War costs rise with estimates of Afghan conflict
Private researchers estimate monthly Afghan war costs at 500 million to 1 billion dollars with per-item prices for munitions such as Tomahawks 600000 to 1 million and JDAM bombs 25600. Analysts note ballpark figures depend on bomb counts and ground actions while home-front costs from 9 11 aftermath run into hundreds of billions.
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Washington
U.S
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Center For Strategic and
Steven M. Kosiak
Yugoslavia
United States
America
Pentagon
Susan Hansen
Department of Defense
Peter Navarro
University of California In Irvine
Navarro
Milken Institute
Schools rethink cell phone ban after 9 11
Washington AP reports that after the Sept 11 attacks school officials reconsidered bans on cell phones and pagers. At Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax Virginia administrators prioritized student emotional needs and allowed phones off hours. Several districts continue bans while others ease restrictions, noting diffusion of phone use among youths and adults.
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Washington
Ann Monday
Robinson Secondary School
Fairfax
Pentagon
Judy Seltz
American Association of
Knox Bricken
Yankee Group
Boston Technology
Bricken
Boston
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Baltimore
Millionaire scavenger leaves New York gift in will
Polish immigrant Joe Temeczko died at 86 and left about $1 million to New York City for use by the mayor and city council. He lived frugally, salvaging items from alleys, buying day-old bread, and avoiding waste. He survived World War II captivity, later telling neighbors little of his past.
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Minneapolis
Joe Temeczko
Temeczko
Rod Carlson
William Wangensteen
New York
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Statue
America
Sarah Hultgren
Hultgren
Carlson
Pablo Casals
Kalley
World Trade Center
Wayzata, Minn
Man sentenced to death for racially motivated rampage
Ronald Taylor, 41, was convicted of three counts of first degree murder after a racially motivated shooting spree starting at his Wilkinsburg apartment and continuing to two restaurants. The jury's death penalty recommendation will be formalized by Judge Lawrence O'Toole.
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Pittsburgh
Ronald Taylor
Wilkinsburg
Lawrence O'Toole
Taylor
Pennsylvania
Michaela Sanielevici
Emil
Obituary notices for Refugia Narbaiz and Stacy Wirick
Refugia Narbaiz 89 of Roswell died November 10 2001 in a local nursing home. Rosary at St Johns Catholic Church November 12 mass November 13 burial at South Park Cemetery. Survivors include three sons three daughters and many grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Arrangements Ballard Funeral Home. Stacy Jo Wirick 34 died November 8 2001. services pending Ballard Funeral Home.
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Texas
Pedro Casarez
Marcos Morreno Casarez
Roswell
St. John’s Catholic Church
Adam Narbaiz
Arron Flores
Greg Torres
Richard Marquez
Alfred Narbaiz
Christopher Snyder
Ballard Funeral Home
Stacy Jo Wirick
Ballard
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