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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1994
Page
3
An explosion at a Middletown steel plant killed four workers on a 25 foot chemical tank. The blast, described as a flash fire, occurred six months after a fatal crushing at the AK Steel complex north of Cincinnati. OSHA is investigating the cause.
The Senate defeated a McCain proposal to end free reserved parking at National and Dulles airports. The 53 to 44 vote kept 124 spaces at National and 51 at Dulles for members, Supreme Court justices, and diplomats.
The House narrowly approved a crime bill provision allowing statistics on race to be used as evidence in capital cases to show discrimination. The measure faces continued clash with Republicans who oppose it as a quota for murderers. The vote was 217 to 212 with ongoing party lines and further votes anticipated.
The government launches a global network to alert physicians about emerging diseases before outbreaks spread. CDC Director Dr. David Satcher says the system aims to minimize virulent germs, with a planned cost between 75 and 125 million dollars. The plan strengthens surveillance, opens centers nationwide, improves laboratories, and trains specialists.
In Gainesville, a judge condemns Danny Harold Rolling to death for a spree that killed five students in 1990. Relatives sob and shout as the guilty plea and jury verdict yield two death sentences, with Rolling offering a final statement through his fiancée.
Former president Richard Nixon remains in critical condition at New York Hospital's ICU after a Monday stroke. Doctors say swelling in the brain marks a dangerous phase, while get well messages pour in from leaders including Boris Yeltsin and President Clinton as the public watches for signs of recovery.
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