Tuesday, March 6, 2001
Factory orders fall 3.8 percent in January
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Orders to U.S. factories fell 3.8 percent in January to their lowest level in 14 months, fresh evidence that manufacturers continue to struggle during the economic slowdown.
Extra credit
Three area students are members of the First Year Residential Experience Program at Bemidji State University. Jennifer Phelps, Brainerd, is majoring in applied psychology; Dawn Klocke, Pine River, is majoring in art; and Brandy Morgan, Verndale, is majoring in political science.
Desperate teen must seek out real-world voices
DEAR ABBY: I am a teen who self-injures. I cut myself and hurt myself constantly, and I also tried to kill myself. I'm depressed all the time and so stressed it makes me sick. I hear a voice that tells me things, and it says if I tell anyone about it, it will kill me. Please help me. -- DESPERATE IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Manual bagging
Dear Heloise: When I unbox a new computer, I put all the manuals and setup disks that come with the computer in a large, zipper-top plastic bag.
Childproof lids
Dear Heloise: In response to the letter on the childproof lids: I save regular lids from vitamin bottles and such, and when I finally get a childproof lid off, I throw it away and use a regular lid.
Grandparents favor children who treat them with respect
DEAR ABBY: I must comment on the letter you reprinted from "Your Son's Wife" about grandparents who don't buy gifts of equal value for their grandchildren. I am a grandfather who would like to treat each of my grandchildren equally, but I don't. Here's why:
Where's the beef?
WASHINGTON -- The harsh, cold winter on the Plains has left cattle thinner than usual and sent retail beef prices soaring to record levels.
Accident
LONGVILLE -- A 39-year-old South St. Paul man died Saturday following a four-wheeler accident near Longville.
Metals
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices Monday.
Fires
The Brainerd Fire Department responded to a house fire Saturday on Gull Lake Dam Road.
Woods loses with double bogey on 18th hole
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Tiger Woods lost more than a tournament in the Dubai Desert Classic. He lost some of the fear factor, too.
Capitol notebook
Happenings Monday at the Minnesota Capitol:
Bush urges Congress to revamp Medicare
WASHINGTON -- President Bush told key lawmakers Monday that he wants to try to restructure Medicare this year, speeding up a goal his advisers had said could take years to complete.
Bill lowers threshold for commitment
ST. PAUL (AP) -- A lawmaker who two years ago had her own son involuntarily committed for mental illness passed a bill through a House committee Monday to lower the threshold for such action.
Cheney says Bush will veto higher spending
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney has one word for Democrats and Republicans alike who want to spend more than President Bush's budget plan allows: veto.
Bill would change procedure for getting handgun permits
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Reality encroached on rhetoric Monday as a school shooting in California overshadowed three gun-related events at the Minnesota Capitol.
Grants awarded to area communities
Mentors and downtown revitalization marketing efforts were two of the area programs that received grant funding in February.
Rachel Anthony search takes to air
PINE RIVER -- Authorities investigating the disappearance of Rachel Anthony today searched remote areas and open water from the air.
By 3-2 vote, C-I picks permanent superintendent
The Crosby-Ironton School Board split 3-2 in Saturday's vote that named John Yeamen, middle school principal in Becker, as the district's permanent superintendent.
Correction/ clarification
In a business brief on Page 6D Sunday, Tim Berns' name was spelled incorrectly.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1981) - Four sophomores from Brainerd Community College have been named to the 1980 Minnesota Community College All-Academic Football Team. Gary Grewe, Jeff Carlson, Joe Smart and John Blackwell are Red Raiders to receive the recognition.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1981) - Brainerd's new Dial-A-Ride Bus system has apparently attracted close to 300 new riders per month since Jan. 1. In February there were 9209 seniors, 41 handicapped and 40 children under 5.
District patrons wage battle for schools
More than 50 teachers, parents and administrators from the Brainerd School District drove to the State Capitol in St. Paul Monday to rally against Gov. Jesse Ventura's proposed education spending plan.
Little Falls volunteer firefighter may have broken a rule, but he saved a life
LITTLE FALLS -- It's an obvious rule for a firefighter entering a burning building -- Never take your protective gloves off.
