British switch power on at Iraqi port to aid delivery
At Umm Qasr, British engineers and U S Navy Seabees restored power to Iraq’s major seaport, lighting 75 percent of the town and enabling port operations to resume. Utilities had been cut before the invasion, and mines still need clearing. Water supplies and aid shipments remain limited though efforts ramp up.
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Taylor
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Saddam Hussein
Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society
Paint primer may have weakened shuttle wing in crash probe
Investigators say zinc leaching from paint primer on launch towers caused pinholes in Columbia’s left wing carbon leading edge, creating air pockets that may have been eaten by oxidation. The issue appeared on all shuttles, contributing to concerns about aging spacecraft after the disaster near Texas two months earlier.
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John Barry
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Barry
Israel demands changes before backing peace plan
Israel says the United States plans to publish a three stage peace road map but will seek modifications before accepting it. Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom says the plan must be adapted and stresses conditions for resuming talks while opponents claim Israel is rejecting the proposal. The Quartet plans to monitor implementation once the road map is unveiled after Mahmoud Abbas forms a new Palestinian government.
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Shalom
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