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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2003
Page
3
The United States apologized to Baghdad residents for a fatal incident when a Black Hawk helicopter toppled an Islamic banner and killed a man. In Basra, a bomb killed one British soldier and wounded three. Coalition forces had fired on a crowd in Sadr City, wounding four.
A Baytown area serviceman with the US Army 4th Infantry Division was wounded Wednesday when an armored column hit an explosive device near Ad Dwar in Iraq. Sgt Jeremy Hafer suffered burns and a lower back injury. the vehicle driver was killed. Hafer's family details and comments from officials are included along with notes on the U S apology in Sadr City and ongoing investigation.
Rebels lift siege of Monrovia and 200 American troops deploy to back a West African peace force. U S helicopters and jets patrol as Charles Taylor surrenders and flees, crowds cheer, and displaced civilians await aid and peace.
In Montgomery, Roy Moore said he will not remove the 5,300 pound Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building despite a federal court order. He plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt enforcement as a Aug 20 deadline nears. Judge Myron Thompson has warned fines around 5000 dollars per day for noncompliance.
Stanford professor David Difl warns the October recall could be jeopardized by shoddy electronic touchscreen ballot software. He notes 1.42 million voters relying on these machines risk accidental deletion or manipulation with no paper backups in four counties, complicating any recount or fraud detection.
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