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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2008
Page
2
Debris from a toppled construction crane left a city block wrecked and at least four workers dead as rescuers search Sunday for three missing people. Heavy rain and snowmelt threaten rising Eastern Iowa rivers, complicating the response.
The Iowa Money Week Ahead notes investors anticipate a Federal Reserve rate cut at the upcoming meeting. A lower rate could weaken the dollar and boost demand for gold crude oil and other commodities as markets respond.
About 3,000 fans in the Knapp Center gasped in dismay then laughed in relief during the CBS telecast of the NCAA men's basketball tournament selections. The report notes standings and telecast reaction as the field is revealed.
The Gazette published daily at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa lists subscription rates for carrier motor route and mail editions. It notes The Associated Press exclusivity for local news republication and provides contact options including postal, phone, and postal addresses.
Phone numbers and addresses for Gazette General News Tip Line and Circulation offices in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Includes toll free number and website for the Gazette.
The Fed approved JPMorgan Chase acquiring Bear Stearns for $2 a share and broadened lender support with short-term loans to banks and a discount rate cut to 3.25 percent. Treasury and Fed officials urged calmer markets while seeking to avert a broader financial crisis and preserve liquidity.
Senator John McCain arrives in Baghdad meeting Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and expected to meet General David Petraeus amid milestones in Iraq. The war turns five on Thursday and U S casualties near four thousand as Kurds mark the Halabja chemical attack anniversary.
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton on Ingleside Drive and at nearby recycling locations.
In a Palm Sunday appeal at St. Peter's Square the pope denounced five years of war in Iraq and urged reconciliation and justice. He referenced Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho who was found slain near Mosul after being abducted February 29, calling the act inhumane. He plans a Vatican memorial service for Rahho.
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