Rooster "Crowing"
"Okeydoke"
History . . .
1907, Frida Kahlo, painter
1937, Vladimir Ashkenazy, pianist
1937, Bessie Head, antiapartheid writer
1854, the first official meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Mich.
1885, French biologist Louis Pasteur uses his newly developed vaccine against rabies to save the life of a young boy, Joseph Meister, who was bitten by a dog.
1917, Arab forces rebelling against the Ottoman Empire capture the port of Al 'Aqabah with the help of British adventurer T. E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia.
1923, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.
1944, 169 people died in a fire that broke out in the main tent of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum-and-Bailey Circus in Hartford, Conn.
1945, President Truman signed an executive order establishing the Medal of Freedom.
1957, Tennis player Althea Gibson becomes the first African American to win a Wimbledon singles title, defeating fellow American Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2. She wins the U.S. Open later that year and repeats the performance in 1958.
1967, the Biafran War erupted in Nigeria. (The war, which lasted 21/2 years, claimed some 600,000 lives.)
1971, Louis Armstrong passed away. He was a great American jazz artist.
1988, High death toll feared in oil rig blaze
A fire on a North Sea oil rig is feared to have claimed the lives of most of those on board.
The fire is believed to have started after explosions at about 2230 BST (2130 GMT) on the Piper Alpha drilling platform, 120 miles (193km) off the north-east coast of Scotland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_3017000/3017294.stm
In 1989, the U.S. Army destroyed its last Pershing 1-A missiles at an ammunition plant in Karnack, Texas, under terms of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050706/LIVING/507060316/1007/LIVING
1997, Mars buggy starts exploring Red Planet
Nasa scientists have freed a robot from the space probe, Mars Pathfinder, allowing it to begin its exploration of the Red Planet at last.
The rover, known as Sojourner, has been stuck on Pathfinder since its successful landing on Mars two days ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_4105000/4105727.stm
2000, Prime Minister's son arrested for drunkenness
Prime Minister Tony Blair's eldest son, Euan, has been arrested for being drunk and incapable.
Police found the 16-year-old lying on the ground in Leicester Square last night after celebrating the end of his GCSE exams with friends.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_2495000/2495255.stm
Missing in Action
1966 HESTLE ROOSEVELT L JR. ORLANDO FL NO CHUTE BEEP OR SAR
1966 MORGAN CHARLES E. RANCHO CORDOVA CA NO CHUTE BEEPER OR SAR REMAINS RETURNED 7/31/89 ID 4/06/90
1966 TOMES JACK H. GLOBE AZ 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV DECEASED
1966 YOUNG JAMES FAULDS FERNDALE MI 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 HUGHEY KENNETH R. SEAL BEACH CA "03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV (HOMENWALD, TN)" ALIVE IN 98
1967 POLLACK MELVIN LONG BEACH NY 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 MAHONEY THOMAS P. III OAKLAND CA
1971 CARR DONALD G. EAST CHICAGO IN
1971 THOMAS DANIEL W. DANBURY IA
The Washington Post
The Military is not supposed to be involved with the civilian population. We do not have soldiers walking the beat we have police officers. The military belongs to THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT and has jurisdiction in protecting this country not invading it. This is an outrage. If the military is taking over Homeland Defense then we don't need Homeland Defense. I have had it with the incompetence of this administration. None of what they do has healthy boundaries and this is still another example of it. The Washington Post is a sell out. The ONLY aspect of the military that guards this country is The Coast Guard. This is an outrage. Bush has taken the wholesomeness out of America.
Military Expands Homeland Efforts
Pentagon to Share Data With Civilian Agencies
By Bradley Graham
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 6, 2005; Page A01
A new Pentagon strategy for securing the U.S. homeland calls for expanded U.S. military activity not only in the air and sea -- where the armed forces have historically guarded approaches to the country -- but also on the ground and in other less traditional, potentially more problematic areas such as intelligence sharing with civilian law enforcement.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/05/AR2005070501669.html
Watergate-Era FBI Chief Gray Dies at 88
By JOHN PAIN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 6, 2005; 1:55 PM
MIAMI -- L. Patrick Gray, whose yearlong stint as acting FBI director was marked by the Watergate break-in and the ensuing scandal that led to President Nixon's resignation, died Wednesday. He was 88.
