06 Apr 2005
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2005
Page
1
A volunteer carries a mattress in a tent city at Tor Vergata University near Rome. The shelters are being erected to house millions expected for Pope John Paul II's funeral on Friday.
A field outside Rome hosts a makeshift tent city as up to four million pilgrims prepare for Pope John Paul II. Polish student Aleksandra Stominska hitchhiked 54 hours to join kin from Krakow, braving long delays for a hot shower and rest.
Archbishop Piero Marini said the Vatican will ring bells in addition to white smoke to announce a papal election. He noted Pope John Paul II wished bells to signal the new pope to avoid smoke color confusion after ballots are burned in the Sistine Chapel.
A Chicago AP report notes a study by Madelyn Gould of Columbia University and New York Psychiatric Institute finds that asking troubled teens about personal crisis impulses does not increase suicidality and may reduce distress. National data from CDC sources are cited.
American travelers to Canada and Mexico would need passports to reenter the United States under phased guidelines proposed Tuesday. The rules would also cover Bermuda the Caribbean and Panama and apply to those nations' citizens entering the US.
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday accepted a Charter Commission plan for a part time city government. If voters approve this summer, current council members would need to seek new full time jobs. Mayor Paul Pate and Streets Commissioner Don Thomas criticized the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce for misleading information about the current government.
Cedar Rapids mayors and residents note no one under 35 has sat on the City Council since 1908. The Home Rule Charter Commission proposal for a part time council and full time manager could attract younger leaders, though no guarantee exists. Marion shows retirees dominate part time councils. Page 10A.
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