Afghanistan Falls to the Taliban in Their Educational Pur- Suits
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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 Football: Alabama is once again AP preseason No. 1 /B1 TUESDAY TODAY C I T R U S C O U N T Y & next morning HIGH 87 Mostly cloudy LOW with storms likely. 73 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com AUGUST 17, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 318 NEWS BRIEFS Judge: Rescue owner violated bond animal control officer. at Schweickert’s rescue. CF forgives Schweickert must await trial in jail Diaz said the recording Schweickert told How- $333,531 in shows that Schweickert ard that his phone dialed FRED HIERS Circuit Judge Richard Howard was in possession of ani- the telephone number of student debt Staff writer ruled that Schweickert violated mals because the record- the animal control officer OCALA — The College the terms of his bond after assis- ing showed Schweickert while he was at his fa- of Central Florida has for- The controversial owner of the tant state attorney Patricia Diaz talking to dogs and calling ther’s home dropping off given $333,351 in student former Out of the Box Rescue in played an audio recording that one by name, Lady Bug. a power drill. He said he debt, providing financial Floral City, Robert Schweickert, Schweickert last Friday uninten- Diaz told Howard that Robert went to his father’s home, relief to 438 students en- will sit in jail as he awaits trial. tionally left on the phone of an Lady Bug was once a dog Schweickert See RESCUE/Page A5 rolled in recent years. CF allocated institu- tional dollars from the Higher Education Emer- gency Relief Fund to give the students a clean slate Afghanistan falls to the Taliban in their educational pur- suits. In addition, CF has distributed more than $6 million in HEERF di- rectly to students during the COVID-19 pandemic. “CF is committed to helping students reach their educational goals, and in a year when many students and their fami- lies have experienced un- usual financial stress, the debt forgiveness is a unique opportunity to help keep our students on track with their educa- tion,” said Dr. Jim Hen- ningsen, CF president. “Money should never be a barrier to higher educa- tion, and we are fortunate that we can support our students in this way.” Groups to file lawsuit over manatee safety TALLAHASSEE — With more than 900 man- atee deaths this year in Florida, conservation Associated Press groups signaled Monday A Taliban fighter sits on the back of a vehicle with a machine gun in front of the main gate leading to the Afghan presidential palace, in that they plan to file a Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. Thousands of people packed into the Afghan capital’s airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing lawsuit against the fed- onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government. eral government over “critical habitat” areas for the sea cows. Local woman recounts time in Kabul The Center for Biologi- HANNAH SACHEWICZ chartered aircraft, as it was still Staff writer too dangerous for commercial Biden defends exit cal Diversity, Defenders of airlines. ZEKE MILLER, sticking to a previously ne- Wildlife and the Save the In the summer of 2002, less “They were operating already, Manatee Club filed a no- JONATHAN LEMIRE, gotiated agreement to with- than one year after 9/11, Zerrin but it was really in a skeletal draw U.S. troops this year or tice of intent to sue the JOSH BOAK Langer was on a flight to fashion,” Langer said. Associated Press sending thousands more U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- Kabul, Afghanistan. Her job was to negotiate service members back into vice, alleging that it has vi- A naturalized U.S. cit- contracts and buy items WASHINGTON — Strik- Afghanistan for a “third de- olated federal law by not izen, Langer, 74, was the embassy needed, ing a defiant tone, President cade” of war. updating designated born in Turkey. After such as food, water, fuel, Joe Biden said Mon- Biden said he critical-habitat areas to graduating from a Min- linens and miscella- day that he stands will not repeat better protect manatees. nesota college, she neous equipment. “squarely behind” mistakes of the Florida has had at least joined the U.S. Air Langer was one of his decision to with- past and did not re- Force and gained her three women in the 905 manatee deaths this Zerrin draw U.S. forces gret his decision to citizenship. compound, along with year, already exceeding Langer from Afghanistan proceed with the the previous annual re- Eventually, Langer 85 U.S. Marines. Their