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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2002
Page
1
Steve Alford says his fourth year as US men’s basketball coach marks the start of something good. Also mentions water polo teams at the University of Iowa as a solid learning ground.
Gov. Tom Vilsack promotes a $50 million central Iowa bio park to lead national biotech research. Eastern Iowa leaders urge consideration, noting potential benefits for Benton County and the region, with local officials calling for investment beyond the capital area.
Cedar Rapids specialists Rod Blacksome and Tom Vinson helped Nauticos in a 49 day Deep Ocean sonar search for Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. A hydraulic winch failure paused the operation while Nomad probed the Pacific seabed. The effort, tied to a Nova science series, aims to solve the disappearance mystery.
The West Nile virus has appeared in Johnson County Iowa City as tests at the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory confirm a dead crow carried the virus. The virus, spread by mosquitoes, has caused human deaths elsewhere since 1999 and has killed unvaccinated horses. Johnson and Scott counties are the only Iowa counties testing positive as of Friday.
The Dow Jones fell 390 points to a four year low as investors reacted to FDA and DOJ investigations of Johnson & Johnson. Eastern Iowa shares dropped with Alliant Energy sliding 23.4 percent to 18.22, after slashed earnings guidance. Analysts blamed investor pessimism and the market's nine week skid.
Iowa health officials report Haley Marie tops list of baby girl names in 2000, ending Emily’s six year run. The name Haley and its variants were chosen by 379 Iowa families, while Jacob remained the top boys name for the ninth straight year with 533 births.
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