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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2003
Page
1
WorldCom plans further job cuts as part of its strategy to emerge from bankruptcy. The announcement notes the scale of reductions and frames it as a step toward financial restructuring and recovery.
Inside Navy veteran Cullis recounts the 1986 shuttle disaster rescue effort with details on the NASA equipment used, the search operations, and the role of Rockwell International in the mission. The interview highlights the challenges faced by crews and the historical significance for space program history.
NASA officials acknowledge earlier report saying a 2 percent pound foam piece did no serious harm to the thermal tiles may be flawed. Shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore says the agency will redo the analysis to determine if missteps occurred while investigators consider foam insulation as a likely cause of the loss of Columbia.
TV networks announce five hours of memorial coverage for seven Columbia astronauts. Johnson Space Center Houston hosts the noon CST service. ABC CBS NBC CNN Fox News Channel and MSNBC set start times from 11:30 a.m. to noon CST with continuous coverage.
Debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia includes a buried nose cone about 500 pounds found deep in ground near the Louisiana border three miles west of Hemphill. Officials say the piece is reasonably intact as crews prepare another dig. The disaster killed seven astronauts and dumped over 12,000 debris pieces collected so far.
President Bush proposed a 2.23 trillion dollar fiscal 2004 budget with a large defense increase. The plan prioritizes national defense with 60 percent of an 28 billion dollar net increase, while trimming domestic programs including vocational training after school services and 45 Department of Education programs. It also scales back rural development aid and ends Clinton era efforts to fund 100,000 new police officers.
Ruth E. White of Cedar Rapids, a former language arts teacher and academic adviser for minorities at Washington High School, has been appointed director of the Iowa Department of Human Rights by Gov. Tom Vilsack. White emphasized advocacy and concern for minorities and disadvantaged people in her remarks.
On a split vote the Linn County Board moved closer to buying the History Center in Cedar Rapids for 800000. The board directed county financial staff to research the purchase options. Supervisors Lat Barron and Linda Langston backed the motion while Chairman Jind Houser opposed it with strong words amid ethics concerns.
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