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8A – Daily News – Wednesday, April 21, 2010 WORLD BRIEFING Flights land in UK airports LONDON (AP) — Europe’s busiest airport reopened Tuesday as air traffic across the conti- nent lurched back to life. But the gridlock created by Iceland’s volcanic ash plume was far from over: Officials said it would be weeks before all stranded travelers can be brought home. Passengers wept with relief as flights took off from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, Amster- dam and elsewhere. A jet- liner from Vancouver, British Columbia, was the first to land at London’s Heathrow airport, the continent’s busiest, since the volcano erupted last week. British Airways said it hoped 24 other flights from the United States, Africa and Asia would land at Heathrow later in the day. Travelers cheered as the first flights took off. Jenny Lynn Cohen, waiting at Charles de Gaulle to travel to San Francisco, had a boarding pass but could hardly believe she was going to fly. Hospital shooter mentally ill KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A mentally ill gunman who killed a hos- pital worker and wounded two others was upset with a doctor he thought had implanted a monitoring device during an appen- dectomy in 2001, police said Tuesday. Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen IV said gunman Abdo Ibssa (AB’-doh IHB’-sah) first entered a medical tower near Parkwest Medical Center and asked for the doctor who performed the appendectomy. After being told the doctor was- n’t there, Ibssa went to another area where patients are discharged and opened fire with a revolver. He killed himself after shooting the three women who work at the hospital on Monday, a day before his 39th birthday. ‘‘There was less than 5 seconds from the time of the first shot until the last shot,’’ Owen said at a news conference. Investigators found a note at Ibssa’s Knoxville apartment in which the gunman said the doctor had implanted a chip that was being used to track his movements, Owen said. Group wants evangelist’s appearence cancelled DENVER (AP) — A watchdog group objected Tuesday to an evangelist’s invitation to speak at the Pentagon next month, saying his past descrip- tion of Islam as ‘‘evil’’ offended Muslims who work for the Department of Defense and the appearance should be canceled. Mikey Weinstein, pres- ident of the Military Reli- gious Freedom Founda- tion, said inviting evange- list Franklin Graham to speak May 6, the Nation- al Day of Prayer, ‘‘would be like bringing someone in on national prayer day madly denigrating Chris- tianity’’ or other religious groups. It would also endanger American troops by stir- ring up Muslim extrem- ists, Weinstein said. Although all branches of the military now meet or exceed recruitment goals, retired Navy Rear Adm. James Barnett Jr., a mem- ber of the officers group, says the obesity trend could affect that. Obama begins talks court nominees WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has begun conversations with potential Supreme Court nominees, a senior administration official said Tuesday, signaling an upswing in the president’s consideration of an already coalescing list of candi- dates. Graham is the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham and president and CEO of both Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian interna- tional relief organization in Boone, N.C., and the Billy Graham Evangelis- tic Association, in Char- lotte, N.C. He said through a spokesman that he will be a guest of the Pentagon and will speak only if he’s still invited. A military spokeswoman said she was locating officials to respond to the criticism. “It’s Time For Change” ★ Dave Hencratt for Sheriff Meet & Greet May 11th 6-8 pm M&M Ranch Cafe 645 Antelope Blvd. #1 in Frontier Village across from the Fairgrounds Paid political advertisement D NEWSAILY Exclusive Print Media Partner RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY PRESENTS School lunches blamed for obese youth WASHINGTON (AP) — Too fat to fight? Many American children are so overweight from being fed french fries, pizza and other unhealthy foods at school lunchrooms that they cannot handle the physical rigors of being in the military, a group of retired officers say in a new report. National security is threatened by the sharp rise in obesity rates for young people over the last 15 years, the group Mission: Readiness contends. Weight problems are now the leading medical reason that recruits are rejected, the group says, and thus jeopardize the military’s ability to fill its ranks. In a report released Tuesday, the group says that 9 million young adults, or 27 percent of all Ameri- cans ages 17 to 24, are too fat to join the military. The retired officers were on Capitol Hill advocating for passage of a wide-ranging nutrition bill that aims to make the nation’s school lunches healthier. The military group acknowledges that other things keep young adults out of the armed services, such as a criminal record or the lack of a high school diploma. Obama’s review will throttle ahead on Wednes- day morning when he meets privately with the top Democrat and Republican in the Senate along with the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judi- ciary Committee, the panel that will hold confirmation hearings on Obama’s nomi- nee. The president’s nomina- tion is expected over the next few weeks. Obama’s discussions with candidates for the high court have not been formal interviews, the administra- tion official emphasized, speaking on condition of anonymity to protect the privacy of Obama’s deliber- ations. The official would not say whether the conver- sations have been held in person or by phone. Obama is choosing a successor to Justice John Paul Stevens, who is retiring this summer after nearly 35 years on the court. Obama’s choice will leave his imprint long after he leaves office, as justices have lifetime tenure and enormous power to shape American life with their interpretations of the Constitution. April 30 - May 1 & 2 The Southtown Strummers MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Wow! What a Weekend!! Fri. 12-6 • Sat. 10-6 • Sun. 10-5 Shasta-Tehama Home & Garden Show is coming.... 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