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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 2004
Page
4
In Gonzales Louisiana a plan to ban passengers from drinking alcohol in cars takes effect in August. Police note current rules allow sharing drinks to dodge tickets and lawmakers aim to curb this practice at interstate exits near oil refineries and chemical plants. Chuck Johnson says he will continue to drink two beers for the road despite the change.
A forthcoming Louisiana law, effective August, bars passengers from having open alcoholic beverages in vehicles to curb fatal crashes. Law includes exemptions for limousines and taxis and faces anticipated widespread circumvention according to experts and MADD.
Chad and Cameroon presidents opened the 663 mile $3.7 billion pipeline with crude flowing since last year. ExxonMobil Chevron Petronas plus World Bank funding back the venture amid praise of jobs and billions, while critics warn of farmland loss and corruption risks.
Simmie Knox, the first Black artist to paint an official presidential portrait, prepares to unveil his oil painting of former President Bill Clinton in a White House ceremony. Knox, born in 1935 in Aliceville Alabama, recalls his journey from sharecropper origins to portraitist of the president.
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