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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2005
Page
2
Front page notes Riverside and Waterloo receive gambling licenses expanding regional gaming. Local officials celebrate the licenses amid anticipated economic impact and job creation for the area.
More than 1,000 demonstrators in Afghanistan rioted and threw stones at a U.S. convoy after reports that interrogators desecrated the Quran at Guantanamo Bay. Police fired on protesters. four died and 71 injured as the unrest spread.
Judge to decide next week if a video interview with 10-year-old Jetseta Gage can be used in sexual abuse cases against the brother of the man charged in her slaying. Jetseta described abuse over three years, stating James Bentley engaged in sexual acts with her.
The Gazette of Cedar Rapids provides daily editions and subscriptions with rates for carrier, motor route, and mail delivery. Editorial and AP news content is shared, with post office and customer service contacts listed for address changes and general inquiries.
The Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and supports recycling. It lists contact lines and a city recycling location at City Carton in Cedar Rapids and directs readers to use recycling drop sites and the online Gazette directory.
A small two seat Cessna 152 strayed within three miles of the White House prompting frantic evacuations at the Executive Mansion and Capitol. Military jets intercepted and fired flares guiding the plane away before authorities ruled the incident an accident. The pilot and student pilot were detained and later released as no charges were filed.
Senators Grassley and Harkin along with Rep. Leach and Rep. Nussle evacuated the Capitol amid a non drill alarm. Grassley and aides walked west on Constitution Avenue for about an hour until a wireless alert cleared the building.
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