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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 2003
Page
8
Thousands of Mexicans who die in the United States are flown home each year for burial in Mexico. Relatives gather at cemeteries on November 2 with flowers candles meals and a nip of alcohol to honor ancestors. More than 300 bodies arrive monthly at Mexico City International Airport amid a rising cross border funeral trade.
Malaysia installed its first new prime minister in a generation as Abdullah Ahmad Badawi officially took office. The oath was administered by King Syed Sirajuddin at the National Palace with Mahathir Mohamad observing. Mahathir, 77, led Malaysia since 1981 guiding its tech export growth.
In Atlantic City a parking garage under construction at the Tropicana Casino Resort collapsed. Firefighters and engineers hunted for a fourth body as the five story structure left three dead and 20 injured. Over 150 rescuers fought through rubble under floodlights.
The ceremony will be held in Durham with around 4 000 attendees including supporters and a few opponents. The event includes the bishop's family and a former inmate he befriended, and a brief moment for objections is anticipated before Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold asks if anyone has a reason to oppose proceeding.
In Jerusalem Ariel Sharon said he is willing to negotiate with the new Palestinian prime minister. National security adviser Condoleezza Rice urged the Palestinians to dismantle terror groups first for any peace plan to succeed. Sharon spoke at an economic forum in Tel Aviv expressing optimism about a new opportunity for peace.
U S troops and Iraqi police cordoned off Saddam Hussein birthplace village six miles south of Tikrit. Barbed wire checkpoints and identity registration were set to identify locals with foreign ties to attacks while guarding residents. The hunt centers on Tikrit area for leads while Saddam remains unconfirmed in the region.
In San Bernardino and nearby communities wildfires force evacuations, exposing deep poverty as residents like Noreen Day lose homes and possessions. Evacuees struggle with welfare dependence, insurance gaps, and unstable housing while officials note long-term displacement and renewed hardship.
Scott Weiland, lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots, must report to a live-in drug detox and enter a six month residential program. He is banned from driving and may leave facility briefly to record an album, with drug testing upon return. Madonna comments on media role in Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck wedding postponement.
Macaulay Culkin has signed a deal with NBC to develop several projects including a potential fall 2004 comedy. He has met with Conan O'Brien about a collaboration and may appear in an unconventional role, with NBC aiming for offbeat projects.
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