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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1996
Page
1
Bob Schaut of Backbone State Park near Strawberry Point notes the 80 acre lake has been drained but hiking trails remain open. He adds some visitors may skip the park without water in the lake, while others still visit for trails.
Backbone Lake in Iowa's Backbone State Park has been drained into the Maquoketa River due to algae problems and a deteriorating dam. The state will spend 300 000 to 600 000 dollars to repair the dam as visitors report cancellations but some still enjoy river trout fishing and hiking.
Vatican Museums venture into retail with Edizioni Musei Vaticani across from a Swiss Guard checkpoint. The shop sells Salvatore Ferragamo designed ties and scarves, a Sistine Chapel watch, Limoges ashtrays, and rosaries as the Holy See expands revenue through religious art and symbols. A tourist noted quality items but questions selling and faith.
The American Council on Education reports a 5 percent rise in minority student enrollment at U S colleges in 1994, nearly double the prior year's gain. Gaps remain as only 16 percent of four year college students are minorities while 23 percent of high school graduates are.
Between 1993 and 1994 minority groups saw small to moderate enrollment gains with Hispanics up 7 percent the largest rise among four groups. Since 1990 Hispanic enrollment rose 35 percent and Asian Americans 7 percent in 1994.
Panetta says the White House inspection of FBI background files on former pass-holders in 1993 was a mistake and not used improperly. Clinton supports the comment as a bureaucratic snafu while Republicans demand hearings on why 330 people were targeted.
Superintendent Lew Finch unveiled a proposed school levy to fund Cedar Rapids district needs with a Sept 10 ballot target. Details stored in the Hlas column 1D and 5B.
Undersized cornflakes and stale cookies may feed cattle and hogs as feed companies bid up byproducts from the food and beverage industry. Tailings like spent grain, cotton seeds, off grade cheese, and even Gummi Bears are used as substitutes amid record high grain prices. Traders note color issues from cereal byproducts and limited grain inventories, with harvests expected to improve supplies.
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