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Both are entering the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program. Terror alert level lowered By John J. Lumpkin THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Bush administration lowered the national terror alert Thursday from orange to yellow, suggesting the immediate threat of an attack on U.S. soil had eased. Still, Americans warned to were “continue to be defi ant and alert.” Counterterrorism officials said al- Qaida remains capa ble of attacking, and they cautioned peo ple not to think the threat had passed. “Al-Qaida will wait until it believes Americans are less vigilant and less pre pared before it will strike again,” Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in a joint state ment. The conclusion of the Muslim hajj holi day period played a role in the decision to lower the threat level from orange, the sec ond-highest level on the five-part scale, said Ashcroft and Ridge. Counterterrorism officials had noted gests a significant risk of terrorist attacks, orange alert is a step higher and means there,W high risk of an attack. The highest alert level, activated since the system was instituted lastyeaiis red. The level was raised to orange on Feb. prompting the government and businesses lo impose extra security measures at buildings, uti and other key ii Terror alert warning returns to yellow The Bush administration on Thursday lowered the national terror alert from orange to yellow, suggesting the threat of an imminent terrorist attack on U.S. soil has eased somewhat. ► Assign emergency response personnel and preposition specially trained teams ► Close public and government facilities ► Monitor, redirect or constrain transportation systems ► Increase or redirect personnel to address critical emergency needs High condition ► Coordinate necessary security efforts with armed forces or law enforcement agencies ► Take additional precaution at public events ► Prepare to work at an alternate site or with a dispersed work force. ► Restrict access to essential personnel only Elevated condition ► Increase surveillance of critical locations ► Coordinate emergency plans with nearby jurisdictions ► Assess further refinement of protective Guarded condition ► Check communications with designated emergency response or command locations ► Review and update ► Refine and exercise planned protective measures Low condition ► Ensure emergency intelligence informa- SOURCE: The Office of Homeland Security tion pointing toward a possible attack around the time of the holiday, which is in early and mid-February. Other, unspecified intelligence suggested that the threat of imminent attack has abated to a degree, officials said. The two Cabinet secretaries said that lowering the alert status “is only an indication that some of the extra protective measures enacted by govern ment and the private sector may be reduced at this time.” A yellow, or elevated, alert is the third-highest alert on a five-step scale. It means intelligence sug- alert structure sites, A senior official, bri reporters on o tion of anonymit) 1 said despite uncertainties trusting terronsm- related ii gence, the admiii (ration prefers to err on the side caution. Indeed, the f is circulating ane* bulletin to I and state enforcement a cies this v warning that Qaida operative plotting -US. attacks might utf surveillance niques n from hidden cam eras to phony beg gars. Law enforce ment, intelligence and security debated for days about the AP time to lower the status as communications among sus] measures within the context of the current threat information ► Implement, as appropriate, contingency and emergency response plans emergency response procedures ► Provide the public with necessary information personnel receive training ► Assess facilities for vulnerabilities and take measures to reduce them terrorists waned and some leads on possible threats were discredited. Those discussions were held in the shadow ofa potential war with Iraq, which would be expected^ increase the risk of terrorist attacks against Americans. As recently as Monday, Attorney General John Ashcroft said there were no plans in lower the national alert level. Nearly three weeks at orange rattled some peo ple in a citizenry that has been subject to repeated dire warnings of imminent al-Qaida terrorism since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. NEWS IN BRIEF Tapes from Chicago nightclub deaths won't be released CHICAGO (AP) — A grand jury has subpoenaed documents related to the stampede at a Chicago nightclub that killed 21 people and left scores injured, prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutor Patrick Driscoll Jr. mentioned the subpoena in court while successfully arguing against the release of surveillance footage taken by cameras inside and outside the nightclub the night of the stampede. He said the grand jury needs time to review documents it sub poenaed, though he later refused to discuss the documents with reporters. Attorneys representing people who have filed personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits since the Feb. 17 stampede said they wan 1 the footage released so they can better determine what hap pened. 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