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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 2003
Page
9
In Dyersburg Tennessee Harold Kilpatrick Jr a 26 year old with mental health history held at least a dozen college students hostage during a nine hour standoff at Dyersburg State Community College. SWAT moved in killing Kilpatrick two hostages were wounded with unclear shooter attribution.
The IMF notes U.S. growth rebounded after the Iraq war with higher government spending and investment. It projects 2.6 percent growth in 2003 and 3.9 percent in 2004, stronger than prior April estimates but with less global stimulus due to budget and trade deficits.
President Bush works to align with allies on a fresh U.N. Iraq resolution. He aims to dispel controversy over statements about Saddam Hussein and 9/11 while signaling no immediate revised text and considering bigger roles for partners in Iraq reconstruction. We’re still talking about it.
Yasser Arafat and Fatah leaders in Ramallah met to select ministers for the new Palestinian government. He reported progress in truce talks with Islamic militant groups while Israel rebuffed recent cease-fire offers and pledged to continue the campaign until Hamas and Islamic Jihad are dismantled.
Neighbors report a 14 year old boy named Sufyan Daoud al Kubaisi killed and six wounded when a passing US Humvee convoy opened fire during a wedding celebration in Fallujah. Witnesses say celebrants fired guns in the air and the patrol mistook the shots for an attack. The military had no comment due to Baghdad communications problems.
President Bush urged Palestinians to replace Yasser Arafat with a leader fully committed to fighting terror as peace talks stalled three months after hopeful concessions. He warned of a lull in the Middle East drive and pressed for an interlocutor who can unify security services under a strong prime minister while noting Israel must stop terrorist attacks. The president and Jordan's King Abdullah II met at Camp David as Isabel loomed, with the U.S. seeking UN backing for Iraq reconstruction funds.
In Rome Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos rejects claims The Passion could fuel anti Semitism. Jewish leaders fear portrayal blames Jews for Christ death, while conservatives hail the last 12 hours of Jesus life.
In Beckley a debate over an amended Raleigh County noise rule centers on crowing roosters said to be loud around the clock. A 335-signature petition seeks to keep the ordinance unchanged while residents claim no real problem exists.
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