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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2003
Page
2
A growing number of new residents relocate from Chicago and other cities fleeing poverty and crime. Projects are being torn down and replaced with mixed income town houses as part of urban renewal in the region.
Police continue to search for the man who robbed U S Bank at 129 16th Ave SW on Friday afternoon. He is a white male in his 30s, 5 ft 5 in, about 200 to 220 pounds, with green eyes, short reddish hair, wearing a red baseball cap plaid shorts and a blue windbreaker.
Investigators in Ohio examine three critical transmission lines as the nation recovers from a massive power failure that affected broad regions from New York City to Detroit. Authorities pursue causes amid ongoing repairs and security reviews.
Idi Amin former dictator of Uganda died Saturday morning in Jiddah Saudi Arabia at about age 80. His eight year rule is linked to as many as 300000 Ugandans killed during his regime.
Saboteurs blew up a giant oil pipeline in northern Iraq halting exports to Turkey just days after restart. The new Iraqi police commander vowed to pursue the conspirators behind the attack.
Chad Campbell and Shaun Micheel hold a joint lead entering the final round of the PGA Championship as Tiger Woods misses a major for 2003. The two former developmental circuit players vie for their first major, while Woods has won at least one major every year since 1998 but will not add to it this year.
The Gazette corrects the venue for the Friday Cedar Rapids presidential forum to Teamsters Hall at 5000 J Ave SW. A Saturday photo caption previously listed the wrong location. Readers may call the Gazette to comment or report accuracy concerns.
The Gazette of Cedar Rapids lists mailing address at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 and postal info. Subscription rates include morning editions and Sunday seven issues per four weeks 19.64 dollars and 256.95 dollars annually. General phone numbers provided for subscription service and newsroom.
The notice lists general news and circulation contact numbers for Cedar Rapids Iowa City and surrounding areas. It includes tip line numbers and a website for the Gazette online directory.
President Bush thanked Thailand's prime minister for helping capture Hambali, the Indonesian alleged al Qaida operative and Jemaah Islamiyah head, now under U S custody. He pledged information from interrogation to Indonesia and discussed war on terror with Russian and Saudi leaders.
Saudi police arrested at least 11 suspected militants in Jazan province and seized a large weapons cache including 93 anti-tank rockets, grenades, machine guns, and explosives. Reports say up to 21 may have been detained after security forces blasted into a two story hideout near the Yemeni border.
Tropical Storm Erika weakened after landfall near Matamoros and Brownsville, bringing heavy rain and winds but little damage. The storm dumped rain and caused scattered outages as it moved inland toward central Mexico, with shelters filling early morning hours.
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support agriculture. Readers are urged to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton on 901 Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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