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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2003
Page
5
In Northbrook Illinois authorities probe a park touch football hazing by seniors inviting juniors to join their class. The video shows up to 100 students from Glenbrook North High beating and dousing participants with feces and garbage. Five girls hospitalized with ankle fracture and a head wound needing stitches.
Ralston, a 27 year old mechanical engineer, described in his first reporters meeting after escaping a Utah canyon how he cut off his own arm to free himself. He was trapped when an 800 pound boulder pinned his arm during a Canyonlands day trip.
A redesigned Georgia state flag with no Confederate emblem was raised on Thursday as the old flag came down. Spectators watched from cars and the Capitol lawn amid cheers and boos. Lateshia Jackson said the moment was historic for her daughter.
Duke University Hospital launched a four million dollar memorial fund to aid families of Hispanic youth seeking care, three months after Jesica Santillan died following a botched heart lung transplant. Hospital leaders cited the teen’s death as a catalyst for the program.
Richard Branson tours the media spotlight as he hints Virgin Atlantic may bid to run the Concorde. He argues the needle-nosed jet should stay airborne, while British Airways and Airbus cite high costs and lack of government support. Branson outlines two class options but offers no fare specifics as Concorde fares reach about $12,800 round trip London to New York.
In Baghdad long lines for fuel stretch for hours as pumps run dry and black markets thrive. Officials plan imports with US funding while looters and bomb damage cripple Daura refinery and transport. Gas is rationed but shortages persist amid chaos and profiteering.
Rosie O'Donnell will join The Advocate as a regular columnist with her first piece in the May 13 issue. The former talk show host publicly came out in March 2002 and her partner Kelli Carpenter gave birth to a daughter in November, joining three adopted children. Judy Wieder of LPI Media described O'Donnell as a long admired voice and cited her 2002 Person of the Year honor.
Glassport officials discovered a 48 star flag in the council chambers likely dating back to 1912 and replaced it with a 50 star banner after Alaska and Hawaii joined the union. The borough of about 5,000 near Pittsburgh plans to spruce up the chamber with the updated banner noted as needed.
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