Cedar Rapids Voters Eye Three Forms of City Government
Cedar Rapids voters will decide March 12 among three government options the commission system in use since 1908 the council manager plan and a home rule charter The runoff rule requires a majority and a runoff within 30 days if no option passes A new form could start in 1998 with an administrative officer and a seven member council or five council members electing a mayor from within.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Debate over hog odor in large operations heats Iowa towns
The piece notes residents and officials dispute smell from factory hog farms, citing groundwater concerns and differences between family and corporate operations. Maloy Mayor Bryan Terrell protests expansion by Iowa Select Farms in Ringgold County, arguing distant ownership worsens effects.
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Maloy
Bryan Terrell
Ringgold County
Budget talks suspended amid impasse in Washington
President Clinton and congressional negotiators halted budget talks for a week after a four hour White House session leaving a multiyear spending plan unresolved. Republicans demand about 100 billion in further cuts while Clinton offers 37 billion in entitlement savings and tax cut concessions.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Clinton
White House
GOP
Senate
Bob Dole
Rebels Free 2000 Held After Chechen Hospital Siege
Interfax reports Chechen rebels freed about 2000 captives from a Dagestan hospital in Kizlyar after daylong seizure. The raid, led by Salman Raduyev, left at least 23 dead as rebels moved toward Gudermes Chechnya, prompting harsh rebukes from President Yeltsin.
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Russia
Chechnya
Moscow
Interfax
Dagestan
Republic of
Grozny
Gudermes
Salman Raduyev
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Boris Yeltsin
Cedar Rapids seeks new towing contractor
Cedar Rapids city officials plan to hire a new towing contractor, with details on page 1B. Iowa City police investigate a woman’s death, with more information on page 1B. Ohio State basketball visits Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. starting five may be freshmen per assistant coach Jene Davis, details on page 1C.
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Cedar Rapids Council
Iowa City
Ohio State
Iowa Hawkeyes
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
OSU
Jene Davis
Branstad seeks 150 million for school computer access
Gov. Terry Branstad proposes 150 million over four years to equip Iowa public schools with computers and train teachers to use technology. He would expand the Iowa Communications Network linking 128 more districts, ensuring two way interactive classes statewide. The plan forms a major portion of 96 million in additional k 12 spending for the next year, with total state education appropriation rising to 2.565 billion for fiscal 1997.
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Iowa
ICN
Branstad
Governor targets teacher pay and health care costs
INSIDE nes outlines a proposal to keep starting teacher pay under 20 000 while many districts already exceed the figure. It also offers a three way split of health care costs to entice near retirement teachers to leave under the rule of 92, aiding districts to hire lower paid replacements.
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Branstad
Gretchen Tegeler
Senate
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
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