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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 2003
Page
3
In Veracruz Mexico a deadly chain of fireworks explosions ripped through the Hidalgo market on New Year’s, burning victims and injuring 41 with 47 reported missing. Fire lit a block, flames rose to 130 feet as officials blamed illegally sold fireworks.
Crowds in Pasadena cheered as B-2 and F-117A aircraft flew over the Rose Parade estimated at over 500000 spectators. The Mummers Parade in Philadelphia was postponed due to rain and wind and will be held Saturday. Times Square drew about 750000 revelers for the ball drop while Las Vegas hosted a midnight fireworks show. A grenade attack in the southern Philippines killed at least 10 and wounded 32 near a roadside stall.
In Sana a Yemen two men accused of killing three American missionaries and a Yemeni politician may belong to a broader terrorist cell. Investigators say Kamel and al Jarallah plotted attacks on foreigners and secular leaders. Donations and memorials followed in Jibla and Sana a.
North Korea called for South Koreans to back its confrontation with the United States over its nuclear program in a New Year message. The appeal comes as Seoul weighs possible U S economic sanctions on Pyongyang and seeks cross peninsula cooperation.
China plans to launch its first manned spacecraft in the second half of this year, says Yuan Jie, director of the Shanghai Aerospace Bureau. The Shenzhou IV unmanned mission is under way, orbiting Earth three days into a seven day flight, as reported by China News Service. The United States and Russia are the only nations to have sent humans into space solo.
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