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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 2004
Page
1
Boston observer Bob Osterhaus recalls listening to 1940s radio as a boy in Iowa. A Dyersville native turned pharmacist, he now attends the Democratic National Convention as a delegate, reflecting on his lifelong party loyalty amid Willkie Roosevelt era coverage.
U S and Iraqi troops backed by heavy artillery and helicopters fatally wounded 15 insurgents in a northern Baghdad area as violence flared. In Baghdad a former official was killed, a U S soldier died in a roadside incident, and five people were shot in Kirkuk as delegates begin a three day national conference.
Lance Armstrong wins a historic sixth Tour de France on the Champs-Elysees amid celebration. He lifts the yellow jersey and five fingers to signal six as fans cheer. Ullrich shares a toast, and Armstrong reflects on the unlikely rise from near doubt to cycling greatness.
Hiawatha hosts 12 000 RAGBRAI riders arriving Thursday with residents opening homes for beds pots and pans. Jim Lavenz hosts 10 opera singers from Austria as guests and riders cook for the team in exchange. Volunteers Ron Reichert Dorothy Peterson offer campgrounds backup and a portable toilet for 26 retired Air Force personnel. A Hawai ian theme yields macadamia nuts leis Kona coffee and perfumes from two riders.
A report mentions a man injured in a bike accident and references Colorado plane crash victims en route to RAGBRAI. It quotes Reichert, 66, of 208 10th Ave, praising a new Hawaiian music style as impressive. Page 8A.
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