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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 2005
Page
11
NASA released a Thursday image of the Sombrero galaxy Messier 104. The object is nicknamed the Sombrero due to its broad-brimmed hat like appearance in visible light.
A U S Army vehicle from the 3rd Infantry Division sits before an oil pipeline blaze near Baquba Iraq about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. The scene shows military involvement and pasture of the firefighting effort.
Spike TV orders a Blade pilot based on the films starring Wesley Snipes as the half human hunter of the undead. A two hour Marvel comic based movie will premiere early next year. Spike's Doug Herzog cites demand for action adventure among male viewers. The Blade films released in 1998 2002 and 2004.
A list of notable birthdays includes Darren McGavin, Teresa Brewer, Jimmy Ruffin, Bill Kreutzmann, Traci Lords, Phil Campbell, Breckin Meyer. Also mentions Robert Hegges and a Grateful Dead reference.
Willie Nelson did not want his name on a stretch of Texas Highway 130 in Austin. State Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos pulled the bill after two senators objected to naming road sections in their districts. Nelson’s lawyer said the singer was honored but felt naming a toll road did not fit his worldview.
Mindy McCready, 28, was stopped Friday near Nashville, Tennessee for driving 58 mph in a 40 mph zone. Police said she smelled of alcohol and performed poorly on sobriety tests, refused a breath test, and faced DUI, suspended license, and breath test charges before posting a $3,500 bond and later denying intoxication.
San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom phoned KLLC FM for about 15 minutes to praise Coldplay and their recent concerts. Chris Martin and Will Champion invited Newsom to the band’s show, amid a scene of rapid ticket sales. Newsom later attended a gala at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Sherman Loudermilk 92 formerly a children's show host known as Cowboy Slim died April 30 in Escondido California from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Peter Bramley 60 first art director of National Lampoon magazine died April 12 in St Petersburg Florida from pneumonia and related complications, noted for murals brightening local businesses.
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