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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 2007
Page
3
New Agriculture Department data assigns a specific dollar amount to individuals behind farm subsidy recipients. The data shift makes it easier to see which wealthy people benefit from federal subsidies, moving beyond opaque corporate structures to identify individual beneficiaries.
The Supreme Court unanimous ruling allows Atlantic Research Corp to seek a share of cleanup costs after voluntarily retrofitting rocket motors for the U.S. government. The case, involving propellant seepage at a Camden Arkansas site, challenged Bush administration limits on Superfund cost recovery.
MARSHALLTOWN IOWA police accuse Suzanne Marie Butts 38 of stealing three rolls of toilet paper from a central Iowa courthouse. Chief Lon Walker said the theft could bring up to three years in prison, noting the incident as workers observed rolls disappearing rapidly. coworkers reported seeing Butts taking the toilet tissue from a storage closet.
Marine Lance Cpl. Justin L. Sharratt faces three counts of unpremeditated murder in the Haditha case. His attorney Gary Myers contends the forensics show the killings were not an execution but part of a brutal firefight that left 24 civilians dead, portraying him as brave, not a murderer.
Lance Schilling, 30, a former New Orleans police officer charged in the videotaped beating of Robert Davis, 64, died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. authorities said the autopsy found a gunshot wound to the roof of the mouth. The body was found in a Metairie home.
In the Army’s heavy combat role in Iraq and Afghanistan, generals hold fewer senior posts as two of nine combat commands are led by Army officers. The trend will drop further with Bryan Brown’s impending retirement from U.S. Special Operations Command. The shift reflects a Rumsfeld era push toward jointness and broader interservice balance.
Insurgents attacked critical transport links across Iraq, striking a Diyala River bridge in Baqouba after a deadly blast that collapsed a southern Baghdad overpass killing three U.S. soldiers. The attacks threaten routes to major cities, with militants operating in Diyala province amid ongoing security operations.
Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales argues that properly schooled officers should lead troops across services. He notes the Army is unusually overseas engaged yet underrepresented at top levels, calling the discrepancy extraordinary and rooted in culture, politics, and ingrained factors.
In southeast Bangladesh, monsoon rains and mudslides buried shanties and wrecked brick homes, killing at least 67 in Chittagong and 11 more in Cox's Bazar Noakhali and Brahmanbaria. Eight percent of rainfall fell in three hours, flooding the downtown area.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warned New York City to prepare for a hurricane capable of causing serious flooding in lower Manhattan. He noted the city could face an extraordinarily devastating blow with 130 mph winds and a 30 foot storm surge threatening the Hudson and East Rivers.
In Yenagoa Nigeria militants released 13 hostages on humanitarian grounds including three Americans officials said. The move comes as attacks continue amid Yar Adua's presidency and follows a year and half of rising violence in Africa's largest oil producer's heartland where hundreds of foreigners have been kidnapped.
Brianna Morrison from Minnesota with fertility drugs delivered just before midnight Sunday in Minnesota. About 10 hours later Jenny Masche in Phoenix gave birth by Caesarean to Arizona's first successful sextuplet delivery. The rare event, occurring in two states within a day, may signal rising fertility treatment trends.
An early morning blast in Nairobi's crowded business district outside the Ambassadeur Hotel killed two and wounded about 33. Police say the device appeared small with no high explosives detected, while officials caution against premature attribution of the attack.
Apple Inc. released a Windows version of Safari, extending its browser to PC users. Analysts say the move broadens Apple’s appeal beyond Macs and could lure new customers, aligning with broader product and platform strategies alongside upcoming iPhone efforts.
Two astronauts started a spacewalk to connect a 435,000 pound truss segment on the International Space Station boosting its power. Delays due to gyroscope overloads pushed back deployment and required shuttle Atlantis support. Reilly on his fourth spacewalk and Olivas on his first worked 208 miles above the Pacific Ocean, with more tasks planned and a second spacewalk expected to complete installation and activation.
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