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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2003
Page
1
Officials say Elizabeth Smart kidnapping may be linked to a broader scheme aiming to collect seven wives. Investigators pursue clues involving relatives and suspected kidnappers.
Kansas State sophomores power a 89 74 victory over Iowa State as official Steve Welmer interviews Iowa State coach Larry Eusta during a Big 12 tournament loss. Maquoketa Valley edges Hudson 44 41 in a Class 2A girls semifinal. Lenten services noted across Protestant churches as Perfect Game Softball grows with Wendi Krejca.
Paul Pate of Cedar Rapids serves as mayor while holding multiple travels and official duties across state events. His heavy travel schedule reflects a busy administrative role and engagement with regional priorities.
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St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids will require emergency patients to meet copayments or set up payment plans starting Monday to curb rising bad debt of 7.8 million dollars. The policy applies to discharged patients after triage and doctor evaluation while still providing emergency care.
U S and Allies prepare for Atlantic island talks to revive a UN war resolution. Bush Blair and Aznar push for last diplomacy effort amid war pressure and Red Sea cruise missiles. Protests swell in Washington while officials reject a UN compromise as a non starter.
The article notes U S troops relying on birds for signals and cites Ari Fleischer discussing Chilean plans to press Iraq with a three week deadline. On the eve of protests millions of workers staged anti war actions in Spain with Aznar drawing parallels to appeasers.
Cedar Rapids area district faces leadership change as Rapids Schools Superintendent Lew Finch announces retirement and a potential exit before his two year contract ends. He emphasizes leaving the district in good hands during a Friday interview with The Gazette.
Finch outlines retirement effective January 4 with an option to maintain district health and hospitalization coverage at his expense. He would receive a severance estimated at $85,000 paid over four years, with July 1 to January 4 salary counting the same percentage as proposed.
A six month Gazette analysis of Linn County court records shows drunken driving arrests peak on Saturdays and in Cedar Rapids southwest, with males outnumbering females by about four to one and most arrestees aged 20 to 25.
Cedar Rapids police Lt. Chuck Mincks says DUI statistics by month day hour location age group and gender reflect familiar patterns. He notes a weekend tally of 19 drunken drivers in March and 39 in February, illustrating the cycle of ups and downs in OUI cases.
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