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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1998
Page
1
Former Belle Plaine editor Bob Burrows, now writing a column for a different publication, continues his long career. Jackson Jones, Ramblin' 1B basketball standout, is on pace to finish among the Metro's all time top five scorers.
A national consumer group promotes a budget planner to help manage holiday expenses. The item appears in Accent on page 4C, while McLeodUSA is cited among 500 fastest growing technology firms on page 5D. Franklin Middle School reports 13.8 percent student absence on Monday with details on page 1B.
The GA Zette reports on Socks the cat and Buddy the dog, noting Socks could have the upper paw with a slew of free training tips for Buddy’s mischief. A pet expert says a cat’s paw is seven times faster than a dog’s jaw, implying Socks’ advantage in the White House dynamic.
Gov. Terry Branstad vows an education focused plan for the 1998 session. He will present a $4.5 billion fiscal 1999 budget and push for a $22.6 million education boost atop July base increases. He calls for growth and prosperity.
Gov. Terry Branstad's Condition of the State address airs at 10 a.m. on KCRG-AM 1600 WMT-AM 600 and Iowa Public Television Channel 12. IPT rebroadcasts at 6 30 p.m. The Gazette posts the full text on GazetteOnline com ialegis.
Gov. Terry Branstad’s agenda includes $62.7 million in tax cuts for pensions capital gains and Internet services, 4 percent state spending rise focused on education corrections and agriculture, $22 million for early-childhood and K-12 funding, a limited death penalty and chemical castration option for predators. The plan adds 500 prison beds at Fort Madison Mitchellville and Mount Pleasant, a graduated license delaying full privileges for 17 year olds, and a five year moratorium on state licensed gaming facilities.
Researchers at the Transportation Research Board conference report that drivers over 70 and teenagers have the highest accident rates per mile, but for older drivers speed or nighttime limits may not reduce crashes. They suggest better tests for depth perception and reaction time and note many elderly self-limit activity.
Coggon city officials plan newspaper ads to recruit a single full-time police officer to revive the defunct department. The council will meet soon with Linn County Sheriff officials about contracting for part-time protection until a hire is made. The Dec 31 disbanding followed Police Chief Jeff Harnish’s resignation.
Cedar Rapids firm Siebke Hoyt Jewelers and owners Joseph Hoyt and Thomas Hoyt faced a 1994 federal sting resulting in guilty pleas to money laundering and tax reporting violations. The case centers on $212 326 in jewelry sales with no excise tax paid and a counterfeit invoicing scheme.
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