29 Jul 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2000
Page
1
Kathie Lee Gifford ends her successful run on the morning talk show amid a final broadcast. Details note the milestone in daytime television.
Second-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington season ends with a 2-0 defeat to Marshalltown in a state tournament clash on Friday. The loss eliminates Washington from the postseason as Marshalltown advances in the 1C bracket.
Genencor International Inc a biotechnology firm with ties to C R sold seven million shares of its common stock to the public on Friday details from 9B indicate the offering was completed under securities regulations no word on price or underwriters was provided in the brief notice
The defeat of competing plan Friday should allow Iowa to keep its status as the first in the nation caucuses. This report notes implications for the 3A section and political positioning.
The 26 year old Wendelsdorf is found not guilty of first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse in the Jan 4 slaying of 2 year old Shelby Duis at the Spirit Lake home of her mother Heidi Watkins. The verdict ends a nine day trial with 14 hours of juror deliberation.
About 15 000 riders and staffers rolled into Washington Iowa for the annual RAGBRAI trek. Downtown bands played disco and R B hits while tents lined streets and shops touted sales. Vendors offered T shirts and showers attracted riders. Police kept watch as the beer garden drew crowds downtown.
A federal appeals court granted Napster a temporary reprieve to continue operating through mid-September while it appeals a court injunction ordering a shutdown. The 9th Circuit said questions remain about the injunction’s merits, as Napster founder Shawn Fanning expressed cautious optimism. The Recording Industry Association of America said it remains confident of prevailing.
In Iowa City the dispute over e-textbooks centers on cost and update ease versus reading experience. Supporters argue cheaper, easily updated books while critics say devices fail to match bound texts. The debate will intensify as e-books grow in use.
Reading devices connect to the Internet to download books magazines and newspapers. Users can read in a chair or on a bus and add notes underline and bookmarks while carrying many titles at once.
At the University of Iowa the average student spends 300 dollars per semester on books. A manufacturer estimated an etextbook could be 50 percent cheaper than paper, saving at least 1200 dollars over four years.
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