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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2005
Page
1
George C. Ford reports McLeodUSA Inc. laid off 240 employees in 25 states including 110 in Cedar Rapids as part of financial restructuring. DJ Arnold, 32, a delivery employee, was among those affected while filing candidacy papers for Cedar Rapids City Council District 1.
Diehard Hawkeye fans plan early arrival to avoid roadwork lashing Iowa City. Du buque Street closures cut outbound lanes with one lane per direction on game day. Northbound approaches from Highway 1 and First Avenue in Coralville remain congested ahead of Kinnick Stadium.
Rescuers fought rising waters across the Gulf Coast as New Orleans faced catastrophic flooding with 80 percent underwater in places. Gov Blanco ordered storm refugees out, while officials feared hundreds more dead as levees failed and looting spread through downtown.
President Bush ends his monthlong vacation to oversee a White House task force coordinating the federal hurricane response. Insured losses were estimated at 17 to 25 billion dollars, surpassing the 1992 Hurricane Andrew record of 15.5 billion.
Insurance workers from Iowa travel to the Gulf Coast region to assist in the hurricane response. An eight billion story follows an 8B couple stranded in New Orleans as relief efforts unfold. Dispatchers from Iowa lend help in the rescue, with further Iowa aid and donation guidance summarized.
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