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Post and Courier, October 31, 2006 Newseum Image

October 31, 2006: An excerpt from a Halloween-related story in the Charleston, South Carolina newspaper, The Post and Courier:

Lowcountry Ghost Stories

 

By BRIAN HICKS

 

Late one night 14 years ago, a man staying at the Battery Carriage House Inn awoke to the unmistakable feeling that someone was watching him.

 

As his eyes adjusted to the dark, he could make out the torso of a barrel-chested figure looming over the bed. Still groggy, he could not understand how this thing could stare at him because it had no head.

 

The man thought he was dreaming; he'd been asleep for hours, he was staying in an old house, and hadn't he felt a sense of dread earlier that evening? As if to test this theory, the man reached out to the apparition, assuming it would vanish.

 

Instead, he touched a solid form, its heavy coat course and scratchy, like burlap.

 

And then it began to moan.

 

This legless, armless and apparently headless body -- which might be the spirit of a Confederate soldier -- is one of the more menacing ghost stories in a town that is quite literally haunted by its past. In just about every dark alley of the city, every graveyard, every big old foreboding house, you can find a ghost - or, at least, tales of one.

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Diario do Nordeste, October 30, 2006 Newseum Image

October 30, 2006: 

The Fortaleza, Brazil newspaper, Diario do Nordeste, reports on the re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

 

 

 

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 28, 2006 Image from newspaper's Web site

October 28, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

GO CRAZY FOLKS! Cardinals cap dream October

By JOE STRAUSS

Dancing then falling as a group before 46,638 paid, the Cardinals, a team seemingly splitting at its seams weeks ago, celebrated the redemptive power of October more than any team before them Friday night.

The first team to baptize a new facility with a World Series championship since 1923, the Cardinals won their first Series title since 1982 by completing a five-game domination of the Detroit Tigers with a 4-2 validation at Busch Stadium.
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The Gazette, October 27, 2006 Newseum Image

October 27, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Colorado Springs newspaper, The Gazette:

Some Serious Snow

 

By R. SCOTT RAPPOLD and CARY LEIDER VOGRIN

 

Schools and businesses were closed. Government offices were vacant. Roads were slippery, littered with tree limbs downed by Thursday’s blizzard.

 

It was a good day to stay inside.

 

But there were many -- search-and-rescue workers, police officers, firefighters, utility crews and pizza-delivery drivers -- whose jobs left them no choice but to be on the road.

 

"You can’t see anything. Sometimes you can’t see past the windshield," said Skee Hipszky, operations director for El Paso County Search and Rescue, whose workers spent the day rescuing stranded drivers and passengers in the wind-swept eastern part of the county.

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The Gainesville Sun, October 26, 2006 Newseum Image

October 26, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Florida newspaper, The Gainesville Sun:

Danny Rolling executed for five student murders

 

By LISE FISHER

 

STARKE -- In the end, serial killer Danny Rolling offered no apologies.

 

Strapped to a gurney, Rolling sang to a quiet crowd gathered to witness his death at the execution chamber at Florida State Prison on Wednesday. For two minutes, he sang a gospel hymn in a clear, calm voice, that rang through the room.

 

"Thou art the alpha and omega. The beginning and the end. The sound of thy voice stills a mighty wind. None greater than thee oh Lord. None greater than thee," Rolling sang.

 

Rolling made no mention of the crimes that had made him the state's most notorious serial killer since Ted Bundy -- the brutal slayings of five college students inside their Gainesville apartments in the fall of 1990.

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October 25, 2006: A Page One photo caption from the Toronto, Canada newspaper, The Globe and Mail:

 

 

A Marine honour guard holds an American flag yesterday during burial services in Arlington, Va., for Sergeant Justin Walsh, who died of wounds incurred defusing a bomb in Iraq.

 

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Houston Chronicle, October 24, 2006 Newseum Image

October 24, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Houston Chronicle:

 

 

By KRISTEN HAYS

 

Former Enron Corp. CEO Jeff Skilling took the blow of a 24-year prison sentence the same way he took a jury's decision that he's a felon: Dry-eyed and calm.

