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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2001
Page
1
Hollywood faces challenges retelling science fiction with titles like Return of the Jedi and Dune cited as candidates for remakes. The piece notes varying reception and asks whether remakes can capture original magic.
Davenport wins a $20 million Vision Iowa grant as part of a $113 million River Renaissance on the Mississippi project to expand Adler Theater and renovate the Redstone Building. The plan aims to create 543 jobs and attract $76.5 million in new capital.
Gazette staff report says Arctic Glacier Packaged Ice delivers up to 450 tons daily with peaks in midsummer. Doug Roling, 27, Coralville, delivers ice while workers face heat. contracts include cooling concrete mixes and cooling social events where ice is essential.
University of Iowa law professor David Baldus reports 1973 to 1979 data showing 22 percent of death eligible defendants received the penalty when the victim had high socioeconomic status versus 6 percent when the victim was low status. Race affected little, with 15 percent of whites and 16 percent of minorities receiving death sentences.
The study reports death penalty rates rising 3.7 times when victims had high socioeconomic status. It notes 16 percent of minorities in such cases received death sentences, 22 percent when the defendant was minority and victim white, with 14 percent in other cases. White defendants faced 15 percent in Nebraska's 177 death eligible cases.
Bayer announced Baycol cerivastatin will be withdrawn after links to rhabdomyolysis caused 31 U S deaths and fatalities abroad. FDA urged patients on statins to consult doctors for possible dose changes or medication switch. other statins remain on the market.
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