02 Sep 2005
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 2005
Page
1
Communities in Linn and Johnson Counties collect donations for the American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund. Local events at Coral Ridge Mall and the Jaycees Center raise funds and inquires run through designated phone lines and school fundraisers.
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and surrounding Gulf Coast towns face widespread looting, arson, and violence. Governor Kathleen Blanco orders a war on looters as 300 National Guard arrive from Iraq and may be increased to 30,000 troops to restore order.
Residents drop off water and diapers at Allen Motor Co as a steady line of cars gathers supplies for Gulf Coast storm victims. A CAST Van Expedited semi and three more trucks are loaded with donations with more expected at Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville today.
Wall Street economists lower growth forecasts as Katrina drives up energy prices gasoline natural gas and heating oil. Costs climb for chemicals used in goods from dresses to CDs coffee and oysters face shortages tied to New Orleans port. Grain and cattle prices drop as export and demand shift, squeezing household budgets.
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