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tC7 -r TiT'AfriViVtYTr www.stcvcnspointjournaI.com Monday, November 14, 2005 50 Cents On the Web Saddam trial will go on, despite setbacks 1 if who were defending co-defendants of the ousted leader. The statement did not say if those lawyers included Saddam's chief Iraqi attorney. Khalil al-Dulaimi, but it said other team members continued their duties "under complex and dangerous circumstances." Al-Dulaimi suggested last week that defense lawyers would not show up for the next session Nov. 28. The attorneys who withdrew were among some 1,500 enlisted to help Saddam's defense, mostly researching legal precedents, preparing briefs and performing other tasks outside the courtroom, said Jordanian lawyer Ziad al-Khasawneh, who was once part of the defense team.

Juhi said the defense threat "will not affect the work of the court." He said the Iraqi High Tribunal is ready to appoint new defense lawyers if none appear. "We have many legal experts and lawyers, and (the court) will choose from among them" to defend Saddam and the others, he said. That could result in further delays, Juhi conceded, saying replacement lawyers could ask the court to postpone the trial to give them time to prepare their case. Still, the defense moves could leave the proceedings in disarray, embarrassing both the Iraqi government and the United States, which have insisted that Saddam face justice in his homeland before his own people. If the court new attorneys, Saddam will refuse to accept them and the trial will degenerate into "a total farce," Abdel-Haq Alani, a London-based lawyer who is a leading member of the defense team, said.

"The trial would proceed in the absence of the defendant because the defendant would refuse to cooperate," Alani said. "They might as well sentence them without a trial." Saddam and seven others went on trial Oct. 19 in the killing of 148 Shiite Muslims who were executed in 1982 after a failed assassination attempt against the Iraqi leader in Dujail, a Shiite town north of Baghdad. If convicted, See IRAQ, A2 BY CHRIS TOMLINSON The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein's trial will resume on schedule despite the slaying of two defense lawyers and the threat by others to boycott the proceedings over an alleged lack of security, a senior Iraqi judicial official said Sunday. The court is ready to appoint a new team if defense lawyers fail to appear, added Raid Juhi, one of the judges on the special tribunal trying the former dictator and others.

Saddam's team said in a statement earlier in the day that about 1,100 Iraqi lawyers had withdrawn from the defense, arguing that inadequate protection was evident after the killings of two attorneys Local soldiers In the Wisconsin 32nd "Red Arrow" Brigade's 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery have begun a security mission In Kuwait that will take them from their homes and families for a year. Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers followed the unit through the deployment process, Including Its training this fall at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. Today, the Journal launches a multimedia report on our Web site that chronicles their Journey. The report includes video from Mississippi, stories and photos about the unit and Information on contacting the troops. Look for the special report, "Answering the Call," at www.stevenspointjournal.com.

TIM Auoclatcd Prau A COURT says it will reappoint lawyers for Saddam Hussein if his lawyers refuse to continue working on the case because of security complaints. Inside Today Out-of-state trash fills Wisconsin's landfills The Associated Press Quinceanera' marks teen; oassae into adulthood. I ELJCSUS 15 Lord 1:1 i V'. i I I Soldiers' families briefed on what to expect during deployment Local Region, A3 BY CARLOS GIESEKEN Journal staff Ashley Klienschmidt wanted to do something special to celebrate her 15th birthday. The ninth-grader at EJ.

Jacobs Junior High School opted to have a Quinceanera, a coming-of-age ceremony that began in Mexico and is celebrated by Latin Americans around the world. The word Quinceanera is derived from "quince," which means 15 in Spanish. A girl who turns 15, by Mexican tradition, is considered to be entering womanhood. Klienschmidt's mother, Jessica Perez, a Spanish teacher at St. Peter's Middle School, and her stepfather, Jose, a native of Mexico City, have raised their children with the Spanish language and Hispanic culture.

