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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 2006
Page
3
Heavy weekend snowfall shuts resorts as avalanches claim at least five lives in Lauterbrunnen and Tignes. An American resident in Germany skiing off marked terrain died in Lauterbrunnen while a second American escaped. In Tignes a U.S. citizen died after allegedly falling into a lake while snowboarding off marked runs.
Hamas voted to strip Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of powers granted by his Fatah party in the parliament session. In Gaza City an Israeli missile strike hit an ice cream truck killing two Islamic Jihad militants and three bystanders, including two boys, with seven people wounded.
A computer model projects the next sunspot cycle to be 30 to 50 percent stronger than the last. It would start late 2007 or early 2008 and peak around 2012, according to Sum usi Dikpati of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder Colorado.
In Vienna the IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei suggested a deal on Iran's suspect nuclear program could be reached within days and might negate the need for Security Council action. A confidential Russian proposal to allow limited domestic uranium enrichment faced U S opposition. ElBaradei said he hoped an agreement could be reached within a week.
Milan Babic, a Croatian Serb war crimes convict once a Balkan wars rebel leader, killed himself in his prison cell. The UN tribunal confirmed the death came three weeks after he expressed remorse and said guilt would be a lifelong burden.
President Bush pledges to send Congress legislation reinstating line-item veto power to strip wasteful expenditures and earmarks from bills. He cites Clinton era use, Supreme Court objections, and aims to cut spending and deficit while ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely. Senate action on the debt limit looms later this month.
An ABC News Washington Post poll shows 80 percent believe sectarian violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq makes civil war likely, with over half urging U S withdrawal. Republicans Democrats and independents express similar fears and timelines for troop exit.
In Baghdad Iraq President fails to order parliament into session by March 12 delaying government formation. The deadlock coincides with sniper attacks killing Maj. Gen. Midder Hatim al Dulaimi head of forces guarding Baghdad and a wave of bombings and shootings that kill 25 more Iraqis.
U S health officials say new bird flu versions require a different vaccine recipe to protect people. Three cats in Austria test positive for the deadly strain, spurring NIH and CDC to begin work on a second vaccine while existing doses from a Vietnam sample are used.
A free Back Pain Relief Report offers guidance for local sufferers in Cedar Rapids. The notice urges readers to call 1-888-565-7110 for a toll free, 24 hour recorded message and mentions an address at Bingham 206 Collins Rd.
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