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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2003
Page
2
Dubuque Police received a 911 call just before 8 p.m. Saturday claiming 15 bombs were placed on the Diamond Jo Casino and the Miss Marquette. No devices were found and the case remains under investigation. The Miss Marquette, now Isle of Capri Casino, is in Marquette, Clayton County.
Israel's government narrowly approves a global backed peace road map and Recognizes Palestinians' right to statehood while keeping an escape clause. Cabinet clears path to a possible three way meeting with Mahmoud Abbas and President Bush next week. An explosion on the Norwegian Cruise Line SS Norway docked in Miami leaves at least three crew dead and 20 injured with passengers unharmed.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended police actions after two deaths during raids. He said the incidents are not a trend but pledged not to tolerate mistakes. The victims include Alberta Spruill, a city worker, killed in a Harlem raid on May 16, and Ousmane Zango, fatally shot in a Chelsea storage facility.
Rescue teams searched past nightfall for survivors from a passenger ferry that collided with a larger vessel at the mouth of Manila Bay and sank. At least 25 people drowned while 203 were rescued. about 1,700 on the larger ship faced no injuries. Details, 7A
The Gazette provides subscription rates for various delivery methods and regions. It lists mail options, weekly and yearly prices, and contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries. It also notes postmaster address and AP republication rights.
Canada reported one infected cow among 150 in an Alberta herd linked to North America’s first mad cow case in a decade. Officials say contaminated animal-source feed remains the most likely cause as tests clear other cattle.
The item lists a general contact phone line and a second number with a directive to access a complete company directory and email addresses at GazetteOnline.com. It indicates 519 area codes and provides web access for the full directory.
The Gazette outlines its commitment to sustainable printing with soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Ingleside Drive SW or other local recycling locations.
The Gazette restarts its summer features with a fourth annual tour of golf courses led by Marc Morehouse who will visit 12 courses across Ames Cedar Rapids Columbus Junction Dyersville Grinnell Iowa City Keota Panora Waverly West Liberty West Union Winthrop and provide hours fees and diagrams. Also launching How I Spent My Summer Vacation reader photos to appear over Labor Day and a My Hometown photo project tracking Main Street changes.
Dozens recall three women laying flowers in Boalsburg in 1864 marking a local Memorial Day observance. Others from Columbus Mississippi to Richmond Virginia claim birth. Waterloo New York is officially recognized by law of 1966, though locals dispute the choice.
Villagers lowered flags to half staff and decorated graves across three cemeteries in Waterloo. Jane Shaffer chairs the local observance and cites congressional designation and pride in being Memorial Day’s birthplace. The VA notes an early 1862 graveside homage led by Sarah J. Evans in Washington, with 1863 and 1864 decorations and Evans later dubbed originator by Des Moines GAR post.
The Gazette runs on shorter hours for Memorial Day. Cedar Rapids circulation lines stay open until 11 a.m. Phone numbers are provided for missed papers and obituary submissions. Newsroom doors open at 4 p.m. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City newsroom closed until Tuesday.
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