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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2003
Page
3
Vasil Bykov, renowned Belarussian war writer and outspoken Lukashenko critic, has died at age. His wife Irina confirmed. Bykov highlighted moral dilemmas of battle and warned against threats to national culture.
Emergency officials urged residents to evacuate more than 600 homes downstream from Lake Manatee as floodwaters spill from the reservoir. The lake rose about five feet above normal due to days of torrential rain and water was released to prevent uncontrolled overflow of the emergency spillways.
In London a publicity seeking comedian breached royal security at Prince William's 21st birthday party. Aaron Barschak, 36, snatched the microphone from the prince and was detained after entering a crowd of about 300 guests including Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II.
Iraq resumes crude exports with its first shipment since the war but saboteurs delay flow along the main pipeline. A large fire west of Baghdad followed an explosion blamed on saboteurs, while near Baghdad attackers struck a U.S. vehicle, killing an American soldier and wounding others.
L Paul Bremer told World Economic Forum participants that security remains essential for Iraq’s postwar recovery. He blamed ongoing violence and sabotage by a small minority loyal to Saddam Hussein and suggested Iraqi oil revenues could go to citizens or a national trust fund.
Saudi Interior Ministry says militants targeted Mecca with a plan revealed earlier this month and a deadly incident in Riyadh killed 35. Many suspects are teenagers or young adults with an average age around 20, including several minors among 12 arrested in Mecca.
Canada reported two more SARS fatalities, an 81-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man, bringing the death toll to 38 as Ontario health officials offered no new details and promised the next outbreak update. Hong Kong meanwhile reported no new cases, moving toward removal from the WHO SARS list.
The Justice Department inspector general found significant abuse at federal detention centers including a Brooklyn waterfront facility where detainees Yasser Ebrahim and Shakir Baloch faced head slams and life‑long imprisonment threats. The findings bolster a civil rights suit against Attorney General Ashcroft and officials.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix shatters sales records in its first weekend with early estimates of 5 million copies sold in the US on opening day and 1 million shipped by Amazon. Barnes & Noble and Borders report unprecedented demand while Tesco in London logs 317,400 copies in 24 hours.
Jessica Lynch, the 20 year old Private from Palestine West Virginia who was ambushed in Iraq and rescued, has become a focal point in debates over war coverage and Pentagon credibility as media and Hollywood seek exclusive rights to her tale.
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