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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 2003
Page
2
US and British units press toward Baghdad within 100 miles amid fierce front line fighting and unexpected resistance in towns and river crossings. Nassiriyah hosts the day’s largest battle as losses mount and a Patriot misfire downed two British Tornado jets. General Myers says Iraqi forces are not a beaten force.
A US Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed about 18 miles north of Ghazni while on a medical evacuation mission. All six on board were killed. The crash was not shot down and the cause is under investigation. Officials said it was not related to Operation Valiant Strike.
A 9 year old girl in Costa Rica, daughter of a Nicaraguan migrant, became pregnant after alleged rape and underwent an abortion. A 22 year old man was arrested. Nicaragua’s conservative society sparked a clash as officials and the family debated the abortion despite government resistance. The girl’s parents withdrew her from a state hospital as of February 20.
Fragmented OCR text shows a local newspaper title and unrelated postal and pricing notes. The readable elements include the Gazette name, a Cedar Rapids Iowa address hint, and scattered currency figures. No coherent story or event is present to summarize into a clear news item.
Jamie Cavey scored a career best 21 points with 17 in the second half and six rebounds as Iowa beat Marquette 76 73 in the NIT at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Iowa hosts Creighton in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 7 pm. The wrestling team finished eighth at the NCAA Championship in Kansas City.
ChevronTexaco evacuated staff and shut almost all Nigeria installations after weeks of deadly fighting in the Niger Delta. Jay Pryor said the pullout cuts 440000 barrels and 285 million cubic feet of gas daily, nearly all of the company’s Nigerian production.
A Houston Police Department lab with water leaks reopens a review of 525 criminal cases. An audit cited significant deficiencies in the facilities as the district attorney considers actions. The county is noted for sending many inmates to death row.
The page lists contact lines and circulation figures for Cedar Rands and Cedar Panis areas. It includes several phone numbers such as 39883223 3393155 and 14830 3976212 with references to readers in Iowa and Jalen. GazetteOnfine.com is noted as a source or related site.
A damaged notice fragment shows unclear references to a local Gazette with mentions of newscasts and a civic location. The readable text candidates include scattered words like state, nearest, and a street address, but no coherent event or names emerge.
The Gazette launches a Community Forum within its Opinion Page inviting letters on topics that define Cedar Rapids area identity. Editorial editors will select letters for publication, asking writers to include contact details. Readers may email or mail submissions to share public concerns, limited in impact but worthy of comment.
Israeli officials said two Sunday proposals would push the barrier farther into the West Bank potentially displacing more than 200,000 Palestinians while expanding land loss for a future Palestinian state. Critics call it a land grab and say it undermines peace efforts amid Iraqi war attention.
Chechnya voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution on Sunday, strengthening its status within the Russian Federation. Official results show about 92,496 in 106 districts backed the measure with 30,25 voting against amid 79 percent turnout, as Moscow views it as a step toward peace after years of conflict.
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