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Friday, July 26, 2002 rllWlNDSCl. Serving Windsor and Essex County Becoming sunny, high 31 -n (AIR WHOLE TRUCKER SAVES TWO ON 401 Women pulled from fiery wreck that killed three 1 BUSY LIZZY Queen attends games, gallery SPORTS Bl WORLD C2 NEW BREED Singers abandon flash, return to the music ENTERTAINMENT B3 5 COUNTY NEWS A5 CI3tD CAW not ready to back Comartin yet party leader Alexa McDonough. Hargrove said the executive board, meeting in Port Elgin, is so far unimpressed with any contender and is waiting to see who else runs and what their positions are. Currently occupied with auto contract bargaining, the union leader said he will know by the end of September what his own plans are. "They have all of these mushy, centre-right I may decide to present a left alternative," he said in a telephone "There's strong speculation that (Comartin) is going to announce.

We at this point postponed any decision until we see exactly who is running and what they intend for the party," Hargrove said. "That also gives me time to take a look at where I'm going and make the decision which I'd have to make by the end of September. That would give me a good sense of how our bargaining's going to unfold this year. Please see Candidates A2 the job himself. Hargrove said the union's national executive board on Thursday discussed the anticipated decision of Comartin to run, but will not endorse him at this point despite the veteran NDP strategist's close union ties in Windsor.

Comartin is expected to announce his leadership intentions at a news conference Monday at his family farm in Rochester Township. He has said he was considering whether to enter the race to replace retiring By Doug Williamson star staff reporter Windsor-St. Clair MP Joe Comartin can forget about an immediate endorsement from the CAW when he declares himself a candidate for the NDP leadership. The union is not throwing its crucial support behind any declared candidate for leadership of the NDP because they are not "left" enough, president Buzz Hargrove said Thursday, adding he may yet campaign for Joe Comartin mid Pop row Trapped miners believed Sept. 11 called 'face of human malice' still alive The Associated Press somerset, pa.

Encouraged by a tinny tapping (j) sound coming up from the depths, rescuers began drilling an escape hole Thursday in a race to save nine Penn sylvania coal miners trapped 73 me tres underground in a dark shaft filling up with millions of litres of frigid water. Crews hoped to use the 76-cm-wide shaft to pull the men out of the mine about 90 km southeast of Pittsburgh. Drilling began about 6 p.m. EDT By James McCarten the canadian press TORONTO Pope John Paul condemned the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as "the tragic face of human malice" Thursday as he urged an eclectic sea of adoring Roman Catholic youth to embrace the spirit of God.

After a thunderous, euphoric welcome that often interrupted the 82-year-old pontiff's speech, hundreds of thousands of World Youth Day pilgrims fell quiet as John Paul's remarks conjured up dark memories. "By looking at Jesus, you will discover the path of forgiveness and reconciliation in a world often laid waste by violence and terror," he said in a voice reduced by age and Parkinson's disease to a tremulous quaver that was often impossible to understand. "Last year we saw with dramatic clarity the tragic face of human malice; we saw what happens when hatred, sin and death take command." Raucous greeting Minutes earlier, the sprawling crowd of ecstatic pilgrims organizers estimated their numbers at between 375,000 and 400,000 gave the Pope a raucous greeting at Toronto's Exhibition Place fairgrounds upon seeing him in person for the first time since the week-long event began Tuesday Soon after his helicopter throbbed into view, John Paul appeared at the fairground gates, waving gamely from behind the bulletproof glass of his modified Mercedes-Benz. Cheers rang out as he made his way to a massive stage where he took his seat, doffed his skullcap in greeting, smoothed his silver hair and formally welcomed Catholics from 170 countries. Please see Message of love A2 Thursday, but crews weren't expected to reach the men until sometime today.

Rescuers have been pumping air into the tiny chamber through a much smaller hole, hoping it would buy them enough time save the miners, who have been trapped in a one-metre-high shaft since 8:30 p.m. Wednesday Please see Miners' maps A2 GREETING THE FAITHFUL: Pope John Paul II waves Thursday as he is driven through the crowd to the stage for the papal Welcoming Ceremony of the World Youth Day at Toronto's Exhibition Centre. Ottawa Citizen photo: Jean Levac Shift work unhealthy, report says By Chris Hornsey star staff reporter Parks unriatft Mt. Cashel deal struck rH i 1 1U1 By Dave Battagello star staff reporter Dawn Marie Lorenzon has become so intimidated by dogs run 1 uv i I ning amok at Memorial Park she no longer allows her 12-year-old son to play there or goes for strolls in the scenic setting with her Rob sleeps fitfully and wakes up tired. So does his partner, Debbie.

Depending on the shift the two Ford Canada workers are on, they will only see each other sporadically for a month or more, passing in the hallway as she's coming in and he is leaving for work. It's not the ideal situation, but offsetting shifts means at least one of them will be home to care for their four kids during the day "We didn't have a daughter so someone else can raise her," said Rob, who didn't want his last name used. The two lead typical lives as shift workers, a lifestyle Statistics Canada says is unhealthy and stressful and can lead to marital problems. Please see Shift work A2 four-year-old daughter. By Shannon Kari for southam news TORONTO Victims of abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage are a step closer to getting compensation after the liquidators for the Christian Brothers accepted a $19-million settlement offer from two Catholic schools in British Columbia.

The surprise settlement, announced Thursday morning in Ontario Superior Court, ended a more than five-year legal battle over the future of Vancouver College and St. Thomas More Collegiate. Please see Some1 victims A2 "When (her daughter) was younger, the dogs would come right up to her face in the stroller," Lorenzon said. "You didn't know what they were going to do. Another time I had to jump up on a climber with her to get away from this big dog.

The South Walkerville resident said the problem at Memorial Park is so bad many dog owners just open their car doors to let TOUGH ON CONCRETE: Eleven-year-old Mike Plantus, right, rolls along the concrete platform Thursday with fellow skateboarders at Charles Clark Square. Star photo: Kristine Racicot their dogs run wild, without getting out of their cars themselves Please see Rules updated All Breaking newt 247 canada.com Home Delivery 2SS-5774 E-mail us at letterswin.southam.ca U.S. Dollar Dealings: For normal transactions quoted Thursday by Windsor banks. Buying U.S. cash for 1 .5463 and selling for 1.5839.

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