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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2009
Page
6
President Obama denounced what he called scare tactics from opponents of reform and urged action this year. He argued insurance companies deny coverage and vowed to curb bureaucrats from both government and private sectors, saying reforms will pass despite fierce criticism.
Tropical Storm Bill forms in the eastern Atlantic with 40 mph winds and a westward 16 mph motion. The Netherlands Antilles issued a tropical storm watch for St. Maarten Saba and St. Eustatius due to Tropical Storm Ana tracking westward 17 mph with 40 mph winds. Residents in the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are advised to monitor Ana.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged mandatory evacuations as 6,800 firefighters battled nearly a dozen fires across California. The Lockheed Fire near Santa Cruz Mountains covered about 8 square miles with 30 percent containment, amid offshore winds and high temperatures. Emergency declarations and multiple affected communities, including Swanton and Bonny Doon, were noted with 25 firefighters injured.
Billy Wayne Posey, 73, died Thursday in Philadelphia Mississippi. Federal authorities continue to investigate the June 21 1964 murders of James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. Investigators will aid state prosecutors while noting no murder statute of limitations.
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