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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2003
Page
2
American forces pressed the search for Saddam Hussein around his Tigris River hometown and nearly caught his new chief of security or the ex-dictator in a raid. A U S soldier was killed south of Baghdad in a spike of guerrilla attacks.
Mutinous soldiers who seized a Manila shopping and apartment complex returned to barracks after 19 hours without a shot fired. President Arroyo said the crisis was over in a televised address as experts defused explosives inside the Glorietta complex in the financial district.
The Gazette published daily in Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription options by carrier motor route and by mail for Morning Editions and Sunday issues. Rates listed include weekly prices 4 95 by carrier and 5 30 by motor route plus 19 64 for 4 weeks 256 95 for 52 weeks and 327 60 for 52 weeks for other states.
Lance Armstrong wins his fifth consecutive Tour de France, tying Miguel Indurain as the sport’s only riders with five straight wins. The 31-year-old cancer survivor cements his status among cycling greats and plans to pursue a sixth title next year.
Bob Uecker began in baseball as a third string catcher but rose to prominence in 1971 as the Milwaukee Brewers radio and TV broadcaster. He became a cultural figure through the Major League films, commercials, and a television sitcom.
Jane Barbe known for guiding millions with telephone prompts and automated messages died July 18 in Roswell, Georgia from cancer complications at age 74. Her career spanned four decades with recognizable phrases such as At the tone the time will be and Please press one for more options.
A quiet but intense struggle unfolds for organized labor across the state as nine Democrats courting the presidential nomination seek labor support. The main clash appears within a smaller sub group amid ongoing efforts and no clear winner yet.
Directory fragment lists area codes and phone lines for Cedar Rapids area inquiries with several misread lines and partial entries. It includes missing names, a tip line, circulation and customer service notes, plus a web address for the complete company directory.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 901 Ingleside Drive SW or other nearby recycling locations.
Editors weighed publishing grisly images of Odai and Qusai Hussein near Mosul. The Gazette fronted the decision with a note, choosing black and white prints to curb offensiveness while posting full color on the website.
Israel's cabinet voted 14 to 9 to approve releasing roughly 540 jailed militants and criminals within a week, including about 210 from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and others from Fatah. The move strengthens Prime Minister Ariel Sharon before his Washington talks with President Bush amid pressure on the road map peace plan.
The Episcopal Church faces a pivotal week in Minneapolis as delegates weigh blessing same sex couples and the election of openly gay bishop W Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. A split could ripple through the 77 million member Anglican Communion amid global conservative backlash.
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