Perry Confirmed as Defense Secretary in Senate Vote
The Senate approved William Perry 97 to 0 to become defense secretary succeeding Les Aspin. The Stanford engineering professor aged 66 helped shape defense policy under Aspin and led defense research under Carter. He was known for promoting radar evading stealth technology. Details on page 3A.
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U.S. Senate
Perry
William Perry
Les Aspin
Stanford University
Aspin
Carter
Iowa Trust Fund Settles for 7.9 Million in California Cities
Iowa Insurance Commissioner David Lyons announces a $7.9 million settlement with two California cities that repays the full amount of the Iowa Trust Fund. Details appear on page 4B.
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Iowa Trust Fund
California
Iowa Trust
Iowa Insurance
David Lyons
Norway Connection in Decorah TV Feature
CBS films Olympic coverage notes Garrison Keillor chats with Norwegian American residents in Decorah. details on page 3B.
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CBS
Decorah
Iowa
Norway
Garrison Keillor
Angler markets PVC fishing rod holders by Harold Selby
Former minister Harold Selby markets PVC fishing rod holders hoping to please customers and generate profits. Details on page 4C.
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Harold Selby
Family School program extended to all Johnson Elementary
Cedar Rapids education officials expand the big family school initiative to include every student at Johnson Elementary. Details on page 3B.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Johnson Elementary
Iowa House poised to back parental notification bill on minors
The Iowa House moves toward pass of House File 2010 requiring at least one parent be notified 48 hours before a minor's abortion with a judicial bypass and waivers for abuse cases. Supporters claim it shifts policy after two decades. opponents argue it harms minors and enforces a punitive stance.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Dan Boddicker
Tipton
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Clinton lifts Vietnam embargo sparking market access push
President Clinton ordered an immediate end to the 19 year trade embargo on Vietnam opening a Southeast Asian market for U S goods. Support from Iowa veterans and business interests contrasted with some lawmakers concerns about timing and leverage for missing service members. He cited progress on accounting for MIAs and POWs while noting a Senate vote in favor of ending the embargo.
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Gazette Wire
Washington
Clinton
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Hanoi
Iowa
Jim Felker
Cedar Rapids
Jim Knudsen
Marion
John Summer
The
American Legion
Laos
Cambodia
Senate
Robert Dole
Kansas
Snuff sickens baby as man faces charge
Dwane Lightfoot 30 of Cedar Rapids cared for 6 month old Tyler John Miller. He admits giving powdered tobacco to soothe teething but the infant swallowed it and was hospitalized with a nicotine high. Lightfoot charged with administering harmful substances and released to court. Tyler John recovered at home under watch. mother Sheila Miller and husband say they will not speak to him.
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John Thoma
Eilers
Fort Dodge
Trinity Regional Hospital
Scott Buckroyd
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Department of Human Services
Lightfoot
Westdale Ct
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Tyler John
Sheila Miller
Eighth St. NW
John
Miller
Tomorrow Actor at Work James Garner
James Garner complains that natural delivery fools viewers who doubt his acting. He says the secret is not showing the acting. Look for him in Hallmark Hall of Fame on Sunday and TV Vision in Saturday's Gazette.
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James Garner
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV Vision
Gazette
Hate crime charge filed in Cedar Rapids bar attack
A hate crime charge is filed against Anthony Pledge 20 of Cedar Rapids IA for assaulting a white husband Denny Verry 26 and his black wife Tonya Bounds Verry 25 in a bar on January 22 The charge cites Iowa Hate Crimes Act and identifies the incidents as assaults against individual rights and bodily injuries The case involves local civil rights figures and family members who supported filing the hate crime charge
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Denver Dillard
Anthony Pledge
G Ave
Dillard
Pledge
North Liberty
Denny Verry
Tonya Bounds-Verry
Bounds-Verry
Linda Topinka
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Topinka
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FDA
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Consumer Policy Institute
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