Protesters Again Take to Streets Across Nation
Nationwide demonstrations unfold as anger over war and casualties grows. Activists march in multiple cities demanding peace and government accountability amid mounting losses and political strain.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2003
Page
1
Nationwide demonstrations unfold as anger over war and casualties grows. Activists march in multiple cities demanding peace and government accountability amid mounting losses and political strain.
In Friday edition March 21 2003 the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Woodrow beat Princeton 7 to 1 in a high school baseball game. Also notes WVVA broadcast Peete 0-1 and Beckley youth efforts aiding Mexico. Highlights cover Bristol race results and a note on Iraq after Marines captured a southern town.
AP report describes U S and British forces tightening siege of Basra as they move toward Baghdad within about 150 miles, while diplomatic issues block a northern invasion. Allies claim tyranny’s instruments are collapsing amid regular Iraqi army’s dwindling will to fight.
Tremendous blasts shook Baghdad at sunset as U S led forces pressed bombardment for a second day. Smoke columns rose along the southern edge of the city while Iraqi state media claimed regime control and Saddam Hussein chaired meetings with ministers and his son Qusai to discuss the aggression.
Residents in War, West Virginia remark on distant conflicts in Iraq while enjoying a calm spring day. Shoppers greet each other at Dollar General on Main Street as billowing daisies bloom and mountains rise nearby.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports several prayer services in the region as war in the Middle East continues. Father Dan Brady of St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Tazewell Va says his sermon will stress keeping a Christian attitude and remembering the Gospel during conflict.
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