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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2000
Page
2
Anna Quindlen argues for overhauling Tuesday voting with weekend polls and nationwide electronic ballots. She envisions a festive, TV‑driven Election Festival and critiques current machines, costs, and participation trends.
Rebels of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front hold an estimated 300 U.N. hostages after seizing a Zam bian battalion with 13 armored personnel carriers bearing U.N. markings. U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard cited uncertainty over rebels' next moves toward Freetown or interior zones as the hostage crisis worsens.
The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone threatens to evacuate staff after rebels captured about 300 UN personnel in Freetown. UNAMSIL tallies 7,223 troops and 259 observers with 11,000 total peacekeepers under review for reinforcement and regional pressure on Sankoh. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan warns attacks risk wider Africa peacekeeping support. Ambassador Holbrooke comments underscore regional tensions.
An alignment of the sun, moon and the five brightest planets occurred Friday, though glare washed out some planets. NASA says the tight grouping seen from Earth last occupied 1962, at 1 08 a m, described by a JPL spokesperson as a loose alignment with planets appearing like fireflies in a searchlight.
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support agriculture and urges readers to drop newspapers at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW or recycle at their nearest location.
The Gazette reports a correction to an earlier article misdating the first open heart procedure at St Luke's Hospital which occurred on June 27, 1978. The correction notes the hospital supplied the wrong date and promises clarifications for accuracy and fairness in future editions.
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