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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2003
Page
1
Iraqi violence spikes as loyalists strike in Baghdad Samarra Fallujah and Ramadi amid U.S. patrol ambushes and attacks on a mayoral office. The 4th Infantry Division captures a leading insurgent and 78 others in a raid north of Baghdad.
A Masonville soldier recounts the capture scene of Saddam Hussein and nearby events three days after the operation. In Tikrit a roadside bomb wounded three U S soldiers, Mosul saw a violent pro Saddam protest, and Gen. Richard Myers said troops may stay in Iraq up to two years as a stable Iraq is pursued. The 4th Infantry Division began Operation Ivy Blizzard raids in Samarra with Iraqi forces.
Insurgents in Samarra ambushed U S forces near Safa about 60 miles north of Baghdad late Monday. U S troops killed 11 assailants. No Americans were harmed. Page 4A.
Iowa university presidents warned the Board of Regents budget shortfalls threaten the state and student futures. They call for a plan to protect access and excellence as revenues for the new year stay nearly flat and a $300 million shortfall looms.
The article recalls Milton Wright and his family moving to Cedar Rapids on June 11 1878 and notes a denominational dispute that may have altered the timeline leading to the first powered flight. It describes Wilbur and Orville Wright as youths in a city where a simple toy may have inspired them.
The piece recalls Orville and Wilbur Wright living in Cedar Rapids, their first flights recounted in a wire service dispatch, and notes on Coe College and a local replica toy launch by Nick Gardner of Mount Vernon. It places Cedar Rapids geography and demographics just before the Wrights’ lifetimes amid local history.
FDA advisers vote 23 to 4 to allow Plan B emergency contraception to be sold without prescription. They urge clear packaging and say access could cut unintended pregnancies and abortions, with gynecologists' group backing wider availability.
Nate Yapp of Iowa City queued to see the second Lord of the Rings film before friends and plans to be among first in Eastern Iowa to view Return of the King when it opens. The piece notes obsessive fan behavior around major trilogies like Star Wars and The Matrix.
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