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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2001
Page
1
New York reports 201 bodies recovered and 5 422 still missing with 4 115 identified. Five thousand five hundred people pulled out alive. Pentagon notes 188 dead including military civilians and passengers and crew.
Nation and world coverage highlights grim daily life in Afghanistan with ongoing conflict. U S military likely relies on special forces, while aviation aid and regional security loom large in 2A and 3A sections. Community prayers and longterm Muslim presence also frame local impact.
Readers share opinions in the Gazette Online forums about the attack and the national response. The piece guides readers to the site for the latest updates and discussion threads.
Gazette staff writer quotes University of Iowa law professor Adrien Wing who says Americans underestimate how U S foreign policy spurs global terrorism. She notes bin Laden is not sole foe and cites Rwanda and Panama as examples of U S actions provoking resentment and anger.
Local market watchers in Cedar Rapids seek signs of stability after Mondays major stock drop. The Dow fell 684.81 points 7.1 percent Nasdaq down 115.82 points 6.8 percent while volume hit records. Fed and global actions aimed to buoy prices as brokers report limited panic among Eastern Iowa investors. Brian Murphy notes investors waited four days post attack for safeguards to take hold.
President Bush declares Osama bin Laden wanted dead or alive as the United States plans an airline bailout and weighs an economic stimulus. He warns of costs in the war on terrorism while mobilizing 35 000 reservists and pressing for justice against the exiled Saudi dissident.
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