Winter Games Return to America in Salt Lake City
The 2002 Winter Olympics open in Salt Lake City amid national recovery after Sept. 11. The torch completes a 13,500 mile journey as 16,000 security personnel guard Rice-Eccles Stadium. A detonation expert investigates a suspicious bag as fans prepare for 17 days of skiing sliding and skating.
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Salt Lake City
Rockies
America
Utah
Patricia Haslam
Bountiful
Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium
Police blow up hoax device near Olympic media center
Salt Lake City police detonated a plastic grocery bag found near a parking garage that contained fuses and electrical wire. They called it a hoax device possibly a trial run to gauge police reaction. no explosives were inside. Officer Craig Gleason noted concerns about its intent.
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Salt Lake City
Olympic Media Center
Craig Gleason
Police Department
Enron executives invoke Fifth in testimony on collapse
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling told the House panel he believed the company was in good shape and that financial statements were accurate. Four colleagues cited the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer, with former chairman Kenneth Lay also expected to plead the Fifth next week.
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Washington
Enron
Jeffrey Skilling
Skilling
Energy-Trading
House Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee
Andrew Fastow
Fastow
Kenneth Lay
Texas fugitives surrender after hold up in Ardmore
Four Texas escapees ended a week on the run by surrendering at a Ardmore Oklahoma convenience store and gas station after two men held a hostage overnight for beef jerky beer and snacks. Curtis Gambill and Joshua Bagwell released their hostage and gave themselves up.
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Total Gas Station
Ardmore
Okla
West
Texas
George West
Southern Oklahoma
Rita
Curtis Gambill
Joshua Bagwell
Bush says Geneva Convention applies to Taliban not to terrorists
President Bush stated the Geneva Convention covers Taliban prisoners but not captured al Qaida terrorists. He aimed to quell international outcry without altering how Afghan war detainees are treated. The remarks emphasize differing rules for detainees and preserve current treatment standards.
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Washington
Bush
al-Qaida
Dick Sivalls Named Odessa Citizen of the Year
Odessa Chamber of Commerce named Dick Sivalls 2001 citizen of the year. Sivalls is president of Sivalls Inc., an oilfield equipment maker, and thanked volunteers who contribute time and money to the community.
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Richard
Dick’ Sivalls
Linda Ward
Odessa College Foundation
Lara
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Odessa
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Dick Sivalls
Sivalls Inc
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