They own La Mixteca, a Mexican store and restaurant in Plover. "Our life is spent one foot on the American side and one foot on the Mexican side," Jessica said. "Ashley's friends from school know when they come to our house, they'll hear Spanish." In Mexico, a Quinceanera is held with the same pomp and circumstance of a wedding or any other major family celebration. A Mass is usually held, as the celebration is intended to reaffirm religious faith, good morals and the virtues of traditional family life. See TURNING 15, A2 11 Ai-VJ A.

EAU CLAIRE More garbage from surrounding Midwestern states is being dumped at Wisconsin landfills than ever before, according to state officials. Garbage from Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota dumped in Wisconsin landfills in 2004 totaled nearly 2.2 million tons a 46 percent increase from 2003. Experts believe even more trash will come in from out-of-state this year. "It's infuriating," said Seymour resident Jim Rath, an opponent of landfill growth. "We're rulh-' ing our future with other people's garbage." State Rep.

Spencer Black, D-Madison, wants to raise the state fee for dumping trash to curb the waste being brought to Wisconsin from other states. The fee was increased four years ago from 30 cents per ton to $3, now Black wants it raised to $10. "Wisconsin has provided this perverse incentive for other states to send their garbage here. It's absolutely the wrong thing to do," Black said. The proposed fee increase is especially important for northwest, Wisconsin, said state Rep.

Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls. The region's low tipping fees and proximity to the Twin Cities make it "a prime target for trash haulers." Garbage company officials contend that simply raising the tipping fee won't decrease garbage from other states, while lobbyists have said fee increases will be passed to customers. Black's proposal is timely given the DNR decision earlier this year to allow existing landfills to grow substantially, said Eau Claire resident Jim Carter, a member of Clean Wisconsin, a state environmental organization. "The more out-of-state trash we have coming here, the quicker our landfills are going to fill up. It's a huge issue, and we should face it sooner rather than later," Carter said.

Carter thinks it will be hard to raise the tipping fees because of lobbyists, but Rath said he's optimistic this time around because of the proposal bipartisan support. "This is something worth fighting for," Rath said. Bear-y cuddly: Area kids show off their favorite stuffed toy Accent, A7 I i If ft -4 4 I x-X, -'a I I I it ASHLEY KLEINSCHMIDT listens as her parents, Jose and Jessica Perez, recite a blessing during her Quinceanera officiated by the Rev. Keith Free, background. Photos by DOUG WOJCIKStevens Point Journal WITH HER FRIEND, IRVING ZARAGOZA, ON HER ARM, Ashley Kleinschmidt leads the recessional from the altar following her Quinceanera on Saturday afternoon at Devine Word Lutheran Church in Plover.

Accent A7 Business B6 Classified B7 Comics B4 Local Region A3 Nation A10 Obituaries A4 Opinion A6 Public Records A4 Sports B1 State A2 TV Listings B5 Weatlier A10 World A10 Missing woman loved family, photography career Weather Tonight's Avery would be charged as early as Monday in Halbach's death after her sport utility vehicle was discovered at turn Low: 33 Tomorrow's case against Avery "Everyone is going to remember Teresa forever," said Jill Schaefer, a Hilbert High School classmate now living in Fort Collins, Colo. "She was always doing goofy things, goofy dances. She didn't care what anyone else thought. She was just there to have fun and really show her personality. That's how I remember her." Her family has said they aren't ready to make a formal statement about her death yet.

Schaefer and Halbach ran cross country together for a season, and Schaefer recalled that nobody ever said anything negative about her. "She was the life of the party," said Nick Bandoch, who shared the stage with Halbach more than once on karaoke night at a popular Green Bay bar. "You have to have a knack for making people comfortable if you are going to be a successful professional photographer. Teresa made you feel very comfortable." Halbach interned at Pearce Photography in Green Bay. After graduation in 2002, she worked there and photographed weddings and children.

But, she wanted her own studio and moved back to St. John to save money last year. Halbach's mother and stepfather allowed her and her childhood friend, Scott Bloedorn, to rent See HALBACH, A2 Teresa Halbach The Associated Press CHILTON Teresa Halbach dreamt of running her own photography business while staying loyal to her family's roots, friends say Halbach, 25, laughed often and was devoted to her friends both in her tiny eastern Wisconsin hometown of St. John and at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She disappeared Oct.

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