.S. officials say they are pushing ahead with negotiations to resolve the standoff rather than launch an all-out Iraqi police took up posts in parts of the laying the groundwork for Marine patrols to begin circulating to establish of is returning to President Bush said at the White are pockets of resistance and our along with will make sure it's After at least eight destroyed houses could be seen in the Golan Hospitals reported Wednesday that only two people were wounded in the often do not evacuate their casualties to hospitals fearing that the injured could be arrested by American going to continue to push the political track as far as it's going to take And if it doesn't take us far we're prepared to use military Gen. Mark told ABC's Morning He stressed at a briefing that the cease-fire was continuing and that Marines were not taking offensive actions but were a series of defensive to the In southern gunmen ambushed a Ukrainian convoy outside the city of it with rocket-propelled grenades and machine One Ukrainian was killed and two the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said a second coalition soldier later died from his wounds in that Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada succeeded in driving Ukrainian peacekeepers out of Kut earlier this but U.S. troops later swept into the pushing out most of the U.S. troops aiming to capture and suppress his See IRAQ on Page 9 Army wants more heavy armor to battle fiercer insurgency WASHINGTON - Changing gears in the face of an emboldened insurgency in the Army is asking for additional tanks or other heavy armored vehicles to improve protection for The request reflects a recognition by military commanders that they must adapt as the insurgency With at least 115 this has been the deadliest month for U.S. forces since they invaded 13 months troops are killed and maimed daily by improvised bombs and propelled grenades that can penetrate the relatively thin skin of the When the Army rotated fresh units into Iraq this the newly arrived forces left some of their Bradley infantry vehicles and armored personnel carriers at figuring they needed a higher proportion of Humvees to be light and more agile to deal with As the See ARMY on Page 3 A performance worthy of 100 years Sharyl Bruning from leads members of the musical group Nuns on the Run during a performance Sunday at the Bishop Greteman Center celebrating the 100th anniversary of the local Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Rose of Lima was officially formed in 1904 and the group marked the Daily Times Herald Photo by Jeff Storjohann casion with a Mass at Holy Spirit Church followed by a dinner and short Nuns on the Run is a group of women from the area who began performing about 10 years ago and are based on the movie that starred Whoopi Related photos of the celebration appear on Page 9. Veteran Kane will return to lead Kuemper wrestling program By ASHLEY SCHABLE Times Herald Sports Editor Kane will return as head coach of the Kuemper Catholic High School wrestling program next The Kuemper School Board on Monday approved the hiring of a math teacher at for the 2004-05 Kane has been on the teaching staff at Kuemper since 1976. During that time he has coached basketball and boys and girls He was assistant wrestling coach from 1997 through 1982 and head coach from 1982 through 2002. Kane completed his 26th and final season at Kuemper looking for more personal wife and I have enjoyed my time the free weekends and being able to come home after Kane told the Daily Times Herald after that many years with the we want to see it have said he would make at least a two-year commitment to lead the Kane said he was asked to return as coach of the Kuemper wrestling program and help with the efforts to increase numbers of wrestling participants at the high school There were 13 wrestlers on roster in 2003-04, the lowest number the program has ever want to get the numbers back up and will look at being more competitive in said who has coached 26 state Current two-year head coach Keith who also served as an assistant for three years and is a 1994 Kuemper was told April 14 he would no longer be head coach at Bob Urwin informed me I was not in the future plans of the See WRESTLING on Page 9 Unification board retained at Kuemper By BRENDA Times Herald Staff Writer to showcase new addition at open house By BRENDA Times Herald Staff Writer Carroll High School senior Chris Peterson uses an air-driven impact wrench to loosen lug nuts in the new lab at Des Moines Area Community The lab is part of a million dollar expansion project that is nearly complete on the Carroll Dalfy Times Herald Photo by Jeff Storjohann The college will host an expansion celebration from 4 to 7 The which is open to the will include door prizes and f Des Moines Area Community College is inviting the public to attend its expansion celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Carroll On display at the open house will be the college's new million addition that includes a 10-stall building and trades office space for the Area Education Agency and additional classroom Carroll campus dean Jim Knott will briefly address visitors at 5:30 p.m. New president Robert Carroll mayor Ed Smith and Carroll Chamber of Commerce and the Carroll Area Development Corp. executive director Jim Gossett will also speak at the Representatives from the University of Iowa will be at the Carroll campus Friday to answer questions about the RN to BSN program the college will soon be offering at in Information about the 2+2 elementary education and technology management as well as the new special education certification program that will begin in Carroll this will also be available at the open See pg The Kuemper Unification Board that was formed in the fall of 2002 to organize and lead the Kuemper Catholic School System consolidation will remain in place for another two A recommendation by the Strategic Planning committee that the board continue under its current structure was approved at Monday's board Kuemper superintendent Dr. Thomas Tacheny reported on the as Kuemper meetings are open to parents and constituents but closed to news The 21-member Kuemper Unification which is led by president Ken consists of 13 lay each representing a parish in the Kuemper School Eight pastors from the area parishes also sit on the Members of the Kuemper Unification Board first met in October 2002, at which time two other boards - one for Kuemper Catholic High School and one for Kuemper Catholic Grade School - were in At the end of the 2002-03 school year the KHS and boards were disbanded and the Kuemper Unification Board began overseeing the entire consolidated school At the end of the first the board was to re-evaluate its composition and determine whether it should be The Strategic Planning committee surveyed board KUEMPER on Pago 9......... 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