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A4 THE LEAF-CHRONICLE MONDAY, OCT. 29, 2012 FROM THE FRONT B-52 turns 60 but still has lots of life left last 50 or 60 years by our guys out here on the flight line or deployed, it doesn't matter." Going forward, the B-52 will get an upgrade to its bomb bay allowing it to carry 40 percent more precision-guided bombs and new radar that can go more than 1,000 hours before it needs to be repaired, Global Strike Command officials said. The B-52's upgrades will also allow smart bombs to receive new targets while the bomber is in flight a critical capa- storm." In the 40 years she has lived in her working-class neighborhood in Wilmington, Bobbie Foote had never run. But the 58-year-old fitness coach decided to heed an evacuation order and head to her daughter's home. "My daughter insists that I leave this time," Foote said as she prepared to leave her apartment building near the Delaware River.

"She said I should never put myself in that predicament where I cannot get in or out of where I live." Campaign schedules The storm forced President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to rearrange their campaign schedules in the crucial closing days of the presidential race. And early voting on Monday in Maryland was canceled. "In times like this, one of the things that Americans do is we pull together and we help out one another," the president said in Washington. "And so, there may be elderly populations in your area. Check on your neighbor, check on your friend.

Make sure that they are prepared. If we do, then we're going to get through this storm just fine." At least twice as many train passengers as usual crowded the Amtrak waiting area Sunday morning at New York's Penn Station. Many were trying to leave New York earlier than planned. The noon and 1 p.m. trains to Boston were sold out.

Randall Ross, a bookseller from Shreveport, and his traveling companion, Mary McCombs, were waiting for an Amtrak train to Syracuse, the destination they chose after attempts to book flights through eight other cities failed. "I just want to be somewhere else except New York City," said McCombs, who will stay with friends in Syracuse until she and Ross can get a flight. "I don't want to risk it." Evacuate Continued from Page A1 That included 50,000 in Delaware alone and 30,000 in Atlantic City, N.J., where the city's 12 casinos were forced by Gov. Chris Christie to shut down for only the fourth time in the 34-year history of legalized gambling there. Hurricane Sandy was expected to hook left toward the mid-Atlantic coast and come ashore late Monday or early Tuesday, most likely in New Jersey, colliding with a wintry storm moving in from the west and cold air streaming down from the Arctic.

Forecasters said the monster combination could bring close to a foot of rain, a potentially lethal storm surge and punishing winds extending hundreds of miles outward from the storm's center. It could also dump up to 2 feet of snow in Kentucky, North Carolina and West Virginia. Louis Uccellini, environmental prediction chief for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told The Associated Press that given Sandy's east-to-west track into New Jersey, the worst of the storm surge could be just to the north, in New York City, Long Island and northern New Jersey. By some estimates, the metropolitan area could get slammed with an 11-foot wall of water. "Yes, this is the worst-case scenario," Uccellini said.

Mayor: Time to go New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned people in low-lying areas of lower Manhattan and Queens to get out. "If you don't evacuate, you are not only endangering your life, you are also endangering the lives of the first responders who are going in to rescue you," he said. "This is a serious and dangerous By Jeff Schogol Air Force Times The B-52 will turn 60 this year. However, the aircraft remains a premiere bombing machine that is expected to be used through the 2040s. "It's a purely awesome machine," said Senior Master Sgt.

Daniel Dut-ton, B-52 command fleet manager for Global Strike Command. "It's hard to put into words how well this aircraft was built and how well it's been maintained over the PAC Continued from Page A1 owed taxes to Montgomery County. The Leaf-Chronicle reported on Oct. 10 that multiple companies Robinson is an investor in owed taxes to the county. Robinson said he was unaware that the companies, which he does not manage the daily running of, had delinquent taxes.

The back taxes were paid by Oct. 12. Robinson said the bankruptcy of his Black-horse Pub and Brewery business after the 1999 tornado was common knowledge. "We had the big tornado go through downtown Clarksville; it wiped out our business, and we eventually had to declare bankruptcy," Robinson said. "We were trying to save a business and keep people working and keep people able to pay their bills." Robinson said downtown's destruction made running a business difficult.

"It took about seven months to get open again. The irony was when we finally got opened again, and you looked around, downtown was still destroyed. The streets were blocked off and it was Once production reached a B-52 bomber became a key bility given the U.S. military's focus on the Pacific region, said Jim Noetzel Sept. 7 and donated $800 to McMillan in her mayoral race.

Larry Rocconi who donated $1,000 to McMillan in 2010, donated $1,000 to the PAC on Sept. 6. Rocconi is law partners with Councilman Joel Wallace, the incumbent Robinson's Ward 9 race. Rocconi and his wife have donated $1,400 to Wallace's campaign. McMillan said the formation of a PAC to get involved in Clarksville politics is not new, citing a PAC formed that supported her campaign in the 2010 mayoral race.

