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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1998
Page
2
A reader debates drug legalization arguing it could lower prices and crime if illegal drugs were sold legally, but questions like youth access and the Dutch and Swiss experiments. The letter cites Prohibition, youth tobacco, and international examples while recalling political rhetoric and a golfer’s nickname.
A 39 year old skydiver participating in a fireworks skydiving act in La Crosse Wisconsin died when her parachute failed to open. She struck the roof of a two story tavern and was found nearby after observers heard the chute snag and her scream. Police identified no name immediately. Her husband was part of a trio scheduled for the aerial display.
Reports from Harvey Cedars New Jersey describe a Fourth of July display turning chaotic as fireworks exploded near spectators injuring four people. A firefighter was severely burned and hospitalized while two other workers were injured and three involved were treated. Separate incidents in Milwaukee Wisconsin and other towns left residents with missing digits and hand injuries.
The Gazette emphasizes future farming and soybean ink while encouraging readers to recycle newspapers at Carton location on Sixth Street Southwest or nearby Cedar Rapids recycling sites. The piece notes subscription rates and press details for Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
President Clinton enters a busy week aiming to push health and crime policy despite a Republican Congress unwilling to budge. He headlines two events, seeks executive actions on guns and patient rights, and debates a national education and juvenile crime agenda while Starr’s Lewinsky inquiry continues.
Kenneth Starr will not provide an interim report to Congress on the Lewinsky probe before lawmakers adjourn this fall. Starr's spokesman, Charles Bakaly, said Clinton could be subpoenaed to testify if Starr brings criminal charges against Monica Lewinsky, though no decision has been made. The disclosure marks the first public suggestion of subpoenaing Clinton in a criminal case.
A partial report states Clinton will refuse to fully explain his relationship with Lewinsky despite earlier promises. Bakaly says Starr will testify to the House only with substantial and credible information on possible crimes by the president. In June Republicans opposed an interim report.
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