Amtrak timetable tight for northern Iowa route next year
State officials weigh feasibility of a Chicago to Omaha passenger line with possible second Iowa route. IDOT and the Transportation Commission discuss funding timelines for fiscal 1993 and 1994. Depots in Cedar Rapids and other northern cities would be rebuilt or created to accommodate trains.
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Northern
Iowa
Richard Vohs
Terry Branstad
State Department of Transportation
Chicago
Omaha
Austin Turner
State Transportation Commission
House
IDOT
Turner
Chicago & North Western
Joyce Nielsen
Cedar Rapids
Lopez pleads guilty in killing of his father in self defense dispute
In a guilty plea, Arlyn Lopez admitted not killing his father in self defense. Investigators recovered a .38 revolver linked to the shooting and noted Lopez as an angry, underprivileged youth. He answered calmly when asked to confirm the plea and said he wanted to finish it.
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Lopez
Miller
Arlyn
Young Loper
Loper
Stanley
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Iowa
John Bauercamper
Baby Lass burial follows undetermined infant death
The baby was buried at Norwalk Cemetery beside Tamara Lynn Lass who died at 10 days old on March 1 1988. State Medical Examiner Bennett upheld undetermined death as the cause and found no sign of injury. Ta mara Lass’s death had been treated as SIDS and exhumation was not planned. Teri and Mark Lass have another child, Steven, age two.
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Brown
Norwalk
Tamara Lynn Lass
Thomas Bennett
Tamara
Shane
Bennett
Tamara Lass
Teri
Mark Lass
Steven
Whites warn to end division in South Africa
Nineteen black and white groups urged whites to vote to end apartheid through negotiations or risk full scale racial conflict. The Conservative Party urged a March 17 referendum rejecting reforms and accused de Klerk of surrendering power. The Convention for a Democratic South Africa warned negotiations are mandatory to avoid chaos and civil war.
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South Africa
Cape Town
F.W. de Klerk
de Klerk
South Dakota primary shakes GOP race amid health care talk
The South Dakota primary shifts momentum with 15 Democratic and 19 GOP delegates at stake as Kerrey leads exit polls. Viguerie criticizes Bush as in free fall while Kerrey touts health insurance. Tsongas concedes that attacks influenced results ahead of Colorado Georgia and South Carolina contests.
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Bush
Richard Viguerie
Buchanan
South Dakota
Kerrey
Nebraska
Tad Devine
Colorado
Georgia
South Carolina
Aristide and Theodore Reach Steps Toward Haitian Democracy
In Washington Aristide and prime minister-designate Rene Theodore agree on an 11 point plan to restore democracy in Haiti. Parliament must ratify Theodore, U N S embargo expected to lift, a civil peace force may be formed, and Aristide could return with OAS oversight.
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Washington
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Aristide
Communist Party
Rene Theodore
Organization of American States
Theodore
United States
Haiti
OAS
Cole dominates Grammys with Unforgettable sweep
Natalie Cole wins record song and album of the year for Unforgettable and collects seven prizes overall. R.E.M. Bonnie Raitt and The Judds also win multiple awards while Irving Gordon takes Song of the Year for Unforgettable.
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New York
Natalie Cole
Cole
Nat “King” Cole
R.E.M
Bonnie Raitt
Raitt
Delbert McClinton
The
Judds
Michael Bolton
Irving Gordon
Gordon
David Foster
Bryan Adams
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CNN
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U.S.A
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Velur & Cotton
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