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WARRIOR RUN'S GUFFEY LOSES IN WRESTLING CLASSIC G1 Will repealed raise boost pensions? Coming Friday: Motorsports special section on life IWi litem Serving the Central Susquehanna Valley I RE -h' I 5 A I 11 Y-v fiBHTffiffiEB 5f LIFE MISSING BOY Daily Items in the News Vamshsd 20 pairs ago Convert to be set free Islamic clerics call for his death COMING WEDNESDAY: SPRING SPORTS PREVIEW Bloomsburg University's softball team, a perennial national power, has been getting much of its talent from the Valley. Sports reporter Todd Stanford interviews five of them: Kelly Zarski, Danville; Lisa Bohner, Shikellamy; Tiff Corliss, Miff linburg; Ashley Lynn, Danville; and Tara Emery of Shikellamy. The special section also features preview stories on all area spring sports teams: baseball, softball and girls and boys track and field. 3 By Daniel Cooney The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan A court on Sunday dismissed the case against an Afghan taan facing possible execution for converting from Islam to Christianity, officials said, paving the way for his release. 1 The move Sew1- eased pressure from the West but raised the dilemma of protecting Abdul Rahman after his Man became Christian while working in Pakistan LOCAL B1 'I MISSING 2 EXPLOITED Corey Edkin as he looked in 1986.

Photos from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children web site tCorey Edkin as he. might took today. Geology field trip finds evidence of life long ago. SPORTS ci Indy League rookie dies in practice. COMING TUESDAY ei For gastric bypass patient, commitment to change was Search for Corey Edkin remains an active case LZ 1 By Karen Blackledge The Daily Item release as Islamic clerics have called for him to be killed.

One official said freedom might come as soon as today for Rahman, who became a Christian in the 1990s while working for an aid group in neighboring Pakistan, MJsiim extremists; who Save demanded death for Rahman as an apostate for rejecting Islam, warned the decision would touch off protests across this religiously conservative country. Some clerics previously vowed to incite Afghans to kill Rahman if he was let go. Rahman was moved to Kabul's notorious high-security Policharki prison Friday after inmates at a jail in central Kabul threatened Polich-arki's warden, Gen. Shahmir Amirpur, said. Authorities have barred journalists from seeing Rahman.

But on Sunday, officials gave AP an exclusive tour of Policharki, which houses some Oct 12, 1986 Corey Edkin vanishes from New Columbia home NEW COLUMBIA Although he disappeared nearly a.m. and he was missing when she returned at 12:40 a.m. A friend of the mother's was in the home at the time. His photo from 1986 has been age-progressed 20 years. The photos of him at age 2 and at age 21 appear on the Website of the National Center for Missing Exploited Children.

When he was reported missing, Corey had very light blond hair and blue eyes. He was 3 feet tall and weighed 30 pounds. He was born June 11, 1984. His disappearance is listed by the national center as a non-family abduction. Anyone with information about Corey's whereabouts is asked to call the center at 1-800-843-5678 or 1-800-The-Lost.

20 years ago, the case of Corey Ed-, kin remains an open case. Tpr. Phil Davis said the case of Corey, who was re Case still active despite no new information pictures done of Corey. "It hasn't materialized for us," said Mr. Davis who is part of the Milton barracks' criminal investigation unit.

Corey was 2 years old when he was reported missing from his mother's home. He was last seen sleeping in his mother's bed. She had gone to a local store at 12:10 DEATHS 7" A6 SHIPE, Arthur 81, Trevorton ZIMMERMAN, Walter 90, RR2 Sunbury ported missing on Oct. 12, 1986, from the New Columbia area, is "still an active investigation:" This is despite no new information being obtained for some time. State police have interviewed many family members and others through the years.

They have had age progression Please see CONVERT, A8 Please see EDKIN, A6 WEATHER A8 Predictions can be tricky, students learn Mostly sunny and breezy A By G. Wayne Laepple The Daily Item MIDDLEBURG Everyone at Midd-West High School is learning from the Stock Market Game, since this is Midd-West's first year of participation. Elaine Sautner, the district's director of curriculum and instruction, is very pleased with the way teachers and students have taken to the game. Game players track market "I'm very proud of all of them" she said. "We've been trying to get economics into the curriculum." "We're all aware that we are in a global economy," she continued.

"This is something the Please see STUDENTS, A6 INSIDE State A3 (Nation A2 World A2 I Opinion A7 Comics B5 A3 Photo by Michael BaveroThe Daily Item Mike Drake, a Susquehanna University student and member of the university's Greek organization, skates the limbo during Sunday's "Roller Skating with the Greeks" at the Sunset Skating rink in Shamokin Dam. Skaters raise money for campers CALLUS For home delivery, delivery problem: (800)326-9608 Report news tips: (800) 792-2303 "7" Report sports (800)635-1996 A i By Eric Mayes The Daily Item SHAMOKIN DAM For Christina-Feg with limited mobility are scattered throughout the U.S. They give campers a chance to do the things many children take for granted. Activities range from sports like swimming and floor hockey to arts and crafts. Fegley MDA camp isn't just another, good cause, it's a place she's enjoyed for the last 12 summers.

Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at 2, she has gone to a camp near Philadelphia for years. "I've madeome of the best friends in the ley, of Milton, Sunday's "Roller Skating with the Greeks" was an opportunity to pass along a smile. A week at camp costs $600 Photo by G. Wayne LaeppleThe Daily Item Midd-West High School students, from left, Anthony Fi-carra, Kyle Nipple and Ashley Kline are playing the Stock Market Game for The Daily Item. Others in the class are also playing the game as part of their business and accounting studies.

The event held Sunday evening at the Sunset skating rink raised money to send a child to an MDA camp. The camps designed for children in wheelchairs or '78908 "22238 50 cents Please see SKATERS,.