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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 2003
Page
3
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A Beech Av6e crashed after takeoff near Mount Airy Surry County Airport killing all five aboard. The plane had departed for Elizabethtown and vanished from radar about three miles out. Victims include Oscar Nathan Harris, son of former state Sen. Oscar Harris, and family members.
The United Arab Emirates won support from Bahrain Kuwait and others in urging Saddam Hussein to resign to avert war. Iraq dismissed the move as an Israeli tool while Egypt and Saudi Arabia urged compliance with UN disarmament and Syria backed Iraq. The UAE urged broader Gulf backing as regional divisions widen.
U S officials warned that without Turkish bases to open a northern front against Iraq the United States would face greater risk and logistical challenges. The Turkish parliament rejected a motion to station forces and aircraft for the northern operation though Gen Tommy Franks kept options open. A lighter air mobile unit could replace the 4th Infantry Division if bases in Turkey remain unavailable and reconsideration could occur soon.
Baghdad reports it destroyed six Al Samoud missiles on Sunday with UN inspectors watching, bringing total destroyed weapons to ten in two days. Saddam aides say cooperation is proactive but warn Iraq may halt destruction if the U S moves to war. Authed by Amer al Saadi and UNMOVIC subjects addressed.
Inspectors sampled materials inside eight bombs recovered at an abandoned airfield 60 miles southeast of Baghdad where Iraq says it destroyed R400 biological weapons in 1991. Two Iraqi scientists refused interviews while others sought protection from tape or witness. US-British jets attacked Iraqi sites near An Nurmiyayah and An Nasiriyah as protests spread in Karachi and other cities.
UNHCR chief Ruud Lubbers says the agency prepares for 500000 to 600000 refugees from Iraq with Iran Turkey Syria and Jordan likely destinations. He estimates a first week cost of 60 million dollars and urges timely donor aid to stockpile food medicine and shelter.
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