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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2007
Page
5
Officials said the water supply system in the derelict Deutsche Bank building near ground zero was not operational after a weekend fire that killed two firefighters. Investigators found a standpipe detached in the basement and the site, a toxic wasteland since the World Trade Center attack, was being dismantled from 41 to 26 stories.
At the North American summit leaders including President Bush, Felipe Calderon and Stephen Harper seek a rapid plan to secure borders during emergencies such as terrorism, avian flu, or natural disasters while avoiding post 9 11 commerce delays. Calderon trims trip due to a Mexico disaster.
Male drivers paid $5 for a topless car wash advertised by young women with signs along a parkway. Hidden behind a blue tarp, shirtless male firefighters washed the cars. Assistant Chief calls it bait and switch as drivers feel burned while proceeds benefit school booster clubs and Brookhaven fire department charities.
A survey of 1,280 youths ages 13 to 24 by The Associated Press and MTV finds 72 percent of whites happy with life overall versus 51 percent of Hispanics and 56 percent of blacks. The report notes differences in happiness across relationships, money, and school, with minorities citing financial worries and whites valuing family more.
Rescue teams halted survivor searches in Pisco as thousands of tons of rubble are cleared after a magnitude 8 quake that leveled most homes. At least 540 people died, 148 bodies recovered from San Clemente church, and authorities plan reconstruction with reinforced housing while aid remains slow to reach remote areas.
A roadside blast in southern Iraq killed a provincial governor, the second such assassination in nine days, amid rising Shiite factional clashes led by Mahdi Army factions and tensions as British withdrawals loom. The era's pace of political and diplomatic moves quickens as Bush policy deadline nears.
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