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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 2005
Page
1
NASA halted upcoming shuttle launches after a large foam chunk detached from Discovery's external tank during liftoff, narrowly missing the orbiter. Officials said the debris did not harm Discovery and that flight resumes remain uncertain while investigations continue.
University of Iowa senior Cassi Sutherland faces a lawsuit against a sorority sister with whom she shared an August lease. Landlords report many student roommates break living agreements as terms end, forcing the remaining roommate to cover rent and utilities or find a replacement. Small claims court becomes the battleground for disputes that start with August arrivals and end with April breakups.
Officials urge residents to store ICE in their phone contacts to aid responders and quickly reach family after accidents. Multiple ICE numbers can be labeled ICE 1 ICE 2 etc, enabling prioritized alerts. Cedar Rapids Fire Department spokesman Greg Buelow endorses the idea.
Gen. George Casey said substantial withdrawals of some of the 135,000 U.S. troops in Iraq could occur as soon as next spring if the political process improves and security forces develop. He spoke amid insurgent attacks including the killing of 16 people two Algerian diplomats were among the dead.
The Iowa Lottery began selling the Scratch Match and Win game with over 6.4 million tickets sold in the first week of August 1985.
James Q. Lynch reports on Ed Stanek, the Iowa Lottery's first employee and current president and CEO, reflecting on two decades of development from a single scratch-off game to as many as 35 instant-scratch and lotto-type games. The program has seen $85 million in sales and $39 million in prizes.
The Iowa Lottery reports top five retailers for fiscal 2005. Hy Vee locations in Cedar Rapids at 1843 Johnson Ave NW and 20 Wilson Ave SW rank second and third, with Quick Shop Foods in Ottumwa leading the list at $675,573. Total year sales reach $210 million with $113 million in prizes.
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