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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1994
Page
6
The Kids Count survey finds about 7,500 Iowa children in distressed neighborhoods with a 57 percent poverty rate. It notes strong state rankings but warns births to single mothers rose 54 percent from 1985 to 1991 and juvenile violent crime arrests rose 42 percent, while Iowa remains 10th lowest nationally.
Carolyn Morgans describes life for a six person family in a southeast side neighborhood where income remains below poverty but daily life shows resilience. Jane Boyd Community House offers preschool for 10 dollars weekly and after school activities, while Johnson and McKinley provide extracurriculars and social workers note both crime and stability coexist.
An AP survey notes health care reform spending already exceeds 100 million dollars this year with ads, lobbying, polls, telemarketing, and contributions. Groups from the Christian Coalition to the AARP and major companies are pouring money into influence efforts as Congress debates a compromise.
Boris Yeltsin portrays the October showdown as the bleakest days of his life and claims army officers and elite troops wavered before moving to recapture the White House. He questions army loyalty and his own preparedness as the Parliament battle led to 147 deaths and a tank assault ending Oct 4. General Pavel Grachev is depicted as weak and wavering.
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