fifty years after armistice tensions linger in Korea
Christopher Torchia reports on ongoing tensions between North and South Korea fifty years after the armistice as regional security concerns persist amid political shifts and military posturing.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2003
Page
1
Christopher Torchia reports on ongoing tensions between North and South Korea fifty years after the armistice as regional security concerns persist amid political shifts and military posturing.
In Panmunjom, the DMZ’s edge between North and South Korea, daily routine feels endless. Capt. Brian Davis, stationed nearby, likens it to Groundhog Day as tense stalemate persists amid a bustling Asia-Pacific backdrop.
Dr. William Robson of Cedar Rapids visits the grave of R. Curtis Chapman in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Robson, a former corpsman who replaced Chapman for the last 10 months of the Korean War, recalls the gunfire and the Panmunjom armistice ending the conflict 50 years ago.
Coral Ridge Mall and nearby development boost housing and student numbers in the Iowa City Community and Clear Creek Amana districts. Increased property tax revenue and voter bond approvals fund expansions and new schools including an elementary and junior high in North Liberty and a 250 student alternative high school in Iowa City.
Justice Department probes claims WorldCom and affiliates rerouted long distance calls in the United States and Canada to dodge access charges to local carriers. A whistleblower alleges a decade long conspiracy with smaller local providers to disguise calls as local, with targets including AT&T and Verizon. WorldCom plans to emerge from Chapter 11 by October.
A column argues that targeted cancer drugs like Gleevec have not fulfilled early hopes for a universal cure. These therapies aim at specific genetic faults, offering fewer side effects but delivering modest gains and leaving the overall fight against cancer as a long, unpredictable process.
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