Ironically, Robinson was that PAC's treasurer. "Just as in 2010, several of my closest friends and supporters wanted to get involved in this year's council races and I encouraged them to form a Political Action Committee," she said. "Now, with regard to the specifics, I have not even seen what went out. I did not provide information and I did not approve anything." The PAC lists the Con-roy, Marable Holleman division of Coldwell Bankers as its address. Tom Denney, the general manager at the firm, is listed as the PAC's treasurer.

Allen said Denney, who served on the Charter Revision Committee, MONDAY, NOV. 5 3 p.m. Residential Development Commission meeting at Building and Codes Department, 100 S. Spring St. 6 p.m.

Highway Commission meeting at Montgomery County Highway Department, 1213 Highway Drive. 7 p.m. Informal Commissioner's meeting at Montgomery County Courthouse, One Millennium Plaza. TUESDAY, NOV. 6 9 a.m.

MHHS Suicide Prevention Suicide Task Force meeting at Behavioral Healthcare Center, 1930 Professional Park Dr. 4 p.m. Building Advisory meeting at Montgomery County Courthouse, One Millennium Plaza. 6 p.m. School Board Study Session meeting at Board of Education, 621 Gracey Avenue.

3zn just a hard time," Robinson said. The other glossy mailer attacked Allen for allegedly trying to bribe his opponent, Terrell Clark. The allegations were never investigated or proven, and The Leaf-Chronicle reported the story after City Attorney Lance Baker brought the allegations to the district attorney. McMillan had told Baker about the allegations. Allen said the mayor wanted a story about the allegations.

"He made up an allegation, the mayor sent it to the DA, and the mayor wanted a story on it," Allen said. "My question is what is she afraid of? She says one thing, and does the other." Mayor connections The PAC funding was collected in three days at the beginning of this month. Celia Ambrester, McMillan's mother, donated $1,500 to the PAC on Sept. 5. Barbara Street, who served as McMillan's campaign manager in McMillan's 2010 mayoral race, donated $1,000 the next day, on Sept.

6. Leo Milan, who was appointed to the Power Board by McMillan, donated $500 to the PAC on To add your event to the calendar, go to theleaf-chronide. comshare. MONDAY, OCT. 29 4:30 p.m.

Legislative Liaison Committee meeting at Montgomery County Courthouse, One Millennium Plaza. 6:30 p.m. Ward 11 Community meeting at Gas and Water Department, 2215 Madison St. TUESDAY, OCT. 30 5 p.m.

Public Input meeting at First Advantage Bank, Community Room, 1800 Ft. Campbell Blvd. THURSDAY, NOV. 1 8 a.m. Military Affairs Committee meeting at Economic Development Council, 25 Jefferson St.

7 p.m. City Council Regular Session meeting at Council Chambers, 106 Public Square, 2nd Floor. i peak in the late 1950s, the Cold War deterrent, gannett of Global Strike Command's bomber requirements division. was angered when Allen did not vote for the charter. "He was on the Charter Revision Committee and he bashed me for not supporting the charter revision," Allen said.

When reached by phone Denney said he was in Florida on business and would not be able to discuss the PAC until Monday. Mark Holleman, a partner at the Coldwell Bankers location, said the PAC was not connected with the business and did not reflect the company's views. Holleman donated to $500 to McMillan's 2010 campaign. Robinson said the mailer goes against what McMillan has advocated for in the past. "It's kind of ironic that this mayor keeps pontificating that she wants to get politics out of the City Council, and then she obviously orchestrates the forming of the PAC her key donors, her campaign treasurer and her own mother, participating obviously for the sole purpose of attacking me and David Allen," Robinson said.

Allen said the negative mailers were uncalled for. "I think (the name on) her boat in the marina says it all: 'Spin She's a spin doctor." WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 8:30 a.m. Board of Zoning Appeals meeting at Building and Codes Department, 100 S. Spring St.

9 a.m. Elected Official Department Head meeting at Montgomery County Courthouse, One Millennium Plaza. 10 a.m. Board meeting at Regional Planning Commission, 329 Main St. 10 a.m.

Historic Zoning meeting at Regional Planning Commission, 329 Main St. 4 p.m. Building and Codes Committee meeting at Building and Codes Department, 100 S. Spring St. 4 p.m.

Tree Board meeting at City Hall Conference Room, One Public Square, 4th Floor. THURSDAY, NOV. 8 9 a.m. Veterans Information Fair meeting at Salvation Army, 210 Kraft St. EBT Tues.

Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Closed Sun.

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