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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2009
Page
1
Des Moines area agencies report surge after Iowa earns a Jan 5 berth to face Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl in Miami. Destinations Unlimited rushed to offer all inclusive packages from 3 to 4 nights priced at 1769 to 1869 with airfare hotel game ticket and transfers aboard a charter from Eastern Iowa Airport.
Spencer Willems reports on the USS Arizona Memorial in Oahu marking Pearl Harbor with a somber remembrance. Cedar Rapids resident Victor Kies recalls the 2,400 sailors who died and urges visitors to see the memorial to grasp the event’s impact. The memorial, created by Eisenhower in 1958, draws over a million visitors annually.
The article notes Decorah resident Pearl Harbor and World War II experiences aboard a submarine Ramblin and mentions veterans' stories to be archived by the Library of Congress at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum. Kies attended the December memorial service and recalls his father Gerald Kies, a Chief Petty Officer on USS Nevada, who survived the harbor attack and rarely spoke about it.
The Jordan aquifer, Iowa's main drinking water source for about 300000 residents, has lost pressure and volume from long term human use. State Geologist Bob Libra says declines are greatest where usage has been heaviest in Linn Polk and Webster counties and stresses long term sustainability despite remaining high quality supplies. Municipalities like Cedar Rapids and Iowa City do not rely on it, using shallow wells instead.
U S officials gave mixed signals on Osama bin Ladins whereabouts with James Jones noting possible back and forth movement into Afghanistan from Pakistan while Robert Gates warned of long standing intelligence gaps and did not confirm any entry. The debate underscores the persistent frustration in locating the al Qaida leader after the September 11 attacks.
The Obama administration signals Thomson state prison in rural Illinois will likely house terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. White House Defense and Prison officials briefed Illinois lawmakers to allay Republican concerns about security and alternative sites.
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