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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 2005
Page
18
Israel and the Palestinian Authority resumed contacts after a two week freeze and announced a suspension of targeted killings as talks toward a ceasefire and peace negotiations began. Security chiefs also planned deployment of 1500 Palestinian officers in Gaza ahead of Thursday actions.
The White House maintains its goal to halve deficits by 2009 despite projections of a record 427 billion dollar shortfall for the year. A senior official cited the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as key cost drivers while a flood of numbers underscored a bleak fiscal outlook.
In western India thousands of sobbing relatives try to identify blackened bodies in a hospital a day after a stampede during a religious procession to a hilltop temple killed at least 258 people and injured 200. The disaster began when pilgrims inside the temple fell on a slippery floor and were crushed. The tragedy spread as word reached pilgrims climbing the narrow walkway toward the hill top.
At Cape Canaveral two astronauts Leroy Chiao and Salizhan Sharipov floated outside the station to install an experimental robotic arm and check vents suspected in air-supply issues. The televised walk was limited by a cold antenna.
A US helicopter crashed in a sandstorm killing 30 Marines and one Navy sailor near Rutbah. Six more troops died in insurgent ambushes. Militants attacked polling sites as Iraq prepares its national elections. President Bush urged Iraqis to vote amid the violence.
A U S Marine CH-53E transport helicopter crashed in Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 31 people. The heavy lift helicopter carried material supplies and troops on a transportation mission. The aircraft is 99 feet 5 inches long with a 28 feet 4 inches height and a 621 mile range.
In Glendale near Los Angeles a man parked his SUV on Metrolink tracks and then aborted the act, triggering a collision of two commuter trains. Ten people died and more than 180 were injured as cars burned and 300 firefighters battled the scene. Passengers described the sudden disaster as trains derailed and vehicles turned to wreckage.
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman asks a court for a restraining order against two photographers after a listening device was found near a security vehicle at her Sydney mansion. The hearing is set for Thursday in Waverly Local Court. Police investigated possible invasion of privacy tied to her film work.
A Missouri Senate bill would tax revenues of sexually oriented businesses by 20 percent, charge a $5 entry fee, and ban late hours to push such venues out of the state. Lawmakers argue it aims to make Missouri inhospitable, while critics warn it could violate free speech and hurt the economy. potential impact cited includes up to 1,000 affected businesses.
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