05 Feb 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1993
Page
1
Jeff and Washington high school choirs from Cedar Rapids travel to Minneapolis Minnesota and San Antonio Texas for performances at music conventions within the next month. Page 1B carries full details.
Illinois defeated Iowa 78 77 in Champaign as a 3 point shot at the buzzer decided the game. The narrow victory kept Illinois ahead in a hard fought battle on the basketball floor.
Coach Dan Gable moves All-American Troy Steiner from 142 to 134 pounds to make room for freshman Lincoln McIlravy on the Iowa wrestling team. The change reshapes the Hawkeyes lineup as the season progresses.
Cedar Rapids archer Bob Moenk earned an elk-hunting trip to Idaho and found his target beneath his tree stand. The feature appears on Outdoor page 5C.
Rep. Ed Fallon of Des Moines introduced House File 131 to bar sale of candy that resembles cigarettes or cigars. Violators would face a simple misdemeanor with a $100 fine. Fallon said sweets teach kids cigarettes are OK and appealing.
The column riffs on the term brat comparing another’s child to one’s own sensitive, high-strung offspring with tongue in cheek appeal. It notes the playful distinction between public and private labels in family talk.
Tomorrow Tiny Tim heads to Des Moines to promote new ventures using the city as a launch pad. He'll appear on the Laugh-In 25th anniversary show, as noted in Saturday's Gazette TV Vision.
The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the Court of Appeals to decide within 60 days on the Blairs town couple's appeal to gain custody of Baby Girl C. A hearing on the child's best interests is under way in Washtenaw County with Judge William Ager presiding. The Schmidts, Dan and Cara, allege the DeBoers, Jan and Roberta, should not adopt. Their attorney Marian Faupel calls the ruling a procedural victory and notes a potential quick path to briefs and a hearing schedule.
The Senate passed a family leave bill requiring firms with over 50 employees to offer up to 12 weeks unpaid leave. A floor vote rejected a Dole amendment to preserve the military gay ban, with 71 voting for the bill and 27 against. Grassley opposed, Harkin supported. The White House planned a signing ceremony for President Clinton.
The Iowa Department of Revenue faces ongoing problems with new telephone software installed in November. Spokeswoman Renee Fields cites three-tier recorded prompts and four attempts to reach a live rep, plus occasional busy signals and full voicemail as efforts to fix the system continue. The department notes the upgrade allows handling three times as many callers once resolved.
Cedar Rapids avoids property tax rise for the water project by using a 2.1 million bond beyond the 22.9 million needed to fund system upgrades. The plan capitalizes interest during the 30 month plant construction, with annual water rate boosts projected at 10 percent starting 1995 if usage stays steady.
Iowa City police join a trading card trend by featuring officers and criminals. Gang Lu, the University of Iowa shooter who killed five and wounded another before killing himself in 1991, appears as card No. 208 in Eclipse Enterprises True Crime II set. Cards sell for a dollar. nationwide sales are projected above one million.
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