Elyria native aids POW rescues over Iraq sky
Master Sgt. Chris Rorrer, an Elyria High School graduate, flew EC-130 missions over Iraq coordinating communications for POW rescues. He confirmed on April 4 via email that his mission directly supported the Jessica Lynch rescue and later helped to coordinate a seven POW recovery in Samarra.
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SARS weighs on Blue Jays home stand in Toronto
Toronto faces a World Health Organization warning as the Blue Jays begin a homestand with SARS fears surrounding SkyDome. Roy Halladay pitched Friday while fans, including one with a surgical mask, tried to focus on the game. Royals star Brandon Berger stays wary of travel as he protects his family.
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Iraqi clerics urge united Islamic state and troop withdrawal
Iraqi religious leaders call for a united Islamic state and the withdrawal of coalition troops, signaling a sharpened call to end foreign military presence amid rising sectarian tensions as World and Nation covers the development on A3.
Beijing SARS outbreak prompts mass quarantines
Beijing reports about 4,000 people quarantined as the SARS epidemic widens, with police sealing a second hospital in two days. The city expects nearly 1,000 more suspected cases, and the death toll of 42 is likely to rise. Officials have not disclosed infection timelines, keeping the trend unclear.
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Textbook publishers face Texas budget cuts ripple
Austin reports that Texas proposed education cuts threaten a national $4 billion public school book market. If Texas, California, and Florida slash funding, hundreds of thousands of newly ordered textbooks could sit unused, delaying updates tied to standards and events like Sept. 11. The Texas count includes a push for new social studies texts.
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Teacher accused of sexual advance at high school
Wellington police investigate a high school teacher, Gerald Camp Jr., after a female freshman said he slapped her buttocks on two occasions. She said Camp smiled afterward, and officials contacted the principal and then the superintendent. Camp previously faced disciplinary actions for internet pornography on school computers and faced concerns about contract renewal. The case is under police and prosecutor review.
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