National Desk
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WASHINGTON
BUSH SAYS U.S. COMMITTED TO DEFENSE OF ISRAEL
President Bush said yesterday that America’s opposition to Iran’s nuclear program is driven by a desire to protect Israel from attack. “The threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy our strong ally Israel,” Mr. Bush said during a question-and- answer session following a speech in Cleveland. “That’s a threat. A serious threat. It’s a threat to world peace. It’s a threat in essence to a strong alliance.”
Mr. Bush said America would use force to defend the Jewish state, if necessary. “We will use military might to protect our ally Israel,” he said.
Administration officials usually describe America’s stance against Iran’s nuclear ambitions as the product of concern about a variety of factors, including Iran’s support for attacks on Americans in Iraq.
– Staff Reporter of the Sun
MIDWEST
FOUR KILLED IN MISSOURI PLANE CRASH
BRANSON, Mo. – A twin-engine plane crashed in the heart of this resort town yesterday, killing all four people aboard and setting fire to a building near the main drag of tourist nightclubs, theaters, and music halls.
The plane crashed into a self-storage complex, about 200 feet from the busy street, near a Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum, a pair of motels, and a string of musical theaters bearing the names of such entertainers as Andy Williams and Bobby Vinton.
“The plane shook my house when it hit,” said Mike Willett, who lives alongside the AAA Self Storage Inns he manages. The plane struck the corner of a building of 32 storage units and quickly caught fire, destroying the building.
– Associated Press
AS SPRING BEGINS, MIDWEST GETS POUNDED WITH A FOOT OF SNOW
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A powerful storm dumped more than a foot of snow in the Plains, closing schools and roads and forcing residents to man shovels yesterday during the first day of spring.
Hundreds of schools were closed in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, and South Dakota, and at least four deaths were blamed on the storm. Spring officially began at 1:26 p.m. EST.
The National Weather Service was still compiling snowfall totals Monday, but South Dakota got up to 18 inches. Parts of Nebraska had 15 inches, northeast Colorado had at least a foot, and northwest Kansas had up to 10 inches.
– Associated Press
