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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1994
Page
1
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill offering up to 73 million in tax breaks to attract a steel recycling plant to Muscatine County. Governor Branstad signed the education package allowing 2.85 percent growth. Details on page 2B and 6A.
Column argues Michael Jordan should be allowed to take cuts in baseball despite doubts about major league pitching. It weighs novelty value against potential impact and media attention on the 1990s sports crossover.
The popular World's Toughest Rodeo comes to Cedar Rapids this weekend featuring top riders. Details on page 3C.
Biologists warn that heavy barge traffic is destroying natural resources on the upper Mississippi River. Details on page 4C.
About 100 Iowa City area businesses will exhibit at a fair titled Walk of the Stars in Iowa City. The event highlights local commerce and community participation with booths, demonstrations, and promotions.
NBC airs Witness to the Execution a television fiction exploring how stations compete for viewers with 500 channels. The piece appears in TV Vision in Saturday's Gazette and contemplates programming race and audience choice in a crowded media landscape.
After 22 months of shelling a new cease-fire holds briefly in Sarajevo but mortars and heavy fire erupt near the Jewish cemetery a frontline position. NATO may act if violations continue. U N chief Boutros-Ghali could order bombing of artillery positions.
Cedar Rapids water and sanitary sewer fees rise July 1 with an average 11.2 percent water rate to 99 cents per 100 cubic feet to fund a new 20 million gallon per day treatment plant. Bus passes would cost more under a separate proposal.
Rep. Neal Smith of Iowa is expected to take temporary control of the House Appropriations Committee as a successor to Rep. William Natcher of Kentucky, who has heart disease and limited mobility. The Altoona Democrat would chair negotiators on a $10 billion earthquake disaster aid bill, with potential challenges from Rep. David Obey and Rep. John Murtha for the long term.
Iowa fire marshal Roy Marshall told lawmakers that safety deficiencies in the three state regents universities could require eight to ten years to bring facilities to national standards. He noted many K to 12 schools are nearing end of usable life and urged ongoing reporting starting July 1.
Firefighters faced a frozen hydrant delaying efforts at a half finished 3929 20th Ave. SW building. The fire burned hours causing severe damage with no injuries. cause undetermined and owner listed as Barry Smith per city records. Nearby workers alerted crews and hydrants were stretched from over a block away.
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