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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 2004
Page
2
Front page highlights chaos in Iraq as power curtailment nears. Flooded Elkport and Garber face uncertain futures while European voters target Schroeder and Chirac in EP elections. Abductions in Saudi linked to al Qaida draw U.S. searches.
The U S military said up to 1,400 detainees will be released or transferred to Iraqi authorities by the June 30 power handover. It plans to continue holding about 4,000 to 5,000 prisoners deemed a threat to the coalition.
Linn County sheriff investigators link a vehicle airbag systems to the June 4 Walford crash that killed Melissa Clark 23 of Cedar Rapids attaching a custom computer to the airbag controllers. Authorities say the data may aid the investigation.
The Gazette published daily at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids IA outlines subscription rates by carrier and mail options including Morning Editions and Sunday issues. Contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries are provided along with post office and publication details.
The city encourages residents to recycle newsprint and drop newspapers at City Carton located at 901 Ingleside Drive SW or at nearby recycling locations.
Judges review entries in the Associated Press freedom of information writing contest, noting cases where newspapers sued or fought for public records. Examples include Lewiston Sun Journal access to a mayoral DUI record, Journal News video tapes, Missouri record fees, and other public records fights across several states. The piece stresses watchdog roles and urges greater government accountability and public access.
Readers seek coverage of county supervisor sheriff and state legislator races. Share which candidates and issues you want covered before the November 2 election. Contact Mark Bowden at 398-5869 or 339-3155 or email mark.bowden gazette communications.com.
A 10 year old girl writes to President Franklin Roosevelt asking him to keep her father home from war. A boy seeks federal help to clean his room. The letters are set to go on display at the National Archives. names and places are mostly unknown due to missing envelope details.
A fragmentary article notes a 12-year-old Fidel Castro writing to FDR in 1940 asking for a ten dollar bill and expressing sentiment. The piece mentions an Associated Press interview years later and a child’s note to President Ford after Nixon’s pardon, with National Archives curator Bruce Bustard displaying the letter.
Severe storms swept Missouri and Kansas spawning tornadoes and causing at least one traffic death and a drowning. About 110000 customers lost power as six tornadoes touched down near Wichita area and large hail lashed Bethany and Tarkio. One 4 year old passenger died in a multi car wreck while a boat owner’s body was found along Truman Lake shore.
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