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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1994
Page
1
Two tornadoes were sighted as storms swept through southeast Iowa causing structural damage in Decorah late last night. High winds and heavy rain accompanied the twisters with further details on page 3B.
Two doctors testified Tuesday that 3 month old Dustin McArtor may have suffered other injuries, including a break in his left leg, before Nov. 24 1993, when Cedar Rapids baby sitter Kelly Linhart is accused of shaking the infant. Details on page 1B.
Eastern Iowa boxing fans mourn Battlin' Bobby Amsler who died from leukemia on Saturday. The tribute notes his career and impact for local fans and the sport.
A hearing to sell a parcel on Cherry Street Center may trigger a North Liberty bidding war. Details on page 1B.
A state ethics panel voted Tuesday to investigate the Clarinda prison proposal. Details on page 6A.
Young campers at Camp Tanager learn to manage diabetes while staying active and having fun. The Gazette highlights Youth Plus and Thursday coverage of how kids explore health awareness at camp.
President Clinton opened the door to a compromise short of universal coverage and urged Congress to stay in session until a reform bill passes. He suggested employer provided insurance might be dropped if most Americans are covered by another method, aiming for about 95 percent coverage to ensure cost controls.
Cedar Rapids City Hall opened bids from Iowa Concrete Products for storm sewer pipe for two developments marking a shift after a long one‑supplier era. The bids show Iowa Concrete beating Wilson and Zeidlers by narrow margins, as a new policy requires three bids for purchases over thresholds.
Washington inspectors uncovered 2.3 million bulk business letters delayed up to nine days and 800 000 first class letters delayed three days at Capitol Heights and more than 900 000 pieces at Merrifield. At Brentwood Road post office, government mail from February was delayed.
The Clinton administration quietly halts plans to replace highway signs with metric measurements by 1996. Public opposition and congressional bills cited costs around 200 million dollars, with over 2200 comments against the change and no timetable for rollout.
Census data show a continuing rise in single parent households, with about half of such families needing public assistance at some point. In 1993, 27 percent of U.S. children under 18 lived with one parent, up from 12 percent in 1970, and Iowa's out of wedlock births have risen from 3,495 in 1970 to 9,050 in 1992.
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