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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2003
Page
2
Iraqis began forming a new government under American guidance after 27 days of fighting and the rise of an interim U.S.-led authority. The United States insisted it does not seek to rule Iraq while seeking cooperation to restore order and services.
The Bush administration proposed cutting non highway diesel engine pollution by more than 90 percent, aiming to reduce premature deaths, heart attacks, and respiratory illnesses. Soybean growers expect higher demand for soybean oil as a result.
The Gazette lists publication details and delivery options including Cedar Rapids Iowa address 500 Third Avenue SE and P O Box 511. It notes periodicals postage paid, Associated Press use, and contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries.
The Iowa Senate voted to send Gov. Vilsack a bill lowering the blood alcohol limit to 0.08 percent. Vilsack indicated he planned to sign the measure into law. A federal judge denied a temporary restraining order in a Meskwaki tribal dispute, noting lack of court jurisdiction over intratribal matters. Tribal leaders challenged the council appointed by Chief Charles Old Bear.
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency rejects William and Mary Hennessey proposal in a 425 acre Cedar Rapids site dispute. Board directs legal counsel to take the case to trial. In other news a Columbus Junction boy dies after a washing machine mishap. Andrew Alarcon, 3, fell into a top loading washer while buscando shoes.
Cedar Rapids founded 1901 Tokheim Corp once made fuel pumps. John J. Tokheim created the Tokheim Dome Oil Pump and later sold the firm to Fort Wayne buyers, the company closing its doors in Fort Wayne Indiana on Tuesday due to bankruptcy.
Pete McMahon unrecruited from Dubuque Wahlert will start at right offensive tackle in Iowa State's spring game. Aaron Brant, who began at Iowa State in January, will also start, planning to graduate at Wahlert and return to Dubuque for the ceremony. Details from 1C Gazette and wire reports.
The Gazette notes a corrected high since 1896 with 87 degrees at The Eastern Iowa Airport eclipsing the 86 record. Lianne Westcot of Shueyville is not a UI freshman, misidentified in a Tuesday photo caption. readers may submit accuracy comments via provided phone numbers.
Leonard Pitts argues Gov. Sebelius should reject a proposed amendment by Sen. Susan Wagle to cut funding for schools displaying explicit sex materials in class. He notes the course Human Sexuality in Everyday Life is voluntary and warns against government intrusion on curriculum and academic freedom.
A Modesto woman who was due to give birth in February was found dead along the Northern California shore, with an infant body nearby. Authorities cautioned that identification would take days or weeks and that there is no known link to Laci Peterson or her husband Scott. The deaths raise questions about a potential connection to the Peterson case, but officials stressed no evidence had established a link at present.
Doctors delivered the child from a dying SARS patient at Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. The mother died after admission on March 26, part of nine deaths reported Tuesday as the city fights the outbreak and the global toll nears 150. The hospital declined to reveal the baby's gender or condition. Ming Pao said the infant was not full term. A World Health Organization team in Beijing toured military hospitals amid rumors of unreported SARS cases. The outbreak, traced to southern China last November, prompted officials to order screenings and disinfection of public venues.
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