As War Tops News, Parents Again Worry About What to Discuss
Date: 22 March 2003
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Many parents worry about how much war news to let their children watch, and how much to explain about war in Iraq; photo (M)
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21st of March 2003 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on March 21, 2003
Museum in Hartford Names New Director
Date: 22 March 2003
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art names Willard Holmes new director (S)
Bearing the Worst News, Then Helping the Healing
Date: 22 March 2003
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Lt Asha Potos is among 550 Navy casualty-assistance officers responsible for notifying relatives when family member is killed on duty who have been preparing for start of war in Iraq; assistance officers help families with variety of tasks (M)
New Video Releases
Date: 21 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: 8 Mile, Personal Velocity and Roger Dodger (S)
Wave of Protests, From Europe to New York
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN TAGLIABUE
John TAGLIABUE
Leaders and protesters around world condemn start of war in Iraq; Pres Vladimir V Putin of Russia calls for immediate halt to American-led assault and French Pres Jacques Chirac warns of consequences for future; hundreds of thousands of people mass at protests across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Britain and elsewhere; in United States, antiwar demonstrations are smaller, but thousands descend on military bases or block roads and bridges to voice their opposition; about 5,000 people gather in Times Square to chant 'Peace Now'; American flags are burned ouside American embassy in Athens, Greece; in Berlin, 40,000 demonstrators stream past US Embassy waving antiwar banners; New China news agency reports former Chinese Foreign Min Tang Jiaxuan called Secretary of State Colin L Powell, appealing for end to military operations; descriptions and photos of protests around world (L)
In New Gear, Soldiers Pull Same Weight
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr
John CUSHMAN
Second Brigade of 101st Airborne Division has been at forefront of adopting new gear; almost nothing infantrymen carry is same as what American soldiers in Vietnam war carried; helmets and helicopters, guns and missiles, radios and maps, lasers and nightvision gear, all have changed; diagram showing and explaining battle equipment for 101st Ariborne Division (M)
Young, Hopeless and Violent in the New South Africa
Date: 21 March 2003
By GINGER THOMPSON
Ginger THOMPSON
Cape Flats, sprawling ghetto built by apartheid near Cape Town, South Africa, is considered murder capital of nation that has one of highest murders rates in world; for more than two decades, street gangs have controlled life and death in neighborhoods, which are occupied mostly by mixed-race people called 'coloreds'; Jonny Steinberg, author working on book about gangsters, says gangs first organized around illegal alcohol sales in mixed-race neighborhoods; says heavy police presence and racial restrictions of apartheid kept their operations limited to slums and townships, but that borders opened when white rule ended nine years ago and gangs forged alliances with international crime organizations; says clashes among gangs have intensified, leading to high murder rate; five children were killed in one recent week; photos (M)
Museum in Hartford Names New Director
Date: 22 March 2003
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art names Willard Holmes new director (S)
Bearing the Worst News, Then Helping the Healing
Date: 22 March 2003
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Lt Asha Potos is among 550 Navy casualty-assistance officers responsible for notifying relatives when family member is killed on duty who have been preparing for start of war in Iraq; assistance officers help families with variety of tasks (M)
New Video Releases
Date: 21 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: 8 Mile, Personal Velocity and Roger Dodger (S)
Wave of Protests, From Europe to New York
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN TAGLIABUE
John TAGLIABUE
Leaders and protesters around world condemn start of war in Iraq; Pres Vladimir V Putin of Russia calls for immediate halt to American-led assault and French Pres Jacques Chirac warns of consequences for future; hundreds of thousands of people mass at protests across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Britain and elsewhere; in United States, antiwar demonstrations are smaller, but thousands descend on military bases or block roads and bridges to voice their opposition; about 5,000 people gather in Times Square to chant 'Peace Now'; American flags are burned ouside American embassy in Athens, Greece; in Berlin, 40,000 demonstrators stream past US Embassy waving antiwar banners; New China news agency reports former Chinese Foreign Min Tang Jiaxuan called Secretary of State Colin L Powell, appealing for end to military operations; descriptions and photos of protests around world (L)
In New Gear, Soldiers Pull Same Weight
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr
John CUSHMAN
