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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2003
Page
2
Rural emergency response delays spark concern as political veteran Gephardt campaigns in Iowa. Hospitals struggle to fund uninsured treatment amid financial pressures. Postville's Turkey Products plant suffers fire damage damaging facility and operations.
Richard George Harwell, 55, a Virgin Atlantic pilot, is jailed in Virginia on a charge of reporting drunk for a nearly 400 passenger flight to London from Washington Dulles Airport. Across town, Charlie Byers protests outside Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch in Santa Barbara with 300 supporters as Jackson faces child molestation charges. U S troops outline a switch to base reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan provinces hit by Taliban attacks under the new commander.
As of Saturday 460 U S service members have died since operations began in Iraq per the Defense Department. Of these 315 died in hostile action and 145 from non hostile causes. The British military reports 52 deaths while Italy has 17 Spain eight Denmark Ukraine and Poland one each.
Iowa Department of Transportation officials push a software based system that analyzes local weather and guides optimal snow and ice removal techniques, aiming to turn road upkeep into a science.
Onterrio Smith ran for 146 yards and three touchdowns while Randy Moss and Daunte Culpepper connected on two scoring passes in a 45-20 Vikings win over the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Gazette published daily at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401 with periodicals postage paid in Cedar Rapids. Gazette Communications Inc hosts subscriptions by carrier motor route and mail with pricing for local and out of state. AP has exclusive republication rights to local news and dispatches. Postmaster address changes and subscription service numbers provided.
The Gazette promotes sustainable farming by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are encouraged to drop newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
U S and British specialists visiting Libya’s labs and warehouses found a surprisingly advanced nuclear effort and a push to build more capable missiles. Officials say Libya possesses centrifuges and essential parts, with nascent but active work on weapons-grade uranium. Gaddafi pledged to abandon unconventional arms and allow inspections, signaling a potential turning point after decades of sanctions.
Israeli and Palestinian officials work to arrange a meeting between Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon and Ahmed Qureia this week to renew peace efforts. The talks aim to implement the U.S. road map and halt violence as clashes persist in the West Bank.
Sharron Nicole Redmond Miss Savannah turned herself in to face a murder charge in Kevin Shorter death. She is held without bail after the charge was upgraded from aggravated assault. Redmond's attorney plans a bond request Monday as police say the shooting followed an argument over Shorter dating another woman.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar met with the 1,300 strong Spanish contingent in Diwaniyah after secretly landing with a 16 member delegation. He praised the troops for defending freedom and democracy as part of the broader international campaign against terrorism. In other Baghdad area violence, two regime-linked figures were killed in separate attacks and U S forces pressed house to house searches in Rawah while Samarra saw a militia linked house destroyed. Washington said the Pentagon will add 2,000 more troops and extend another unit’s deployment as Japan dispatched 1,000 troops for a humanitarian mission in southern Iraq.
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