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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2004
Page
7
The Iowa 511 road weather service reports higher usage with 76 000 calls in December up 358 percent from November. The system streams continuous updates via a web map and 1 800 line, linking DOT data from patrols to state maps and an automated voice system.
FCC chief says the Janet Jackson Justin Timberlake incident and CBS halftime program will be investigated for indecency with possible penalties. NFL Commissioner Tagliabue pledges policy changes to ensure higher quality future Super Bowl shows while Jackson Timberlake and CBS face widespread backlash from lawmakers and advocates.
Budget plan aims to cut the deficit in half while projecting a 364 billion shortfall next year before Iraq and Afghanistan costs. White House officials say additional spending could push the total beyond 400 billion. Critics accuse Bush of tax cuts for the rich, unfunded promises, and shrinking education and social programs.
Alex Trebek hopes to resume taping Jeopardy today after a pickup accident in Templeton California. He said he was lucky no one was hurt, his back hurts slightly, and he plans to return to the studio for the regular tapings.
Chris Kattan will join Nathan Lane in The Frogs at the Vivian Beaumont Theater New York. The NBC star leaves Saturday Night Live after seven years to perform opposite Lane in the musical opening July 15. Lane also reshaped the script as Dionysus with director Susan Stroman handling direction and choreography.
Today’s birthdays include Joey Bishop Shelley Berman Blythe Danner and Melanie Morgan Fairchild Nathan Lane and Dave Davies. Also Dennis Edwards and Morgan Fairchild are noted among celebrants with ages ranging from late 30s to the late 70s.
A quirky roster lists Michele Greene Matraca Berg Maura Tierney and Grant Barry of Reel Big Fish in a brief talent blurb. The note hints at diverse performers including actresses and a trombone player across entertainment.
In Houston a judge ordered DNA testing to determine paternity in a defamation suit involving Sharon Bush. Sharon claimed rumors of Neil Bush’s affair with Maria Andrews, who is now engaged to Neil, while Andrews’ ex-husband Robert alleges he is the boy’s father.
Barry Manilow was hospitalized in Palm Springs with chest pains due to stress after returning from New York where he and co-writer Bruce endured two grueling days of arbitration in a lawsuit over rights to the musical Harmony. Harmony was to run in Philadelphia but was canceled in November because it lacked capitalization.
Country star Garth Brooks attends Kansas City Royals spring training in Surprise Arizona as a non roster invitee to promote Teammates for Kids. The charity, started in 1999, has raised tens of millions for children in the United States Canada and 41 other countries with help from 67 players and other athletes.
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