12 Feb 1993
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1993
Page
1
Cedar Rapids is among nine U.S. cities visited by the Harvard Family Research Project to study innovative local programs helping at risk children and their families. Details on page 1B.
ABC News correspondent Terry Roche visits Cedar Rapids to cover Linn County Case Management Project aiding seniors to live at home rather than move to nursing homes. Details appear on page 3B.
Bob Middendorf retires after 37 years as the Department of Natural Resources fisheries management biologist at Lake Macbride. He discusses changes in fishing and fish management observed over his career and the evolving approach to conservation.
Pinning hopes on success in sectionals Gazette-area wrestlers in Class 1A and 2A compete in 13 events Saturday as the road to the state tournament opens. Details on page 3C.
Iowa legislators on Thursday voiced long odds of securing additional state money to extend dog racing seasons at Waterloo and Dubuque tracks unless Governor Branstad approves first. Details on page 5B.
A light quip notes it’s easier to win praise than to compel action. The joke frames praise as simpler than imposing control through demands.
Tomorrow CBS airs the first of three programs tracing the paternal grandmother of Alex Haley. The Roots author’s family story returns to television as TV Vision in Saturday’s Gazette notes.
Freezing rain paralyzed I-80 and I-380 traffic across Eastern Iowa last night with hundreds of vehicles in ditches or inching along. Minor injuries were reported in several accidents, and state crews fought slick hills as the IDOT and State Patrol worked to clear routes near Grinnell Williamsburg and Marengo.
Negotiations between Democrats controlling the Senate and Republicans in the House collapsed leaving the $1.2 billion K-12 funding plan $1.7 million apart. Regular state aid for elementary and secondary schools remains frozen at this year’s level as lawmakers fail to meet the midnight deadline.
Ann Arbor guardians recommend Jessica stay with Jan and Roberta DeBoer as judge weighs best interests under Michigan custody law. Judge William Ager Jr. will rule this afternoon after seven days of testimony between DeBoers and biological parents Dan and Cara Schmidt.
The Gazette will carry late breaking news on the Baby Jessica custody dispute today. Call CITYLINE at 363 7000 option 2550 to learn the judge's decision.
President Clinton urged the nation to back his economic plan promising higher top tax rates for individuals and corporations. He told 230 White House business leaders that a broad energy tax is in his package and proposed raising the top corporate rate to 36 percent while capping lower taxable corporate incomes at 75 000. He also signaled curbs on high executive salaries to curb excessive pay.
President Clinton selects Janet Reno, Miami prosecutor of 15 years, to lead the Justice Department. Reno, 54, oversees 230 lawyers and prosecutes about 40,000 felonies annually, while pledging to advocate the death penalty when justified. She supports abortion rights and faces Senate confirmation amid Sessions ethics probes.
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