REPORTERNEWS.COM FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2024 3A injuries and has since been released. The mother received minor injuries. Abilene Police Department took statements from multiple witness- es at the scene and able to get a good description of the suspect and the according to the press re- lease. Sanders was subsequently found and arrested on Tuesday. He was previously convicted of a class A misdemeanor charge of assault family violence, according to online court records.
Sanders pleaded guilty and was sentenced on March 2, 2021, to 45 days in the Taylor County Jail. Road rage Continued from Page 1A Falls played host to events for K-9s and handlers from local, state and federal agencies. Rider High School was the loca- tion Monday for the competition. Ca- nine and their dogs were divid- ed into two sides: narcotics and explo- sive packages. The would ei- ther lead their canines through a hallway of several packages to detect any explosives or lead their canine into a room to detect any narcotics.
During these trials, judges would be present to grade the and his dog on their performance. The J.S. Bridwell Ag Center down- town was the second location for day two. Canine and their dogs had the chance to compete in narcotic and explosive detection among vehicles. The trials were scheduled to wrap up Wednesday, concluding with a formal banquet and awards for the top canine and their dogs.
Competition Continued from Page 1A COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France World leaders paid tribute to veterans and pledged to continue to stand for de- mocracy as they marked the 80th anni- versary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day land- ings, when more than 150,000 Allied soldiers invaded France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany. With the numbers of veterans, many older than 100, fast dwindling, this is likely to be the last major ceremony in Normandy honoring them in their pres- ence. admiration is King Charles III, in full military uniform, said at a British ceremony in Ver-sur- Mer which opened the tributes. us pray such will never be made With war raging in Ukraine on borders, the anniversary of this turning point in World War II carries special resonance. It also takes place in a year of many elections, including for the European Parliament this week and in the U.S.
in November. Leaders are set to draw par- allels with World War II and warn of the dangers of isolationism and the far- right. recall the lesson that comes to us again and again across the decades: Free nations must stand together to op- pose said Charles, who spoke in both French and English. Some 200 veterans, most of them American or British, were taking part in ceremonies throughout the day on windswept beaches that still bear the scars of the that erupted on D- Day, largest amphibious inva- sion. Thousands of soldiers from Britain, the United States, Canada and other na- tions were killed, as well as their Ger- man foes.
French President Emmanuel Macron presented a Legion award, highest honor, to Christian Lamb, a 103-year-old member of the wartime British female naval service who helped plan the landings. Macron described her as hero in the shad- have set us an example, which not forget. France will never forget the British troops who landed on D-Day and all their brothers in he said. At a ceremony in Colleville-sur-Mer, where row after row of white marble crosses some with names, some un- marked show the toll the invasion took on allied forces, Macron awarded the Legion to U.S. veterans, many in wheelchairs, sporting caps that read are back here today at home, if I may Macron told American veter- ans in English, saying France would not forget their Earlier, President Joe Biden met with the veterans, giving salutes, hand- shakes and hugs to the men.
He and his wife Jill took photos with the veterans and the president gave them each spe- cial commemorative coins. Underlining the frail health of many veterans, the U.S. Embassy said the last surviving Native American veteran was gravely ill. Moving letters from veterans were read out at the British ceremony, where veterans were applauded as they into the event to take their seats, which were decorated with bright red poppies. want to pay my respects to those who make it.
May they rest in veteran Joe Mines said, in words read by actor Martin Freeman. was 19 when I landed, but I was still a boy and I have any idea of war and After the ceremony, Charles, Macron and their wives chatted and shook hands with veterans and other guests. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Ze- lenskyy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and many others will take part in the day of tributes. But Russia, which invaded Ukraine in 2022, touching biggest armed since World War II, was not invited. Leaders were set to adopt on Thurs- day a declaration saying democracy was once more under threat in Europe and promising to defend freedom and de- mocracy, two sources said.
Earlier in the day, as the sun rose in Arromanches-les-Bains, one of the beaches where Allied troops came ashore 80 years ago, small crowds tered onto the beach to watch a collec- tion of World War II jeeps and an am- phibious vehicle coming ashore carry- ing a bagpiper playing a lament. At Omaha Beach, the largest of the D- Day landing areas, where about 2,400 U.S. servicemen lost their lives on June 6, 1944, more than 20 heads of state and government were due to attend an inter- national ceremony later in the day. Landing craft were in place to reenact part of the landings, while several war- ships and patrol boats anchored on the horizon. At a Canadian ceremony, Prime Min- ister Justin Trudeau said: must all continue to stand for democracy day in day out, we owe it for future genera- Prince William, the Prince of Wales, speaking at the same ceremony, said: here today, in peaceful si- lence, it is almost impossible to grasp the courage it would have taken to run into the fury of battle that very Leaders, vets mark D-Day anniversary Ceremonies emphasize threats to democracy both past and present Elizabeth Pineau, John Irish and Jeff Mason REUTERS Veterans attend a Canadian ceremony on Thursday in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France, as part of the events to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
JORDAN VIA GETTY IMAGES Small crowds on Thursday watch World War II jeeps and an amphibious vehicle land on a beach in Arromanches-les- Bains, France, one of the beaches where allied troops landed 80 years ago. CHRISTOPHER IMAGES First-in-nation reparations program is unfair, lawsuit claims A lawsuit by conservative ac- tivist group Judicial Watch claims a Chicago suburb discriminated against residents who are not Black when it paid millions of dollars in reparations to some Black residents in recent years. Evanston, Illinois, in 2021 became the city in America to repara- tions to Black Americans, including de- scendants of Black residents who lived in the town between 1919 and 1969, when the city banned housing discrim- ination. The program has provided 193 residents subjected to discrimination with $25,000 each in housing relief. The has vowed to the new legal challenge.
Other cities that have granted repa- rations to Black Americans include Asheville, North Carolina; Durham, North Carolina; Amherst, Massachu- setts; and Providence, Rhode Island. House Ethics looking into staff complaints against Ind. member INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Rep. Vic- toria alleged mistreatment of in her congressional has drawn the attention of the House Ethics Committee, according to a report from media outlet Politico. The Politico story states that the House Ethics Committee began looking into complaints against Spartz, a Republican, by current and former aides that described and from the congress- woman.
The inquiry also allegedly in- cludes whether House resources were used for campaign ac- tivities, the Politico story states. Tom Rust, chief counsel and di- rector of the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment on questions from IndyStar about whether the com- mittee has started looking into the alle- gations against Spartz reported in Poli- tico. Questions sent to con- gressional were not immediately answered Wednesday morning. NATION WORLD BRIEFS.
