Gas prices steady in Southern Illinois amid Iraq war
Gas pumps stayed quiet as U S campaign in Iraq began with no price spike. Southern Illinois average 1.63 with national prices about 33 cents higher than a year ago. Residents voiced concern about rising costs but reported no immediate price change on opening day as officials noted Iraqi oil wells set ablaze. Local drivers cited fuel efficiency and war fears shaping their plans.
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Southern Illinois
United States
Iraq
Illinois
Pentagon
Joe Payne
Dawkins
Janet Peterson
Cambridge
Ill
Moline
Peterson
Hundreds of Iraqi troops surrender to Marines near Safwan
The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit reports large-scale Iraqi surrenders after crossing into southern Iraq. A second combat death is noted as journalists observe white flags signaling capitulation. Marines seize positions near Safwan as traffic at the border slows to a crawl.
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1St Marine Expeditionary Force
Iraq
15Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
51St Division
Rumsfeld
Cmdr
Mark Johnson
U.S
8Th
Euphrates River
Republican Guard
Baghdad
7Th Marine Infantry
Saddam Hussein
Safwan
Cpl
Matt Nale
Seattle
32Nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade
Furious protests sweep the Middle East over Iraq war
In Amman and other cities, tens of thousands protest the Iraq invasion. Yemen reports gunfire near the U S Embassy with several deaths. Beirut clerics denounce the United States and Saddam Hussein. in Cairo thousands march as police clash with rioters.
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Iraq
Amman
Jordan
America
Yemen
U.S
San’a
Saba
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Four Marines killed in hostile fire crash named
Pentagon released the identities of Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin and three other Marines among the first casualties. Maj Aubin, Capt Ryan Beaupre, Cpl Brian Kennedy, and Staff Sgt Kendall Waters-Bey died in a crash linked to a hostile fire incident. Families from Maine Illinois Texas and Baltimore spoke of the fallen, pilots, fathers and husbands.
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Pentagon
Jay Thomas Aubin
Waterville
Maine
Ryan Anthony Beaupre
Bloomington
Brian Matthew Kennedy
Houston
Kendall Damon Waters-Bey
Baltimore
Rubin
Yuma
Ariz
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Washington
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Alyse Beaupre
Illinois Wesleyan University
St. Anne's
Chicago
Jack Fields
Andy Griffith
Opie
Waters-ley
Michael
Bush
Aubin
Nancy Chamberlain
Colby Willett
Portland
Call ups strain small businesses and public services locally
Mom and pop shops face hardship as son Micah joins the Sparta 133rd Signal Battalion. The family business, a hair salon with tuxedo rentals and spa services, loses a key worker during peak season. Other employers report small losses as National Guard activations spread through prisons, healthcare, universities, and tech firms.
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Carla
Hankla
Micah
Maytag
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