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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1992
Page
1
The Gazette notes Tax Freedom Day for Iowa falls 117 days into the year and criticizes rising taxes and deficits. It cites a proposed 1 cent sales tax, federal deficits around 400 billion dollars, and cites past and projected dates for tax burden extending beyond April. The editorial questions when the tally ends.
Rebels calling themselves mujahedeen seize Kabul with little resistance in the final assault on the Communist government. Fighters parade with green flags while rival faction tensions loom over the future government. Convoys of gun-waving rebels move through the streets.
Four year old Kristin Monroe began dancing after her mother enrolled her in a class. Now aged eighteen she credits dance with guiding her toward studies in Asia. The item appears in Youth Plus in Mondays Gazette.
Iowa lawmakers and Gov. Branstad face a choice between raising the 4 cent sales tax by 1 cent or trimming next year’s state spending by as much as 8 percent. A compromise with spending limits and a temporary tax hike may balance a deficit and post a tighter budget. House Speaker Arnould says tough decisions and long hours lie ahead as they weigh tax and spending limits to fund needs while erasing a projected deficit.
George Wiltsey of Walker learns that dental records identify his missing five year old son Timothy Wiltsey. The boy disappeared May 25 1991 at a carnival in Sayreville New Jersey. Authorities found the skull in an industrial park across the Raritan River from Sayreville.
A 6.9 magnitude quake centered offshore near Ferndale caused fires and major damage in Ferndale and Petrolia, with 10 miles south seeing buildings burned. No deaths, several injuries, and brick facades and Victorian homes toppled as residents surveyed rubble after the 11:06 a.m. tremor.
Parade magazine cites Cedar Rapids and Kansas City as top Midwest housing markets. Realtor Chuck Webb notes a $67,154 first quarter median price in Cedar Rapids, with strong economy, schools, and low crime driving demand and price growth.
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