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Soldier kicked off flight after mine is found

DENVER — A 24-year-old Army sergeant was removed from an American Airlines flight after an inert land mine was found in his checked baggage, the Transportation Safety Administration said.

TSA screeners noticed the mine Friday, pulled the bag from the luggage system at Denver International Airport and confiscated the mine, TSA spokesman Mike Fierberg said. No flights were delayed.

The soldier, whose name was not released, could face civil penalties for trying to put a prohibited item aboard a flight, Mr. Fierberg said. No criminal charges would be filed, he said.

The man was released by police, but the airline refused to allow him aboard his flight to Dallas, Mr. Fierberg said.

Philly fund-raiser for mayor subpoenaed

PHILADELPHIA — The chief campaign fund-raiser for Mayor John Street has been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury this month as part of an investigation linked to City Hall.

Lana Felton-Ghee, 56, a longtime adviser to Mr. Street and co-chairwoman of his re-election campaign last fall, said she was served with the subpoena Thursday.

Authorities have declined to say what they are investigating, but federal agents have subpoenaed city agencies and banks for thousands of pages of records having to do with various city contracts.

In October, city police found a hidden FBI listening device in Mr. Street’s City Hall office during what they described as a routine sweep. Mr. Street, who was re-elected in November, has denied any wrongdoing.

Graham on mend, will remain hospitalized

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Rev. Billy Graham is recovering well from a broken hip and partial hip-replacement surgery, but will remain hospitalized for several more days, his spokesman said yesterday.

Mr. Graham, 85, remained in stable condition at the Mayo Clinic, his spokesman, Larry Ross, said. Mr. Graham had been preparing to go to the Mayo Clinic for his semiannual checkup early Tuesday when he fell in his hotel room. He went back to bed and when he awoke he realized he had been injured in the fall. Hip surgery and partial hip replacement were performed that night.

As a sign of being on the mend, the evangelist announced plans on Friday to hold a crusade at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium June 17-20. It’s one of two major campaigns that Mr. Graham plans this year, with the other to be announced next month.

Police chief tries to defuse shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Meeting with residents angry over the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer, this city’s police chief yesterday expressed frustration that changes in diversity training and the use of lethal force did not prevent the death.

On Jan. 3, Michael Newby became the second black man shot to death by a white Louisville police officer in just over a year. The 19-year-old was shot in the back by an undercover officer, and the FBI is conducting a civil rights investigation into his death.

“Shooting someone, taking a life is the last thing we want to do,” Police Chief Robert White said at a public forum in a church in Louisville’s predominantly black community in the West End.

Police said undercover Officer McKenzie G. Mattingly was trying to buy drugs from Mr. Newby when the deal went wrong, and Mr. Newby was shot after the two struggled for Officer Mattingly’s gun.From wire dispatches and staff reports