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PedersonFuneralHomewww.ped ersonfuneralhome.com dentBarackObamasaid thevastmajorityofpro- testersinFergusonwere thatasmallminoritywas underminingjustice. Duringapauseinhis masaidovercomingthe mistrustendemicbe- tweenmanycommuni- tiesandpolicewouldre- Thepresidentalso weighedinforthefirst timepubliclyonthemili- tarizationofsomelocal ingitwouldprobablybe usefultoexaminehow federalgrantdollarshad beenusedtoallowlocal policetopurchasemili- tary-styleequipment. AttorneyGeneralEr- icHolderisscheduledto traveltoFergusonthis weektomeetwithFBI andotherofficialscarry- ingoutanindependent federalinvestigation Obamasaidhewanted toensureMissouriGov. tionalGuardwaslimited inscope. Forensicpathologist sistedformerNewYork CityChiefMedicalEx- aminerDr.MichaelBa- denduringtheprivate arm.Hesaidthewound indicatesBrownmay havehadhisbacktothe beenfacingtheshooter withhishandsabovehis headorinadefensivepo- sitionacrosshischestor face.

tolookattheother(ele- ments)ofthisinvestiga- tionbeforewestartpiec- Athirdandfinalau- topsywasperformed MondayfortheJustice Departmentbyoneofthe encedmedicalexamin- fewtwodaysafterit wentintoeffectwhenhe declaredastateofemer- gency.Thegovernorhad summonedtheNational Guardovernightafter policeagainusedtear gastoquellprotesters. NixonsaidtheNation- alGuardtroopswouldbe underthedirectionofthe MissouriStateHighway ingsecurityduringpro- tests. AsdarknessfellMon- unitswitharmoredvehi- cleswerewaitingata stagingareaaboutahalf- milefromtheportionof WestFlorissantAvenue thathasbeenthesceneof thelargestprotests. Closertotheprotest stratorswasmarching andgrowinginsize.Sher- morandstatetroopers carryingwoodenbats andgasmasksstood watchoverthegroup. Policeweretelling protestersMondaythat theycouldnotassemble theyhadtokeepmoving.

deniedarequestfrom theAmericanCivilLiber- tiesUnionforarestrain- ingorderthatwouldhave preventedauthorities fromenforcingtherule. Twomenwerearrest- edfordisorderlycon- ductandfailuretodis- photographerwasalso arrestedwhilecovering thedemonstrations. Agrandjurycouldbe- ginhearingevidence Wednesdaytodetermine spokesmanforSt.Louis torney. TheSt.LouisCounty topsyfoundthatBrown wasshotsixtoeight timesintheheadand torSuzanneMcCunesaid Monday.Butshede- clinedfurthercomment, sayingthefullfindings werenotexpectedfor abouttwoweeks. FamilyattorneyBen- jaminCrumpsaid theadditionalautopsy becausetheyfearedre- aminationcouldbebi- ased.Crumpdeclinedto releasecopiesofthere- port.

whatwasgoingtobeput inthereportsaboutthe tragicexecutionoftheir encewithParcellsand inseveralhigh-profile Simpsonmurdertrial. Thesecondautopsy, thatthewitnessaccounts Badensaidoneofthe bulletsenteredthetopof inghisheadwasbentfor- wardwhenhesuffered thatfatalinjury.The hiredpathologistssaid fourtimesintheright theotherbulletwounds. Badenalsosaidthere wasnogunpowderresid- catinghewasnotshotat closerange.However, Badensaidhedidnot possibletheresidue couldbeontheclothing. Crumpalsonotedthat Brownhadabrasionson hisfacefromwherehe Teen ContinuedfromPage1A WithanewCEOon boardandplanstohire staffersmovingahead, theNewInternational TradeCrossingbridge projectenjoyswhat seemstobeaclearroad towardopeningtotraffic around2020.Butinbigin- frastructureprojectslike smoothasitsbackers hope. Afteryearsofdebates afewmoreroadblocksfor bridgebuilderstonavi- gatearoundbeforethe NITCopens.TheMoroun tinuetopursueaslewof legalchallengesinthe UnitedStatesandCanada totrytoblockthenew bridge.Thoselegalchal- lengeshavefailedtohalt theprojectsofar.

ernmenthasyettocom- mittospendingaround $250milliontobuildits newCustomsplazaonthe Detroitendofthenew span.Withoutthatinspec- ryanytraffic. Beyondthoseknown knownsthatcandelayma- jorinfrastructurepro- calagendas. percentsurethebridge tivedirectoroftheSouth- eastMichiganCouncilof Governments, Thegoodnewsforfans ofNITCisthatthenum- berofroadblocksand theirdegreeofdangerto theprojectdiminishall thetime.Overthepast promoterofthenew Canadatobuildthespan. Theprojecthaswonneed- edapprovalsfromthe U.S.government. Canadianauthorities, whocallthebridgebe- tweenDetroitandWind- tantinfrastructurepro- teamtoactuallybuildthe bridge.Thatteam,named edbyCEOMicheleCautil- beeninvolvedintheplan- ningforthenewbridgeas apartnerwiththeadviso- ryfirmDeloitte.

Onepotentialroad- blockistheland-acquisi- MichiganDepartmentof startbuyinghundredsof parcelssoonforthe bridgeproject. Sincethebridgeispub- statecanuseitspowersof eminentdomaintoac- landownerintheDelray districtandmaytrytotie uptheprocesswithlaw- suits. demnationattorneywho oncerepresentedMoroun onanothermatter. Cananythingstopwork onnewborderbridge? ByJohnGallagher GannettMichigan.