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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2004
Page
1
In Lebanon a sunny weekend featured Blues and Barbecue activities on the town square. Local musicians performed blues tunes while vendors offered barbecue and craft items drawing families and visitors to enjoy food music and community camaraderie.
Capt. Jim Kern, an emergency room nurse and Air Force reservist from Oakwood, travels 40 miles north of Baghdad to care for wounded evacuees bound for Germany. He dons a Dayton Dragons cap he calls a lucky charm, connecting with soldiers who recognize the hat. The 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson flies the C-141 Starlifter, a workhorse nearing retirement but in high demand after 9/11 and subsequent wars, as it ferries troops, detainees, and casualties to bases like Ramstein and Landstuhl. The squadron logged record hours in fiscal 2003 and aims for 15,000 in the current year. Despite the plane's aging design and nickname the tube of pain, Kern embraces the challenge of aeromedical evacuation on the C-141 under night conditions to avoid insurgents.
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad al-Lawi signed a Saturday amnesty aimed at persuading minor criminals to lay down arms and join reconstruction efforts. The measure excludes killers and terrorists and faces skepticism as Najaf sees renewed fighting and U.S. casualties. In Baghdad a rocket attack killed a soldier while Al Jazeera faced a 30 day shutdown, denounced by its spokesman as unwise.
A Pakistan man Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan arrested last month is tied to a broader network suspected of planning disruption of the fall elections. Officials say the arrest aids investigations in the United States and Britain into reconnaissance of financial institutions and possible attack plans this year.
Striking workers at Aeronca ended their walkout Saturday by agreeing to a new contract. A Page B1 item notes corrections from a prior Middletown Journal report misidentifying the driver in a fatal crash involving Chase Knecht and Randall Johnson. Page E1 offers a roundup of upcoming watch items. Weather calls for most sunny skies with a high of 81 and a low of 60.
After a post election rise in pay-to-participate registrations, Franklin City School District faces a funding gap for fall programs. The Concerned Parents for the Future of Franklin Athletics and Tami Chamberlain report about 90,000 dollars raised of the 140,000 needed to fund activities. money deadline looms to finalize contracts.
Edgewood City Schools will retry a 6.9 mill permanent levy after Tuesday’s 67 to 33 defeat. Franklin City Schools may drop 4.92 mills for a master plan and focus on operating funds to restore activities. Franklin rejected three ballot issues including a 9.79 mill operating levy expected to raise about $3.1 million annually.
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