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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1996
Page
1
The Cedar Rapids area eyed expanded hunting in rural zones to curb a surging whitetail population. The plan creates a deer management unit and 150 special antlerless licenses for 1996, led by Dennis Goemaat with Sen. Mary Lundby and Rich Patterson. A city county task force will seek long term solutions.
Lumir Dostal says a task force with Cedar Rapids City Council members will discuss the Cedar Rapids Marion Deer Management Unit. Public input is due April 20 to Richard Bishop at the Department of Natural Resources. Oral comments can be made by calling the DNR.
Cedar Rapids wildlife bureau chief Richard Bishop says a plan may proceed if public comments prove favorable. The article notes special tags priced at 25 dollars each would be issued on a future date.
The Harris Poll of 1 005 adults, taken Jan 18 22, finds 74 percent of Americans age 25 or older are overweight. Overweight shares have risen from 59 percent ten years ago to 69 percent in 1994 and 71 percent in the prior year.
In Jasper Florida a 99 year old church deacon rode his bicycle to the sheriff to confess murdering his wife over suspected infidelity. John Patton was later arrested at a drugstore and charged with murder after Lillie Bell Patton, 67, was found shot in the head with a .22 rifle.
Cold spell breaks as Cedar Rapids records a 2 above zero Sunday after six days of subzero temps. Waterloo and Dubuque hit 25 and 23 below respectively, with Cedar Rapids later rising above zero. forecasters expect 40s Thursday with a chance of rain and a Pacific jet stream warming Eastern Iowa most days this week.
Gazette senior editor Ken Sullivan reports New Hampshire Republicans, including NH Republican Party executive director Charlie Arlinghaus, were surprised by Steve Forbes’s rapid rise. Arlinghaus admits he did not anticipate Forbes’s momentum amid a field led by Bob Dole in the February 20 primary race.
Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic agrees to let international investigators open an office in Belgrade to gather evidence of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. He also allows a U S Information Agency office in Kosovo and warns Kosovo nationalists of potential consequences. Extradition of war crimes suspects remains unresolved.
The article notes the death of the first U S soldier in the Bosnia peacekeeping mission, with U S officials describing reactions to war crimes trials in Serbia and urging Balkan leaders to free prisoners and protect human rights as the peace accords proceed.
Actress known for The Honeymooners Alice Kramden died Saturday night in a Los Angeles hospital after a private battle with cancer. Details on page 2A.
Mount Auburn resident Bob Blackford extols the wonders of Texas Longhorns with ease, sharing insights on the breed. Details on 1B.
City notes report on municipal matters and community updates. brief items cover services, events, and public notices with names of local organizations and venues.
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