Legislature opens as Branstad delays Statehouse work in 1998 start
Cedar Rapids notes the 1998 Iowa Legislature begins with Branstad delaying renovation at the Statehouse to limit disruption. Access remains mostly open while construction proceeds. Key debates include death penalty, gambling limits, hog operation siting, and tax cuts amid Republican splits and party leadership shifts. Preservation of education and early childhood development is highlighted as a distinguishing focus.
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Cedar Rapids
Branstad
Statehouse
Mark Willemssen
Senate
Stewart Iverson
House
Corbett
Kramer
TWA
Trans World First
Mrs. Fields
Ambassadors Club
American Express
Winfrey wins People's Choice honor
The 24th annual People's Choice Awards honored Oprah Winfrey as the best female TV performer and Harrison Ford as a motion picture actor. Jerry Maguire won best drama, rewards given at the Santa Monica ceremony hosted by Ray Romano and Reba McEntire.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Oprah Winfrey
Garth Brooks
Tim Allen
Kirstie Alley
Harrison Ford
Julia Roberts
CBS
Ray Romano
Reba McEntire
Nichols rejects federal plea offer in Oklahoma City bombing case
Newsweek reports Terry Nichols rejected a federal deal to plead guilty to murder in exchange for life in prison. He avoided a federal death sentence after jurors deadlocked on punishment but faces possible death in state murder charges in Oklahoma.
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Denver
Oklahoma City
Terry Nichols
Newsweek Magazine
Nichols
Oklahoma
Newsweek
Lunar Prospector Enters Moon Orbit For Polar Study
Lunar Prospector moved into lunar orbit on Sunday from Mountain View California. NASA Ames Research Center mission manager Scott Hubbard said the craft performed exactly as simulations predicted. The 30 minute engine burn placed the unmanned probe in orbit with subsequent firings planned to achieve the polar trajectory for scientific work.
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Mountain View
Calif
Scott Hubbard
NASA
Ames Research Center
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Home Improvement
NBC
Tony Danza
Iowa City
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