12 Apr 2003
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2003
Page
1
The Associated Press reports American troops seized Mosul without resistance as holdout forces in western Iraq surrendered. Bush stated Saddam Hussein no longer in power, while looting was to be stemmed in Baghdad and other areas. Mosul’s 30,000 strong Army Corps dissolved in reality.
U S military officials say Tikrit remains the largest population center not under American led forces. Iraqi troops there have been battered by airstrikes and may have fled. Warplanes bombed the area as commanders anticipate stiff resistance page 12.
Franklin County adopts blue and white courtesy signs at about ten intersections to guide motorists to towns. County officials say the sign facelift, driven by a Kansas study on legibility, will cost about 1000 dollars and improve visibility while county labor and materials funds cover the change.
Kansas National Guard air medic Sgt. James K Meyers, from Garnett, serves with the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart Georgia. He writes Letters Home detailing early days of processing and deployment preparations, linking Kosovo's postwar rebuilding to potential Iraq outcomes. The Ottawa Herald hosts his dispatches and an accompanying ks dustoff site with unit activity and photos.
Anderson County faces high dismissal rates as budget strains slow evidence gathering and prosecution. Between July 2001 and June 2002, 52 percent of felony cases were dismissed from 75 concluded cases, with 39 dismissals and 28 guilty pleas, amid talks of a streamlined computer system and county investigator upgrades.
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