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Newspaper
Texas City Sun
Location
Texas City, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 2003
Page
1
A South Carolina disc jockey seeks to host an alternative event for Dixie Chicks fans offended by the lead singer. The plan aims to offer a separate concert option as the controversy continues.
A Hitchcock High School student has achieved a milestone as a one gallon blood donor. The story appears on Page 5, detailing the donation effort and community impact.
On this day in 1983 the Texas City Sun reported a spring thunderstorm delivering heavy rains and winds up to 42 knots. Flooding forced a tug boat crew to abandon their vessel in the Houston Ship Channel.
Five U S soldiers were shown on Iraqi television being interrogated after a convoy ambush near An Nasiriyah. Dozens of families gathered at Fort Bliss, while officials said 12 soldiers were missing and warned of possible war crimes if prisoners were mistreated. President Bush and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld commented on humane treatment and Geneva Conventions protections.
SUN photos capture Becky den Herdes with Oli Mohammed of Dhaka during the Taste and Tour of Asia night at College of the Mainland student center. The event, presented by the COM Multi-Culture Team, features Trang and Victor Vo with their children Virginia, Vanessa, Victoria, Victor Jr., and Valerie, with Vo noting his family’s move from Vietnam to San Leon.
U S troops faced heavy losses near An Nasiriyah with up to nine Marines killed and about a dozen soldiers captured amid ambushes and feigned surrenders. Gen Myers cautioned the fight would grow tougher as coalition forces push toward Baghdad. A possible chemical weapons facility was found near Najaf as Baghdad endured heavy air assaults.
The La Marque City Council will meet in executive session Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall to evaluate City Manager Carol McLemore and discuss amendments to her contract. A regular session follows with potential police lieutenant position, while Galveston County Commissioners Court meets at 8:15 a.m. to discuss attorney fees in the Gerald Burks case and firefighting contracts. College of the Mainland trustees may raise tuition and hear an internal nursing audit. Santa Fe ISD trustees schedule a 7 p.m. Thursday briefing on summer school and advanced classes.
Texas City Independent School District schedules summer classes June 3 to July with increased driver education fees of 300 and a new 5 identification card charge. Intermediate and middle school fees remain 55 and 75 per course respectively, while high school students pay 150 per semester for College of the Mainland courses.
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