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Sunday. May 9. 2004 A1 2 Casper Stitr Ti Akjiw PRISONERS: 42 potential abuse cases involve civilians In city of deaf and blind, traffic signals speak A U.S. Army military policeman leads a group of new detainess for Ghraib Prison on the outskirts of Baghdad Saturday. camp's commanding officer, instead faces general court-martial on a single charge of dereliction of duty, a charge of assault and two charges of cruelty and maltreatment.

Sgt. Gary Pittman, who was accused of karate-kicking Hatab in the chest, faces two charges of dereliction of duty and four of assault. Several other reservists faced lesser charges in connection with the mistreatment of detainees. Iraq, March 29, 2003: A Marine shoots and kills an Iraqi prisoner who tried to take the Marine's gun. Officials determine the Marine acted in self-defense and the shooting was not investigated as a crime.

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2002: Dilawar, 22, an Afghan taxi driver, dies of "blunt force injuries" while in U.S. custody. This death classified as a homicide re the September 2003 shooting of a rock-throwing prisoner listed above, which was described by separate sources. Camp Whitehorse, near Nasiriyah, Iraq, June 2003: Marine Corps Lance Cpl.

Christian Hernandez, a reservist, grabs detainee Nagem Sadoon Hatab, a 52-year-old former Baath Party official, by the neck, snapping a bone and killing him. Hernandez was trying to move Hatab. Investigators believed the death was accidental. Hatab was left lying naked, covered in his own feces, for hours when he was found dead at the detention facility near Nasiriyah. Hernandez and his superior officer, Maj.

Clark A. Paulus, also a reservist, were charged with negligent homicide. Their commanding general dismissed those charges in April. Paulus, the detention (onllimrJ hum occupation. The cause of death and interrogation techniques are under inves-ligation.

Mowhoush's head was not hooded during questioning, the Army' 82nd Airborne Division said. Mowhoush's death may have involved a CIA officer who is an interrogator. The CIA's inspector general is investigating. Abu Ghraib, Nov. 24.

2003: Several prisoners rioted and guards opened fire, killing three detainees. Nine U.S. soldiers and nine prisoners were hurt. Abu Ghraib, November 2003: A prisoner's death may have involved CIA personnel. The Army's Criminal Investigation Division has determined this death was a homicide and referred the matter to the Justice Department.

Also investigating is the CIA's inspector general. Undisclosed location, Iraq, September 2003: A soldier shoots and kills a prisoner who was throwing rocks at him. The soldier is charged for using excessive force, reduced in rank and dismissed from the military. Kunar province, Afghanistan, June 21, 2003: An Afghan at a U.S. holding facility near Asadabad dies.

He was captured on June 18; his death was announced on June 23. The military has said the cause of death is under investigation. This death may have involved a contractor working for the CIA. Intelligence officials say the case also is under investigation by the agency's inspector general. Abu Ghraib, June 13, 2003: About 30 or 40 detainees riot and throw rocks at some guards, injuring one.

Tower guards shoot at the rioters, killing one and injuring seven. Amnesty International identified the dead man as Ala'Jassem Sa'ad, a 22-year-old Iraqi, and quoted eyewitnesses as saying he was inside his tent when he was shot. At this point, this appears to be a separate incident from GOP: Delegates Continued from Al Party address. "We will have an opportunity to draw a distinct and clear difference between the Democrats as we move forward in this election." Even though the state has a Democratic governor, the Republican Party in Wyoming remains strong, Willox assured the delegates. Some elected Republican officials like Secretary of State Joe Meyer and Cynthia Lummis, the state treasurer criticized Gov.

Dave Freudenthal, describing an air of "discontent" among Republicans at the state level. Willox and others told the group to keep spreading the Republican message smaller government and lower taxes and to keep voting along party lines. After his speech, Willox said GOP support for Bush, at least in Wyoming, has not wavered. Willox and Wyoming Sens. Mike Enzi and Craig Thomas rallied the Republicans to continue showing support for American troops in Iraq.

Also Saturday, the party elected state delegates to the 2004 Republican National Helping Families! Karen Hitchem Luker Realty 262-8772 www.wyominghomelnfo.com As a Star-Tribune carrier, yen SAVE MONEY FOR COLLEGE! to national convention selected JOHN MOORE AP interrogation inside the Abu mains under investigation. Bagram, Dec. 3, 2002: Mullah Habibullah, about 30, dies of "blunt force injuries" while in U.S. custody. This death classified as a homicide remains under investigation.

Unknown location and time within U.S. Central Command region: A soldier shoots and kills a fleeing prisoner. This is ruled as justified. This case was related by Ryder, but details were unavailable. The lack of specifics mean it could be the same death as one of the above cases.

Ryder also said 10 prisoner abuse investigations that did not result in deaths are moving ahead. The Army's acting secretary, Les Brownlee, said Friday that an additional 42 potential cases of misconduct against civilians occurred outside detention facilities and are being investigated. PR FARM BUREAU INSURANCE For all your insurance needs. Auto, Home, Life, Commercial, Farm Ranch Trade Bopp 266-BOPP(2677) 148 E. Midwest Ave By SAMIRA JAFARI Associated Press writer TALLADEGA.

