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African Americans Make History In Texas Mavs Advance to Carthage Tournament Final The Marshall SSENGER I wit Marshall, Texas Saturday, February 27, 1999 Clinton outlines his foreign policy Wreck Idlls mother and unborn child Ms. Crain, nine months pregnant, and her unborn child took the brunt of the crash and died from the injuries sustained. In the back seat were two other children. Champel Crain, age 5, suffered two broken legs and remains in guarded condition. The youngest victim, 3-year-old Kelldrick Crain, was listed in stable condition at Marshall Regional Medical Center at presstime.

Officials from Marshall Police and Fire Departments reached the accident scene at 2:57. All three passengers were transported to Marshall Regional, where Ms. Crain and her child were pronounced dead. By BRIAN ALLEN News Messenger Marshall Police and Fire Depart-ments responded to a call of a head-on collision early Friday morning, which cost a 19-year-old mother and her unborn child their lives. According to police reports, Valecia of 3412 Hynson Springs, was heading east on the 2700 block of Pinecrest when her vehicle apparently left the roadway and struck a tree headon at about 2:50 a.m.

Preliminary accident reports say Ms. Crain may not have been able to brake in time to avoid the globalization." He warned that while increased trade and economic growth might knit nations closer together, without active American leadership they would not guarantee peace, wealth or environmental protection. "The promise of our future lies in the world," Clinton said. "Therefore, we must work hard with the world to defeat the dangers we face together and to build this hopeful moment together, in a generation of peace, prosperity and freedom." Clinton went on to list a series' of regions and issues where he planned to use the country's troops, aid and cooperation to advance his goals. On Kosovo, the Clinton administration has faced criticism for setting a See CLINTON, Pag 3A SAN FRANCISCO With surprises abroad and critics at home bedeviling his foreign policy, President Clinton on Friday defended his efforts to cooperate with Mexico in fighting drugs, to engage with China to promote political freedom and to threaten force to bring peace to Kosovo.

Clinton attempted to step back on a day of scattershot developments and locate coherent themes in a foreign policy that his critics have long complained reacts to world events more than it anticipates them and abides the abuses of nations more than it vents or punishes them. Twice in his broad-gauged, 50-minute speech here, the president spoke of the "inexorable logic of Associated Press President Clinton talks with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, right, prior to delivering a foreign policy speech Friday in San Francisco. I A ESTRO, PLEASE conomic vim Alexander files for MISD seat Mail-in balloting starts on Tuesday to last all year to overcome adversity. When you occasionally get a shock from Asia or Russia, It doesn't really hamper this economy." The latest evidence came this week in a of remarkably bullish reports showing greater than expected strength throughout most of the economy even as Brazil, a critical export market, was collapsing into recession and devaluation. Today, even though analysts see growth easing from its sizzling pace of 1998, they say the economy remains exceptionally healthy.

"Everything is going right for us," said Cynthia Latta, an economist at the consulting firm Standard Poor's DRI in Lexington, Mass. The remarkable faci about the economy -4-already enjoying the longest peacetime expansion in the nation's history is that hardly anyone can foresee an end to the party, barring a sudden financial shock. Los Angeles Times How long can the good economic times last? "''At least through this year, most experts say. And you've got to give them credit for venturing a guess. After all, they've been repeatedly mistaken for several years running.

The U.S. economy has repeatedly amazed prognosticated, especially since the beginning of the Asia economic crisis in mid-1997. That contagion was widely predicted to infect the world's biggest economy and bring its long expansion to a halt. But while the Asia crisis has indeed enveloped much of the world, it has almost mysteriously spared the United States, which on balance appears to have benefited from it. "This is a remarkable time in our economic history," says Stan Shipley, an economist at Merrill Lynch Co.

in New York. "This economy is strong enough Let HissedNews Messenger CONDUCTOR LEONARD KACENJAR leads the Marshall Symphony Orchestra during their performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in Minor Friday night in the Rogers Spiritual Life Center on the campus of East Texas Baptist University. Ingview mother finds daughter after 10-year search nightmare that I thought would -V- -never end." By J0 LEE FERGUSON East Texas By GINGER SJOLANDER '-t-r NewsJulcssengef Another Incumbent stands pre- pared to keep her seatin the Marshall Independent School District school board election. Barbara Alexander, who represents District 2, applied to be on the ballot for the May 1 election.

She currently stands unchallenged for her seat. Three other incumbents be running for their seats again as well Mrs. Charles Wilson for District 1, Libby Matthews for District 3 and Walter Floyd for District 4. Charles Gillis and James Collier are vying for the District 5 seat. Ifc the Marshall City Commission iace, Jack Hester is a challenger fof-the city seat currently held by District 4 incumbent Audrey Kari-1.

Hester brings the candidates for tftstrict 4 up to three with Mrs. Kariel and Robert Findley also running. The District 4 seat remained the only one challenged until Tommy Slaughter applied for District 3 currently held by incumbent Xhris Horsley. Also on the ballot forthe Marshall City Commission election are incumbents Jean Birmingham for District 1 and Alonzo -Williams for District 2. applying for Marshall City Commission must be at least 21 year of age, reside in the 'district they are running in for 12 months prior to the election and be 'a' United States citizen who is registered to vote In city elections.

