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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2003
Page
2
Police say a car bombing at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, killed 85 and followed by nine teens arrested. The attack marks a deadly strike tied to insurgent efforts against the U.S.-led occupation. Details, 1A.
Christopher Magee, a 17-year-old football player from Hartford, chased by a black bear while searching for family dogs, punched the bear in the chest and fled. He suffered scratches and welts but freed himself as officials and family confirm.
North Korea quickly broke a modest agreement from talks by dismissing any chance of new negotiations over its nuclear program. The regime refused to engage further, signaling a hardening stance and complicating attempts at reducing tensions.
A pizza delivery man in Erie Pennsylvania told police he was forced to rob a bank and asked for help minutes before a bomb strapped to his chest exploded killing him. Federal agents and police worked to solve the case on Saturday.
The Gazette continues its special series Eastern Iowa's Urban Refugees with today’s online installment. The site links the full series and a Web exclusive Flash presentation featuring two former Chicago residents.
The Gazette, a daily Cedar Rapids newspaper established in 1883, lists pricing for subscriptions by carrier and mail, contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries, and a post office box for address changes. It notes AP exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
Community leaders caution against linking crime rates to urban immigrants, asserting that most residents moving into the Cedar Rapids Iowa City corridor are law abiding. Analysts emphasize avoiding broad generalizations about African Americans while addressing rising concerns in the region.
Public notices listing Cedar Rapids and Iowa City contact lines for tips circulation and general inquiries with a phone web directory reference. Includes multiple area code contacts and a tollfree option.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
In Gaza City Israel killed Hamas field commander Abdullah Akel and his assistant Farid Mayet in a helicopter missile attack. The operation followed mortar rounds at Israeli towns. a separate Gaza incident left an 8 year old girl Aya Fayad dead and seven others wounded as troops exchanged fire near Khan Younis refugee camp.
President Bush argues tax cuts restarted the economy as consumer spending and manufacturing show improvement. He cautions that job creation must accelerate while labor leaders cite a 6.2 percent July unemployment and 2.7 million net losses since 2001. Bush travels to push his job-creation agenda and meets a Little League team in Waco before returning to Washington.
The Gazette will operate with reduced hours on Labor Day. Circulation offices take calls until 11 a.m. Monday at Cedar Rapids 398 8333 Iowa City 339 3150 or 1 800 397 8333. Cedar Rapids newsroom opens for news submissions at 4 p.m. Monday. Iowa City desk closed.
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