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Date: 19 February 2005
By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Richard GOLDSTEIN
Baylor University will mark 60th anniversary of death of former football player and US marine Jack Lummus, who also played for New York Giants, in 1945 at Iwo Jima as US marine; photos (M)
Date: 19 February 2005
By JENNIFER 8. LEE; William K. Rashbaum, Ann Farmer and Sewell Chan contributed reporting for this article
Police investigating murder and dismemberment of Rashawn Brazell of Brooklyn are trying to find man with whom they believe he had planned tryst; say they are unsure of motive and are still trying to piece together what happened between last time his family heard from him and several days later when his legs and one of his arms were found in plastic bag near Brooklyn subway station; photo (M)
Date: 19 February 2005
By BRIAN LAVERY
Brian LAVERY
Irish police officers continue second day of raids on houses and business spanning length of country, aimed at sprawling money-laundering ring that is believed to help finance Irish Republican Army; there is no confirmation whether money seized in raids will link IRA and its political wing Sinn Fein to robbery of $50 million from Northern Bank in Belfast (M)
Date: 19 February 2005
By Eli Sanders (NYT)
Eli NYT
Federal grand jury in Eugene, Ore, indicts Pirouz Sedaghaty and Soliman Hamd Al-Buthe on charges of using branch of Saudi Arabian charity in effort to send $150,000 to Muslim fighters in Chechnya; they are leaders in Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, charity Treasury Dept closed in 2004 after designating it terrorist organization with links to Al Qaeda (S)
Date: 19 February 2005
By SARAH BOXER
Sarah BOXER
Hargo, otherwise known as Geoff Hargadon of Somerville, Mass, spends $3.50 and less than a day constructing The Somerville Gates, series of 3.5-inch saffron-colored gates that imitates Christo's Gates in Central Park; installation can be viewed online; photos (M)
Date: 19 February 2005
By Ginger Thompson (NYT)
Ginger NYT
Tamaulipas State Gov Eugenio Hernandez Flores, in response to wave of drug-related violence along Mexico's border with Texas, is purging corrupt officers from state's police agencies (S)
Date: 19 February 2005
By NEELA BANERJEE
Neela BANERJEE
Roman Catholic bishops report that they have received 1,092 new accusations of sexual abuse by priests as they release second annual survey of church's procedures for handling and preventing such abuse by clergy and employees; Kathleen McChesney, executive director of Office of Child and Youth Protection of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, says overwhelming majority of accusations concerned incidents that took place about 30 years ago; says 22 accusations were made by children in 2004, and they were turned over to police (M)
Date: 19 February 2005
By MAREK FUCHS
Marek FUCHS
Date: 19 February 2005
By ANNE E. KORNBLUT
Anne KORNBLUT
Comptroller Gen David M Walker issues warning that reminds federal agencies they may not produce newscasts promoting Bush administration policies without clearly stating that government itself is source; federal agencies have been caught distributing prepackaged television programs that used paid spokesman acting as newscaster and failed to disclose administration's role in developing and financing them (M)
Date: 19 February 2005
By KATE ZERNIKE
Kate ZERNIKE
Brad Durick and Brad Dokken, who record show called Why Fish from Grand Forks, ND, are pioneers in latest technology revolution; their show is podcast, kind of recording that anyone can make on computer and then post to Web site, where it can be downloaded to iPod or MP3 player to be played at listener's leisure; former MTV video jockey Adam Curry and David Winer developed podcasting technology in Aug 2004; photos (M)