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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2009
Page
13
Masked gunmen and grenades struck an engagement ceremony in Bilge village near Mardin, Turkey, killing 45 and injuring several. Two girls survived as bodies fell on them during the assault amid reports of tribal feuds and clan rivalries.
Darryl Lyles, 87, of Capitol Heights Maryland, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing at least 83 government laptops from the federal office he served and selling them on Craigslist. He must repay more than $180,000 as restitution for the missing devices. The contractor's firm lost its government contract and 12 workers were laid off.
President Obama pledged to close offshore tax havens and end deferral of U.S. taxes on overseas profits. He proposed enforcement measures, 800 new IRS agents, and a permanent research tax credit worth about 75 billion dollars over ten years, despite mixed Capitol Hill reaction.
Mexico plans a return to normalcy amid the H1N1 outbreak with universities and high schools reopening on Thursday and May 11 for younger students, as the government spends 15 million on cleaning supplies and ramai continues to warn of spread. The Cinco de Mayo celebration is canceled and officials urge vigilance as global cases rise.
A South Korean 4,500 ton warship and Lynx helicopter intervened when pirates chased a North Korean freighter off Aden Yemen. Snipers fired warning shots and the pirate vessel fled, ending the pursuit 23 miles south of Aden.
In Lakeland Florida 34 year old Troy Bellar fatally shot his wife Wendy and sons Zack James 5 months and Ryan Patrick 8 on the front porch then fled chasing 13 year old Nathan Bellar before falling over a bicycle and killing himself on the lawn. A neighbor described a barrage of gunfire and terror.
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