This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2003
Page
2
Control of the Meskwaki casino passed to the elected Tribal Council on Friday after two days of negotiations between rival councils. Both sides claim governance of the tribe and its assets while casino operations continued without interruption as elections approach.
Gov. Tom Vilsack announced a special session to address a state salary funding dispute. He said the fiscal 2004 budget as passed underfunds salary needs by 19 million to 20 million dollars, potentially prompting more layoffs.
The University of Iowa earned about 133000 less from the Orange Bowl than the 384000 forecast. UI officials report a total profit of 251397 after receiving 100000 less than the planned 1.65 million.
The Iowa City Water Purification Plant will open its doors to the public this weekend for self guided tours. Visitors can explore the facility and learn about water treatment processes.
Dennis Siamis aged 31 a Cedar Rapids stockbroker surrenders his securities license for five years amid accusations of unauthorized trades soliciting client loans to aid a failing tech firm forging a client's signature on a $1 million transfer and withholding facts.
The nation’s unemployment rate climbs to 6 percent in April, the highest in eight years, as employers cut payrolls deeper. The job losses total about 500,000 over three months and the average duration of unemployment rises to 19.6 weeks, a 20 year high.
The Gazette announces subscription rates for various delivery options and asks readers to send address changes to Gazette Communications in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Contact numbers for subscription service and the general office are listed.
A federal court struck down most of the soft money ban on corporate and union contributions to parties and invalidated sweeping election time ad limits for interest groups. It upheld narrower remaining restrictions as constitutional.
After a two year military standoff, India and Pakistan agreed to hold talks to settle five decades of disputes and restore full diplomatic relations. The move comes ahead of a regional visit by U S Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
An Associated Press poll shows almost half of Americans think a SARS epidemic in the United States is at least somewhat likely, while only 8 percent say it is very likely. Most people are not currently worried about exposure.
FBI says the Chicago hospital child is not the NC disappearance victim and remains in foster care. Separately a videotaped wartime speech purporting to show Saddam Hussein appears exhausted and resigned, with officials unable to confirm its authenticity.
Readers can sign up for the Gazette Online PDA service to receive the latest Eastern Iowa headlines directly to their device. The notice promotes accessing daily news via the GazetteOnline.com platform.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers locals at Rockwell Collins on layoff cannot vote today on a tentative contract. If rejected no second vote is needed to strike though the union international must affirm a strike. Cuba bought 25,000 metric tons of U S corn, correcting Friday's volume figure.
U S authorities disclosed an al-Qaida plan to crash an explosives laden small aircraft into the American Consulate in Karachi Pakistan prompting Homeland Security to warn of possible attacks in the United States. The advisory notes a fixation on aircraft with arrests this week tying to Waleed bin Attash, linked to 9 11 and the USS Cole bombing.
A videotape and audiotape circulated showing Saddam Hussein, fatigued and unclear, urging Iraqis to trust God to drive out American and British forces. Officials cautioned on authenticity while Abu Dhabi TV aired related footage dated April 9. The speaker’s identity and tape date could not be confirmed.
The United States said it has captured Mizban Khadr Hadi commander of one Iraqi region plus two other top officials from Saddam Hussein’s regime as part of detentions bringing the count of those on the most wanted list to 18 of 55. Hadi led policy toward Shiite Muslims and was captured in Baghdad. Huweish and Marouf, listed high on the deck of cards, were identified but details on timing and custody were not provided.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.