Urgency grows in search for missing Marion couple
Francis and Frances Smith, aged 75 and 74, disappeared after leaving a Meadowview Mechanicsville home during the season's first heavy snow. Cedar County Sheriff Keith Whitlatch said two more inches of snow are coming as the search widens to nearby farms and parks.
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Gazette
Francis
Frances Smith
Marion
Cedar County
Keith Whitlatch
Francis Smith
Frances
Mechanicsville
Smiths
Whitlatch
Linn County
Don Zeller
Iowa
Zeller
Branstad hints at up to 15 percent tax cut proposal
Governor Terry Branstad contemplates a substantial income tax reduction and possible elimination of the inheritance tax, with a target around 200 million dollars in relief. He awaits the Economic Competitiveness Task Force final report to shape a sustainable plan for 1997 tax policy and related property relief.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Ron Corbett
Branstad
Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha seeks delay in Cedar Rapids annexation talks
Hiawatha officials urge Cedar Rapids to pause voluntary annexations until metro area rural development plans are agreed. Cedar Rapids Mayor Lee Clancey says a moratorium is unlikely due to legal questions. A public hearing is set, with annexations affecting about 1,600 acres and two dozen Robins requests pending.
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Douglas Neumann
Wette
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids
Lee Clancey
Clancey
State City Development Board
Robins
Oliver Merriam
Randy Scholer
Scholer
Merriam
Betting on board Daughter's challenge grows on Harkin
Washington report notes Sen. Tom Harkin attracts attention with growing facial stubble during the week in Washington. The item centers on the unusual public reaction to his appearance and the ongoing chatter around his campaign stance and schedule.
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Harkin
Ashington
Tom Harkin
Washington
Iowa
Navy
U.S. Senate
Jenny
Price index reform could slow rises in Social Security
A blue ribbon commission urges replacing the CPI with a Cost of Living Index to curb overstatements of inflation. The change would cut projected Social Security increases and raise taxes, while sharply lowering the federal deficit and altering long term benefits and earnings for families and workers.
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Knight-Ridder
Washington
Blue Ribbon Commission
United States
Clinton
Congress
White House
Labor Department
Michael Boskin
Stanford University
Bush
Holiday toy shortages spark price and supply chaos
Parents scramble as popular toys sell out amid limited supplies. Shoppers report rising prices and frenzied lines at retailers while sellers warn of restock delays. Demand centers on sought after 7C items and novelty gifts, intensifying race to secure favorites before Christmas.
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