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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1992
Page
1
More than 400 Regis High School students take part in a mock Democratic nominating convention in the school gymnasium with Senator Al Gore as the pretend nominee. Further details are on page 1B.
People in Viola packed the Linn County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to oppose the decision to demolish a tiny 92-year-old bridge on the town's east edge. Details on page 1B.
An irate 58 year old man allegedly threatened staff at the Linn County Treasurer's Office on Tuesday morning including a reference to a mass murder in California. He was arrested later the same day. Details on page 3B.
Bondy column on page 5C highlights eight tax deductions often overlooked by taxpayers. It notes job hunting and unreimbursed job related expenses as examples and aims to help readers keep money in their pockets.
By late Tuesday afternoon nearly 100000 Iowans had passed the new uniform commercial driver's license exam. Truckers in Iowa and nationwide have had the last 16 months to take and pass the test. Details on the Back Page, 12C.
A light humor line defining intuition as the power to contradict before words are spoken. The quip plays on quick wit and sharp perception in everyday commentary.
DNA testing offers early warning of genetic risks but raises concerns about insurance and employment. The health and science brief in Thursday's Gazette discusses how knowledge from DNA analysis could affect life choices and privacy in society.
Jerry Brown swept Vermont with 47 percent of the vote as Clinton trailed at 16 percent with 90 percent reporting. Uncommitted Democrats totaled 25 percent, Paul Tsongas 9 percent, and Brown led 6 of 14 Vermont delegate votes while Clinton held 3.
The Blue Chip bar staged an April Fools prank by posting a chalk outline and crime scene tape. Police reports of 25 calls followed as residents wondered about a murder. The bar remained closed and co owners Bob and Joe Tuetken kept details brief while planning to reopen later.
Iowa State University researchers surveyed 1,000 Iowans and found no consensus on balancing a 300 million dollar deficit, paying for court ordered raises, or preferred mix of taxes and cuts. Voters favored broad cuts and broad taxes over targeted measures, opposing many specific reductions and preferring efficiency and revenue shifts instead.
Starting today Iowa imposes a 4 percent sales tax on various services including aircraft rental for up to 60 days, consultant services, computers and data processing, public relations, dating services, limousine services, non residential sewage, sign construction, solid waste collection, storage, pool cleaning, and taxidermy as outlined by the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance.
Anna Cave and her husband Jerry, co-managers of a Cedar Rapids ministorage facility, start charging the 4 percent state sales tax to customers today. They learned of the change only last Friday and worry about informing tenants in time. The tax expansion, aimed at reducing deficits, covers services from consultants to waste collection, with initial revenue estimates around 9 million dollars annually. Revenue officials note limited time to implement and say notices were mailed to chambers and state business groups.
Rockwell International's Collins Commercial Avionics division in Cedar Rapids will lay off 70 salaried workers on April 10. The cut, affecting about 4 percent of 1,700 salaried employees, follows Boeing distress and prior January 1991 reductions. Production staff remain unaffected.
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