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"By God's grace, I will continue to give this duty my best effort." Bush said that during his short time on the appellate court Pryor "has built on an impressive career of public service in which he has applied the law fairly Court Page 2A more than two years of acrimonious debate over his fitness for the bench, former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mo-bile, Pryor's staunchest supporter in the Senate, for their unflagging support. "I can think of no greater honor or weightier responsibility for an American peals based in Atlanta. During a congressional recess last year, President Bush appointed Pryor to a temporary seat on the court.

In a written statement, Pryor thanked Bush and Jay Reeves AP William Pryor checks e-mail after Senate confirmation to U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate 53-45 vote to confirm Pryor gives him a lifetime seat on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- Alabama Shakespeare Festival introduces new director By Jannell McGrew Montgomery Advertiser jmcgrewgannett.com Alabama is in the projected path of Tropical Storm Arlene, and state emergency officials already are preparing for its possible impact, including flash flooding, power outages and tornadoes. "Our county highway department has some sand and hundreds of sandbags ready to respond," said Eric Jones, Elmore County Emergency Management Agency deputy director.

"We are hoping that we don't have to use any, but we're just preparing just in case we do." By late afternoon Thursday, tri-county area emergency management leaders had discussed the storm's current track. After a briefing with the National Weather Service, they said they now are waiting to see just how and where the storm will develop. The National Hurricane If A better way to diet Heart assocation proposes fad-free diet so you won't be stuck eating broccoli! Page 4A Maulers push for beer sales Garrett Coliseum could get approval in time for team's final home game. PagelB Report: FBI missed chances to stop 911 Turf wars between federal agencies cost opportunity to stop would-be hijackers, new report says. Page2A 1-20 work tallied at $7 million per mile Tracking exact cost of road construction proves difficult for state agencies.

Page 3C Agent says fear hurt investigation An investigation into Montgomery businessman Leon Carmichael's alleged in Center reported that tropi cal storm-torce winas oi at least 39 mph are expected to I i J- i reach the coast by Saturday morning. Moving north at about 8 mph, the center of Arlene is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico today. "However, most of the weather is currently arriving well in advance of the center," the center reported. Jim Stefkovich, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Birmingham, said: "Right now, we are looking for the tropical storm to make landfall 1 i 1 Contributed Geoffrey Sherman was welcomed Thursday as the producing artistic director of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. volvement with drug trafficking was hampered by an informant's claim that Carmi- Arlene Page 2A NOW PLAYING AT ASF Online 'We have found the best choice for board chairman says extra chael would kill him if he helped the government, an agent testified Thursday.

Page 1C Schools require black history Teachers say curriculum keeps students interested, gives different take on history. Page 4A montgomeryadvertiser.com Tips for coping with hurricane season ON THE WEB www.nhc.noaa.gov www.srh.noaa.govbmx The Alabama Shakespeare Festival's sixth play in its six-play repertory season opened Thursday. The productions run on a rotating basis through July 10. Plays now In repertory: "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare; "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams; "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller; "The Taming of the Shrew" by Shakespeare; "The Real Thing" by Tom Stop-pard; and "Coriolanus" by Shakespeare Where: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Blount Cultural Park Tickets: $14.99 to $34.99 Information: (334) 271-5353 or visit www.asf.net. Call for specific dates and times, which change during repertory.

his leadership, built upon the legacy of Kent Thompson," Boozer said. Becoming only the third person to hold the position in the theater's 33-year history, Sherman replaces Thompson, who was at ASF almost 16 years and now serves in the same capacity at Denver Center Theatre Company. Montgomery-area theater enthusiasts already may be familiar with Sherman's work. He is director of ASF's current production of William Shakespeare's "Coriolanus," which opened Thursday. He also directed "Shirley Valentine" during the 2004 holiday season and "Arcadia" a couple of seasons ago.

As Sherman stepped up to the podium Thursday, the crowd erupted into applause. ASF Page 2A By Robyn Bradley Litchfield Montgomery Advertiser i1itchfieldegannett.com The Alabama Shakespeare Festival announced during a Thursday news conference that London-born Geoffrey Sherman will be the theater's next producing artistic director. Before introducing Sherman to the dozens filling the theater's main lobby, ASF board chairman Young Boozer said Sherman "has exactly what we're looking for talent, achievements and leadership in the theater. He and we will be highly successful." "After a thorough search process, which brought in over 40 applicants from all over the nation, we are happy to say that in Geoffrey Sherman we have found the best choice for ASF. We look forward to a fresh new era under TROPICAL STORM ARLENE APPROACHES Arlene was expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico today, and residents from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana were told to keep an eye on the storm.

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Three more arrested in missing teen's case Natalee Holloway, who dropped from sight more than a week ago. 8 a.m. Gulf of UfluDer said Hollo-way's disap-pearance had left the island nation "in a state of shock and disbelief." way's aunt, said the Alabama students recognized the Dutch teenager from photos. "They had seen him around during the trip. He was just a local guy in the bar and the casino where all the kids were just kind of hanging out," she said.

Attorney General Caren Janssen said the three men were arrested about 6 a.m. but refused to name them or say on what grounds they were being held. Authorities previously described them as students. The 17-year-old met Holloway at a casino in her hotel, the Holiday Inn, two nights before she disappeared May 30, Aruban Police Cmdr. Jahn van der Straaten told reporters.

In Mountain Brook, Hol-loway's hometown, teens who went to Aruba with her on a graduation trip were quoted as saying the Dutch teenager was at several places the group visited, including the restaurant-bar where the honors student was last seen. Marcia Twitty, Hollo- No. 1 goal." Those detained Thursday were two brothers from Su-riname and a 17-year-old Dutch student who is the son of a high-ranking Dutch justice official. The prime minister, who said he had met with Hollo-way's relatives, pledged that police would not exclude anyone from their investigation. "On this island nobody stands above the law," he said, stressing that "hope is still alive" that Holloway will be found unharmed.

By Michael Norton The Associated Press ORANJESTAD, Aruba Aruba's prime minister said Thursday that finding a missing Alabama teenager was the country's "No. 1 goal," and police arrested three young men who acknowledged giving her a ride the night she disappeared. Prime Minister Nelson Oduber said his government was working closely with U.S. authorities to solve the case of 18-year-old For home delivery (334)269-0010 800-488-3579 Mexico MEX. Caribbean Sea GUAT HOND rm Holloway 50 "The hearts of the people of Aruba are touched by Natalee and her family," he said at a news conference.

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