29 Jan 1997
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1997
Page
1
Cedar Rapids plans raise sewer and storm sewer charges while water fees rise modestly. The plan increases average annual bills about 9 percent, with a typical home paying about $33 more yearly and water/sewer charges rising due to plant upgrades and aging storm sewers. A public hearing will be scheduled as part of the city budget.
Court documents detail a $300 000 life policy on Sandra Keyes and alleged motives as Stephen Keyes 27 faces two first degree murder counts over a fatal December 26 rural Springville fire. Witnesses saw him in a van during the blaze and investigators cite an accelerant and removed smoke detectors amid the inquiry.
President Clinton acknowledged errors in White House fundraising for his re election bid while defending donor access. He noted investigators will decide if mistakes were deliberate or inadvertent and defended meetings with major donors as improper only in scope, not in intent.
The Iowa House passed House Joint Resolution 5 by 97 to 0 to add the words and women to the state constitution ensuring equal treatment. Supporters say the change is simple and fair and moves to the Senate with a vote likely Thursday.
Thirty four Taylor School singers headline this year’s Broadway Maybies at the Paramount on Friday with a mix of employee acts from area. The story notes additional acts and event details in the brief.
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes Cedar Rapids endured about 134 hours below zero from January 30 to February 4 1996 the longest in the city. The state saw a record low minus 47 in Elkader on February 3 tying the 1912 Washta record while January 1996 ran 1.9 degrees below normal. The cold is easing with a warming trend starting Friday and highs above 20 to 30 by Sunday.
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