Budget talks collapse as shutdown looms again
Congressional Republicans and the White House failed to reach a budget agreement prompting another partial government shutdown. The impasse centers on a $115 billion deficit plan with temporary funding expiring midnight leaving about 280 000 federal workers potentially furloughed this weekend. Senate Budget Chair Domenici accuses the administration of cooking the books while Kasich expresses disbelief as Clinton comments loom.
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Congress
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R-N.m
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John Kasich
Ohio
Hoover birthplace faces closure risk without budget deal
The Herbert Hoover birthplace in West Branch will stay open this weekend but may close Monday if Congress and the White House fail to seal a federal budget agreement. The nearby museum remains open after a prior four day closure, with a new exhibit of 18 decorated trees from the Hoover family's travels.
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National Parks Service
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Regis LaSalle merger excitement at Regis High
About 900 students at Regis High gathered Friday to discuss consolidating Cedar Rapids two Catholic high schools into one. The board plans a March 1996 decision on options costing 8.9 to 13.8 million and aims to open the new school by August 1997.
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Prairie Dr. NE
LaSalle
First Ave
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Jeff Henderson
Gazette
Lisa Powel
Cedar Rapids
Matt Brandes
Regis and LaSalle Board of Education
Regis High School
Iowa City weighs 1 percent local option tax plan
Iowa City council member Larry Baker proposes a spring referendum on a 1 percent local option sales tax to fund water sewer rate rollbacks affordable housing transit downtown development and a reserve. The plan cites revenue from the tax could reach 35 to 40 million over 10 years with potential impact on Coralville Hills North Liberty and University Heights.
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Iowa City
Larry Baker
Baker
Coralville
Hills
North Liberty
University Heights
Susan Horowitz
Bruno Pigott
Jim Throgmorton
Dee Norton
Dean Thornberry
Dee Vanderhoef
Horowitz
Throgmorton
Teen Drug Use Rises Four Years In A Row
A Knight-Ridder report says 1995 saw a sharp rise in illicit drug use among U S teenagers for the fourth consecutive year. More than 50,000 high school students at 400 plus schools showed one fifth of eighth graders one third of sophomores and nearly 40 percent of seniors used drugs in the past year with daily marijuana use among seniors doubling since 1991.
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Knight-Ridder
Washington
Drug study pins blame on culture and generation gaps
University of Michigan Institute for Social Research reports factors behind teen drug rebound among high school seniors. Authors cite glamorizing media, two TV shows and films, lack of peer experience with heavy users, and baby boom parental influence from the 60s and 70s.
Norand faces $7.6 million charge tied to Italian subsidiary
Norand incurs 7.6 million dollars in charges for a troubled Italian subsidiary, breaching its lender agreement. The report notes financial strain and implications for the parent company.
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Norand
Three Die In Head-on Crash North Of Montezuma
A Friday head-on collision on Highway 63 four miles north of Montezuma killed Jessen Webeter 22 Tama Shane Thiessen 22 Toledo and Donald Erquist 61 Montezuma. Webeter and Thiessen were en route to work at Montezuma Manufacturing both not wearing seat belts Erquist owner of Don's Barber Shop was belted. Trooper Tom Law said the southbound Webeter pulled into the northbound lane to pass a pickup, colliding with Erquist. Funeral arrangements are pending at local homes.
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Gazette News
Montezuma
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Tama
Shane D. Thiessen
Toledo
Donald A. Erquist
Webeter
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South Tama High School
Funeral Homes
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Don
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Highway 63
Poweshiek County
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Harrison Funeral Home
Watts Funeral Home
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