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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 2004
Page
1
U S troops push into combat zones as insurgent attacks flare across central Iraq on the anniversary of Saddam’s fall. A U S gunship strikes insurgents in Fallujah while casualties mount from attacks on a fuel convoy near Baghdad and other engagements in Baquba and Muqdadiyah.
Reports say U S forces advanced into the southern city of Kut two days after Ukrainian forces left Fallujah. Insurgents attacked a Baghdad fuel convoy while a soldier was fatally wounded in northern Baghdad. In Najaf and Kufa Shiite militias exert control as a senior aide to Muqtada al Sadr denies militia involvement.
The August 6 2001 presidential daily briefing noted three months earlier that al Qaida sought to insert operatives into the United States for an explosives attack. The memo also cited warnings of possible attacks by airplanes, and two uncorroborated intelligence reports about threats to use planes.
The Gazette introduces a new Sunday feature with The Motley Fool answering readers questions on personal finance. The column appears in today’s Sunday edition, inviting guidance on budgeting investing and money management from the Fool.
Kim Grady of Cedar Rapids explains that her four identical-looking daughters Kara Lindsey Alyssa and Ashley born after 13 weeks premature weigh under two pounds. Despite strikingly similar outfits they express individual personalities as they pick outfits and head to Grant Elementary for kindergarten.
Adam Musser, 23, was sentenced by Johnson County District Court in Iowa City to 25 years in prison for criminal transmission of HIV after having sex with a woman without disclosing his status. He received credit for a year and 54 days already served. Parole eligibility is possible at any time.
The FDA ban on ephedra takes effect Monday but does not apply to medicines containing ephedrine for colds allergies and asthma nor to the ma huang herb used in traditional Asian medicine. Some supplements remain linked to weight loss and athletic performance claims while dangerous products are listed at consumer reports.
Nutri-Sport owner Tim Harris reports rapid customer demand for ephedra products as the FDA ban on sales takes effect in three days. He confirms no immediate price hikes planned and notes stores in Marion Iowa City and Des Moines face a sales rush before Monday cutoff.
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