This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 2004
Page
1
Cedar Rapids flag features drawings of City Hall and other structures with the slogan Proud of yesterday Progressive today Promising tomorrow. The banner expresses civic pride and forward-looking sentiment for the community.
Cedar Rapids flag rated among the nation’s worst at 142nd of 150 by North American Vexillological Association. Designer Fred Basker Jr., 60, recalls entering the 1962 contest. he now markets Iowa landscapes and supports a new design contest. City Hall cites utilitarian stance but sees potential promotional value.
President Bush in Iowa charges Kerry would raise taxes to derail recovery and weaken global security. He vows the United States will keep an all volunteer army and will not reinstate a draft while pursuing Iraq and Afghanistan democracies.
President Bush returns to Iowa for a late morning rally in Waterloo his seventeenth Iowa visit and continues a campaign pace in the battleground state with a stop noted for Saturday and an unannounced venue.
Senator Tom Harkin labels Vice President Dick Cheney the Spiro Agnew of 2004 and accuses him of deep links to Halliburton. Voters line up in multiple states as registration deadlines loom. Colorado faces a vote on allocating its electoral votes.
Senator John Kerry arrives at the Cedar Rapids airport to rally supporters in cold weather. Democratic candidate Dave Franker notes the crowd’s dedication as they await the candidate’s jet.
John Edwards appears in Cleveland Ohio for a debate starting at 9 p m Eastern Time. The event will be broadcast live on CBS NBC ABC CNN Fox News MSNBC PBS and C SPAN. Governor Tom Vilsack will join to comment for the Democrats.
Senator John Kerry plans a 9 a.m. town hall at Tipton Middle School 725 W Seventh St with ticket info available by phone. He urged 28 days of door knocking and calls to energize supporters as he pitches strengthening America's middle class amid the Bush administration.
Coe College in Cedar Rapids will break ground this month on a 2 million administration building named McCabe Hall. The project completes a trio with Clark Alumni House and Nassif Admission House, as Stuart Hall renovations move offices to the new site. McCabe Hall honors former Coe President Joseph McCabe, while Stuart Hall receives a 2.5 million renovation and new classrooms and labs. President Jim Phifer calls the plans a leap forward for the college.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.