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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2008
Page
2
A surprise Federal Reserve rate cut sent Wall Street partial recovery after a sharp early drop. The Dow finished down 128.11 at 11 971 19 as investors weighed the impact on personal finances and longer term economic recovery.
AP counts show 3931 U S military deaths in Iraq since March 2003. A 6 percent state sales tax proposal seeks to replace a local option tax, funding roads and schools. The plan aims to reduce property taxes and raise 53 million for infrastructure. Details on 7A and 1B.
Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins told University of Iowa audience that performance enhancing drugs have no place in baseball. Jenkins, a 1991 inductee, spoke at the fifth annual Lead-Off Dinner in Coralville last night as part of Gazette Online coverage.
Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead in a SoHo Manhattan apartment at about 3:30 p.m. with prescription sleeping pills nearby. Police indicated no immediate evidence of suicide. A medical examiner planned an autopsy and Ledger’s publicist expressed shock at the tragedy.
A three foot water main ruptured in the early hours on Chicago North Side, releasing thousands of gallons and flooding a major street into a lake. Police closed blocks, CTA station and buses were rerouted, and a 25 foot crack formed with damage to a light pole and meters. Weather and the 80 year old cast iron line were considered factors.
Australian researchers report that stomach size reduction surgery makes diabetes disappear in five times as many patients within two years compared with standard care. Lead author Dr. John Dixon calls it the best therapy for diabetes today with low risk, while experts caution longer follow up is needed to confirm durability and identify who benefits most.
The Supreme Court refused to hear the Enron case, dealing a likely fatal blow to investors seeking 40 billion from Wall Street banks over Enron's 2001 collapse. Shareholders plan to return to federal court in Houston to claim banks misled the public and helped conceal true financial results, with lawyers predicting slim chances of success.
Former arresting case figure Jose Padilla received a 17 year prison term on unrelated terror support charges in Miami. Co defendants Adham Hassoun and Kifah Jayyousi were convicted alongside him of terrorism conspiracy and material support. The judge noted Padilla’s years in a brig without charges and the lack of proven terrorism.
The Gazette lists publication details and rates including daily issues from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. It notes subscription options by carrier motor route and mail with weekly and annual prices and provides contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries.
Local newspaper contact options listed for Cedar Rapids and Iowa City editions. Includes phone numbers for circulation and a web address for the complete company directory and email contacts.
The Gazette highlights commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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