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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 2003

Page

8

Segways Banned On San Francisco Sidewalks

San Francisco became the first large city to outlaw Segway Human Transporters on sidewalks following lobbying by Segway LLC. City officials cited safety concerns for disabled and senior residents amid several states authorizing Segway use.

San Francisco Segway Board of Supervisors Segway LLC California Dean Kamen

Sharon Rejects Road Map as Unrealistic in Election Speech

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon branded the road map for Palestinian statehood as impractical and said Europe is biased against Israel while a U.S. backed plan is not realistic. He urged balance in Europe and pressed to remove Yasser Arafat, warning of a hard right victory after the January 28 election.

Jerusalem Ariel Sharon Europe Israel Sharon United States Yasser Arafat West Bank Gaza Strip Labor Party

Castro votes in Cuban parliamentary elections as dissidents boycott

In Havana Fidel Castro and millions vote in a one hundred percent contested election with 609 candidates. State media showed Castro voting in Santiago and dissidents called the vote a US manufactured farce while officials marked the first voter and sang the national anthem. In Detroit Kmart names Julian Day as chief executive amid Chapter 11 exit plans. In Hartford the Connecticut kidnapping case leads to the suspected ringleader Renaldo Rose detained in Canada. In New York an airplane strikes a jetway at LaGuardia injuring six workers.

Havana Fidel Castro Castro Santiago United States Washington Detroit Kmart Corp James B. Adamson Kmart Julian C. Day Adamson Day Sears, Roebuck and Co Safeway Inc New York LaGuardia Northwest Airlines Kurt Ebenhoch

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