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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2004
Page
1
Frances battered Florida with wind and rain, destroying roofs and utilities. More than 5 million lost power as 13 inches of rain flooded the central east coast and inland areas. One mobile home resident described the storm’s force while a school evacuee roof was blown off.
As storms hit Florida, two deaths are reported and 5 million residents lose power. Rainfall reaches 13 inches with 2.8 million ordered to evacuate. About 108000 take shelter. 18 counties declare federal disaster areas and 8000 Florida National Guardsmen are mobilized. Initial damage estimates range from 2 to 5 billion dollars. About 95 mementos listed on eBay by Sunday afternoon.
About 1,100 U S soldiers and Marines were wounded in August the highest monthly toll since the war began and linked to three weeks of fighting by two Army and one Marine battalion in Najaf U S units also faced urban battles in Baghdad Fallujah Ramadi and Samarra two months after political authority transfer Lt Col Albert Maas 2nd Medical Brigade said it was like downtown Detroit as troops battled building to building The death toll rose more slowly with 976 U S forces dead and almost 7 000 wounded since March 2003
In western Baghdad a mortar attack wounded 16 and killed two U S soldiers at a base. A report of No 6 on the most wanted list arrest was questioned. An Egyptian kidnapping victim was found dead in northern Iraq and militants claimed four Jordanian drivers were seized. A car bomb near a Dijiel air base injured an American soldier as a Turkish firm said it would pull out to rescue a kidnapped driver.
Jean Wiedenheft a 28 year old Cedar Rapids resident works as a land steward at Indian Creek Nature Center. She began volunteering in 1994 as a Cornell College student after earning degrees from Iowa State University and writing for environmental magazines before joining the center in 2001.
John Boots 51 of Brandon known as Boots is a caster at PMX Industries in Cedar Rapids a fabricator of copper nickel and zinc based alloys He has worked at PMX for nine years and did not attend college but earned straight A grades in welding in high school.
Residents across eastern Iowa weigh in on work life and labor concerns in a broad community survey. Local workers, employers, and public officials offer perspectives on wages, job security, and economic prospects.
Nova Daniels of Swisher comments on the Iowa state quarter inspiration painting Arbor Day. The work shows cattle on rolling hills, a woodshed, an outhouse roof, a dirt road, a horse team, and a distant church steeple and grain elevator. Viewers at a Cedar Rapids exhibit hailed its beauty.
The Grant Wood oil painting Arbor Day, inspiration for the new Iowan quarter design, is displayed at The History Center 615 First Ave SE through Oct 3. Admission 8 dollars. Hours vary by day. contact 319 362 1501 for details. On loan from William Koch Palm Beach Florida.
In Utah, two helicopter pilots will attempt to hook a 400-pound Genesis capsule as it descends 400 feet per minute. The craft contains tiny solar wind particles believed to reveal clues about the solar system's origins. They rate the maneuver at 8 or 9 on a 10-point difficulty scale and fear a live mishap.
On a desert site near six miles above ground two helicopter crews attempt to snag the Genesis capsule with hook and cable as they descend on a hoisted line. Civilian pilots rehearse the recovery multiple times but fear fumbles while NASA broadcasts the event on SPACE PAGE 8A.
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