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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1998
Page
2
President Clinton plans a policy driven State of the Union while avoiding the Lewinsky scandal. Spokesman McCurry says the address will highlight a strong economy and reforms, with hints of higher minimum wage and Social Security funding using budget surpluses.
The State of the Union has occasionally served as a stage for events beyond the president's agenda. Nixon used it to address Watergate while Clinton faces ongoing allegations of an affair with a White House intern and may skip the controversy. Other presidents shifted focus from policy to crisis or morale, from Roosevelt during the Great Depression to Johnson after Kennedy's assassination and Reagan after Challenger.
Alicia Machado, former Miss Universe, testified she was sick in bed when her boyfriend Juan Rodriguez Reggeti allegedly shot his brother in law outside a church. Prosecutors allege Machado drove the getaway car, but Machado said she had nothing to do with the crime and accused others of exploiting her fame.
A new U S postage stamp announced in Washington commemorates efforts to eliminate child labor. The stamp is part of a series highlighting people and events of the early 20th century and will be released February 3.
The Gazette corrects an incorrect report that listed Quentin Thurmond of Cedar Rapids as charged with possession of marijuana. The item misidentified a college. Ard and Henry are Mount Mercy College faculty. The Gazette will respond to accuracy complaints at 398 8313.
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