and that the Afghan withdrawal. cord of 830 deaths in found her way into the U.S. De- housing consisted of shipping government’s col- “I stand squarely partment of State, where she containers. “Some of those were 2013, according to Flor- lapse was quicker President behind my deci- was asked to help open the U.S. purchased from Saudi Arabia,” than anticipated. sion,” Biden said in ida Fish and Wildlife Con- Embassy in Kabul as a contract- Langer said. Joe Biden servation Commission Biden said he was a televised address ing officer. According to Langer, her faced with a choice between See BIDEN/Page A2 numbers. Among the fac- Langer landed in Kabul in a See KABUL/Page A2 tors has been poor water quality that has caused a significant loss of sea- grass, a key source of food for manatees. “Revised critical habitat is necessary to provide Woman sentenced for killing two in traffic accident these imperiled marine FRED HIERS originally faced two DUI man- courtroom, after Circuit 90-year-old Salem Edward mammals life-saving pro- Staff writer slaughter charges but agreed Judge Richard Howard im- Chard, who died at the scene. tections, to enhance their to the plea arrangement that posed the sentence. Peterkin died at a local hospi- recovery and to reduce A Floral City woman will changed the charges to vehicu- Faso sat next to her attor- tal later. the risk of their extinc- serve two years in prison for lar homicide and includes neys Monday and fought tears Speaking by Zoom, Judith tion,” said the notice of in- the death of two people in a eight years probation, three when Howard read the names Beck, the daughter of the cou- tent to sue, which must 2019 Inverness vehicle crash years no driver’s license, and of the two people who died in ple, told Faso how badly she be filed 60 days before an as part of a plea deal with Cit- 100 hours community service. the Toyota she struck: Joy C. changed her life. actual lawsuit. Dianna rus County prosecutors. Faso hugged her mother Peterkin, 75, of Floral City, “It doesn’t matter how many — From wire reports Faso Dianna M. Faso, 60, and sister, who were in the and Peterkin’s passenger, See FASO/Page A5 Classifieds . .B7 Crossword . .B10 INDEX Lottery Numbers . .B3 Obituaries . A6 Comics . .B6 Editorial. A9 Lottery Payouts . .B3 TV Listings. .B5 Horoscope . A4 Entertainment . A4 Movies . .B6 50008149 A2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE Minor flooding on Withlacoochee River Boaters make their way along the Withlacoochee River on Monday, Aug. 16, as cloudy skies rule the day thanks to a tropical storm west of the county’s coastline. Heavy rainfall in July and the first half of this month have swollen the river to the point of minor flooding along the Withlacoochee. In time, the flooding conditions will ease as swift current flows westward into Lake Rousseau and eventually to the Gulf of Mexico. MATTHEW BECK/ Chronicle Langer would ask shop own- By the end of her assignment, ers to bring supplies to the em- the woman was coming in with a KABUL bassy. For security purposes, she long sleeve dress and scarf. “To Continued from Page A1 gave them a card with her signa- see her coming with just a ture on it, which the shop own- scarf,” Langer said, “is a huge, uniform consisted of a pair of ers would have to produce to huge change.” blue jeans and dust. enter the embassy. Today, things seem to be mov- “One of the things I had to do However, security is never ing backward. was find a safe method of water guaranteed. The Taliban enforced their procurement,” Langer said. Bot- One day after dinner, an alarm rule over Kabul, a city of 5 mil- tled water was being shipped sounded and the embassy was lion people. Meanwhile, the U.S. from Pakistan on an unreliable rushed into the basement. “Ap- is pulling troops. route that could be easily parently a missile was thrown Langer said women will be intercepted. and it went over the embassy,” turned over to the Taliban for As a solution, Langer was Langer said. “It was an at- marriage and will not be permit- asked to open up a bazaar (mar- tempted attack.” ted to finish their education. ket) at the embassy. So, she said, Langer also recounted sights They will be largely confined to “I ventured into town in an ar- and experiences that she can their homes. mored vehicle.” neither unsee or forget. Suspected criminals may face Langer was accompanied to While in town, Langer saw amputation or execution. the shops by a driver and diplo- many Afghans with missing On Monday, Aug. 16, thou- Associated Press matic security (DS) agent. First, limbs. “It was such a common sands of Afghans rushed to Ka- Hundreds of people run alongside a U.S.