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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2003
Page
2
U S and allied forces set a two week amnesty beginning Sunday with Iraqis ordered to surrender weapons. Looting declined but security remains weak as gunfire tracks neighborhoods at night and streets empty after sunset across the city.
At a summit in St. Petersburg, Bush and Vladimir Putin present a united front on war disputes and pledge billions to combat AIDS and hunger. The event follows ratification of a major nuclear arms agreement and signals renewed friendship. Queen Elizabeth II marks 50 years since her coronation with a Westminster Abbey ceremony.
Ryan Newman wrestled a 3400 pound stock car around Dover International Speedway for half the afternoon after losing power steering but stayed focused and defeated Jeff Gordon to claim victory on Sunday. The same day, Roger Clemens neared his 300th win as Detroit rallied from a six run deficit to beat the Yankees 10 9 in 17 innings. He eyes 300 in his next start at Wrigley Field.
The Gazette published daily from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Subscription rates listed include carrier weekly prices and mail options for Morning Editions and Sunday. Contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries are provided.
Senators consider doubling ethanol use in gasoline to 5 billion gallons yearly amid scientific dispute over net fossil energy use. Firewise efforts grow as wildfire season nears with focused home protection in Colorado. Doctors report breakthrough in blocking tumor blood vessel growth extends cancer patient survival.
Canadian nurses accuse hospital officials of ignoring warnings amid Toronto s SARS outbreak which has claimed another victim as a Hong Kong health worker dies. The global toll nears 770 deaths with more than 8300 cases since SARS emerged in southern China last November. Most fatalities in China and Hong Kong.
The Gazette publicizes its commitment to the future by promoting agriculture with soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are encouraged to recycle newspapers at City Carton in Cedar Rapids and at nearby recycling locations.
The Gazette invites reader comments via a survey in the page corner or at offices, following a 20 month old reformat with a new nameplate typography and local news section. Officials acknowledge ongoing refinements and encourage responses to improve usefulness and relevance. In other news the House plans a vote on the Flag Desecration Amendment amid past failures and court rulings on free speech, with Secretary Powell supporting free expression and NIE programs cited to boost student performance.
At Higginville Missouri Confederate battle flags were placed on about 700 graves by volunteers with state approval on May 24 as part of Confederate Memorial Day. The main pole flag remains down under state orders, while supporters argue the flag belongs at the memorial in tribute to fallen soldiers.
U S Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Rome to meet Pope John Paul II following the pope's appeal to President Bush to avoid war in Iraq. The discussions were to cover postwar Iraq reconstruction and the road map for Israeli Palestinian peace.
The March 17 2003 reformatted Gazette invites reader opinions on readability and layout changes. Questions seek if changes make reading easier or harder, effect on story count, and satisfaction with the redesign including features Today’s Gazette and In the Know.
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