Iraq raid nets top 55 fugitive and nine block sweep
U S Central Command announced the arrest of Fadil Mahmud Gharib, former Babil district Baath Party chairman, listed No 47 on the wanted list. The operation dubbed Operation Planet X involved 500 troops and five Iraqi special security forces, including two army generals and a disguised general, but no location or time of arrest for Gharib was released. Maj Mike Silverman hailed the raid as successful, saying one top 55 suspect and about a dozen others were taken off the streets.
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U.S
Saddam
Maj
Mike Silverman
4Th Infantry
Silverman
Iraq War Developments Move Toward Firearm Arrests
Lt. Gen. David McKiernan said U S led forces would start arresting people who possess or sell firearms as part of security efforts in Iraq. Near Mahaweel, mass grave victims rise past 3,000 with doctors leading excavations. victims tied to Shiite suppression after the 1991 Gulf War. U S allies seek UN role in Iraqi governance, while a boat on the Tigris drew fire after unidentified cargo was reported. Australian troops return home to praise, and UK officials defend war despite no weapons found. Police actions around a large mansion led to about 200 detainees including teens and elderly men.
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David McKiernan
Iraq
Mahaweel
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
United States
U.N
United Nations
Tigris
Tikrit
U.S
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Congress
Tindal
Australia
Persian Gulf
Garden City couple seeks seat on High Court panel
The High Court field includes Garden City couple aiming for Abbott replacement with Carol Ann Beier and Christel E. Marquardt among nominees. G. Joseph Pierron Jr. also listed with many district judges and attorneys from across Kansas. Staff writer Kathy Hanks contributed.
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Garden City
Abbott
Carol Ann Beier
Christel E. Marquardt
G. Joseph Pierron Jr
Schroeder
Joseph Bribiesca
Sedgwick County
Rebecca W. Crotty
Finney County
Stephen Douglas Hill
Miami County
Steve A. Leben
Johnson County
Patrick D. McAnany
Johnson
City adopts uniform retail incentive policy debate continues
Garden City officials discuss a proposed retail incentive policy tied to infrastructure costs and potential reimbursements for new or relocating retailers. FCEDC chair Hal loran notes the plan targets large regional retailers, with Home Depot cited as a one time example amid softened local sales and economy. The policy requires applications, reviews at city and county levels, and final approvals by commissioners.
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Kansas
Meyer
Halloran
FCEDC
Garden City Commission
Home Depot
Finney County Commission
Commission
Irv Stephens
GCCC board discusses AQIP pledge and campus project plans
GCCC trustees heard that the college may learn by June end if it is accepted into the Academic Quality Improvement Project AQIP to pursue accreditation improvements. If accepted, Ballantyne and other reps would attend an October conference as AQIP proceeds. The meeting covered donations for the student center atrium and ongoing fundraising, a campus chilling loop design-build team partner, daycare fee increase, and a Burton Motors bid for two cars and a van.
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Mayer
Learning Services
Clayton Tatro
Ballantyne
GCCC
Tatro
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Aqip Committee
Deanna Mann
Mann
Kansas
Cowley County Community College
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Hays State University
Keller Leopold
Cecil O’brate
Beth Tedrow
Bill Hammond
Tatro Plumbing
Burtis Motor Co
Murder sentencing set for Nebraska killing suspect Aldaco
Aldaco faces first degree murder and gun related charges plus two counts of stolen firearms and other felonies. Trial slated to begin September 29 after Omaha police linked him and Ramirez Hernandez to a December 2001 shooting and robbery in which Lara Martinez and others were later arrested in Garden City. Authorities note prior records in Finney County and earlier drug, theft, and burglary convictions among the group. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Aldaco
Ramirez
Hernandez
Omaha
Lara
Martinez
Garden City
Finney County
Alcado
Finney
Scott
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Henry Reid Cox
Shawnee
Douglas M. Crotty III
Michael D. Gibbons
Tonganoxie
Ronald Charles Griffin
Otis Warren Morrow
Arkansas City
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Manhattan
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Lewis
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Ann Hamlett
Grainger
Kanox Inc
Spruce Street
Jack Rutherford
Rutherford
Nebraska
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Wormein
Harold Long Fark
Polich Preventive & Wellness Services, LLC
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
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Family Crisis Center
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Wal-Mart Southwest Culligan
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