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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1997
Page
3
Washington Governor Gary Locke vetoed a ban on same sex marriages calling it discriminatory and unnecessary. Legislative leaders indicated the issue would go to voters. The governor urged civility and unity, saying the measure fails to meet those standards.
Tokyo AP report says Choe Kwang North Korea's defense minister and veteran guerrilla fighter died of a heart attack. He was 78 and regarded as the No 2 military official after Kim Jong Un, with unclear impact on security policy amid shortages and recent high-level defections.
Thousands of unemployed adults lose food stamps this week as a three month cap inthree years takes effect, with an estimated one million affected by year end. About 40 percent are women and one third are 40 or older. over-50s are exempt. The measure aims to save welfare costs while officials seek workfare slots and potential softening from the White House.
Mexico replaces the Baja California federal police with army soldiers amid corruption probes and the arrest of anti narcotics chief Gen Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo. Gen Jose Luis Chavez Garcia says 46 new military agents have arrived with more to follow to lead drug enforcement from Tijuana.
About 15 anti abortion demonstrators gathered near Buffalo GYN Women services while ten escorts guided patients inside. Police remained present but nonconfrontational as the Supreme Court upheld fixed 15 foot buffer zones around clinic doors and driveways from the Spring of Life protests.
The White House intensified support for Alexis Herman to head the Labor Department amid Senate delays. Labor and civil rights groups urge a hearing, while Sen. James Jeffords says questions remain and a date will be set after staff work. Clinton calls for a hearing, calling Herman clearly qualified.
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