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Drug roundup nets many arrests
Forty arrest warrants were served on suspected drug dealers during Thursday's joint raid by local police and officers from federal law enforcement agencies.

3 Q-C men indicted on gun, drug charges
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three Quad-City men with gun and drug crimes, according to the United States Attorney s Office, Springfield.

Iraq casualty to get Anzac honour
A SOLEMN Anzac Day ceremony was to be held in the small township of Briagolong, in Victoria's east, to honour Private Jacob Kovco who died in Iraq.

State turning airport rejects into quick cash on eBay
HARRISBURG -- Five thousand corkscrews. A hundred pairs of fur-lined handcuffs. A dozen blenders. Four chainsaws. A suture-removal kit. Three thousand pairs of scissors. One pink horseshoe.

Body of Australian soldier heads home
Australian, British and American troops have lined a Baghdad airstrip to send home the body of Jake Kovco, Australia's first service fatality in Iraq.

Sailors Getting Soldiers' Training in S.C.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) - Navy sailors are trading their sea legs for dry land combat skills to help them survive in war zones, and the training is coming from an unusual place - the Army. The Navy is sending thousands of men and women to Iraq and Afghanistan to relieve pressure on Army and Marine ground forces, some of whom have faced repeated deployments to the region. "Hit the ground and brace

Half-brother arrested at Jazz player's house
Police arrested a man at the Salt Lake City home of Utah Jazz rookie Robert Whaley Saturday night after a brief standoff. The man arrested was Whaley's half-brother, Frank Barnes, who was wanted on a second-degree felony warrant for aggravated assault stemming from a Feb. 25 arrest in which Barnes allegedly "pistol whipped" another person in front of Salt Lake City's Club Manhattan, Salt

Kovco to be honoured
A VICTORIAN soldier killed in Iraq will be honoured in a hometown Anzac Day ceremony.

Handguns of the Old West played an important role
Handguns played an important role in the Old West. Popular history holds that the standard frontier pistol was a Colt .44 or .45 caliber single action revolver, generally the Peacemaker. It was reliable, accurate and affordable.

Solemn service planned for fallen digger
A SOLEMN Anzac Day ceremony will be held in the small township of Briagolong, in Victoria's east, to honour Private Jacob Kovco who died in Iraq. The 25-year-old soldier died in Baghdad after accidentally shooting himself in the head while cleaning a service pistol last Friday.