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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2005
Page
1
Hostile fire has killed 54 American troops in May in Iraq, more than in any of the prior three months. The tally includes 14 fatalities in the last three days as insurgents press attacks, threatening May to become one of the deadliest months for U.S. forces in the past year.
About 1,000 U S Marines sailors and soldiers encircle Haditha in Anbar province in the second major anti insurgent operation in less than a month. Officials said the attack comes with a week left in the month and is likely to rank among the deadliest for Iraq in 2004.
A Zarqawi clearinghouse site says the insurgent chief was wounded for the sake of God and asks Muslims to pray for his recovery. U.S. officials question the posting's authenticity amid reports of tips on his movements and a Baghdad hospital search.
Observers note a two second transmission delay between lunar astronauts and Mission Control. The gap reflects light travel time and console processing as signals traverse the Earth Moon path.
Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is believed to have crossed the termination shock in December, marking a milestone as solar wind meets interstellar wind. University of Iowa scientist Donald Garnett notes the event and its significance.
The Cedar Rapids district promotes No. 1 Jim Thornton to executive administrator for secondary education. Thornton will oversee middle and high school programs and curriculum alignment across the district.
Chelsea Nicole Plum, who gave birth as a 17 year old in December 2000 and faced murder charges, was granted parole four and a half years after the infant named Baby Chelsea was found near a water tower. She will remain on parole until July 12, 2006.
Daryl Baumgartner of Edgewood found a 13-inch, 1 pound 2 ounce morel on a north slope near a dead elm. He took the specimen to Marion taxidermist Jim Kindig, who freeze dried and lacquered it to preserve its lifelike state and encase it in glass at All Seasons Wildlife Art.
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