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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2003
Page
15
Six people died and 10 were injured, some critically, as a fire swept a Loop district high rise. Firefighters found 13 smoke victims after the blaze, which appeared to originate from a storage room on the 12th floor.
Bolivians ousted President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada after three weeks of protests that left over 65 dead. Vice President Carlos Mesa, 50, assumed the presidency and proposed early elections while calling for national unity in a sharply divided country.
A replacement crew for the International Space Station blasted into space from Baikonur in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian rocket. The three men Michael Foale Alexander Kaleri and Pedro Duque aim for a two day journey to the station. Foale will become the first American to fly on both the ISS and Mir programs.
In Baghdad four American servicemen die including the most senior Army officer killed since the war began. The toll marks over 100 U.S. combat deaths amid ongoing violence and questions over the war’s war aims and justification.
South Korea said it would send additional troops to help U.S. forces rebuild and stabilize Iraq. Spokesman Yoon Tae you ng said the government will decide on numbers and tim ing after U S requests and public opinion. An earlier deployment included 675 non combat troops.
President Bush pledged to help the Philippines defeat terrorism by modernizing its under equipped forces. He and President Arroyo vowed closer military cooperation against al Qaida linked groups as security concerns halted schedules and protesters gathered near Manila's Congress. Bush’s Manila visit was shortened to eight hours before a Bangkok stop.
Richard Sathianathan, 32, pleaded no contest to trespassing at Gov elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's Brentwood estate and to tampering with a vehicle. A judge ordered psychological counseling, three years probation, and a stay-away order for the Schwarzenegger family and property. He earned 50 days credit in jail.
In Aurora Kentucky hunters push through night woods using head lamps chasing coons. The Professional Kennel Club Super Stakes World Championship offers 30 000 to the world winner and 17 500 to a two year old top dog and 12 000 to the best one year old. About 3 000 dogs from six breeds are expected to participate. The event could inject millions into the local economy.
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