Man gets wish for speedy resolution of case, receives 60 years
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) -- A Minnesota man who wanted his murder case to come to a quick conclusion received a 60-year prison term in a plea agreement.
Charges expected in downtown bar stabbing
Charges are expected from the Crow Wing County attorney's office against a 21-year-old Brainerd man, accused of stabbing another man Friday at a downtown bar.
Model ships
A rural Pine River man who is infatuated with ocean liners is building model ships for an author on the subject. Look for the story Wednesday in Neighbors.
Local briefs
School districts in Senate District 12 could face serious problems for public education in Minnesota, officials report due to Governor Jesse Ventura's budget cuts.
Local briefs
RSVP, in cooperation with AARP, is again providing free tax help to seniors, disabled and low-income residents in Crow Wing County. Low-income residents are described as those who make less than $30,000 and require uncomplicated tax preparation.
Six days later, Rachel Anthony is still missing
PINE RIVER -- Six days after the disappearance of Rachel Anthony from a Pine River liquor store, investigators have shifted their focus from the search to reconstructing the events of that night.
Council backs developer of East Brainerd Mall renovation
The Brainerd City Council Monday voted 4-1 giving conceptual approval for a tax-increment financing request by a developer for the East Brainerd Mall renovation.
On the sunny side
Becky McDonough, an eighth-grader at Franklin Junior High, used several different materials to create a sun in Lea Anderson's art class Monday. Students in the class created pictures of the sun to help take away the winter blues and to help them think warm, sunny thoughts. Students began working on the project Wednesday and since then temperatures have risen. (Dispatch Photo by Jennifer Stockinger)
St. Joseph's scholarships aimed at upgrading area medical care
Today's planning will hopefully bring the best medical care for residents in the Brainerd lakes area.
Brainerd city planner job description OK'd
The Brainerd City Council Monday approved the job description for the city planner/community development coordinator, and authorized advertising for the position.
Jury to decide mystery of the embalmed wife
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The case against Dr. William Sybers reads like a murder mystery.
Cheney leaves hospital after angioplasty
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney was released from the hospital Tuesday, a day after undergoing a surgical procedure to repair a damaged artery.
Clinton considering offer to talk to senators in private
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Clinton is looking at an offer that he be questioned privately by senators about pardons he issued during his final hours in office, a spokeswoman says.
Families of students at school under siege can only wait and weep
SANTEE, Calif. -- In the Albertson's grocery store parking lot across from Santana High School, the sobs mingled with the warble of cell phones as distraught parents and stunned students milled between the yellow lines of police tape after Monday's school shooting spree.
Former financier to be transferred to Rhode Island prison
SUFFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Federal authorities have agreed to transfer former financier Martin Frankel to another prison after he complained of conditions at a maximum security prison.
No evidence of copyright song crackdown on Napster
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Napster's self-imposed deadline to start blocking the free exchange of copyright music files through its service loomed with users reporting no problems swapping their favorite tunes.
Muddiness hampers recovery of military C-23 crash victims
UNADILLA, Ga. (AP) -- Military crews pulled the data and voice recorders from the wreckage of a National Guard cargo plane but slick, muddy conditions hampered the recovery of the 21 victims' remains.
Killing spree chronology
SANTEE, Calif. -- For the past month, Andy Williams, the pale, slight Santana High freshman, repeatedly told friends he was going to take one of his father's guns to school and shoot people. Friends all said they thought he was joking.
IRS conducts most extensive raid ever on tax evaders
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hundreds of Internal Revenue Service investigators have raided several suspected promoters of tax-evasion schemes in what the agency calls its most extensive crackdown ever.
Students increasingly reporting peers who threaten violence
WASHINGTON -- The nation's deadliest school shooting in nearly two years prompted new pleas from safety advocates and education officials for adults and students to keep an eye on youths who seem troubled or threaten violence.
She will never be carefree again
SANTEE, Calif. -- My younger daughter wore the purple and gold, reveling in the spirit of this small-town perfect world, and although it has been more than three years since she moved on to college, some of her best memories came as a basketball player at Santana High School.
