Waterloo Courier (Newspaper) - December 29, 1996, Waterloo, Iowa 29.1996 Metro pick top stories of 1996 Page 01 Page El WATERLOO CEDAR FALLS 51.75 166 pages 16 sections Sunday December Lifestyles Some advice for people with cruise fever Waterloo Cedar Falls By NEWHOFF Assistant Sports Editor CEDAR FALLS UNI's AUen takes Kansas job 1 A n i dl larger void a much to make my day right now but that's 5 le way University of Miller heard the news Friday in exas where his basketball team had E S n in your lifetime you Terry Allen Saturday accepted the University of Kansas to Ff d me a major Part of It takes something pretty special to make my day right now but that's made my day and my night a close friend of mine and a close fnend to a lot of people and this is a wonderful wonderful opportunity for him and his family 39 record m his eight seasons as UNI's head coach including a campaign this year His teams won seven con- Gateway Conference and made seven straight the Division I-AA playoffs His winning percentage of 743 is the best among active I-AA coaches terry has had a tremendous impact said UNI athletic He's helped define our program to kind of the outside world He's been a ic member of our staff He cares about kids and he cares about the people on our staff in the community his work f f be on lot of different levels That's tough part of this S the You certainly like to see a person who is successful and is a good son move up in their profession but Committee will be formed to interview candidates for UNf position Seepage C1 Third time was a charm for Coach Allen See page C1 According to Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick AHenS nis No 1 choice among the five ive session election find out who has the best S1 in House Speaker Ron Corbett Gov Jerry Iowa State political scientist Steffen state Falls ture prepares to Jan 13 E he First the takeover t the State Senate gives the GOP The governor's control of both chamber office Second the state's health Depending on surplus revenue that is in an eni touched A piggy finances you talk to Iowa has illion and million in although of reserve and can't be ith million to million is still sizeable however What to do with the money will be the sublet of much argument and rhetoric under the Capitol dome Battle lines are drawn On paper the Republicans i do just about whatever they u gaining the Senate where majority the GOP contentious House dropped down there now stands at The Republicans for error said Peverill political science at the an observer of Iowa Schmidt Democrats lacking ate partisan gridlock S- have anyone to blame selves That means battles carefully I see a lot of trying to within the factions of they can move n much fighting to be some politics in See JJ the votes to But despite ey now hold a in in the more i much margin professor of and with the to don't on but to pick their ground party so rd without too There is going decide to use A7 Kitty Rehberg intends to stand on principles ROWLEY Catcalls in the Iowa Senate would shock the traditionalists of the chamber but K d unusual to the newest m c before said that will We're going to go DAN Courier Photo Editor Sen Kitty Rehberg will miss life on her family farm visits from her of in foot around anymore than she did as a I'm a very principled person and T will promise my said Rehberg who became a political junkie in 1952 watching Dwight er's nomination during the Republican National Con- See REHBERG A7 Dotzler feels sense of responsibility RICK CHASE Staff Photographer State Dotzler said It's a little scary to be space at UAW Local 383 for a desk on the floor of the K WATERLOO going from running a drill at Deere Co to feeling a little like a deer caught in headlights In about two weeks UAW member and community volunteer will become one of 21 freshmen in the Iowa House of Representatives In his first run at elective office Democrat Dotzler defeated Republican Steve Jordan to succeed Pat er in the seat representing south Waterloo and Evansdale It's a scary thing to be having that dous responsibility doing what's right for the people of the state of Iowa and the state said 48 f remember walking up the steps to the Capitol for orientation and I looked at that magnificent building and I went oh no 1 got goosebumps Dotzler thought he'd have time between Election Day and the Jan 13 session to unwind from the campaign and mentally pre- pare No such luck been he said Mail does no longer come by the piece it comes by the pound Then there are the meetings Dotzler mates he's attended 40 legislative forums on every topic under the sun from people with disabilities o the University of Northern Iowa I've kind of been trading sleep off for meetings I'm glad I work third shift That gives me the opportunity to kind of move my schedule he said It might mean ingesting a steady stream of caffeine but Dotzler believes such a schedule is part of his job 1 think it's important especially as a new legislator I gel to look at the big he said It's so easy to be critical of the way government is but when you hear about how they've progressed to where they're at it might nut make complete sense but at least you start to understand how we got to where See DOTZLER page Weather Bridge 06 Lifestyles Markets Today's Forecast Partly sunny v o D6 Record rv pj hostages freed in Peru after negotiations Peru AP Leftist rebels released 20 more hostages including two ambassadors from Japan's embassy residence Saturday ing the first face-to-face talks between guerrillas and the government's Tie mass release came after three hostages were freed and one read a rebel communique in which the croup restated demands and said it resented being called terrorists Shortly thereafter 17 more hostages left the residence The 20 men walked together to a waiting blue and white school bus just outside the compound With the release which began at 5 p.m and was one of several since the rebels stormed the residence 83 ple remained in rebel hands including the ambassadors of Honduras Japan and Bolivia Among the 20 freed can Republic Ambassador Jose Ramon Diaz and Malaysian sador Ahmad Sela The smiling hostages many ing suits without tics and looking gared following their ordeal were greeted by and Red Cross officials and they shook hands with each before their trip to a tary hospital tor checkups Some ried small plastic bags of what See PERU page A7