 

Standing alone before U.S. District Judge Sim Lake to make a statement at his sentencing hearing Monday, Skilling insisted before he learned what his punishment would be that he is remorseful about Enron's 2001 demise and its devastating fallout to employees and investors.

 

"I will live those days and everything that happened subsequently for the rest of my life," he said.

 

"I have friends who died," he added without elaboration.

 

His self-described best friend, ex-Enron executive Cliff Baxter, fatally shot himself as the scandal swirled in January 2002. And his co-defendant, former Enron Chairman Ken Lay, died of heart disease in July, just six weeks after he and Skilling were convicted of crimes including fraud and conspiracy at the close of their four-month trial.

 

"All that being said, your honor, I am innocent of these charges. I am innocent of every one of these charges," the 52-year-old former business titan said with a bit of defiance in a hearing that capped an era of fraud that prompted Congress to pass sweeping reforms and stiffen white collar penalties.

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Publico, October 23, 2006 Newseum Image

October 23, 2006: The Lisbon, Portugal newspaper, Publico, remembers the 1956 Hungary uprising.

According to the BBC Web site: "The Hungarian uprising in 1956 was a vital moment in the Cold War, showing both the aspirations of the peoples of Eastern Europe but also the determination of the Soviet Union not to lose its grip.

 

It also demonstrated the limits of Western power. Despite a desire to 'roll back' the Soviet Empire in Europe, President Dwight Eisenhower did not help the Hungarians, in order to avoid the risk of general war.

 

And it coincided with another international crisis, Suez, the effect of which on Soviet actions has always intrigued historians.

 

However, secret documents that have emerged since the end of the Cold War also demonstrate that the Soviet intervention was not quite the cut-and-dried decision that it appeared at the time.

 

There was a brief moment when it hesitated.

 

It did so between the two phases of the uprising.

 

Phase one began on 23 October 1956 with a march by students to parliament by the Danube."

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The Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2006 Newseum Image

October 20, 2006: An excerpt from a story in The Wall Street Journal:

Home Run: Dow's First Close at 12000

On Anniversary of 1987 Crash, Funds, Big Stocks Help Nudge Index Past a Coy Milestone

 

By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN

 

Powered by once-skeptical investors rediscovering a passion for stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average yesterday closed above the 12000 mark for the first time, after testing the milestone for days. It looks as if there are more potential converts still on the sidelines.

 

The newfound enthusiasm comes from an array of sources, including small-time investors pouring money into mutual funds and hedge funds investing money for deep-pocketed institutions and individuals.

 

For all the excitement of the Dow's record close, which came on the 19th anniversary of the 1987 stock-market crash, the market barely nudged over the finishing line. The Dow, comprising 30 major companies, advanced just 19.05 points, or 0.2%, to close at 12011.73.

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October 19, 2006: 
Page One news from the Seoul, South Korea newspaper, JoongAng Ilbo.

 

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National Post, October 18, 2006 Newseum Image

October 18, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Toronto, Canada newspaper, the National Post:

 

 

By SOPHIE WALKER 

 

LONDON -- Two European leaders separately voiced concern at the Muslim veil yesterday, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair calling it a "mark of separation" and Italy's Romano Prodi saying no one should hide their face in public. 

 

Both leaders said the wearing of the veil -- known as the niqab -- presents difficulties for nations with Muslim communities and immigrants needing to integrate into Western societies.

 

"It is a mark of separation and that's why it makes other people from outside the community feel uncomfortable," Mr. Blair said when asked his opinion on the veil, which has become a controversial topic in Britain since former foreign secretary Jack Straw said he asks Muslim women in his constituency to remove their veils when they come to see him.  

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Gwinnett Daily Post, October 17, 2006 Newseum Image

October 17, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Lawrenceville, Georgia newspaper, the Gwinnett Daily Post:

Mixed reactions as U.S. ready to hit 300 million

 

By ARIELLE KASS

 

LAWRENCEVILLE -- Every seven seconds, a baby is born. Every 31 seconds, a new immigrant moves to America. Every 13 seconds, someone dies.

