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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2001
Page
1
A C R based couple moves to Lone Tree area and buys Bock's Berry Farm as their new venture. Cedar Rapids golfer Zach Johnson captures his first Greater Cedar Rapids Open title at Hunters Ridge Golf Course by two strokes.
In Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 96 to 91 to seize momentum in the NBA Finals. The game shifted with key plays in the second half as LAL narrowed the series gap and set up a crucial rest of finals stretch.
Gov. Tom Vilsack endorsed a $20 million bill to exempt federal tax rebates from Iowa income tax. He urged even broader action to end deductibility, fund lower rates, and sign the measure into law. Republicans face a tough path in a divided Legislature but expect quick approval of the tax issue.
Oklahoma City bomber Timothy James McVeigh spends his final day in isolation at the U S Penitentiary Terre Haute. He writes to friends meets with attorneys eats a last meal and rests calm and resigned to the death by lethal injection set for 8 am EDT with 24 witnesses present.
The Associated Press will provide online coverage of Timothy McVeigh’s scheduled execution. He asked for minimal public details of his final hours and his lawyers said he may issue a final statement, without confirming its delivery. McVeigh, convicted for the 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Building bombing, faces the first federal execution in 38 years.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Allison caused 16 deaths in Texas and Louisiana with Houston damage near 1 billion dollars. