British Officials ID 19 Suspects in Plane Plot
Investigators described a terrorist plan on par with major attacks using liquid explosives assembled on airplanes. The plotters aimed to strike many planes simultaneously with peroxide-based solutions and everyday carry-on items. Authorities reported raids across England and arrests in Pakistan and Britain as flights faced disruptions.
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Associated Press
Britain
Washington
England
al- Qaida
John Reid
Pakistan
U.K
Lahore
Karachi
Guardian
U.S
Sunflower Plans New Energy Units With Tri State Ownership
Sunflower will sell energy units operated and maintained by Sunflower and owned by Tri State. In February Sunflower filed for three air permits with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Public hearings likely in October. If on schedule, construction of the third unit would begin mid 2007, with the two Tri State units starting mid 2008 and 2009. Each unit requires about 42 months to build.
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Sunflower
Tri-State
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Back to school shopping boom grips area stores
Shoppers flock to buy clothes and shoes for the new school year. Teens and parents discuss budgets with spenders like Ryan Leon and Kamela Brooks noting layered looks, leggings under skirts, and bargain sales. Shoe stores report their busiest two weeks as students seek athletic and everyday footwear.
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Kamela Brooks
Dawna Coulter
GCHS
Brooks
TradeHome Shoes
Payless ShoeSource
Shawn Myers
TradeHome
Myers
Abe Hubert
Ian Stone
Brett Thackery
Stone
School staff build trust through cross‑team activities
Janet Smith, principal at Charles O Stones, notes co workers from secretaries to custodians worked together toward a common goal during a Thursday session. Seven new staff members joined, aiming to foster stronger ties with returning staff and help teachers lead community building activities with students.
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Janet Smith
Charles O. Stones
Idana Hernandez
Smith
Adams
Plot to blow up transatlantic flights foiled in two days
British authorities arrested 24 alleged plotters in a thwarted plan to attack up to 10 airplanes from Britain to the United States. U S officials said the attackers planned a dry run within two days with a per oxide based device. The alert triggered liquids ban and red security measures at airports across the United States.
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Stephen Nelson
British Airports Authority
Britain
Heathrow
Europe
United States
U.S
Washington
England
Homeland Security
Michael Chertoff
Dulles
FCEDC courted firms eye Garden City area for jobs
FCEDC official Depperschmidt notes interest from a manufacturing firm and a state agency call center in Holcomb. If relocated, the center would add 20 to 40 jobs there, while a redevelopment plan in downtown Garden City aims for non primary roles with Downtown Vision and Finney County Preservation Alliance involved.
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Depperschmidt
Carol Meyer
Garden City Area
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Finney County
Holcomb
Robin Pena
SRS
Garden City
Dopperschmidt
Downtown Vision
Finney County Preservation Alliance
FCEDC
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