07 Apr 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1993
Page
1
Supporters argue remodeling the Cedar Rapids police station is cheaper than a new build but warn it would still face space shortages. Details on page 1B.
Wal-Mart stores warn price-checking rivals to stop snooping as the dispute with Target continues. Page 6C covers further details of the confrontation between the retailers.
Michael Earl Coleman pleaded innocent on Tuesday to last month’s murder of Ryan Wagehoff in Iowa City. He seeks a trial separate from three co suspects. Details on page 3B.
Bettendorf high school all American Tavian Banks may not be ready for a major contribution this fall after surgery. Iowa coach Hayden Fry opened spring football practice Monday. Details on page 10.
A light joke notes the burden of funding a child’s higher education, joking that tuition drains the family fortune as well. The quip frames college expenses as a household-wide financial commitment rather than a personal milestone.
Joy Sueppel developed a wind influence project after a California road trip last summer. Her science work titled Youth Plus! earned top honors in a Gazette feature highlighting student research.
Washington AP report says rising health care costs have left Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund with funds only through this decade. Exhaustion could occur as early as 1998 with later estimates showing solvency to 2000. Trustees call Congress to pursue broad health care reform to curb costs.
The U S Postal Service is weighing the closure of about 20 of Iowa’s 900 post offices. Spokesman Richard Watkins refused to name specific offices citing potential uproar, noting most affected towns have populations under 100. Officials will be informed and meetings set, with details on page 8A.
The Iowa Senate approved tougher trespass penalties for protests outside clinics and research labs. The bill raises the offense from a simple violation to a serious misdemeanor with up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine, and could be elevated to aggravated status.
Eastern Iowa lawmakers split 29-19 on Senate File 308 raising trespass penalties with fines up to 5000 and two years in prison for injuries or damages over 100. Debate centered on protester picketing exemptions and concerns over political activity protections as the bill advances to the House.
A tank of radioactive waste exploded and burned at Tomsk-7 in Siberia contaminating about 2500 acres. Firefighters were exposed to radiation with doses up to 0.6 roentgens. Greenpeace says the facility is a plutonium separation plant within a secret weapons complex near Tomsk 1700 miles east of Moscow.
Michael Blouin will become president and chief executive officer of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce on May 1, succeeding Alan Kenyon who resigned last October. Todd Bergen was appointed senior vice president of economic development, after resigning from Iowa Electric Light and Power. Bergen's move aligns with Priority One goals to boost job creation and economic vitality in the Cedar Rapids area.
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