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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 2005
Page
2
The front page reports Iraqi forces crack down in Baghdad as insurgents strike back. The piece notes war dead remembered with elaborate headstones and mentions Danica Patrick racing toward Indy 500 history, with a 27-year-old planning a late prom.
Voters across France reject the European Union's first constitution in a stinging rebuke to President Jacques Chirac who urged approval. Also notes an attack in Baghdad near the Iraqi Oil Ministry and other world items.
As of Sunday the AP count shows at least 1,656 U S military personnel dead since March 2003. Of these 1,264 have died from hostile action per the Defense Department.
U.S. Rep. Jim Nussle plans a seven day Iowa tour to announce his gubernatorial bid. The Manchester Republican will visit 48 communities across 37 counties to kick off the campaign.
The Gazette notes an editing error published the wrong date for Nicole DeBoom’s seminar at the Helen G Nassif YMCA in downtown Cedar Rapids. The event is corrected to 7 p.m. on Tuesday June 7 and readers may call for accuracy issues.
The Gazette published in Cedar Rapids Iowa provides subscription options including carrier and motor route rates and mail plans for Morning Editions and Sunday issues. For changes and service, contact Gazette Communications via listed phone numbers or mail to P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
Contact numbers for Cedar Rapids departments appear with several garbled lines including general news, tip line, circulation, and outside inquiries. The item ends with a recycling pledge and drop location at City Carton in Cedar Rapids.
The Gazette announces upcoming Q A columns over the next two weeks to help voters compare the city commission and council manager forms before the June 14 election. It invites reader questions by mail or email and notes ongoing coverage by City Hall reporter Rick Smith.
In Bari Italy Pope Benedict XVI pledged to end the 1000 year rift with the Orthodox Church. He called Bari a land of meeting and dialogue and urged Catholics to take concrete steps toward visible unity. Russians welcomed the gesture but warned some differences remain.
Italian aid worker Clementina Cantoni, 32, kidnapped in Kabul May 16, is shown on Afghan TV wrapped in a brown blanket with two gunmen. Cantoni, a CARE International worker since 2002 aiding Afghan widows, identifies herself and family details, while uncertainty remains about the recording date.
The Gazette operates on reduced hours for Memorial Day. Circulation offices in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City close to the public but stay reachable until 11 a.m. The newsroom opens to the public at 4 p.m. Obituaries and news items for Tuesday morning publication are due by 7 p.m. Advertising and business offices remain closed today and resume normal hours Tuesday.
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