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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2005
Page
5
Ousted Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez fled Quito with his family on a Brazilian air force jet and sought asylum in Brazil four days after his removal. He left the Brazilian ambassador's residence at dawn and arrived in Brasilia seven hours later, a military spokesperson confirmed.
A Senate Democrat urged John R. Bolton to withdraw his bid to be U S ambassador to the United Nations warning it could embarrass President Bush. The White House defended Bolton as a vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee looms May 12 and a Republican colleague called the outcome too close to call.
A rare late spring snowstorm dumped up to a foot of snow in the Midwest, knocking out power for thousands and postponing a Major League Baseball game for the second day. Snow fell across Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Albert Gus Wing III, a skydiving cinematographer, died in a midair crash near DeLand Florida after colliding with a DHC-6 Twin Otter plane at 600 feet. His legs were severed but he deployed his parachute and landed.
In Tokyo Japan criticizes Beijing over its history textbooks arguing they bias school lessons. Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura defended Japan's wartime record and rejected Chinese claims that Tokyo glosses over atrocities as tensions rise despite diplomatic outreach.
Palestinian negotiators urged Israel to allow movement in and out of the Gaza Strip after pullout with monitors possible to ease security concerns. Mahmoud Abbas considered a meeting with Ariel Sharon before a May trip to the United States.
A U S Russian Italian crewed TMA-5 capsule landed safely on the Kazakh steppes about 50 miles north of Arkalyk. American Leroy Chiao, Russian Salizhan Sharipov and Italian Roberto Vittori were aboard. Krikalev and Phillips remained aboard the station as the shuttle program awaited the next flight.
A seven car West Japan Railway commuter train derailed and struck an apartment building near Amagasaki, killing at least 28 and injuring about 200. The train carried 580 passengers and overshot the stop line. the driver, 23, was in serious condition amid ongoing investigations.
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