Second Brigade of 101st Airborne Division has been at forefront of adopting new gear; almost nothing infantrymen carry is same as what American soldiers in Vietnam war carried; helmets and helicopters, guns and missiles, radios and maps, lasers and nightvision gear, all have changed; diagram showing and explaining battle equipment for 101st Ariborne Division (M)
Young, Hopeless and Violent in the New South Africa
Date: 21 March 2003
By GINGER THOMPSON
Ginger THOMPSON
Cape Flats, sprawling ghetto built by apartheid near Cape Town, South Africa, is considered murder capital of nation that has one of highest murders rates in world; for more than two decades, street gangs have controlled life and death in neighborhoods, which are occupied mostly by mixed-race people called 'coloreds'; Jonny Steinberg, author working on book about gangsters, says gangs first organized around illegal alcohol sales in mixed-race neighborhoods; says heavy police presence and racial restrictions of apartheid kept their operations limited to slums and townships, but that borders opened when white rule ended nine years ago and gangs forged alliances with international crime organizations; says clashes among gangs have intensified, leading to high murder rate; five children were killed in one recent week; photos (M)
As War Tops News, Parents Again Worry About What to Discuss
Date: 22 March 2003
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Many parents worry about how much war news to let their children watch, and how much to explain about war in Iraq; photo (M)
Museum in Hartford Names New Director
Date: 22 March 2003
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art names Willard Holmes new director (S)
Bearing the Worst News, Then Helping the Healing
Date: 22 March 2003
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Lt Asha Potos is among 550 Navy casualty-assistance officers responsible for notifying relatives when family member is killed on duty who have been preparing for start of war in Iraq; assistance officers help families with variety of tasks (M)
New Video Releases
Date: 21 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: 8 Mile, Personal Velocity and Roger Dodger (S)
Wave of Protests, From Europe to New York
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN TAGLIABUE
John TAGLIABUE
Leaders and protesters around world condemn start of war in Iraq; Pres Vladimir V Putin of Russia calls for immediate halt to American-led assault and French Pres Jacques Chirac warns of consequences for future; hundreds of thousands of people mass at protests across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Britain and elsewhere; in United States, antiwar demonstrations are smaller, but thousands descend on military bases or block roads and bridges to voice their opposition; about 5,000 people gather in Times Square to chant 'Peace Now'; American flags are burned ouside American embassy in Athens, Greece; in Berlin, 40,000 demonstrators stream past US Embassy waving antiwar banners; New China news agency reports former Chinese Foreign Min Tang Jiaxuan called Secretary of State Colin L Powell, appealing for end to military operations; descriptions and photos of protests around world (L)
In New Gear, Soldiers Pull Same Weight
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr
John CUSHMAN
Second Brigade of 101st Airborne Division has been at forefront of adopting new gear; almost nothing infantrymen carry is same as what American soldiers in Vietnam war carried; helmets and helicopters, guns and missiles, radios and maps, lasers and nightvision gear, all have changed; diagram showing and explaining battle equipment for 101st Ariborne Division (M)
Young, Hopeless and Violent in the New South Africa
Date: 21 March 2003
By GINGER THOMPSON
Ginger THOMPSON
Cape Flats, sprawling ghetto built by apartheid near Cape Town, South Africa, is considered murder capital of nation that has one of highest murders rates in world; for more than two decades, street gangs have controlled life and death in neighborhoods, which are occupied mostly by mixed-race people called 'coloreds'; Jonny Steinberg, author working on book about gangsters, says gangs first organized around illegal alcohol sales in mixed-race neighborhoods; says heavy police presence and racial restrictions of apartheid kept their operations limited to slums and townships, but that borders opened when white rule ended nine years ago and gangs forged alliances with international crime organizations; says clashes among gangs have intensified, leading to high murder rate; five children were killed in one recent week; photos (M)
As War Tops News, Parents Again Worry About What to Discuss
Date: 22 March 2003
By LISA W. FODERARO
Lisa FODERARO
Many parents worry about how much war news to let their children watch, and how much to explain about war in Iraq; photo (M)
Museum in Hartford Names New Director
Date: 22 March 2003
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art names Willard Holmes new director (S)
Bearing the Worst News, Then Helping the Healing
Date: 22 March 2003
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Lt Asha Potos is among 550 Navy casualty-assistance officers responsible for notifying relatives when family member is killed on duty who have been preparing for start of war in Iraq; assistance officers help families with variety of tasks (M)
