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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 2003
Page
9
Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly cites over 1000 alleged molestation cases by priests and workers in the Boston Archdiocese over six decades. He calls the mistreatment massive and prolonged and says state laws prevented charging church leaders despite a 16 month investigation and grand jury review.
In Monrovia rebels seized a key bridge despite a new cease fire pledge triggering mass displacement as Libyan famine relief pressures grow. West African ministers in Dakar pledge two Nigerian battalions within days as part of a 3250-strong international force to restore peace. President Charles Taylor plans to depart Liberia the day the battalions arrive, amid mistrust over his pledge to step down.
In Jerusalem after a weeks old truce, Israelis and Palestinians sit deadlocked over next steps. Leaders travel to Washington for pressure on the other side. Palestinian premier Abbas must show results or risk ouster while Bush and Sharon plan twin meetings to salvage the road map toward a Palestinian state by 2005.
A new audio tape attributed to Saddam Hussein aired by an Arab satellite station urges former soldiers to rise up against the American occupation. The tape, claimed to be from July 20, mentions the killings of his sons Odai and Qusai and calls for resistance, urging noncooperation with the rebuilding Iraqi army.
The White House and GOP leaders act to contain fallout over prewar intelligence while shifting explanations surface. Hadley and Tenet apologized for not blocking discredited Africa uranium claims, complicating Rice and Bush defense amid declining polls.
A rival gunman opened fire inside City Hall in Manhattan fatally wounding Brooklyn Councilman James Davis and critically injuring none other. Othniel Askew, the assailant, died later at a hospital. A plainclothes officer killed the gunman and security was tightened.
Chicago police apologized after a community alert described a suspect as resembling Ice Cube following a TV station airing one of the rapper's videos. Investigators seek a black man in his mid twenties who assaulted three women in Wicker Park, Chicago. Related notes mention Jay Leno's children's book due next summer and Fidel Castro appearing at a Havana graduation broadcast.
Brooklyn signs installed at exit ramps urge drivers to leave Brooklyn with Fugheddaboudit. Borough President Marty Markowitz calls it a Brooklyn attitude and a chance to turn motorists around. Other cities in the region have welcomed visitors with similar phrases.
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