 

And just like that, we're at 300 million.

 

Today -- at 7:46 a.m. -- the U.S. Census Bureau predicts the country's population will hit the ubiquitous 300 million mark. The last 100 million took 13 years less than the second 100 million.
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The Honolulu Advertiser, October 16, 2006 Newseum Image

October 16, 2006: An excerpt from a story in The Honolulu Advertiser:

Hawai'i rattles, then loses power statewide

 

By DAN NAKASO 

 

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake centered on the Kona side of the Big Island -- the largest to rattle the Islands in 23 years -- and a 5.8-magnitude quake that followed disrupted air traffic on all major islands yesterday, sent boulders crashing onto Big Island highways and knocked out power throughout most of the state.

 

By 10 p.m., a slight majority of Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc.'s 291,000 customers -- 157,000 -- had power restored.

 

But Honolulu Board of Water Supply officials urged their customers to continue conserving water through this morning to ease the burden on the electricity-reliant system.

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Honolulu Star-Bulletin, October 16, 2006

October 16, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:  

'Everything was just crashing down'

From falling dishes and boulders on the Big Island to small tremors on Kauai, residents and visitors throughout the island chain were affected by the consequences of yesterday's events

 

By STAR-BULLETIN STAFF

 

Hawaii residents might have awakened yesterday morning and wondered if their island state had drifted a bit too close to California.

 

Even Big Island residents accustomed to tremors were shocked at the fortitude, and quickly checked on each other before beginning cleanup efforts.

 

At Malama Solomon's house in Kamuela, drywall cracked, and "everything kind of fell out of the cupboards and closets," said the lifelong Big Island resident who is running for lieutenant governor. "The quake was quite substantial. It was one of the largest we've ever experienced."

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Anandabazar Patrika, October 14, 2006 Newseum Image

October 14, 2006: The Calcutta, India newspaper, Anandabazar Patrika, reports on the Bangladesh winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

According to the BBC Web site, Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh and the Grameen Bank have been jointly awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.

 

Mr Yunus, an economist, founded the bank, which is one of the pioneers of micro-credit lending schemes for the poor, especially women, in Bangladesh.

 

....The winners were revealed by the Nobel committee chairman, Ole Danbolt Mjoes, in Oslo. Mr Mjoes said Mr Yunus had shown himself to be a leader who had managed to translate visions into practical action for the benefit of millions of people. 
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The New Anatolian, October 13, 2006 Newseum Image

October 13, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Ankara, Turkey newspaper, The New Anatolian:

Spark of Genius

 

Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel literature prize on Thursday, for his multitude of works that deal with the symbols of clashing cultures -- an award that came after months, if not years, of speculation that Pamuk was Turkey's most "Nobel-able" writer.

 

The Swedish Academy said that the 54-year-old Istanbul-born Pamuk "in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures," reported the Associated Press from Stockholm.

 

....In Turkey, Pamuk's gain has created jubilation and a momentary negligence of his past controversies.

 

Pamuk himself once said that the anger expressed over his novels was not really about what he had written. In an interview with NTV, he said that as a writer he had lived in a constant state of "misunderstanding" that extended beyond the court cases he had been subject to. "You try to explain yourself to everyone but you somehow fail."

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The New York Times, October 12, 2006 Newseum Image

October 12, 2006: An excerpt from a story in The New York Times:

Manhattan Plane Crash Kills Yankee Pitcher

 

By JAMES BARRON

 

A single-engine plane carrying the Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle smashed into a 42-story building on the Upper East Side yesterday, killing Mr. Lidle and his flight instructor, the authorities said.

 

The afternoon crash beneath overcast skies sent debris clattering hundreds of feet to the sidewalk and started a fire that destroyed several apartments and left a charred smudge on the face of the building.

 

Fourteen firefighters and four people in the building were injured, officials said, including a woman who had been in an apartment hit squarely by the plane and escaped the inferno, suffering burns.