New Video Releases
Date: 21 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: 8 Mile, Personal Velocity and Roger Dodger (S)
Wave of Protests, From Europe to New York
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN TAGLIABUE
John TAGLIABUE
Leaders and protesters around world condemn start of war in Iraq; Pres Vladimir V Putin of Russia calls for immediate halt to American-led assault and French Pres Jacques Chirac warns of consequences for future; hundreds of thousands of people mass at protests across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Britain and elsewhere; in United States, antiwar demonstrations are smaller, but thousands descend on military bases or block roads and bridges to voice their opposition; about 5,000 people gather in Times Square to chant 'Peace Now'; American flags are burned ouside American embassy in Athens, Greece; in Berlin, 40,000 demonstrators stream past US Embassy waving antiwar banners; New China news agency reports former Chinese Foreign Min Tang Jiaxuan called Secretary of State Colin L Powell, appealing for end to military operations; descriptions and photos of protests around world (L)
Young, Hopeless and Violent in the New South Africa
Date: 21 March 2003
By GINGER THOMPSON
Ginger THOMPSON
Cape Flats, sprawling ghetto built by apartheid near Cape Town, South Africa, is considered murder capital of nation that has one of highest murders rates in world; for more than two decades, street gangs have controlled life and death in neighborhoods, which are occupied mostly by mixed-race people called 'coloreds'; Jonny Steinberg, author working on book about gangsters, says gangs first organized around illegal alcohol sales in mixed-race neighborhoods; says heavy police presence and racial restrictions of apartheid kept their operations limited to slums and townships, but that borders opened when white rule ended nine years ago and gangs forged alliances with international crime organizations; says clashes among gangs have intensified, leading to high murder rate; five children were killed in one recent week; photos (M)
Museum in Hartford Names New Director
Date: 22 March 2003
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art names Willard Holmes new director (S)
Bearing the Worst News, Then Helping the Healing
Date: 22 March 2003
By JAYSON BLAIR
Jayson BLAIR
Lt Asha Potos is among 550 Navy casualty-assistance officers responsible for notifying relatives when family member is killed on duty who have been preparing for start of war in Iraq; assistance officers help families with variety of tasks (M)
New Video Releases
Date: 21 March 2003
Brief reviews of films now released on video: 8 Mile, Personal Velocity and Roger Dodger (S)
Wave of Protests, From Europe to New York
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN TAGLIABUE
John TAGLIABUE
Leaders and protesters around world condemn start of war in Iraq; Pres Vladimir V Putin of Russia calls for immediate halt to American-led assault and French Pres Jacques Chirac warns of consequences for future; hundreds of thousands of people mass at protests across Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Britain and elsewhere; in United States, antiwar demonstrations are smaller, but thousands descend on military bases or block roads and bridges to voice their opposition; about 5,000 people gather in Times Square to chant 'Peace Now'; American flags are burned ouside American embassy in Athens, Greece; in Berlin, 40,000 demonstrators stream past US Embassy waving antiwar banners; New China news agency reports former Chinese Foreign Min Tang Jiaxuan called Secretary of State Colin L Powell, appealing for end to military operations; descriptions and photos of protests around world (L)
In New Gear, Soldiers Pull Same Weight
Date: 21 March 2003
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr
John CUSHMAN
Second Brigade of 101st Airborne Division has been at forefront of adopting new gear; almost nothing infantrymen carry is same as what American soldiers in Vietnam war carried; helmets and helicopters, guns and missiles, radios and maps, lasers and nightvision gear, all have changed; diagram showing and explaining battle equipment for 101st Ariborne Division (M)
Young, Hopeless and Violent in the New South Africa
Date: 21 March 2003
By GINGER THOMPSON
Ginger THOMPSON
Cape Flats, sprawling ghetto built by apartheid near Cape Town, South Africa, is considered murder capital of nation that has one of highest murders rates in world; for more than two decades, street gangs have controlled life and death in neighborhoods, which are occupied mostly by mixed-race people called 'coloreds'; Jonny Steinberg, author working on book about gangsters, says gangs first organized around illegal alcohol sales in mixed-race neighborhoods; says heavy police presence and racial restrictions of apartheid kept their operations limited to slums and townships, but that borders opened when white rule ended nine years ago and gangs forged alliances with international crime organizations; says clashes among gangs have intensified, leading to high murder rate; five children were killed in one recent week; photos (M)