Cedar Rapids Fire Chief pledges talks amid no confidence vote
Fire Chief Brad Gorman pledged to meet with Local 11 firefighters to resolve issues behind a secret no‑confidence vote affecting about 135 rank and file members. Public Safety Commissioner J D Smith backs the chief while noting changes are unsettling and debates over who runs the department persist.
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Rick Scofield
International Association of Professional Firefighters
Scofield
Gorman
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Program Center For
Public Safety
J.D. Smith
Smith
Iowa coaches react to Big Ten talks and future questions
Iowa head football coach Hayden Fry displayed upbeat energy in contrast to his subdued mood after last week’s Big Ten meetings. Iowa State’s Jim Walden deflected inquiries about his job security as Cyclones coach. Details on page IC and page 4B report farm yields near 1992 records with the NFO outlook.
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Iowa
Hayden Fry
Iowa State
Jim Walden
Cyclones
Reichardt backs Branstad as Campbell chats with Grandy
In Iowa, former Democratic primary loser Bill Reichardt endorses Republican Gov. Terry Branstad. Bonnie Campbell, the Democratic challenger, has a brief meeting with Fred Grandy, the Republican primary runner up, signaling cross party outreach.
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Bedfellows
Iowa
Bill Reichardt
Terry Branstad
Bonnie Campbell
Fred Grandy
U S Plans Blockade If Castro Launches Boatlift
The Clinton administration prepares a coastal blockade across the Florida Straits if Fidel Castro triggers a Mariel style boatlift. Coast Guard vessels and Navy surveillance would block refugees, while talks with South Florida Cuban Americans urge calm amid ongoing contingency planning.
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Washington
Clinton
Florida
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
South Florida
Mariel
U.S. State Department
Mike McCurry
Castro
Miami
Cesar Odio
Bus theft strands CR youth group on tour near NYC
The Movin' Up! Kids, a 15 member Eastern Iowa youth group, woke in Lyndhurst New Jersey to find their charter bus stolen from a motel lot. Thieves hot wired the ignition, taking sound equipment and costumes valued at over 10000 dollars in addition to the 300000 dollar Tri-State Tours bus. The group resumes the tour with a replacement bus but will not perform until then. The theft marks a rise in bus thefts at the New Jersey motel lot, police declined to comment.
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Ketelsen
Tri-State Tours Inc
Cedar Rapids
John Piquett
Tri-State Tours
New Jersey
Lyndhurst
Iowa
Movin’ Up! Kids
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
New York City
New England
Montreal
Toronto
Ontario
Niagara Falls
Detroit
State panel weighs McLeod bid letter on ICN scope
Iowa telecommunication officials review Clark McLeod's letter alleging seven year leases on part 3 of the ICN fiber network raise costs and limit capacity. The seven year term was approved after the Iowa Technology Commission's action, with a Friday bid document release to about 300 bidders.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Ted Chapler
Iowa Communications Network
ICN
Cedar Rapids
Clark McLeod
Iowa Technology Commission
McLeod's
Chapler
McLeod
Major seniors group backs health reform
The AARP endorses both the Mitchell and Gephardt health reform bills, urging members to support them. The plan aims to cover most Americans by 2000 with subsidies and an employer mandate if needed, while adding prescription drug coverage and a long term care program for the disabled.
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Washington
House
Senate
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
George Mitchell
Bill First
Eugene Lehrmann
Madison
Wis
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Brad Gorman
Fry
National Farmers Organization
Key West
Caribbean
Cedric Ruby
C.R. Youth Group
By Dan Dundon
Mitchell's
Richard Gephardt
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