26 Sep 2005
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2005
Page
1
Officials described widespread destruction along the Texas Louisiana border but emphasized an epic evacuation that saved many lives. Governor Perry led a helicopter tour as nearly 1 million users lost power and up to 3 million residents faced a long return home amid flooded towns and heavy evacuation after Hurricane Rita.
The storm dumped up to 25 inches of rain in parts of the South while petrochemical plants largely avoided major damage. New Orleans floodwaters receded slowly, with minimal deaths thanks to evacuation orders. Rita’s path spared Houston and much of the coast, yet central Louisiana faced rising water and crop damage as evacuees returned.
Iowa winds down its big expressway binge as five priority corridors near completion. Communities push for 294.4 miles of new expressways at a $1.58 billion price tag, while the Iowa Transportation Commission must allocate $250 million in discretionary funds to requests totaling $2.5 billion.
Old Capitol Quilters Guild members in Johnson County rally to sew quilts for Katrina evacuees in Iowa. Twila Meder of North Liberty notes local families and Iowa students from the disaster area will weather the winter with help from fabric workers and the Red Cross tallying 70 evacuees across Linn Johnson and nearby counties.
RAND Corp analysts project 10 emerging medical technologies will raise Medicare expenses. Implantable defibrillators could add about 14 billion dollars to elderly health spending over a decade if half of new heart failure or heart attack cases use them, even as they improve survival.
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