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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2003
Page
13
Police said gunmen killed two boys aged 16 and 17 and an 18-year-old man within 15 minutes in South Los Angeles. Two others were injured. The shootings, likely gang-related, may be unrelated to a separate funeral workers' procession protesting inner-city homicides earlier that night.
Southern Oregon University students cancel this term's blood drive over FDA rules that ban sexually active gay men from donating since 1977. Senior Daniel Conner, a gay student, argues the policy mislabels AIDS and HIV and violates anti-discrimination norms while Amanda Guidero notes the decision reflects student concerns and leadership weighing the issue.
In Honolulu AP reports Asia’s rising wealth fuels demand for shark fin soup costing over 100 dollars per bowl. NOAA official notes the practice of finning accelerates as fins fetch higher prices, with boats cutting fins and discarding carcasses, sometimes while sharks remain alive.
A Palestinian rider on a bicycle exploded near an Israeli army jeep in Gaza, marking the fourth Hamas death by own action bombing in two days and triggering Israel to deepen Arafat’s isolation. Three soldiers were lightly hurt. Hamas said it will not halt attacks, complicating the U.S.-backed road map. Israel vowed to continue fighting terror and suspended talks with foreign leaders seeking to meet Arafat. The incident follows a Jerusalem bus bombing that killed seven Israelis and stalled regional diplomacy. Mahmoud Abbas urged restraint while seeking to persuade militants to stop violence, not disarm them.
The United States backs Taiwan’s bid for observer status at the World Health Organization as SARS accelerates in Taiwan. China opposes any recognition of Taiwan as a separate member, arguing it is part of China. WHO meeting opens as epidemiologists could have aided Taiwan earlier. Tommy Thompson says global access to information benefits all nations.
An American soldier died at Kabul Military Training Center after completing a physical training run. The body collapsed on the compound where U.S. and French forces train Afghan recruits. No cause or identity released. Separately, U.S. special forces seized a weapons cache near Jalalabad, with about 400 mortar rounds and more than 70 rockets.
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