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July 4, 2003

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BUSINESS DIGEST

By Unknown Author

Jobless Rate Hits 6.4%, The Highest Level in 9 Years The labor market got tougher for job seekers in June. The economy lost 30,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent, the highest level in nine years. The Labor Department also said job losses were much more severe in May than originally reported -- 70,000 outside of farming, rather than 17,000. In all, the economy has lost 236,000 jobs this year. The White House said much of the economic boost to come from the latest package of tax cuts has yet to be felt. [Page A1.]

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Six Detainees Soon May Face Military Trials

By Neil A. Lewis

Pres Bush designates six captives suspected of terrorism as eligible for trial by US military tribunals, first step in procedures he laid out after Sept 11 attacks; tribunals would be held in specially built courtroom at Guantanamo naval base; Deputy Sec Paul Wolfowitz has been designated by Sec Donald Rumsfeld to decide specific charges and name tribunal members; photo; six reportedly have Al Qaeda ties of some sort (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 2, 2003, covering July 4, 2003.

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    Album cover for After The Storm by Monica

    After The Storm

    Monica

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    Album cover for Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross

    Dance With My Father

    Luther Vandross

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    Album cover for St. Anger by Metallica

    St. Anger

    Metallica

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    Album cover for Hail To The Thief by Radiohead

    Hail To The Thief

    Radiohead

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    Album cover for Bare by Annie Lennox

    Bare

    Annie Lennox

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Notable Births

Polina Bogusevich

2003Polina Bogusevich, Russian singer[†]

Polina Sergeyevna Bogusevich, also known as Nanamé, is a Russian singer. She represented Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Wings", and went on to win the competition. She is the second Russian entrant to win the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Notable Deaths

2003Larry Burkett, American author and radio host (born 1939)[†]

Larry Burkett was an American radio personality whose work focused on financial counseling from a Christian point of view.

André Claveau

2003André Claveau, French singer (born 1915)[†]

André Claveau was a popular singer in France from the 1940s to the 1960s. He won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 singing "Dors, mon amour", with music composed by Pierre Delanoë and lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Winning at the age of 46 years and 76 days, Claveau was the oldest winner of the contest until 1990, being the first and only winner prior to 1990 to triumph in their forties.

Barry White

2003Barry White, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944)[†]

Barry Eugene White was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring R&B, soul, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits: "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything".

Historical Context for July 4, 2003

In 2003, the world population was approximately 6,420,361,634 people[†]