Bases tighten security as others ease at New Mexico bases
Cannon and Holloman lowered their alert level while Kirtland stays at Charlie. White Sands canceled the Trinity Site tour due to higher security as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency resumes blast tests. Holloman prepares to deploy 100 personnel to Operation Infinite Justice amid global anti terrorism efforts.
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Cannon Air Force Base
Clovis
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Cannon
Susan Romano
Holloman
Kirtland
New York City
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency
49Th
Heather Newcomb
White Sands Missile Range
Trinity Site
Los Alamos
Larry Furrow
Furrow
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Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S
Missing deputy suspects seized in Texas camp
A man and a woman wanted on murder charges in Arizona and for questioning in a missing New Mexico deputy case were arrested at a deer hunting campsite in Hardin County Texas. Jimmy Odom and Donna Lankford were found sleeping at an apparent camp, then led detectives to another nearby site where a rifle was recovered. They are jailed in Hardin County awaiting further processing.
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New Mexico
Hardin County
Ed Cain
Jimmy L. Odom
Newton
Donna Rae Lankford
Kirbyville
Cain
Odom
Lankford
FAA weighs background checks for airport workers nationwide
A possible order on background checks could affect tens of thousands of airport employees with secure access, though FAA officials later said no formal action had been taken. Airports and airlines were asked to verify identification badges. In Broward County, one of the hijackers, Mohamed Atta, had an outstanding arrest warrant for driving without a license. Virginia FBI records allege five hijackers visited the Arlington DMV on August 2 to obtain Virginia IDs, with a witness helping forge identity papers.
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Florida
Broward County
Mohamed Atta
Veda Coleman-Wright
Virginia
FBI
Hani Hanjour
Salem al- Hamzi
Majed Moged
Ahmed Saleh Alghamdi
Abdulaziz Alamari
Department of Motor Vehicles
Arlington
Bush targets terror networks with new asset tracking plan
President Bush announced an executive order to freeze assets of terrorists and those who fund them. The plan, led by a Treasury asset tracing center, aims to follow money across borders despite secrecy in places like Switzerland. The list includes Osama bin Laden and aides such as Ayman al Zawahri, with Uzbekistan deployment under consideration.
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Switzerland
U.S
White House
Ari Fleischer
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bin Laden
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Saudi Arabia
Treasury
Paul O'Neill
David Aufhauser
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Asia
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Cairo
Al-Zawahri
Anwar Sadat
Afghanistan
Islamic Jihad
Armed
Islamic Group
Islamic Movement of
Uzbekistan
Congress
Islam Karimov
Changes in Flight Rules Ground Private Pilots
Great Southwest Aviation reports adjustments to new air rules affecting student pilots and crop dusters. Larry Jessen notes private pilots can no longer fly in Class B areas such as Denver and Salt Lake City and gates are now chained.
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Great Southwest Aviation
Larry Jessen
Great Southwest
Jessen
Denver
Salt Lake City
Deep Alabama coal mine hit by explosion with missing workers
The Alabama No. 5 mine operated by Jim Walter Resources suffered a coal gas fire and explosion trapping workers. Officials said fires persisted Monday as search teams paused, with 402 employees and Brookwood town’s 1500 residents affected. Governor Siegelman and local officials visited awaiting families.
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Orangeville
Utah
Alabama
North America
Brookwood
Linda Barger
Siegelman
Jim Walter Resources
Stocks Rise on Airlines Aid and Overseas Gains
Wall Street firms edged higher as airlines rallied after a 15 billion dollar government aid package. 3M climbed to 91.67 and Citigroup to 39, while AIG rose to 71 after forecasting 500 million dollars in pretax losses from the attacks. Overseas markets also supported gains.
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SG Cowen
Wall Street
Citigroup
Wal-Mart
American International Group
U.S
AMR
American Airlines
Delta
London
France
Frankfurt
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