VOICE OF THE REPUBLIC	STAR OF THE PLAINS                  July 29, 2503             METROPOLITAN EDITION
HONOR BESTOWED
Kansas City -  Sylvia Cruz - Representative Herbert Matthewson of Kansas City is the sponsor of a bill honoring the late KBI Assistant Director Horatio Charles Jones.  The measure passed today by unanimous decree, renames the KBI headquarters building in Kansas City, The H. C. Jones Building.  A. D. Jones graduated from the Naval Academy at Lexington, Cum Laude in 2396.  He went on to serve with distinction in GWII rising to the rank of Rear Admiral.  After leaving the Navy, he began a career with the KBI in 2464 and served in exemplary fashion	until his death in the line of duty on June 3, 2501. ACHILLES PROJECT BEGINS NEW PHASE North Pole, Achilles (EP) – Sternmetal Horizons Corporation today have announced the beginning of phase two of the Achilles, Atmospheric Enhancement Project.  The project is designed to provide the planet with a human breathable atmosphere.  Phase two of the project will see the transport of various ice asteroids from the asteroid belt to Achilles.  These asteroids will be	introduced to the planet by various means, serving the dual purpose of increasing the hydrosphere as well as the atmosphere. SUIT DROPPED An Orion Federal Court Judge in Hong Kong, today through out the OOST (Orion Office of Science and Technology) patent infringement complaint Against the Mennonite Agricultural Cooperative (MAC).  The complaint was regarding the MAC’s hard red winter wheat strain marketed as Red Cloud™.  Judge Puckett in his opinion stated the complaint bordered on harassment.  A spokesman for

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