20 Jul 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 2000
Page
1
A gold plated flame was erected atop the Veterans Memorial Building on Wednesday to honor all veterans. The ceremony marked the tribute with a lasting symbol of service and memory for the community.
Iowa City High track coach John Raffensperger says hurdler Joey Woody has an excellent chance to make the U S Olympic track team. The feature notes Woody’s potential and pursuit of a spot in the Olympic trials.
Joe Wislsel, 18, of Cedar Rapids, topped the breeding heifer division at the Linn County Fair Beef Show, earning high honors as details appear in section 11B.
Gazette deputy sports editor Mike Koolbeck tested the ultra fast Kalona Golf Club greens with a go around. Details appear on the Golf Page 6C.
Cedar Rapids siblings continue a family lifeguarding tradition as featured in Youth Plus pages 3 4D detailing their shared career path and community service.
Iowa State University researchers begin evaluating camera systems at city intersections to determine if automated monitoring improves traffic safety and flows. The study tracks device performance, response times, and potential privacy concerns.
Gore travels to Texas aiming to pressure Bush on the state budget while Bush signals a near decision on a running mate. The brief notes Gore’s fundraising role and includes additional photos on page 3A.
In Cedar Rapids Gore described the vice president must be someone he trusts to carry the heavy burden of the presidency. He cited his trust relationship with President Clinton and emphasized teamwork between president and vice president during a live TV town hall.
Vice President Al Gore, arriving in Cedar Rapids, denounced the four year old farm program as a failure and said it should be scrapped before its 2001 expiration. He acknowledged some provisions helped farmers but argued the bill produced large subsidies and failed to shield family farms.
Nine day effort to resolve the Palestinian Israeli conflict ends without a deal as Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat stay at Camp David to pursue talks with plans for Secretary Albright to continue. Clinton departs for Japan after urging a U.S. crafted approach on Jerusalem and refugees.
Five Cedar Rapids police detectives sue former Chief William Byrne and two current chiefs in Linn County District Court claiming fraud and failure to raise detectives’ pay to sergeants’ level after they dropped from the Teams ters Union in 1995. Sergeants earned about 56,081 while detectives averaged 49,501 in 1999.
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