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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1997
Page
2
Jacquelyn Mitchard muses on airport rituals and recurring strangers amid travel routines. She recalls seeing the same people in different cities, notes the uniformity of business travelers, and wonders about the hidden economies behind constant flying. The piece ends inviting reader responses.
The Gazette prints with soybean ink and on recycled newsprint to support agriculture. Readers are urged to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton in Cedar Rapids or nearest recycling location, with mailing address and subscription details for Cedar Rapids.
Albanian police raided homes around the U S Embassy and seized dozens of submachine guns and ammunition to stop overnight gunfire in the diplomatic compound. Marines aided with origin tracing. no return fire. Elsewhere, violence and unrest persist as a 15-year-old and his mother were killed near Fier after resisting protection money.
The Energy Department warned motorists to expect only a modest increase in average national gasoline prices as summer driving begins. It forecast about 1.31 dollars per gallon across brands, with July peaking 3 to 4 cents higher. Regional variations exist and unleaded regular may be cheaper. Local prices in Iowa reported self serve at 1.19 and full service at 1.37, with last July averages around 1.21 and 1.39 respectively.
U S District Judge Richard Matsch rejected a push for open jury selection in the Timothy McVeigh trial. Prospective jurors are questioned in open court but kept hidden from media behind screens, with morning closed sessions to decide exemptions. The process, now in its fourth day, may take weeks to select 12 jurors and six alternates from about 350 candidates, amid concerns over privacy and objectivity.
Corrections note Cheryl Rolfe was arrested Sunday for operating while intoxicated and lives at 1019 Center Point Rd NE. her address was wrong in a Tuesday crime log. Coe College Cedar Rapids provides an email link for online admissions at http://www.com.edu, omitted in Thursday college applications story. The Gazette will publish corrections or clarifications about news accuracy in this space. contact 398-8313.
A van operated by Federal Extradition Agency carrying six handcuffed inmates burst into flames on Interstate 40 near Dickson Tennessee. Investigators blamed a broken drive shaft or axle puncturing the fuel tank. The driver suffered burns trying to aid the prisoners as the back door welded shut by heat. One guard escaped unharmed. States prisoners identities and destinations were not released. The van had stopped for mechanical problems about 45 miles west of Nashville.
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