Soldier dies in Afghan gunbattle and German helicopter crash
Steven Checo, 22, from New York City, dies in a gunbattle as a U S special forces soldier is wounded at a base in Asadabad. German Chancellor Schroeder calls the helicopter crash in Kabul tragic as Germany extends its Afghan mandate and peacekeepers confront ongoing dangers.
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Steven Checo
New York City
U.S
Asadabad
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard Myers
Bagram
Afghanistan
Gerhard Schroeder
Schroeder
Steffan
Mohammed Mousa
Germany
Netherlands
Kabul
Khost
Neighborhood groups form rapidly in west Lawrence
Neighborhood groups organize at a rapid pace as residents unite for protection and influence. Leaders say organized associations press city officials, with Quail Run cited as a success after neighbors protested a Sixth Street and Folks Road apartment plan. The Wal Mart proposal and future development moves loom as groups stay active.
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Emerson
Lawrence-Douglas County
Dunfield
City Commission
Morse
Wal- Mart
Sixth Street
Folks Road
Quail Run
West Lawrence
Would-be neighborhood associations have few rules
City official says forming a neighborhood association is simple with a core group, bylaws, and officer elections. The city recognizes 30 groups, though not all are active, and associations hold no housing authority but can influence city government. Call Nau at 832-3108 or Morse at 842-7927 for details.
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Cindy Nau
Nau
Wally Emerson
Quail Run Neighborhood Assn
Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods
Caleb Morse
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Doug Compton
Planning Commission
Compton
Wal-Mart
Alison Manni
Lawre
Kief
Iowa
Michael J. Sloa
8Th St. Baldwin City
Arry Thomas
American Family Mutual Insurance Company
American Standard Insurance Company of
Madison
Amfam.com
Columbus
J. Flummette
Ron King
Westridge
P Buzzard
Linda Relling
Oskaloosa
Wary Woodward
Kentucky
Sulte
United Way of
Douglas County
The
United ‘Way of
Corporate Citizen
Aquila
UMB Bank
Usbank Coe Ao
U.S. Bank
Capital Federal Savings
Laird Noller Automotive, Inc
Jim Clark Motors, Inc
First Bank
Intrust Bank
Luminous Neon Art & Sign Systems
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