Snow piles and waves whip
RYE, N.H. -- A nor'easter covered parts of New England with near-blizzard conditions Tuesday and hammered coastal communities with high waves, after failing to live up to expectations in much of the mid-Atlantic region.
USS Ronald Reagan
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- President Bush and former first lady Nancy Reagan presided over the christening of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Sunday, even as the Bush administration is studying whether the huge ships represent yesterday's answer to tomorrow's military threats.
Spy suspect ordered held; Russia assails tunnel revelation
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge ruled Monday that "extraordinarily strong" evidence against accused spy Robert Philip Hanssen warrants keeping him behind bars for now, as Russian diplomats demanded information about a secret eavesdropping tunnel that might be linked to the former FBI agent.
Missouri can't ban Klan from cleanup program
WASHINGTON -- Missouri lost a Supreme Court bid Monday to ban the Ku Klux Klan from its Adopt-A-Highway cleanup program.
Cheney episode called common in heart cases
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney's recent episodes of chest pain were caused by a complication that occurs fairly frequently among patients who have undergone the kind of treatment Cheney received in November to restore blood flow to his heart, experts said Monday.
Serious mushing
WILLOW, Alaska -- Three-time Iditarod winner Jeff King was the first musher out of the chute Sunday at the official start of the 1,100-mile race that pits 68 dog teams against the elements and each other.
Naval investigator outlines mistakes that led to sub collision with fishing boat
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- A series of missteps by the crew of the USS Greeneville paved a destructive path that led to the submarine's fatal collision with a Japanese fishing boat, according to testimony from a Navy admiral.
Navy prepares for court of inquiry into fatal submarine collision
HONOLULU-- One mother sobbed, clutching a handkerchief as a ukulele player strummed a melody written in remembrance of the nine men and boys lost at sea. Other relatives cried and clasped leis.
Students: Suspect warned of plan to shoot up school
SANTEE, Calif. -- Friends say the scrawny freshman accused in the nation's latest high school bloodbath talked about his plans over the weekend, and they took him seriously enough to pat him down before school.
German doctor likens abuses in North Korea to Nazi era
WASHINGTON -- As a boy growing up in Germany, Norbert Vollertsen remembers seeing the pictures of the Nazi-era victims -- the emaciated bodies, the gaunt faces and the looks of fear. Now, decades later, he believes history may be repeating itself, this time in North Korea.
Pitino leaves UNLV behind
Plans to introduce Rick Pitino as the new Nevada Las Vegas men's basketball coach this week were scrapped after Pitino surprisingly pulled his name from consideration late Sunday night.
National sports shorts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Former world champion Jackie Stewart was among those questioning safety rules after the death of a volunteer marshal at the Australian Grand Prix.
Hawkeyes win Big Ten women's tourney
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- A friendly warning to the team that draws Iowa in the first round of the NCAA tournament: Beware the halftime lead!
Maz, Williams could get call
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A day before the vote that could put him into the Hall of Fame, Dick Williams was trying hard not to talk too much about it.
Gerald Kelm
PEQUOT LAKES -- Gerald Kelm, 66, Pequot Lakes, formerly of Brainerd, died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at Country Care Homes in Pequot Lakes.
Gerald Kelm
PEQUOT LAKES -- Gerald Kelm, 66, Pequot Lakes, formerly of Brainerd, died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at Country Care Homes in Pequot Lakes.
Imogene L. Wagoner
PINE RIVER -- Imogene Louise Wagoner, 76, Pine River, died Monday, March 5, 2001, at home.
Dorothy (Dane) Hay
Dorothy (Dane) Hay, 85, formerly of Merrifield and Breezy Point, died today, March 6, 2001, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Ann Swiderski
SILVER BAY -- Ann Swiderski, 76, Onamia, died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Minnesota Veteran's Home in Silver Bay due to a stroke and Parkinson's disease.
Robert V. Luhta
HIBBING -- Robert Victor Luhta, 69, Hibbing, died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at his home.
Ruth S. Larson
McGREGOR -- Ruth S. Larson, 98, McGregor, died Friday, March 2, 2001, at Riverwood Extended Care Center in Aitkin.
