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SLUG: 2-302906 Bush / Turkey (S Only)
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DATE=5/5/03 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT TITLE=BUSH / TURKEY (S ONLY) NUMBER=2-302906 BYLINE= PAULA WOLFSON DATELINE= WHITE HOUSE CONTENT= /// EDS: PLS. WATCH THE CN WIRE FOR THE LATEST FIGURES ON THE DEATH TOLL AND UPDATE AS NEEDED /// INTRO: President Bush says that United States is ready and willing to help Turkey in the wake of last week's deadly earthquake. V-O-A's Paula Wolfson reports the death toll from the quake now stands at 176. TEXT: President Bush made the offer in a phone call to Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. White House Spokesman Scott McClellan says Mr. Bush wanted to personally extend his condolences to the people of Turkey and offer American help. He says the president placed the call from his plane -- Air Force One -- while traveling early Monday from his Texas ranch to a speaking engagement in Arkansas. Mr. McClellan says the president was particularly saddened by the fact that so many children were killed and injured in the quake. The six-point-four magnitude earthquake hit last Thursday in eastern Turkey. Three-hundred buildings collapsed, including a boarding school. (signed) NEB/PW/KBK |
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