Ala. For more than a decade, shoe salesman Robert Weaver volunteered to teach blind children how to bowl, wrestle and lift weights at the nearby school for the blind. Then, approaching his 50s, he added another skill sign language and organized choral groups and taught Sunday school for deaf and blind students. "I knew fewer people could communicate with the deaf than the blind," says Weaver, now 76. "I slowly found my niche." That kind of accommodating attitude is becoming more common in this city of 15,000, which is the home of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind and where 1 in 15 residents do not hear or see.

The town square and a handful of streets have traffic signals that speak, telling blind pedestrians when it's safe to cross. Several churches offer services in sign language, and it's not unusual to find store and restaurant workers who sign. Christa Camp, a waitress at Stampede Steakhouse and Diner, has mastered signing foods to her deaf customers. "It makes them a lot more comfortable," Camp said. "They're in every business around here.

They have to shop and eat just like we do." Next in store for the Stampede: menus in Braille. And thanks to college-prep and vocational programs at the state school, more employers are hiring students from the institute. Beverly Stone, who graduated from AIDB's school for the deaf in 1974, said her education MOTHERS Continued from At Friday. "Christmas, Valentine's Day, and then Mother's Day." "We sell about half as many Father's Day cards as we do Mother's Day cards," he added. The majority of the Mother's Day cards sold at Sadler's Hallmark, surprisingly, are bought by women, the store's owner said.

"It is kind of strange you will still see more women coming in and buying Mother's Day cards than you will guys," he said. "They are even going to take care of their husband's mother's card for them." If husbands and sons do any Mother's Day card shopping, it is usually of the last-minute sort. They normally show up on the store on the Saturday before Mother's Day, Sadler said. Despite the human male's apparent aversion to buying Mother's Day cards, many of the most ornate and expensive cards to be found on Friday were intended to be given from" a husband to a wife, or from a son to his mother. One of the most elaborate cards available for purchase at Sadler's Hallmark was designed to be given from a husband who could not put into words his feelings for his wife.

"Words alone cannot express all my love for you," said the front of the card. But on the inside of the card, a very serious attempt to overcome this linguistic inability to express love was made via a 112-word discourse on the husband's endearing feelings toward his wife. "What we see for Mother's Day is they want something fancy, and that has great inspiration to it," Sadler said. "Size is important." Dring Mori out for the best Breakfast in Town! W'r taking reservations yom i'l kav to stand la Unci ft Stim ta Ze- r- .,.1 trm Parkins, Cars Validation GOP platform planks Here are some of the platform principles adopted by the 20O4 Wyoming Republican State Convention. Support development maintenance and improvement of favorable business climate.

Support year-round, responsible recreational use of Yellowstone National Park. Find no need for state hate-crime laws. Oppose attempts by federal government, other states and downstream users to encroach upon water rights belonging to and administered by Wyoming. Support planning for growth and land utilization, while advocating and ensuring the protection of private property rights. Oppose state income tax.

Support right to work law. Oppose excessive government and support in local control. Support overall vision of No Child Left Behind legislation but back more flexibility. Support prayer and recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, as is, in public schools. Oppose gay marriage.

Oppose abortion in most cases. 'RAN' GORDON Case manager for deaf and hard of hearing speaks with sign language on Friday. there gave her the confidence needed to attend a public college and get a job. She has worked at the local First Citizens Bank for 26 years and said she has noticed her coworkers and customers trying harder to communicate with the deaf and hard of hearing. "All of them try to use sign language," she said, communicating during an interview through an interpreter.

"At first I was very nervous with people, but after a while it was no problem." William "Ran" Ransome Gordon case manager for the deaf and hard of hearing for AIDB, said people in Talladega have become much more willing to communicate with sign language than they were when he arrived 24 years ago. "I think they realize sign language will become almost a universal language," he said. "Now they come up to us. They know when we need help." The school has combined 410 students at its deaf and blind campuses. The community has grown accustomed to young deaf and blind people.

Small cards don't sell well on Mother's Day, Sadler added. And blank cards don't sell at all. This is why every Mother's Day card found in a search Friday contained some sort of canned message of appreciation to mothers. And with the hundreds and hundreds of cards available for purchase, came hundreds and hundreds of different messages catering to all kinds of mothers. For moms with lowbrow "toilet" senses of humor, there was a card with a photo of a baby on a porcelain throne on the front and the message, "Thanks for everything you taught me," on the inside.

For moms with highbrow, Cervantes-loving senses of humor, there was "The Mom from La Mancha," which shows Don Quixote's mom yelling at him that he will put his eye out fighting windmills. For sisters who like to rag on their mothers, there was a card intended to be shared by siblings with the message, "Which of mom's traits should we deny inheriting this year?" And for Margie Baker of Leneza, there is a card that bears a news story stating the 34-year-old mother "only has two hands." There are also cards for grandmothers, religious grandmothers, women who are like mothers to people, mothers-in-law, religious mothers-in-law, and mothers expecting their first child. I A 7l i-t (XT) icasc RECYCLE This Newspaper With all the trimmings II 1- LUNCH DINNER Roast A fi Turkey ft FLORIDA BAHAMAS Cfrace i Some elected Republican officials like Secretary of State Joe Meyer and Cynthia Lummis, the state treasurer criticized Gov. Dave Freudenthal, describing an air of "discontent" among Republicans at the state level. Convention in New York, which begins Aug.

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