 

The plane, owned by Mr. Lidle, was a Cirrus SR20, a four-seat propeller plane that is popular for its performance and sleek looks. It has a fixed landing gear reminiscent of a stunt plane. With two sets of controls, officials said, either Mr. Lidle or his instructor could have been flying it.

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New York Daily News, October 12, 2006 Newseum Image

October 12, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the New York Daily News:

Lidle tragedy shocks Yanks
 
By SAM BORDEN

 

As he slipped sneakers and spikes and socks into a cardboard box on Sunday, Cory Lidle smiled when he talked about flying.

 

It had become his passion. He owned a plane, a Cirrus SR20, and his eyes widened as he discussed plans to fly it from New York back to his home near Los Angeles. There was a stop in Nashville, he said, and then probably one in Arizona, too; the whole trip would take about 15 hours in the air but he was going to break it up over a few days.

"Flying was more than just a hobby for him, you could tell that just in the way he would speak about it," Yankees reliever Ron Villone said. "We would talk in the outfield during batting practice and it was clear. He actually asked me a lot about Teterboro Airport because I'm from the area. He was excited about having the plane nearby."

Teterboro is where Lidle's plane took off yesterday afternoon. It crashed at 2:42 p.m. into the Belaire apartment building at 72nd and York, and Lidle was killed along with his instructor Tyler Stanger. Lidle's passport was found on the street below. He and his wife, Melanie, have a 6-year-old son, Christopher.

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Newsday, October 12, 2006 Newseum Image

October 12, 2006: An excerpt from a story in Newsday:

Remembering Cory Lidle

 

By JIM BAUMBACH

 

Cory Lidle was a baseball player by profession, but he didn't look like one, nor did he act like one. He was 5-11 and 175 pounds and preferred chess, poker, pool and, sadly, flying planes.

 

Lidle, 34, was nicknamed "Snacks" by his Oakland Athletics teammates several years ago for his love of all things sweet, and he helped add some color to the Yankees clubhouse this season by pushing chess.

 

And then there was his interest in flying, which led him to buy his own plane and take the time to earn his license last winter.

 

As the tragic news unfolded Wednesday that Lidle was killed when his plane crashed into a high-rise building in Manhattan, Sal Fasano flashed back to the day when Lidle actually purchased the plane.
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The Chronicle-Telegram, October 11, 2006 Newseum Image

October 11, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Elyria, Ohio newspaper, The Chronicle-Telegram:

Picking the perfect Pumpkin
It's the perfect time to peruse a patch or two while pondering the proper choice for you

 

By LISA ROBERSON 

 

This time of year, pumpkins and Halloween go together like witches and black cats. But to truly embrace the holiday spirit, it's key to have your own gourd to carve.

 

Getting one at the local supermarket is fine. But for a fun-filled, fall-themed outing, it's best to pick your own.

 

"You get to see how it grows and you get to pick the perfect pumpkin while enjoying the fresh farm air" said Nancy Erent, a veteran employee at the Pickering Farm Market who picks her own pumpkin every year. "I always have to pick the right one. It’s very important to pick the perfect pumpkin."

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The Korea Times, October 10, 2006 Newseum Image

October 10, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Seoul, South Korea newspaper, The Korea Times:

 

 

BEIJING (AFP) – China and the United States led condemnation around the world Monday after North Korea conducted its first nuclear test, slamming the move as provocative and, in some capitals, demanding a tough U.N. response.

 

China, Pyongyang's closest ally in the region, expressed its "resolute opposition" to the "brazen" test, carried out early Monday in defiance of worldwide appeals and threats of sanctions.

 

The White House condemned it as a "provocative act" and called for immediate action by the U.N. Security Council, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Seoul when news of the test first broke, called the move unpardonable.

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West Hawaii Today, October 9, 2006 Newseum Image

October 9, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Kailua Kona, Hawaii newspaper, West Hawaii Today:

 

 

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

 

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -- North Korea said Monday it had performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, setting off an underground blast in defiance of international warnings and intense diplomatic activity aimed at heading off such a move.

 

The North Korean statement said there was no radioactive leakage from the test site.

