Khobar siege ends after hostage crisis kills 22 foreigners
Saudi forces hunted three suspected al Qaida militants who used hostages as shields to escape the Khobar assault that left 22 dead. The ringleader was captured after commandos raided the Oasis compound while others fled to Dammam and a gunpoint carjacking prompted pursuits as death toll and injuries rose.
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Khobar
Saudi Arabia
al- Qaida
Dammam
Oasis
Jamal Khashoggi
London
Khashoggi
County earns solid livable rating in quality study
Lorain County ranks 2,190th among 3,141 counties and independent cities in a quality of life study by G Scott Thomas of American City Business Journals based on 2000 census data. Criteria included transit, youth, poverty, unemployment, income, home value, housing growth, and education levels.
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Lorain County
G. Scott Thomas
American City Business Journals
Natonal
Thomas
Iraq leader pick delayed amid US influence claims
The Iraqi Governing Council delayed its vote on a new president amid accusations that the United States is pressuring the process. Bremer denies halting meetings while U N envoy Brahimi and BP commander push for Adnan Pachachi. the council had been set to nominate Ghazi Ajil Yawer for the largely ceremonial post. The standoff comes as the US gears up to hand over power and involve the U N in selecting new leaders. Iyad Allawi’s prime minister endorsement adds to the tension with Brahimi’s preferred choice Hussein Shahristani fading.
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Baghdad
Iraq
United States
Ghazi Ajil Yawer
L. Paul Bremer III
Coalition Provisional Authority
United Nations
Lakhdar Brahimi
Adnan Pachachi
Dan Senor
Bremer
U.S
Senor
Council
Iyad Allawi
Brahimi
Hussein Shahristani
Memorial Day Observance Remembers Veterans Across Cemeteries
Crowds line parade routes and pause at gravestones to honor veterans on a day of reflection. In Elyria and Lorain County, residents place wreaths, hear taps, and recall relatives who served, including a Vietnam veteran and a World War II sailor. Mayor Chester Arcaba honors his father, noting the absence of an appropriate flag and paying respects at Calvary Cemetery.
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Irving
August Riley
Niles
Elyria
Ridgelawn
Amers
South Amherst
Chester Arcaba
Lorain
Calvary Cemetery
Arcaba
Arcada
Jim Urig
Tom Hawk
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Lorain County
Memories of Vietnam Memorials in Lorain County
A Lorain County resident recalls the Vietnam War and the missing local memorial. Dawn Dixon, Wellington, lost brother Patrick Smith, a helicopter gunner killed when his evacuation helicopter was shot down. Dixon advocates honoring the dead as a local Viet Veterans Memorial forms on A2 VIETNAM.
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Teware
Wellington
Dawn Dixon
Patrick Smith
Dixon
Smith
Lorain County
Viet» Veterans Memorial
Vietnam
Afternoon shower or thunderstorm forecast
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Bush Kerry honor veterans at Washington memorials
President Bush said America is safer due to its fighting forces while Sen Kerry visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in solemn Memorial Day rites. Bush spoke at Arlington after laying a wreath, noting wartime reluctance and recalling troops in Kabul Kandahar Mosul and Baghdad as crowds gathered for the National World War II Memorial opening. Frances and John Carter, both 82, shared memories of World War II as veterans marched and generations joined in the observance.
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Bush
America
Sen
John Kerry
Independence Avenue
Frances
John Carter
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