Gray died at his home in Atlantic Beach from complications from pancreatic cancer, said his son Ed Gray, of Lyme, N.H.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/06/AR2005070600790.html
Civil disobedience is the way we protect the integrity of out democracy from vandals that live in the Oval Office. We need a law to protect the dedicated journalists that should be reporting and not sitting in jail cells. America has lost her democracy.
Prosecutor Demands Time Reporter Testimony
By Daniela Deane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 5, 2005; 2:57 PM
A federal prosecutor demanded Tuesday that Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper testify before a grand jury even though the magazine recently handed over the reporter's confidential notes in the investigation of a leak of a CIA officer's identity.
Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald also turned down the request of Cooper and New York Times reporter Judith Miller to be allowed home detention rather than jail for refusing to disclose their sources.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/05/AR2005070500788.html
Richmond Times Dispatch
For American Indians, native spouses rare gem
BY DENA SLOAN
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Jul 6, 2005
Debora Littlewing Moore of the Pamunkey tribe and Preston Adkins of the Chickahominy dance one of the few American Indian dances that requires a partner. They were performing at a powwow in King William County.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Don't let the beating drums and fry bread and feathers fool you.
Last month's annual powwow on the Mattaponi reservation in King William County was indeed a time for locals to express their American Indian identity and to continue centuries of tradition.
But Reggie Tupponce, a member of the Upper Mattaponi tribe, smiled as he pointed out the drum circle where young men played music and chanted. Lingering nearby were a number of young women.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783670716
Coach fined $300 in bus fatality case
He will remain head of Varina football, Henrico official says
BY OLYMPIA MEOLA
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Jul 6, 2005
GARY CHILCOAT
RELATED: Police Beat
Varina High School's football coach was found guilty yesterday of not using a warning device on a school bus when he dropped off a Varina track athlete who was fatally injured moments later by an oncoming car.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783670928
Strong storm socks Charlottesville
Power knocked out for 14,000; funnel cloud reported near U.Va.
BY CARLOS SANTOS
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Jul 6, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE -- A powerful storm struck Charlottesville yesterday around 5 p.m., leaving the city a mess of broken trees, blocked roads and live, downed electrical wires.
About 14,000 customers were without electrical power at the peak of the storm.
As of yesterday evening, there were no reports of injuries, said Maurice Jones, a spokesman for the city.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783671403
Reservoir reptile killed by fisherman
The angler could face time in prison and a big fine if it was a protected species
BY JULIAN WALKER
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Jul 6, 2005
The gator's a goner.
According to local police and animal-control officials, a South Richmond angler caught and killed an alligator-like reptile while fishing in the Falling Creek Reservoir on Sunday evening.
Authorities said the man could face penalties if the animal was a protected species under federal law.
According to authorities, the man hooked the creature and then allegedly used an oar to subdue it. Police said the animal's death was apparently caused by being clubbed repeatedly. It was 44 inches long and weighed 9 pounds.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783670625
The Hartford Courant
Connecticut Officials To Urge BRAC Panel To Keep Groton Base Open
10:49 AM EDT, July 6, 2005
Associated Press
BOSTON -- Faced with increasing pressure to save the Groton submarine base, Connecticut officials today unleashed harsh criticism of the Pentagon and the numbers it used in deciding to put the 137-year-old facility on its closure list.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, members of the state's congressional delegation and military experts testified before the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in Boston Wednesday morning during a hearing that represented their best opportunity to convince federal officials to keep the base open.
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-06101451.apds.m0905.bc-ct--subbjul06,0,927810.story?coll=hc-big-headlines-breaking
In Defense Of Private Property
Hundreds In New London Oppose Seizure Of Homes For Development
July 6, 2005
By LAUREN PHILLIPS, Courant Staff Writer
NEW LONDON -- Hundreds of people - some from as far away as Texas - rallied Tuesday on the steps of city hall to oppose the U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming government's right to take private property for economic development purposes.
The outcry follows a national vein of opposition to the 5-4 decision two weeks ago siding with city officials who plan to use their eminent domain power to take 15 homes in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood, making way for a private waterfront development.
