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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2003
Page
1
A legislative working group plans to introduce an 888 million dollar economic development fund aimed at spurring life sciences advanced manufacturing and information sectors. The proposal would include much of Gov Vilsacks 500 million Iowa Values Fund and seeks bipartisan and gubernatorial support.
A state plan seeks to transform Iowa into a high tech, high skill economy focusing on life sciences and advanced tech. The group trimmed proposed school infrastructure funding from 400 million to 300 million tied to local option sales taxes. Possible funding sources include tobacco settlement revenues, gambling receipts, cigarette taxes, and Internet tax collections.
U S District Judge Linda Reade ruled the intra tribal dispute over control of the Meskwaki is not suitable for federal court. The case centers on which Tribal Council governs the tribe and controls finances after Chief Charles Old Bear appointed a new body amid accusations against the former council. The appointed council has held the Tribal Center and tribal operations since March 26 and seeks bank cooperation to access funds.
Jeff Bohr 39 of Ossian Iowa was killed in a seven hour battle outside a Baghdad mosque. His wife Lori Bohr a Cedar Rapids native bought a diamond ring with two crosses to replace his lost wedding band. She said she will place the ring on his finger when his body arrives.
Reports say a Palestinian terrorist Abul Abbas was taken into custody in Baghdad amid U S efforts to stabilize Iraq after Saddam Hussein's fall. U S Marines tightened control in Tikrit while a Baghdad raid uncovered a cache with a chemical laboratory and bombs. A U S organized conference seeks a new government as Iraqis meet under American auspices.
Note mentions efforts to mend ties between France and the United States, highlighting diplomacy and policy context. Includes references to Baghdad libraries looted and burned, a profile series on casualties, and a call to visit gazette online for updated Iraq headlines.
Andrew Alarcon 3 died at University Hospitals in Iowa City after being found in a top loading washing machine Sunday in Columbus Junction Iowa Police and sheriff officials described the incident as a normal place for a child to play and noted the boy had been out in the mud before his shoes were washed.
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