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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2001
Page
7
The September 11 2001 attacks killed thousands and ignited heroism across the U S. Hijackers from al Qaida hijacked four planes, destroying the World Trade Center towers and damaging the Pentagon, with a death toll exceeding 3000. Passengers and first responders sacrificed themselves to save others.
Air strikes against al Qaida began on Oct 7 and continued through the year. The campaign forced Taliban forces from Mazar e Sharif and Kandahar while military targets were hit. Food medicine and supplies were dropped to Afghan civilians in need.
The era saw bioterrorism fears as anthrax letters killed five and sickened thirteen. The economy entered a recession in March per the NBER. George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president on January 20. Timothy McVeigh died by lethal injection on June 11 after the Oklahoma City bombing. Middle East violence left over a thousand dead in 14 months. Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republicans, boosting Democratic Senate control. California faced an energy crisis with rolling blackouts as wholesale costs rose. Bush signed a 10-year 1.35 trillion dollar tax cut. The treasury issued many refund checks.
The 9 11 attacks were chosen as the year’s top news event by 354 AP members. The second is the war on terrorism in Afghanistan, with anthrax mail deaths fueling fears ranking third. Other top stories include Bush inauguration, McVeigh execution, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jeffords defection, California power crisis, and the tax cut.
Pfizer Inc settled with Margarita Sanchez over liver failure linked to Rezulin. The undisclosed amount is said to be substantially lower than a $43 million compensatory verdict, with Pfizer not admitting liability. The deal erases compensatory damages while a separate punitive damages question remains unresolved.
Philadelphia and Harrisburg items: Russell Pritchard III, 38, Bryn Mawr, admits staging phony Civil War artifact appraisals on Antiques Roadshow and stealing a Union uniform, defrauding collectors before reselling pieces at inflated prices.
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