 

An official at South Korea's seismic monitoring center confirmed a magnitude-3.6 tremor felt at the time North Korea said it conducted the test was not a natural occurrence. The official spoke to the Associated Press on condition his name not be used, because he was not authorized to talk about the sensitive information to the media.
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Izvestia, October 9, 2006 Newseum Image

October 9, 2006: The Moscow newspaper, Izvestia, reports on the murder of a Russian journalist.

 

According to the BBC Web site, hundreds of people gathered in central Moscow to pay tribute to prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya -- a day after she was murdered. They lit candles and laid flowers. Some held posters describing the killing as politically-motivated.

The 48-year-old mother of two was known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya. Her death has been widely condemned in Russia and elsewhere. But there has been no word so far from the Kremlin.

 

Ms. Politkovskaya was due to publish an article on torture and kidnappings in Chechnya on Monday, her Novaya Gazeta has revealed. Anna Politkovskaya was found shot dead on Saturday in a lift at her block of flats in the Russian capital, Moscow.

Her newspaper is offering a $1m (£534,000) reward for information to track down the killer.

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The Kansas City Star, October 7, 2006 Newseum Image

October 7, 2006: An excerpt from a story in The Kansas City Star:

Buck O'Neil dies

By SAM MELLINGER

Beloved Negro Leagues icon and Kansas City legend Buck O'Neil died Friday night. O'Neil was 94.

He spent his life playing, coaching and finally promoting baseball. He was a batting champion, a three-time All-Star, and a wildly successful manager for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues before becoming the first black coach in the major leagues with the Cubs in 1962. As a scout, he is credited with discovering and signing Hall of Famers Ernie Banks and Lou Brock, among others.

After his coaching career concluded, O'Neil devoted his life to spreading the stories of the men who played in the Negro Leagues. He captivated audiences of all ages and races with stories of Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, and others.

He became something of a national celebrity as the narrator of Ken Burns' PBS documentary, "Baseball," in 1994. Since then he became the top ambassador for the Negro Leagues, telling his stories on national radio and television, including with David Letterman.
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The Commercial Appeal, October 7, 2006 Newseum Image

October 7, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Memphis Commercial Appeal:

Blaze guts church, rips Court Square

By TOM CHARLIER, DAKARAI AARONS, LAWRENCE BUSER and MICHAEL ERSKINE 

With Downtown Memphis still smoldering as if hit by a bombing raid, officials late Friday searched for causes and weighed the damage to development efforts stemming from one of the most spectacular fire outbreaks ever in the city.

A day that began with wind-whipped infernos raining golf ball-size embers across several blocks ended with firefighters still dousing and monitoring charred, unstable ruins. In the rubble lay a historic church and Court Square buildings included in a $45 million redevelopment project set to be unveiled next week.
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News & Observer, October 6, 2006 Newseum Image

October 6, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Raleigh, North Carolina newspaper, the News & Observer:

Apex fire spreads toxic gas

 

By SARAH OVASKA, TOBY COLEMAN and JOSH  SHAFFER 

 

APEX - Fire crews have not begun to fight a fire at a hazardous waste plant that has spread a cloud of dangerous chlorine gas across Apex this morning, forcing more than 15,000 people to evacuate.

 

Officials say they planned to send a hazardous materials crew in at daybreak to evaluate the fire. In the meantime, they've been letting it burn, out of concern that pouring water or foam on it would make things worse, said town manager Bruce Radford. The rain that started falling around 7 a.m. "doesn't make anything better," Radford said.

 

San Jose Mercury News, October 5, 2006 Newseum Image

October 5, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the San Jose Mercury News:

 

 

By PETE CAREY

 

Former Hewlett-Packard board Chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others, including a former HP senior lawyer, were charged today by the California Attorney General with felony crimes involving the company's disastrous boardroom leak investigation.

 

The charges stem from the use of deception by HP's outside investigators to obtain the private phone records of board members, reporters and HP employees, a practice known as "pretexting.''

 

The others charged are Kevin Hunsaker, a former HP senior lawyer and ethics director and three outside investigators, Ronald DeLia of Needham, Mass., Matthew DePante of Melbourne, Fla., and Bryan Wagner of Littleton, Colo.