Candidates for Marshall Independent School District's school board must be at least 18 years of -age, jreside in Texas 12 month prior to applying and six months in the district prior to applying. They must also be a United State citizen who is registered to vote. Candidates cannot have a felony record or: have been ruled mentally incompetent. Applications for the city commission may be filed at City Hall, and school board candidates may be filed at the administrative offices, and the deadline for filing is 5 p.m March 17. The Harrison County Elections office is accepting applications to Vote by mail in the May 1 elections beginning Tuesday.

Patsy Cox, elections administrator, said voting by mail during early voting in an election is a good alternative for individuals who cannot make it to the polls. "The majority of them are over 65 that vote by mail," said Ms. Cox. elections office will accept applications until April 23. Early voting is set to begin on April 14 and will end on April 27.

For more information about voting by mall or early voting, call Friday, the mother and carried V'k. small key -daughter sat side lay side at a everywhere she went that held two friend's house in Longview, with pictures of her Salem keeping a gentle hand on her who was abducted, by Salem's daughter's arm. Shafaa's hair is igirl Just as long and thick as it was in was 6. earlier photograph, and she In fee speaks quietly about the 10 years fell over her shoulders as -Rhe she spent with her father in Shafaa will attend Longview High School, and Salem plans to find a job. "The funny thing is that I'm not afraid," Shafaa said.

"I'm not was afraid a lot when I was a kid. I'm not afraid anymore. This is my right to be with my mom, and I'm not doing anything wrong." who is originally from, Longview, met Shafaa's father at a church in pi Pasp. She said he toldf everyone that He had converted from the Muslim religion td Christianity. They married in 1980 and moved back to Longview where Shafaa was born.

The family later moved back to El Paso. In 1988, Salem said she and her husband began having problems. Sweden, always wondering where her mother was. "He Just told me, 'you're never going to see your mommy Shafaa said, but she proved him wrong. Now, mother and daughter are starting over.

They have rented an apartment in Longview and bought a car with the help of friends. smiled into the carriera; urging her, mother to continue the search even as it spanned from the United States to Jordan, where, Salem's ex-husband was born. J' This Valentine's Day, Salem's years of work and praying paid off, and the two finally were reunited. "It was a nightmare. Salem said.

"I have been living a agencies to help find her daughter. But many false leads later, Salem went to Jordan for the fourth and what she thought would be the final time searching for her daughter. "The fourth time, I thought I had gone to live there forever," she said. Her ex-husband's family had promised her that if she gave -up America and moved to Jordan, they would help her get her daughter back. "They never brought Shafaa to me," Salem said.

Meanwhile, Shafaa was in Sweden, and her father was physically and mentally abusing her, Salem said. Shafaa finally went to a social services office in Sweden and told them what her father had been doing to her, and she was placed in a foster home. Then, Shafaa picked the name of an American attorney out of the phone book in Sweden, called him and told him her story and about her search for her mother. The attorney agreed to help Shafaa "money or no money," Salem said. Eventually, officials were able to connect the dots from Shafaa to the woman who was living in Jordan searching for her daughter, and the embassies in Jordan and Sweden were able' to arrange for the mother and daughter to be reunited.

Shafaa traveled REUNION, Page 3A He convinced her to sell the home she owned in Longview that her father had left her. Also, she said they planned to sell their home and restaurant they owned in El Paso and move to California where they would begin marriage counseling and save their marriage for Shafaa's sake. Salem left EI Paso for a two-day trip to Longview to sell her home. Salem said Shafaa begged to go with her mother, but she said no because the girl was in school. "That haunted me for years," Salem said, because her husband abducted Shafaa she she was away.

He left only a tape recorded message telling Salem that he was taking Shafaa to Jordan to visit his family and would be back in three weeks. They never went to Jordan, Salem said. Instead, they traveled to the United Arab Emirates and then to Pakistan before finally settling in Sweden where Shafaa has spent the last 10 years of her life. "He told me that he took me away from my mom because she was so bad, and she was a Christian, a bad Christian, and he was a Muslim, and he didn't want his daughter to be a Christian," Shafaa said. And Salem said he had also told Shafaa that he would "cut her into pieces" if she ever tried to find her mother or return to the United States.

Salem employed detectives and ii 1 Emergency repairs ordered on roadway actually get into the construction." The contract for the repairs was awarded to Haltom Construction Company of Marshall for more than $52,000 atjthe Marshall City Commission meeting held Thursday, Approximately 250 feet of Leland Street west of Belle Court will close for instruction, which is expected to Inst 30 days. "There will be -an inconvenience to residents," he said. McPhee jsaid the city will be meeting with the contractor next week and work will begin after that meeting. The project calls for the road sub-grade, pavement, curb and gutter to be replaced as well as the rehabilitation of an existing storm drain and the strategic installation 'of french drains to redirect the Spring away from the roadway and prevent future problems. By GINGER SJOLANDER News Messenger An underground spring that runs under Leland Street has caused the city of Marshall to order emergency repairs on the roadway.

"We're going to excavate the saturated soil out from underneath the roadway to get down to a suitable grade," said City Engineer Rolln McPhee. "The problem Is not defined until we.