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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 2003
Page
3
A lawyer for 153 families suing Iran says Tehran ordered the 1983 bombing that killed 241 U S Marines in Beirut. The suit seeks more than 2 billion dollars in damages as part of a broader effort to expel Americans from Lebanon.
A federal appeals court in Washington reversed a lower court award ordering General Dynamics and Boeing to pay the United States Navy over 2 billion dollars for the canceled A-12 radar evading jet project. The case is sent back for reconsideration to determine if the Defense Department justified canceling the program.
In Freshwater California climbers hired by a lumber company removed the first of 18 tree sitters four days after a court deadline. The activist known as Remedy came down safely and was arrested on reaching the ground.
Large Fifth Avenue crowd and marches nationwide celebrate Saint Patrick's Day as New York ahead of 2 million spectators. Savannah, Kansas City, and Cleveland host parades with participants including Gov. Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg. Military wives rally rain or shine for soldiers.
NASA officials testified debris streamed from the shuttle Columbia from California to Texas as wires in the left wing burned and sensors failed. Flight director Paul Hill noted debris fall and sensor anomalies while the orbiter flew normally until breakup. Video from citizen observers was shown at the hearing. another session was scheduled.
Trustees report shows Social Security solvency at 2042 a year later while Medicare insolvency advances to 2026 as baby boomers near eligibility. Bush calls for Congress to act on reform proposals to overhaul both programs.
President Bush reiterates in a statement that Social Security needs bipartisanship to address long term problems and supports letting younger workers invest a portion of their payroll taxes privately. He notes no major overhaul is expected before the 2004 election, as Republicans push for reforms after the vote.
The Palestinian parliament rejected Yasser Arafat’s bid to retain influence over cabinet appointments as reform efforts sought by Washington faltered. In Gaza, Israeli raids killed 10 Palestinians while mediators watch the standoff for clues to the ailing peace push. An advocacy group disputed the bulldozer death claim of Rachel Corrie, a 23 year old American from Olympia Washington.
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