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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2000
Page
2
In spring 2000 Iowa City physician Chuck Huss will attempt Mount Everest summiting the world’s highest peak. Gazette Communications sponsors Huss for the Everest Environmental Expedition 2000 and the Sunday Gazette’s Everest Watch informs readers about Huss and mountaineering.
A concise timeline tracing Everest height calculations from 1848 to modern era, early surveys, the 1921-53 ascent milestones, landmark firsts by Hillary and Norgay in 1953, and later feats including women climbers, oxygenless ascents, and the 1996 storm tragedy with media tie ins.
Mike Deupree argues the Elian Gonzalez case shows government and courts must follow legal rulings even amid politics. He contends returning the boy to Cuba is plausible and notes INS and Florida court actions, urging the father to reclaim his son with conditions like keeping the puppy.
Vice President Al Gore said his view has changed and he now strongly supports a woman's right to choose. He noted he would not use the earlier phrase that abortion is the taking of a human life and defended ongoing support for Medicaid funding for abortions for the poor.
In St. Paul flames gutted the University of Minnesota Centennial Showboat less than an hour after workers left for the day. The fire, reported around 5 15 p m, left only the paddle wheel and hull as crews investigated the cause.
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