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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2003
Page
7
In Monrovia, Liberia, rebels and government troops fought for the capital's port using guns and grenades while West African leaders promised a multinational peacekeeping force within a week. Refugees at an American rubber plantation camp pleaded for relief as hunger and chaos intensified.
The House voted to accept Chile and Singapore as free trading partners, signaling a new era of open markets. If Senate approval follows, Chile would become the first South American country with a US free trade agreement and Singapore would be the first East Asian nation in such pacts.
In Anniston Alabama residents face fear as the Army prepares to begin destroying Cold War rockets shells and mines at the Anniston Army Depot The project involves 9254 tons of nerve agents and mustard gas stored in bunkers and aims to start by late July amid concerns over safety and community impact.
After months of secure access, Boston allowed municipal workers to enter City Hall with a badge only. The policy was reversed within hours amid concerns raised by a deadly shooting in New York City's City Hall. Now all City Hall visitors and officials must pass through metal detectors.
US released grisly photos of Odai and Qusai Hussein to persuade Iraqis of their deaths and curb insurgency. Some viewed the images as propaganda, while others believed them staged. Bremer and Rumsfeld defended releasing the pictures amid ongoing attacks and warned of possible violence upticks.
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa built a fortune from car alarms and backs a high profile recall effort to unseat Governor Gray Davis. Democrats frame the race as a referendum on Issa, highlighting past legal issues and his aggressive fundraising.
Muhammad Ali will attend the Dalai Lama’s September Bloomington visit to dedicate a 10,000 square foot interfaith temple Chamtse Ling. The event marks the Tibetan leader’s fourth IU hometown stop as he promotes world peace and Tibet’s rights.
James Brown and wife Tomi Rea Brown announce their separation in a full page Variety ad amid a heavy tour schedule. The couple, married since December 2001, cite mutual show business decisions and bear no hard feelings. Their two year old son James Joseph Brown II appears in a photo with Goofy at Walt Disney World.
In Olympia Washington state officials opened a 93 year old Weatherwax High School time capsule from Aberdeen. The contents deteriorated into mold and wet scraps as Secretary of State Sam Reed and Archivist Jerry Handfield viewed old papers from 1909.
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