Harkin urges Elian return and condemns Miami relatives
Senator Tom Harkin called for Elian Gonzalez to return to Cuba with his father and urged charging the Miami relatives with child abuse. He criticized the relatives for TV displays and said authorities must act to protect the child amid the Miami custody clash. Rep. Jim Leach offered a cautious view on possible resolutions.
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Elian Custody Fight Escalates Amid Tense Miami Standoff
Amid threats and pleas for nonviolence in Miami but with warnings of government action, the 11th Circuit stay delays Elian Gonzalez custody transfer while Lazaro Gonzalez and relatives refuse to surrender, insisting the boy stay in Florida. U.S. officials threatening marshals if needed plan to move Elian to a neutral site then to his father in Washington. Elian speaking in Spanish told his father he does not want to return to Cuba.
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Bluestem faces watchdog concerns at landfill site
At a City Council meeting Ken Vogel cited Sanfilippo's letter alleging open soil borings and road changes at Bluestem's proposed landfill. Bluestem spokesman Mike Berkshire claimed no violations and said Aquadrill did the borings, with all holes filled and monitoring wells to be secured if needed.
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Lawmakers clash over college binge drinking tools
Thomson defends infraction-based solutions urging parental involvement. Mascher argues drinking problems start at home and cites UI ISU UNI as campuses affected. Cormack dismisses the proposal as political fluff and says he won't tolerate binge drinking.
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Iowa City
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