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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2000
Page
1
Iowa reports notable improvement in air and water quality since Earth Day began thirty years ago but emphasizes ongoing efforts needed to secure a cleaner environment. Details, 1B.
Ennis Haywood of Dallas will be ISU's featured tailback next fall. The 6-foot, 206-pound junior is eager to tackle the role as details appear in Sports on page 1C.
Quadriplegic Ken Kendall will be allowed to hire his own assistants and stay in his own home due to a variance in state rules. Lisbon United Methodist Church members will conclude today a relay style effort to read the Bible cover to cover for Lent. Details in Religion, 6B.
Nostalgia sweeps ABC as a 7 p.m. Monday premiere of The Three Stooges offers a touching tribute to the trio. Details in TV Vision.
Tanya Heintz of Fairfax speaks on the impact of a fatal car crash that killed Tiffany Sue Leonard, 17, on the way to school. The article notes the incident occurred over a year earlier and appears on Page 1A of Sunday's Gazette.
Des Moines GOP leaders propose adding 18 million to next year’s budget to satisfy Gov. Tom Vilsack’s education needs while aiming to finalize the 2001 budget next week. Senate leader Stewart Iverson says the dollars are capped and divisions must follow the pie. Vilsack counters that higher education still needs more funding beyond the plan. House Speaker Brent Siegrist notes an additional 8 million for regents to nearly restore base budgets with new line items. Vilsack calls the offer a good faith step but short of required funding.
Lillie Claiborne described the illness that killed Tarsha Claiborne's father as the family endured his death in March 1999. The hearing on Tarsha's bond for harassment and threats remains unresolved as Judge Sylvia Lewis kept the cash bond at 53500, keeping Tarsha in jail while she faces charges over racist emails to University of Iowa students.
Iowa City climber Chuck Huss reports Everest Environmental Expedition 2000 will push to higher camps over the week. The group will stay two nights at Camp 1 19 500 feet two or more nights at Camp 2 21 500 feet and one night at Camp 3 24 000 feet before attempting the summit at 29 035 feet. Afterward they will return to base camp 17 600 feet awaiting a four to five day good weather window.
KCRG TV9 reports on Huss preparing for an expedition sponsored by Gazette Communications. Base camp Thursday was overcast and cool with sun breaking later. Temperatures ranged from zero to 45 degrees as climbers anticipate warming mornings and occasional clouds and snow afternoons. The team plans to clean up trash left by earlier climbers.
In St George Utah John son unearthed about 150 dinosaur footprints from several species while leveling a sandy hill on his property. Paleontologists call the find among the best collections of early Jurassic tracks with potential new species.
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