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vol . 3 , no. 2 : september 13-19, 2023 : losgatan.com
sports p8 : discover lost gatos p14 : upcoming events p16 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Arnold Breit
EDUCATING THE YOUNGER GENERATION PART OF THIS YEAR’S 9/11 MEMORIAL
Town to allow guns in churches, on public transit and some civic buildings
Flight 93 passengers from Los Gatos lauded in Sunday evening program
Drew Penner, Reporter
Town Attorney Gabrielle Whelan said Sept. 5 in her closed session report that the Town Council had met in private to discuss a legal threat from the gun lobby, which asked Los Gatos to delay enforcing its new concealed carry ordinance on public transit, in places of worship and in civic buildings where government business doesn’t occur. Konstadinos T. Moros, of Michel & Associates, which rep-
Drew Penner, Reporter
In On That Day: the definitive timeline of 9/11, author William M. Arkin notes that at 9:36am on Sept. 11, 2001, Lt. Col. Kevin Nasypany directed fighter jets based out of Langley go straight to Washington to be available to intercept incoming threats. By this time, both of the World Trade Center buildings had been struck by aircraft and two additional planes had been hijacked, including United Airlines Flight 93, with Los Gatos High School graduates Todd Beamer and Mark Bingham on board. “Shortly afterward, Lt. Col. Nasypany discovers, to his surprise, that the Langley-based fighters have not headed north as the scramble order had instructed but instead went east over the ocean,” Arkin wrote. “His response is emotional: ‘I don’t ➝ Memorial, 4
TOWN REACHES COMPROMISE WITH GUN LOBBY AFTER FACING LEGAL THREAT
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ALWAYS REMEMBER Boy Scouts of America Troop 539 participated in the color guard during the 9/11 memorial held at the Flame of Liberty monument in Los Gatos Sunday.
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