Henning E. Halverson
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. -- Henning E. Halverson, 91, Iron Mountain, Mich., formerly of Nisswa, died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at the VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain, Mich.
Anna 'Ann' Kandel
FOREST LAKE -- Anna "Ann" Kandel, 86, Forest Lake, formerly of Little Falls, died Friday, March 2, 2001, at home.
William C. Hudson
AITKIN -- William C. Hudson, 73, Aitkin, a former district court judge in Aitkin, died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at home.
Virginia J. Paulson
Virginia J. Paulson, 52, Brainerd, died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Alice Rebischke
LITTLE FALLS -- Alice Rebischke, 85, Little Falls, formerly of Pierz, died today, March 6, 2001, at home.
Marcella M. Evans
Marcella M. Evans, 94, Brainerd, died Monday, March 5, 2001, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Art Heinz
CROSSLAKE -- Art Heinz, 70, Crosslake, died Sunday, March 4, 2001, in Largo, Fla.
Forging a new Iraq policy
The following editorial appeared in Sunday's Washington Post:
Spring's possibilities
Ah spring.
Democrats in full wobble
The following editorial appeared in today's Washington Post:
Bush tax cuts are a crapshoot
WASHINGTON--If President Bush were really doing what he says he is doing, his first budget and economic plan would make sense for the country. But he is not.
OTHER OPINIONS Car sales
It's no secret around here.
Harold Stassen - Dispatch Editorial
For anyone born after 1950 the name of Harold Stassen immediately summons up three words: Perennial presidential candidate. Indeed, those were the first three words of The Associated Press story that reported his death on Sunday at a Bloomington retirement home.
News council airs disputes with media
The Minnesota News Council is an independent organization that examines citizens' complaints alleging inaccuracy, unfairness or unethical conduct by the media.
Open Forum
I would like to respond to the article in The Brainerd Dispatch on Feb. 19, 2001 about the hugging epidemic among the Pequot Lakes Junior High students. How ridiculous are we going to get?
What government spending spree?
Now to figure out how we spent our way into this surplus.
Luck turns for Gordon's team in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) -- Robbie Loomis thought his luck in Las Vegas was changing when he won nearly $10,000 gambling during an offseason test.
No serious injuries in light plane crash
KIMBALL (AP) -- A pilot and a passenger were injured when a light plane crashed on the south shore of Union Lake near this city, Meeker County authorities said.
Northwest Airlines issues weather waiver for Northeastern travel
EAGAN (AP) -- Northwest Airlines issued a weather waiver for customers traveling to or from, or making connections in, several cities in the northeastern United States due to a snowstorm.
Arctic explorers Bancroft, Arnesen arrive in Australia
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Antarctic explorers Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen are back on solid ground after 96 days on the ice and two weeks on a ship.
Minnesotans remember Stassen as a visionary
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesotans praised Harold Stassen on Sunday as a visionary who played a major role on the world stage, particularly in the 1940s and 50s, not just as a curiosity who ran for president nine times.
Suspect in girl's death wants burglary arrest thrown out
WASECA (AP) -- The man charged with killing 12-year-old Cally Jo Larson planned to argue at a pretrial hearing on Monday that an original arrest for burglary should be thrown out.
Hmong Times to publish in spite of fire
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The editor and co-publisher of the Hmong Times says the bimonthly newspaper will continue to publish in spite of the fire that destroyed its offices.
Student, underage friends bought alcohol before his death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A 19-year-old University of Minnesota student and several underage schoolmates bought alcohol at a liquor store the night before he died, according to police documents.
Sanchez pleads guilty in Cally Joe Larson killing
WASECA (AP) -- The mother of a 12-year-old girl who was stabbed and hanged two years ago cried after a convicted burglar entered a surprise guilty plea in the killing.
President still plans to delay any strike by Northwest mechanics
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A spokesman for the White House says President Bush still plans to intervene and delay a strike if Northwest Airlines and its mechanics remain at odds when a 30-day cooling off period ends.
Man uses racial profiling defense in traffic ticket case
ST. CLOUD (AP) -- A minor traffic ticket has become the basis for a major battle over whether St. Cloud police use racial profiling when stopping drivers.
