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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 2002
Page
1
Judy Potter and neighbors in Marion celebrate Pucker Street being added to the National Register of Historic Places ending a ten day labor dispute. Readers learn other regional items including a banking expansion and a college basketball note.
Folk singer Bill Morrissey appears in Eastern Iowa for a weekend show, presenting intimate storytelling through song. The event promises a intimate evening of folk melodies and lyrical narratives for local audiences.
A sanitized OCR fragment lists terse pages and sections such as Lottery Money Movies Notebo Books People Pictures Puzzles Stocks Weather. The snippet hints at a generic newspaper index with section headers and sparse readable text.
The Cedar Rapids Waterloo market aired 11 224 political ads through September. With 27 days to the vote, spending could exceed 300 million nationwide and 7.5 million in Iowa, possibly reaching 1 billion by Election Day. Campaign trackers cite 11 224 ads in Eastern Iowa. KWWL says ads have generated substantial revenue.
TSA crews arrived at The Eastern Iowa Airport to operate the security checkpoint and gates. About 60 permanent screeners joined 12 mobile agents, with 150 total expected by year end, as passengers face more comprehensive explosive-detection screening and enhanced procedures.
All travelers must show government photo ID and ticket or boarding pass. Prohibited items are not allowed on person or in purses. Bags may undergo X-ray, explosives trace detection, and passengers face pat-downs or wand searches. More luggage will be inspected. checks will be intensified.
Northwest Iowa Airport increases staff from about 60 to 150 to cover 4 AM to midnight operations. Officials say intensified security aims to keep flights on time and ensure airport safety. The plan requires inspecting 100 percent of baggage after December 31, with ongoing staffing expansion.
The Alan Guttmacher Institute reports an 11 percent drop in the U S abortion rate from 1994 to 2000 with a 39 percent decline among girls ages 15 to 18. Researchers note increased abortions among poorer women and a broader shift in teen sexual behavior linked to AIDS awareness and sex education.
Mayor Paul Pate urged the state Transportation Commission to support the $86 million Highway 100 extension, saying it spurs Cedar Rapids development, safer driving, and less congestion. He charged opponents with planning an end run by creating a nature preserve to block the road.
Two Kuwaiti gunmen in a pickup attacked U.S. Marines during urban assault drills on Failaka Island, killing one Marine and wounding another before the assailants were shot dead. The Pentagon reported AK-47s and ammunition were recovered from the vehicle. Kuwait called the incident a terrorist act.
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