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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 2003
Page
5
In Baghdad the elite School for Boys began on a muted note with Saddam Hussein’s portrait faded and patches on the walls. Nineth graders in polo shirts sat uncomfortably as English teacher Taher Mohammed Mehdi started class, the room silent except for cautious restraint and wary routine.
In Madrid the pope urged hundreds of thousands gathered for a rally to be artisans of peace. He denounced violence and terrorism and linked their harms to the ongoing Iraq war, urging young people to pursue peace despite his own frailties during his Spain visit.
Secretary of State Colin Powell met with Syria's President Bashar al Assad in Damascus for three hours to press for U S backed policy changes as part of a broader plan to stabilize the region after Saddam Hussein's era. Powell then moved to Beirut to advocate the peace road map between Israel and the Palestinians amid cautious signals from Damascus.
Beijing agrees to let WHO experts travel to Taiwan to assist in the SARS outbreak amid rising case numbers. Xinhua cites health ministry officials, noting monitoring of the epidemic’s progress and concern for people’s health. Eighteen new regional deaths push the global toll to 436, split between mainland China and Hong Kong.
In Iraq the Army deploys combat stress teams to identify soldiers needing help and counsel them on coping with flashbacks and nightmares. Staff Sgt Slago discusses his recovery as Capt Johnson and Chaplain Peter Johnson outline the process, emphasizing group sessions and exclusive processing after critical incidents.
President Bush at his Crawford Texas ranch said weapons of mass destruction in Iraq will be found in time. He noted help from Saddam Hussein’s captured confederates is limited while citing Tariq Aziz’s noncooperation and the challenge of searching Iraq’s vast terrain.
London star Madonna defends love for England while condemning Mayor Ken Livingstone over the $8 daily congestion charge. She laments privacy loss, saying residents get a 90 percent discount only if she shares her unlisted home number. Ferguson Weight Watchers tale cited.
Jim Koppings will visit the Baseball Hall of Fame without an invitation. Robbins and Susan Sarandon, stars of Bull Durham, discussed their snub on HBO. They were to attend Cooperstown for the film anniversary, but President Dale Petroskey canceled the event over protests against the Iraq war. Petroskey later said he erred by injecting politics and by notifying Robbins and Sarandon by letter.
Northern Michigan counties test a robotic turkey during hunting season to deter roadside poaching. The lifelike device, nicknamed Robo Turkey, was placed by DNR officers after property owner complaints in Gaylord. It drew curious onlookers and prompted some wildlife calls as rangers monitor reactions.
Jack C. Altsman of Beaver Falls, a 43 year old felon, will serve 15 years in federal prison for possessing a gun while hunting on his own property. U.S. District Judge Terrence McVerry cited the mandatory sentence and noted Altsman’s claim that he did not realize hunting was illegal for him.
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