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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 2004
Page
3
Forces including about 5000 Marines and British troops, with Iraqi units, began raids and house searches in the triangle of death south of Baghdad amid renewed insurgent violence ahead of January 30 elections. At least 32 insurgents captured.
Democrats vow to block a quick congressional withdrawal provision expanding access to income tax returns, arguing it invades taxpayer privacy. Republicans warn against rushing bills as part of a broader fight over fast, opaque legislation. A separate brief notes torrential rain linked to one death and a tornado watch across 17 counties. Jury convicts Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish of conspiracy grand larceny burglary after four days of deliberation.
A California state appeals court denied Scott Peterson's request to reverse a judge's ruling blocking motions for venue change and a new jury for the penalty phase. The panel unanimously denied the appeal, setting the sentencing phase to begin November 30 in Walnut Creek.
The government authorized a new monoclonal antibody therapy for multiple sclerosis named natalizumab. The Biogen Idec and Elan collaboration in Cambridge and Ireland produces the treatment aimed at a central nervous system disease affecting about 350,000 Americans.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors votes to shut the trauma center at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center in South Los Angeles. Four supervisors back the closure while one abstains amid civil rights and community opposition. The hospital serves a high crime area with frequent gang violence victims.
In Pensacola Florida Senator Bill Nelson told Boy Scout leaders they will continue receiving military support despite a legal settlement that bars direct Pentagon sponsorship. He urged organizers to relax and said severing all links will not happen.
Colombian army troops in southern Colombia killed Humberto Valbuena head of the Teofilo Forero unit of FARC and three other rebels. The commander was blamed for a string of high profile attacks and kidnappings, an army spokeswoman said.
A former stripper and her lover were acquitted of murdering casino heir Ted Binion, who prosecutors say was drugged and suffocated in a plot to steal a $7 million cache of silver bars and coins. Nine months earlier, Binion’s death had prompted a high profile case and extensive coverage.
In Santa Monica California a memorabilia collector was ordered to turn over OJ Simpson's press credentials from the 1984 Olympics as part of proceedings toward satisfying a 33.5 million dollar verdict from a lawsuit finding Simpson liable for the murders of his ex wife and her friend.
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