 

Each is charged with four felonies -- the use of false or fraudulent pretenses to obtain confidential information from a public utility; unauthorized access to computer data, identify theft, and conspiracy to commit each of those crimes.

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South China Morning Post, October 4, 2006 Newseum Image

October 4, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Hong Kong, China newspaper, the South China Morning Post:

N Korea to test bomb; don't do it, world says

 

North Korea announced yesterday it would carry out a nuclear weapons test in response to US sanctions and Washington's "threat of a nuclear war" -- jangling nerves worldwide just three months after it fired off a barrage of missiles.

 

"The DPRK will in the future conduct a nuclear test in a condition where safety is firmly  guaranteed,"  the North's Foreign Ministry said, using the country's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The statement was assumed to be referring to an underground test.

 

It is the first time the North has publicly announced its intent to join the elite club of nuclear powers, though the world has been worrying for weeks that it could be preparing to carry out a test.

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Intelligencer Journal, October 3, 2006 Newseum Image

October 3, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania newspaper, the Intelligencer Journal:  

 

By COLBY ITKOWITZ 

 

LANCASTER COUNTY, PA -- A stranger entered a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday morning where 24 students ages 6 to 13 had settled in their desks for a German lesson.

 

The man wore glasses, a baseball cap and jeans, probably blue.

 

He asked a question, but Aaron Esh, 13, can't remember what it was.

 

The man then left.

 

Aaron, sitting at his desk, saw the man walk to a truck backed up to the front of West Nickel Mines School, a small, beige building protected by a white picket fence.

 

Aaron could hear the man outside loading a gun. He knew then, he said, something was terribly wrong.

 

About five minutes later, a man identified by police as 32-year-old Charles Carl Roberts IV stormed the classroom brandishing the gun and demanding all the students lie down in the back of the classroom, Aaron said.

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The Patriot-News, October 3, 2006 Newseum Image

October 3, 2006: An excerpt from a story in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania newspaper, The Patriot-News:

 

AMISH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
'ANGRY AT GOD'

 

By CHRIS A. COUROGEN

BART - Charles Carl Roberts IV was angry and armed to the teeth when he arrived at the West Nickel Mines Amish School yesterday morning, intent on avenging a wrong that state police said dated back 20 years.

 

He took out that anger by shooting girls execution-style after binding their legs and lining them up in front of a chalkboard in the front of the one-room school in rural Lancaster County.

 

Two girls died at the scene, one in the arms of a state trooper. A third was dead on arrival at Lancaster General Hospital.

 

Three girls were admitted to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, four to Children's Hospital in Philadelphia and one to Christiana Hospital in Delaware, state police said.

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The Washington Post, October 2, 2006 Newseum Image

October 2, 2006: An excerpt from a story in The Washington Post:

FBI to Examine Foley's E-Mails
Hastert Calls For Independent Probe

 

By CHARLES BABINGTON and JONATHAN WEISMAN

 

The FBI announced last night that it is looking into whether former representative Mark Foley (R-Fla.) broke federal law by sending inappropriate e-mails and instant messages to teenage House pages.

 

The announcement came hours after House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert asked for a Justice Department investigation into not only Foley's actions but also Congress's handling of the matter once it learned of the contacts.

 

In his letter to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Hastert (R-Ill.) acknowledged that some of Foley's most sexually explicit instant messages were sent to former House pages in 2003. That was two years before lawmakers say they learned of a more ambiguous 2005 e-mail that led only to a quiet warning to Foley to leave pages alone.

 

Foley, 52, abruptly resigned Friday, and Democrats have since been hammering Hastert and other GOP leaders.

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October 2, 2006: 

Brazil's presidential election is the big story in the Novo Hamburgo, Brazil newspaper, Jornal NH.

 

 

 

 

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October 1, 2006: 

The  Sao Paulo, Brazil newspaper, Agora, reports on the crash of a Boeing 737-800 jetliner in a remote Amazon jungle. 155 are feared dead in the crash of GOL airlines Flight 1907.