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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 2005
Page
1
Ely city council will consider an ordinance restricting sex offenders from living within 2000 feet of parks, playgrounds or the library. Lawmakers cite state limits near schools and day care centers, noting Ely has none and growth raises concerns of offenders moving in.
Junior Achievement poll finds nearly 80 percent of teens say cheating is acceptable if not caught. Local Gazette Youth Advisory Council members challenge the figure, noting temptations to bend rules from school tests to driving permit limits.
Hiawatha police debut a $15,000 density detector that finds hidden compartments in vehicles. Officer Rod Fiser says the palm-sized box can distinguish between standard doors and ones with empty or cocaine-filled compartments, aiding contraband seizures.
Hurricane Rita disaster evacuations swirl through Gulf Coast cities as residents flee and empty streets mark a widening crisis. A bus fire tragedy claimed at least 24 lives among evacuees, prompting investigations and continued emergency responses.
A Houston nursing home evacuation bus burst into flames near Dallas on Friday killing twenty four evacuees. Early reports cite mechanical problems and oxygen tank explosions fueling the blaze amid a day of widespread heartache.
Rita weakened to a Category 3 as it neared the Texas Louisiana coast with 120 mph winds. The storm threatened refinery towns Beaumont Port Arthur and Lake Charles with heavy rain, 20 foot surge, and widespread flooding.
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