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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2003
Page
3
Six people were killed in a Chicago high rise fire that trapped workers in smoke filled stairways of the 35 story Cook County administration building. Fire Superintendent James Joyce noted most victims appeared from one stairwell as firefighters completed floor by floor searches and some victims called 911 from cell phones.
Virginia Beach Virginia jurors chosen for the John Allen Muhammad sniper trial include several with military links reflecting a community anchored by Navy installations.
The 10 women and five men include 13 whites and two blacks, selected from 123 prospects. Opening statements in the trial of a 42 year old Army veteran are set to begin Monday after four days of individual questioning about death penalty views exposure to publicity and fear from last year’s Washington metro sniper spree that killed 10 people.
Shenzhou 5 lands in Beijing after orbital mission and splashdown. Qi Faren, chief designer, says instruments may be reused and that the capsule arrived with minimal damage. India sees a new frog Nasikabatrachidae discovered by S D Biju and Franky Bossuyt. described as nose frog with bloated body and small eyes.
In Karbala and surrounding areas, U S and Iraqi forces clashed with gunmen outside a Shiite cleric’s compound. The fighting left four Americans dead and several wounded, with ten Iraqis killed, marking a grim milestone in hostile-fire deaths. The violence prompts talk of continued troop rotations into 2006.
Fresh man Rep. Steve King of Iowa travels to Iraq this weekend as part of a congressional delegation led by Rep. Mac Thornberry Texas to review wartime conditions. The group plans meetings with Middle East officials and King expects to return to Washington next week.
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