Harold Stassen dies
BLOOMINGTON -- Perennial presidential candidate Harold E. Stassen, whose name became a synonym for political futility despite a distinguished career as a governor, diplomat and university president, died Sunday. He was 93.
Railroad worker killed by train in Willmar
WILLMAR (AP) -- A railroad worker was helping to separate train cars in the city's railyard when he was struck by one and killed.
Duluth man sentenced in murder
DULUTH (AP) -- A Duluth man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the killing of his girlfriend at a motel in this northeastern Minnesota port city.
Brainerd's Marohn takes Class 3A state wrestling title
ST. PAUL -- A bit of urgency hit Brainerd Warriors 130-pounder Jesse Marohn heading into the Section 8, Class 3A individual tournament that determines which wrestlers from northern Minnesota make it to state.
118 to participate in Sertoma liftathon
One-hundred eighteen lifters will participate in the 11th annual Sertoma Sunrise Warrior Liftathon at 3:30 p.m. both Wednesday and Thursday in the Brainerd High School weight room, marking the third consecutive year that the event has drawn more than 100 participants.
Goodhue defeats B-H/V in Class A state wrestling final
ST. PAUL --Entering the Class A team wrestling tournament the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders maintained the state's No. 1 ranking.
Tigers roar on with win in section
DULUTH -- Senior guard Sarah Laposky scored a game-high 28 points to lead the second-seeded Pine River-Backus Tigers past the third-seeded Chisholm Bluestreaks 45-37 in the quarterfinal round of the Section 7AA girls' basketball tournament Saturday.
Now there is one
When girls' basketball tournaments started last week the Brainerd lakes area had 12 teams competing for a trip to state.
W-DC wins second straight consolation title
ST. PAUL -- Following consecutive fifth-place finishes in the state team wrestling tournament the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines have validated themselves as one of the state's top Class AA teams.
Scoreboard
Boys Basketball
Kennedy leaps to fourth in diving
MINNEAPOLIS -- The pressure of diving in the Minnesota State High School Class AA boys' meet has to be intense.
CLC women fall one game shy of national tournament
FERGUS FALLS -- The Central Lakes College Raiders women's basketball team fell one game shy of the national tournament, losing 75-52 to the Fergus Falls Spartans in the Region 13B championship game.
Bresnahan, Brincefield brothers win Class AA state wrestling titles
ST. PAUL --Even though Josh Bresnahan is a member of the Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus Road Crew he wrestles like a tiger.
Wadena to host Region IV boxing tournament
The Region IV Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament will begin 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wadena Armory.
Goeman fifth in 50
MINNEAPOLIS -- Smoke rolled over the water, a trumpet blared and the most electric dive of the night was done by a guy in a tuxedo.
Pillager boys advance to 6A quarterfinals
NEVIS -- The Pillager Huskies defeated the Northland Remer Eagles 69-51 Monday in the second round of the West Subsection 6A boys' basketball tournament.
Scoreboard
Boys Basketball
Cardinals attack Knights
BARRETT -- The West Central Knights shot just 23 percent and succumbed to the Staples-Motley Cardinals boys' basketball team 54-29 in non-conference action Saturday.
At least multiclass format gives more athletes the thrill of winning a state title
ST. PAUL -- Some of us malign the multiclass competition that now proliferates the high school athletics landscape. There are six classes in football, four in basketball, three in wrestling, and on and on.
Local sports shorts
Tucson, Ariz. -- Brainerd High School graduate Todd Revenig pitched the seventh and eighth innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 10-9 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Cactus League baseball Monday.
Rach, Luberts Class A runners-up
ST. PAUL -- Reggie Rach had been looking forward to this match for an entire year.
Timberwolves rally in fourth quarter to force overtime
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Felipe Lopez got the toughest assignment of his short Minnesota Timberwolves career from coach Flip Saunders.
Hunter's grand slam helps Twins edge past Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Minnesota center fielder Torii Hunter put the finishing touches on a disastrous first inning for Red Sox starter Hideo Nomo on Sunday when he belted a grand slam home run en route to a 5-4 Twins victory.
