Iraqis carry cross for Pope in Good Friday march
Four Iraqis shouldered a tall wooden cross for Pope John Paul II during the Good Friday procession near the Colosseum. The pope, 82, prayed for victims of hate war and terrorism while remaining seated. An Iraqi mother and daughter, who fled Baghdad, helped bear the cross for several yards. An Iraqi couple later passed the cross to the pontiff. Also aiding carried by the widow and son of Carlo Urbani and others.
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Rocky Flats workers face higher lung cancer risk study finds
A $2.5 million Colorado study links plutonium exposure at Rocky Flats to about double the lung cancer risk in deceased workers versus healthy peers. Researchers compared 180 cancer deaths with 720 controls, finding higher radiation exposure among those who died.
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Police Superintendent Terry Hillard to retire in August
In Chicago AP Terry Hillard the city’s first black chief of detectives will retire August 15 after 60th birthday. He has served 35 years with the Chicago Police Department leading for five years and plans to learn golf with clubs he has owned for six years.
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SpaceShipOne Unveiled By Burt Rutan At Mojave Flight Test Site
Private spaceflight program shown at Mojave Airport by Burt Rutan. SpaceShipOne and the White Knight carrier aim for 62.5 mile suborbital flights. first test flights possible in weeks with anonymous funding and a $10 million X Prize potential.
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