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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 2008
Page
3
Hundreds gathered on the Stone Arch Bridge to mark the anniversary of the I 35W disaster. Names of the 13 deceased were read, a dove released, and a flag unfurled as first responders, survivors, and officials paused in silence.
A fired employee shot and killed a veteran worker and a temp at the Simon & Schuster distribution center in Bristol Pennsylvania during a 3 30 p m shift change before being arrested. The warehouse employs about 125 full time staff and is 20 miles north of Philadelphia.
A German farmer who lost both arms in an accident received two new limbs in what doctors call the first complete double arm transplant. Reiner Gradinger of Munich University Clinic said surgeons spent 15 hours on July 25 26 grafting the arms onto a 54 year old man who had the loss just below the shoulder six years earlier.
Scott J. Johnson, 38, was captured after an all night manhunt near the Menominee River scene where three people were slain and a fourth wounded. The Iron Mountain Michigan man wore camouflage and dropped his assault rifle as deputies closed in. Victims identified include Tiffany Pohlson, 18, Anthony Spigarelli, 18, Bryan Mort, 19, and wounded 20-year-old Daniel Louis Gordon. Police say motive remains undetermined and there was no known connection between gunman and victims. Johnson awaits initial court appearance. Michigan judge ordered him to stay away from a Kingsford woman who says he assaulted her nearby.
McCain accused Obama of weak education reform and reliance on teacher unions at a National Urban League event in Orlando. He pressed for school choice local control and tutoring subsidies while arguing Obama would raise taxes on capital gains and payroll, appealing to African American voters with job and paycheck protections.
Obama signals a shift from prior opposition to offshore drilling and backs a limited strategy to break energy gridlock. He would trade some drilling for a broader policy to lower gas prices via fuel efficient cars and alternative energy, while McCain pushes for immediate offshore drilling.
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