12 Jul 2002
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2002
Page
1
A Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway will join the ranks of perfect Sunday Drive routes. A separate crash in Iowa left a man and his daughter dead. the father had been unemployed for a year and lost his license for drunken driving.
The article lauds Ted Williams as legendary with a fishing rod as well as a baseball bat. Readers learn details about his outdoor pursuits and fishing prowess in a feature noted in OUT DOOR 6C and DETAILS 1B.
Jeff Jones Furniture plans a move into the former Hawkeye Seed Co. facility on Con Street. The change follows Hawkeye Seed Co. relocating from the same site, with details noted in section 8B.
Crowds gathered in light mist to view the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art photography exhibit titled 9.11.01 The Day That Changed the World. The two day display features 150 images captured after the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3 000 people. The exhibit extended hours on Thursday from 8 30 am to 4 pm to accommodate visitors.
The University of Iowa will cut 48 full time positions over the next months as part of ongoing cost reductions. Total layoffs since July 1, 2001 reach 315 FTEs amid $56.3 million in state cuts. UI President Mary Sue Coleman cites $10 million in new tuition revenue to minimize layoffs and notes few workers will find other University jobs. AFSCME Local 12 calls for layoffs by seniority for its 4,800 clerical and technical staff.
Rep. Jim Nussle reports a six week fund raising haul around a June 4 primary, saying he has raised 284 928 bringing total to 876 842 with 582 734 in the bank. Campaign says he is a normal Iowan while rival Ann Hutchinson backers claim the opponent is attempting to buy the seat.
Washington AP reports scientists at Stony Brook built a lab polio virus from Internet data and mail-ordered materials to prove the threat. Dr. Eckard Wimmer says the world must be prepared as the demonstration shows such synthesis is possible. Jeronimo Cello notes smallpox remains harder but feasible in the future.
Jeff and Gerry Van Meter found a lone prairie dog roaming near a Cedar Rapids Waste Water Treatment Plant. They fed it and sought a solution to relocate it to South Dakota, fearing its safety and legal options.
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