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-nlrally0706.artjul06,0,5240717.story?coll=hc-big-headlines-breaking
E85 Is Right Number At Pump
45 Cents A Gallon Cheaper Than Gasoline, Ethanol Mix Hooking Midwest Motorists
July 6, 2005
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press
EAGAN, Minn. -- Like lots of motorists, Chuck Nye thought he had no choice but to grin and bear it as rising gas prices made filling up his minivan a painful experience.
But then he heard a radio ad promoting E85 - a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline - that sells for an average of about 45 cents a gallon less than regular unleaded. Inside his fuel door was a sticker saying Nye had a flexible fuel vehicle, which can burn the homegrown alternative.
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-ethanol.artjul06,0,3340149.story?coll=hc-headlines-business
State Challenging Tests For Depleted Uranium
July 6, 2005
By THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, Courant Staff Writer
Connecticut is now the second state in the nation to challenge the validity of the tests the federal government uses to check military personnel for ingested or inhaled depleted uranium dust from U.S. munitions explosions.
The new law requires the state adjutant general and the veterans' affairs commissioner to assist Connecticut guardsmen and veterans in obtaining "a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium." Last month, Louisiana passed similar, less detailed legislation demanding better depleted uranium testing paid for by the federal government.
http://www.courant.com/news/health/hc-dutestslaw0706.artjul06,0,7608199.story?coll=hc-headlines-health
MetLife Promise On Jobs Resolved
Acquisition Completed; Insurer Complies So Far On Local Hiring
July 2, 2005
By DIANE LEVICK, Courant Staff Writer
Connecticut's insurance commissioner said Friday she has resolved confusion over MetLife's job commitment in acquiring Travelers Life & Annuity, while the attorney general criticized MetLife for "playing games" on the promise at a hearing in June.
Despite the differing interpretations, MetLife Inc. Friday completed an $11.8 billion purchase of Hartford-based Travelers and flew one of its MetLife Snoopy blimps over Hartford to celebrate.
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-metlife0702.artjul02,0,2273283.story?coll=hc-headlines-politics-state
Michael Moore Today
The Demonstrators are being especially offensive. They don't want any aspect of this war.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
Translation:
Happy Birthday, George!
Denmark Forecast Is Chilly for Bush
The president makes a pre-G-8 visit to thank the nation for its help in Iraq, though opposition is widespread. A large protest is planned today
By Warren Vieth / Los Angeles Times
COPENHAGEN — President Bush arrived in Copenhagen late Tuesday to thank the Danish government for its continued participation in the Iraq war and reconstruction effort despite considerable opposition among the public here.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3221
Rove 'Knowingly' Refusing Interviews on Plame Leak
By E&P Staff / Editor & Publisher
NEW YORK Two days after his lawyer confirmed that his name turned up as a source in Matthew Cooper's notes on the Valerie Plame/CIA case, top White House adviser Karl Rove refused to answer questions about the development today.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=3208
THE UNUSUAL MISSION IN IRAQ
Pentagon Weighs Strategy Change to Deter Terror
By THOM SHANKER and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: July 5, 2005
WASHINGTON, July 4 - The Pentagon's most senior planners are challenging the longstanding strategy that requires the armed forces to be prepared to fight two major wars at a time. Instead, they are weighing whether to shape the military to mount one conventional campaign while devoting more resources to defending American territory and antiterrorism efforts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/05/politics/05strategy.html?hp&ex=1120536000&en=88383bf5a4108819&ei=5094&partner=homepage
THE MARCH OF FREEDOM
The Pentagon may dramatically change the strategeries of war in response to terrorism (but really in response to the war in Iraq, which is different):
In effect, the unusual mission in Iraq, which could last for years, has not just taken the slot for one of the two wars; it has upended the central concept of the two-war model. It is neither a major conventional combat nor a mere peacekeeping operation. It does not require the full array of forces, especially from the Navy and the Air Force, of a conventional war, and it takes far more troops than peacekeeping ordinarily would.
Pakistan's envoy to Iraq comes under fire and heads for home as insurgenterrorists target Muslim and Arab diplomats.
For the second consecutive day, Syrian forces clash with militants who may or may not be connected to Iraq's insurgency, specifically, they may or may not be Saddam Hussein's former bodyguards.
Listen to voicemails from a soldier stationed just outside of Baghdad.
Iraqi leaders strike a deal to move forward on the country's new Constitution, bringing Sunnis to the table with Kurds and Shiites.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php
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