Minnesota wins Big Ten wrestling team crown
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Jared Lawrence and Garrett Lowney won their classes at 149 and 285 pounds Sunday night, helping Minnesota capture the team title at the Big Ten wrestling championships.
Lawton ponders future with Twins
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Matt Lawton isn't sure how much longer he'll be with the Minnesota Twins.
Wild snap losing streak
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Four is the Minnesota Wild's magic number.
Reds edge Twins 7-6
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Osvaldo Fernandez retired the first nine batters he faced before giving up a hit and a walk in the fourth inning Monday as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 7-6.
Elk River hopes to avenge last season's upset
ST. PAUL -- Elk River coach Tony Sarsland has these premonitions.
Gophers fall short against Illinois
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Once again, Illinois and Michigan State finished tied for first in the Big Ten.
Minnesota state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the 20s.
The Weather Elsewhere
Tuesday
Wisconsin state forecast.
Today...Mostly sunny west. Mostly cloudy with a few flurries possible east. Highs upper 20s to mid 30s.
There goes the snow
Weather drawing by Katelyn Thorson of Sharon Jendro's first grade class at Lowell school.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Mostly cloudy with areas of morning fog west and south... Becoming partly sunny east. Highs in the 20s northeast to near 50 far southwest.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Mostly sunny west. Mostly cloudy east except becoming partly sunny northeast. Highs in the 20s east to around 50 west.
State forecast for North Dakota
This afternoon...Variable cloudiness with isolated light rain or snow showers central and west...With decreasing clouds late this afternoon. Highs from 25 to 30 east to near 40 southwest.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy with lake-effect snow showers north. Accumulations of 1 to 3 inches in the lake superior snowbelt. Partly sunny south with a few flurries. Highs around 20 northeast to the mid 20s south.
The Weather Elsewhere
Monday
Snow fort club
Weather drawing by Erica Swedberg of Miss Balsley's third grade class at Lowell school.
Regional Weather
HighLowPR
Snow day, big time
Hundreds of airline flights into and out of the Northeast were canceled Monday and more than a million kids got the day off from school as a nor'easter that threatened to be the worst in years started blasting the region with snow and ice.
Iowa state forecast
Today...Partly to mostly sunny. A few flurries east. Highs in the mid 20s to to mid 30s. Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows in the single digits and teens.
Minnesota state forecast
Today...Becoming cloudy west. Increasing cloudiness east. Highs from the middle 20s to lower 30s.
State forecast for North Dakota
Today...Mostly sunny east. Mostly cloudy west with areas of fog southwest. Highs from the lower 20s east to the mid 30s west.
Regional Weather
HighLowPR
Names and faces
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- Billy Crystal wanted to break the ice right away.
Names and faces
NEW YORK (AP) -- Catherine Zeta-Jones' stunning costume from "The Mask of Zorro," Harrison Ford's "Indiana Jones" bullwhip and Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" sword are on display at Sotheby's for an auction to benefit African children fighting AIDS.
What's doing
There will be a wrestling banquet at 6 p.m. March 12 at the Brainerd High School cafeteria. Wrestlers, their families and fans are invited.
Remains of guardsmen recovered from crash site
UNADILLA, Ga. (AP) -- A somber procession of military vehicles delivered the remains of 21 guardsmen to a central-Georgia air base as Army investigators scrambled over the site where their plane crashed, mapping and videotaping the charred wreckage.
U.N. envoy fails in appeal to save Buddhist sculptures from destruction in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS -- A special U.N. envoy failed in a last-minute appeal to Afghanistan to save Buddhist sculptures and other art declared to be "un-Islamic," which the country's ruling Taliban says should be completely destroyed by Tuesday.
Bridge collapse kills at least 60 in Portugal
CASTELO DE PAIVA, Portugal (AP) -- Emergency workers searched with sonar Tuesday for a bus and cars that plunged from a collapsed bridge into a river, killing at least 60 people, including several small children.
Trawler sinks
LONDON (AP) -- A fishing trawler sank in high seas off Britain's Western Isles, leaving six sailors missing Tuesday and feared drowned in the icy waters.