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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 2004

Page

10

Nuclear accident near Three Mile Island jogged public fear

The 1979 Three Mile Island crisis began with a pump failure that overheated the reactor core though no deaths occurred. Radiation releases and a delayed warning sparked evacuation fears near Elizabethtown and Hershey as residents faced panic, bank runs, and a near-meltdown.

Metropolitan Edison Field Elizabeth Elizabethtown

Coming Sunday How Safe is Iowa's Nuclear Plant

The Gazette examines Three Mile Island safety impact with Field arguing the health dept could ease fears by town meetings and door to door tests for radiation. Federal authorities say nearby residents face little long term risk. Field notes voles near the site show low exposure though harm to residents remains uncertain.

Iowa Three Mile Island Field State Health Department

Debated indecency issue pits Soboroff and Stern critics

Soboroff argues Howard Stern reflects community values and FCC rules, as Clear Channel suspends Stern on six stations. KMRY Radio's Sellers contests Stern's NY No 1 status and defends free speech limits, noting higher fines looming from Congress and the FCC.

Soboroff Howard Stern New York FCC Clear Channel Stern Sellers Kmry Radio Cedar Rapids WLTW U.S. House Senate Congress

Clarke drama overpowers disclosures at 9/11 hearing shockingly honest

In a tense hearing Clarke apologized amid sobs from victims families as disclosures emerged. CIA notes challenge Bush denial of authoring August 2001 brief on al Qaida threats linking to hijackings and wariness from Clinton-era orders.

Clarke CIA Now United States al-Qaida Bush Condoleeza Rice President’s Daily Brief bin Laden Rice Richard Ben- Veniste Democratic Commission CIA George Tenet Commission Northern Alliance al- Qaida

Senate weighs bill on sex offender risk assessments backlog

The backlog of about 2400 sex offenders not yet risk assessed due to resource limits could mislead the public about who is listed. Sen. Donald Redfern says the judiciary panel will likely pass the measure to the full Senate, while Gov. Vilsack favors dropping the assessment. The Iowa registry uses a scoring system amid calls for a cheaper, more accurate method.

Tjepkes Donald Redfern Cedar Falls Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Tom Vilsack Corrections and Public Safety Connecticut Alaska

Mutation in MYH16 gene linked to smaller jaw muscles

Nature reports from University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on isolating a MYH16 mutation on chromosome 7 in junk DNA. The mutation reduces myosin production, weakening jaw muscles and aligning with fossil evidence of early humans in East Africa about 2.4 million years ago. The team notes implications for evolution and muscle biology.

Nature University of Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Pennsylvania East Africa Penn

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