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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1996
Page
1
Cedar Rapids plans a 9 percent utility fee hike to offset last week’s property tax reductions. The average homeowner would pay about $30.94 a month for water sewer storm sewer garbage and recycling, up from $28.45, with water rates rising 7 percent to $11.60 monthly.
An average Cedar Rapids household uses about 7,500 gallons of water monthly. Officials note five years of rate hikes, but Cedar Rapids remains higher than Burlington yet still among the lower rates in Iowa cities. Other utility rates also compare favorably with most cities according to officials.
In Concord New Hampshire the presidential race ends with Pat Buchanan 27 percent leading Dole 26 percent and Alexander 23 percent. Forbes 12 percent and Lugar 5 percent trail as the field narrows five weeks of primaries begin. Buchanan vows reform while challenging the GOP establishment in a victory speech.
Mike Hotz of Metal Fabricators Co. Hiawatha welds the 19 1/2 foot stem of the Tree of Five Seasons Tuesday afternoon. Hotz, Cedar Rapids resident, says the work honors the city. Construction began in January on city riverfront land downtown.
A Chicago study on nuns donations links low linguistic ability in early adulthood to higher late life Alzheimer's risk. Researchers, led by David Snowdon, analyzed autobiographies from School Sisters of Notre Dame and brain autopsies, finding nine of ten Alzheimer's cases had low early language, suggesting early cognition may predict later disease.
Edith Atkinson the 76 year old singer once called Iowa's Marian Anderson will headline two area appearances. She will sing spirituals and discuss their history at Coe College as part of the Marquis Lecture and Performance Series tied to Black History Month. Sunrise Energy Cooperative plans an 18 million dollar ethanol cattle feed plant in Blairstown to boost Iowa corn value. Jefferson girls beat Iowa City West 68 to 54 led by freshman Katie Fox in a regional semifinal at home.
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The Iowa House approved 86 to 11 a bill reaffirming that only male-female marriages are valid and that marriages performed elsewhere must follow that rule. Supporters say it preserves the status quo amid potential nationwide changes. critics call it a conservative push on social policy.
Jefferson High School senior D J Fleetwood heard two women threaten workers at First Avenue and 14th Street SE with a gun during a Tuesday morning robbery. He chased and wrestled the suspect, Teresa Anne Willard 20, of 1561 Bever Ave SE, to the alley. Willard faces second-degree robbery charges for two incidents and a cab fare theft. the pellet gun resembled a handgun. Willard's 1 month old son died Jan 31. medical examiner investigating. Fleetwood, who has asthma, said he acted to protect others and himself.
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