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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 2003
Page
2
Reports from Imam Taha of Mother Mosque in wa say Muslims feel dread amid the war and threat of terrorism. The FBI seeks 17 more agents for offices in multiple cities as global security concerns rise. In other news, political and vaccination debates surface as officials weigh public health and security responses.
Fragmentary OCR from a 1883 Gazette page shows garbled postal and monetary notations, scattered numbers, and stray terms like Cedar, Sunday, postage, and medic terms. Readable content is minimal. no clear event, person, or organization identified.
In a local column Garete advocates agriculture and youth leadership, urging community support for farming initiatives. The piece highlights Mr Piming with savbean ink and references S259 Soh St SW, detailing a civic effort to advance rural development and education.
A healthy baby girl was born Tuesday and left at an undisclosed hospital, becoming the first child abandoned under Iowa’s two year old safe haven law. The infant is in foster care and will be eligible for adoption.
Health officials warn the worst health crisis in years as quarantines and school closures fail to halt SARS infections. About 2,500 people are quarantined in Hong Kong and Singapore, with global totals surpassing 1,400 illnesses and over 50 deaths. News details from 8A Gazette and are ports.
Local press contact data lists Cedar Rapids area telephone numbers for general news and circulation. It includes city and county designations, with multiple extensions and a web address hinting at an online edition. The fragment suggests newsroom outreach channels and delivery inquiries.
The FBI plans new foreign offices in Kabul and Jakarta and other capitals, adding 30 personnel to roughly 200 stationed worldwide. Officials say the overseas expansion strengthens counterterrorism after Sept. 11, noting 500 agents and 200 staff have already served abroad since 2001, with legal attachés aiding investigations.
Three men from Massachusetts and Rhode Island climbed a suspending cable to the top of the Williamsburg Bridge in New York, prompting a more than two hour closure during the morning rush. They were held on trespass or obstructing governmental administration charges after authorities found nothing unusual at the scene.
U S authorities cite evidence and testimony that accused conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was being groomed for a second wave of attacks as part of a broader al Qaida plot. Key figures include Malaysian chemist Yazid Sufaat who hosted both hijackers and Moussaoui in 2000 and supplied papers to travel to the United States. Mohammed has said Moussaoui was to prepare for such a second wave, though Moussaoui was not charged as part of the hijacking team.
The Transportation Security Administration considers reducing screeners from 54 000 to 51 000, potentially sending layoff notices by May 1. TSA chief James Loy told a House subcommittee the agency will decide by Sept 1 how many positions to cut and may transfer staff between airports to meet needs.
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