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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2005
Page
3
American troops and warplanes killed 20 insurgents near Husaybah on the Iraqi Syrian frontier while destroying five houses used by foreign fighters. One capture reported. Two civilian casualties noted in drive by and bombings. Final constitutional referendum results expected in days as Iraqi officials report no major fraud.
President Bush seeks to move ahead on a temporary guest worker plan while balancing calls from business allies for labor access and conservatives demanding tougher border enforcement. He stressed that any program must enforce laws at work sites and prevent dishonest employers from flouting them. The plan would let undocumented workers gain three year visas with possible extension, followed by a year out before renewal, but GOP critics urge more enforcement first amid debate over about 11 million illegal immigrants.
Hurricane Wilma battered parts of Florida bringing heavy rain and an evacuation in the Keys while forecasters issued a hurricane watch across most of the state south of Titusville. A record 22nd tropical storm Alpha formed off the Dominican Republic as officials prepared with FEMA stating readiness.
Behind closed doors former senator Dan Coats urged patience for Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination. He called her qualified, but Republican senators in attendance showed doubt. Democrat Sen. Durbin criticised Miers’ outreach as not yet successful amid clouded prospects.
Lt Col Herbert Carter 86 and six fellow aging airmen travel to Balad, Iraq, for a three day visit to encourage younger airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group. The trip, organized by U S Central Command Air Forces, links storied legacy with current service.
State District Judge Bob Perkins, after a long vacation, will oversee criminal proceedings against U.S. Representative Tom DeLay. DeLay’s defense seeks recusal due to Perkins’s donations to Democrats including John Kerry and Moveon.org.
A man delivered a dead newborn found in a suitcase to the Port Isabel Police Department claiming he found the baby girl in his stepdaughter’s bathroom. Investigators said the infant, in a plastic bag, appeared to be about a month old with the umbilical cord still attached. Authorities note the case is treated as a homicide until cleared, as the autopsy proceeds.
U.S. officials say Abu Musab al-Zarqawi expanded his Iraq campaign into two dozen terror groups with links across nearly 40 nations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. They compare his threat level to Osama bin Laden, noting Zarqawi's daily operational reach and broad planning role since 2003.
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