Marines turn to diplomacy to mend Fallujah ties
In Fallujah Iraq Marines use on the ground diplomacy to ease anger and win trust after a major assault. Capt Alex Henegar notes the shift from hard fighting to relationship building as rebels are routed and development funds planned to aid reconstruction.
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Fallujah
Iraq
Alex Henegar
U.S
Henegar
5Th Marine Regiment
Bridge Standstill Fuels Iraqi Tensions After Attacks
At a key bridge scene in Iraq, a 30 year old from Lookout Mountain Ga urges security as a prerequisite for progress. Henegar vows to seek permission to keep the bridge open if humanitarian aid can pass, while an Army soldier demands it stay closed amid mortar fire. The interpreter relays hopes for medical care for an ailing woman.
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Iraq
Lookout Mountain
Henegar
Farmers grateful for unexpected November rains in Kansas
Finney County records 1.23 inches of rain in November, topping the 0.86 inch normal. Yearly total reaches 24.5 inches versus 18.79 inches normal as farmers in the region complete corn and other crops amid moisture, with harvest progress slowed but ongoing.
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Kansas
Jeff Elliott
Southwest Research and Extension Center
Finney County
Elliott
Danny Alexander
Haskell County
Grant County
Harvest delays slow Kansas crop harvest progress
Wichita AP reports cool wet weather keeps farmers out of fields slowing fall harvest. Corn is 97 percent done while sorghum 83 percent soybeans 88 percent and sunflowers 79 percent finished. Cotton only 13 percent complete with about 94 percent of winter wheat emerged.
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Wichita
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Meatpackers spared cuts amid mad cow scare
In Wichita AP report, three of four major meatpackers say a second suspected mad cow case has not worsened already reduced production. The industry remains strained by border closures and loss of overseas markets, with little news left to shock an already battered system.
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Wichita
Beef industry under pressure from shrinking cattle supply
Mark Klein of Cargill Excel Corp says the sector has not reopened and faces ongoing cattle shortages. Tyson Foods, Swift & Co., and Excel report extended cutbacks at slaughterhouses due to market conditions, export gaps, and softer domestic demand, with Tyson reducing weekly hours and layoffs amid tighter supplies.
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Mark Klein
Cargill Inc
Excel Corp
Kansas City
Swift & Co
Tyson Foods Inc
Holcomb
Gary Michaelson
Springdale
Ark
Tyson
Michaelson
U.S
Falconry lecture showcases trained raptors and NAFA gathering
An audience in Garden City watched Hugo the 8 year old and Louie the 3 year old falcons during a North American Falconers Association lecture at Finnup Education Center led by Lisa Cherry of Temecula. NAFA members from 37 states and three countries attended, with 300 falconers at the conference and falconry events filling four hotels.
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Lisa Cherry
Temecula
Calif
Hughey
North American Falconer’s Association
Finnup Education Center
Louie
Finnup
North American Falconers Association
NAFA
Garden City
Cherry
Plaza Inn
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