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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 2003
Page
10
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Fierce fighting near An Nasiriyah as U S forces advance
The fiercest clashes yet in the Iraq war erupted near An Nasiriyah on the Euphrates as U S troops pressed toward Baghdad. Marines reported heavy casualties with at least nine dead and numerous wounded, while tanks and artillery were knocked out in two near by battles. A military convoy was ambushed after a wrong turn, underscoring peril along the corridor toward the city.
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Obituary notices from Princeton area deaths 2003
Obituaries continue listing James J. L. Washington 64 of Princeton born 1938 Bluefield VA, a Norfolk Southern brakeman and first Afro American to operate a railroad motorcar, with survivors Gina Prigmore Geneal Washington Washington Jr Eddie Washington Nicholas Washington eight grandchildren and extended family. Graveside and funeral services scheduled with Mercer and Seaver Funeral Homes. Military rites by Mercer County Veterans Council. Clarence Woolridge 70 of Everman Texas formerly Mercer County died March 20 2003. veteran, scout leader, survived by wife Beulah Shorts Woolridge two sons two grandchildren and sister Helen. services held in Princeton with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
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Tougher days in Iraq as Bush warns of extended fight
President Bush says the struggle is just beginning as Rumsfeld cautions that Iraqi resistance could intensify near Baghdad. A few American soldiers are captured, a British plane is shot down by accident, and a soldier injures comrades with a grenade. Rumsfeld predicts eventual Iraqi surrender but warns of uncertain timing.
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Iraqi battlefield deceptions trigger sharp engagement at Nasiriyah
U S officials reported Allied forces faced raiding tactics including a fake surrender near An Nasiriyah on the Euphrates crossing northwest of Basra. Nine Marines died, twelve U S soldiers were missing or captured, and Fort Bliss families mourned as Army spokespeople described a tragic mood and heightened caution.
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Abizaid
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Texas
Jean Offutt
Rumsfeld warns against Iraqi use of weapons
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said the United States will not be deterred by Iraq and that Saddam can order lethal weapons but must persuade military personnel to act. He warned these forces will be hunted down and punished if they comply.
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