Reclaiming Summerton’s Role in Brown v. Board History
Harvard Law graduate Lisa Brown says Summerton sparked the first legal challenge to desegregation, Briggs v. Elliott, beginning with a 1947 school bus petition. She notes post 1954 integration delays and local schools’ ongoing racial divides, inspiring her research and potential book.
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Abusers in Abu Ghraib Spark Broad Iraqi Crisis Debate
The Abu Ghraib abuses trigger international backlash as the US prepares to hand over civilian authority in Iraq. Officials discuss discipline for more soldiers, amid calls for independent investigations and greater Arab participation in stabilizing Iraq.
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U S Forces Battle Shiite Militants Near Najaf
U S troops clashed with Shiite militiamen near Najaf after mortar barrages, with a base hit by mortars and exchanges of fire. Officials estimate militiamen deaths around 20, while civilians suffered injuries and a policeman died at a Najaf hospital. The campaign targets Muqtada al Sadr as U S forces seek to capture or kill him but hold back to avoid Shiite reprisals near the Imam Ali Shrine.
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FBI seizure targets gambling network across Iowa bars
FBI agents seized money machines and parlay cards on September 17 2002 in a raid tied to a gambling operation with more than 2000 names on a betting list. West side Lounge Log Cabin Lounge Home Port faced seven day suspensions and $1000 fines. Viking Lounge settled. Gil ligan s hearing postponed.
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Iowa native Navy sailor dies in Iraq Ramadi
A Des Moines AP report says Trace Dossett 37 formerly of Wapello Iowa was killed Sunday in Ramadi Iraq He served as a Seabee in a reserve unit and had been in country three weeks His family says he was proud to serve and leaves a wife and two daughters in Florida Survivors include brother Trent and sister Tricia of Iowa City
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DNA testing program under fire in Charlottesville rapist case
Police in Charlottesville, Virginia, faced criticism over a DNA dragnet targeting black men sought for cheek swabs after a serial rapist description. Steven Turner, a UVA graduate student, refused swabs both near his home and later, citing rights concerns. The program, active since 2002 and expanded after a victim described the suspect, prompted officials to restrict stops and require supervisory approval and court orders if samples are refused.
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