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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 2001
Page
2
Thoughtful column blends weather musings with a downbeat look at severe winter effects. The writer notes unusually cold conditions after mild years, cites drivers in snowbound eastern Iowa, ponders SUV risk and licensing, and hints at a conspiracy theory link to a Pepsi Quaker Oats deal while closing with contact details for Mike Deupree.
Early Wednesday a kitchen blaze in Oak Orchard Delaware killed 11 people including seven children. Firefighters found heavy smoke as they arrived at the one story house near Indian River Bay. The blaze caused extensive tragedy with victims including Jacquelin Wright and her children, plus Jody Wright and Eltama Shelton’s family. Authorities say no foul play is suspected and the cause is under investigation.
William Rogers a longtime civil rights champion and former attorney general and secretary of state, died at 87 from congestive heart failure at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda Maryland. A principal in Rogers & Wells he helped shape civil rights law and First Amendment protections in landmark Supreme Court cases including New York Times v Sullivan and AP v Walker. He began his legal career in 1938 under Thomas E. Dewey and later advised Richard Nixon during pivotal moments in Watergate.
Arafat signaled willingness to negotiate with Israel using Clinton's framework. Israel will send negotiator Gilead Sher to Washington to meet U.S. mediators Dennis Ross and Aaron Miller as Washington presses for progress. White House officials cautioned negotiations depend on verified steps by both sides and a credible pause in attacks.
The Gazette acknowledges an error in a story where Mary Stevens first name was incorrect, though the photo caption was correct. A correction or clarification will appear in this space, with contact at Phone 398 8313 for complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness of news reports and headlines.
The Gazette highlights a commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It invites readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St or at nearby recycling locations.
The Gazette and Iowa City Gazette editions publish daily and Sunday from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with post age paid. The papers are editions of Gazette Communications Inc as of 1883 establishment.
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