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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2008
Page
2
The Georgian army retreated amid heavy Russian fire as leaders called for cease-fire and Western aid after a deadly clash in South Ossetia. In Annapolis a semitruck plunged into the Chesapeake Bay after a three-vehicle crash on the Bay Bridge leaving one dead and two others severely injured.
Iraq's foreign minister on Sunday urged a security pact with the United States include a very clear timeline for U S troop departure. An Associated Press count reports at least 4 139 U S military deaths since the Iraq war began in March 2003.
Local leaders and Chamber of Commerce back district decisions amid parental petition of 531 signatures demanding reconsideration of closing Taylor Elementary for the 2008 09 school year. Details include community support and process concerns.
The Gazette publishes daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa with varying rates for mail and carrier delivery. Contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries are listed, including a P.O. Box for address changes.
The Gazette promotes sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton located at 901 Ingleside Dr. SW or at nearby recycling locations.
Soul icon Isaac Hayes, renowned for Theme From Shaft and a key architect of disco, died Sunday in Memphis at Baptist East Hospital after collapsing near a treadmill. The cause was not immediately known. Hayes, 65, shaped urban contemporary sound and earned an Academy Award and two Grammys for Shaft.
In Arches National Park Utah Wall Arch one of the park s largest arches collapsed late Monday or Tuesday last week along Devils Garden Trail The arch over 33 feet tall 71 feet wide ranked 12th among about 2000 arches and debris now blocks part of the trail Officials from the National Park Service and Utah Geological Survey inspected the site noting stress fractures and the trail will stay closed until debris is cleared and safety verified.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson agrees there is truth to Bush’s Wall Street hangover analogy and notes a wait and see stance on a possible second stimulus. He endorses the February 168 billion tax rebate program but fears adding more could widen the deficit as Pelosi seeks further aid in September amid housing and financial market turmoil.
AP reports Hillary Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday August 26 marking the 88th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Barack Obama’s campaign praised her while seeking to keep party unity as talks continue on her role in roll call voting and potential vice presidential timing.
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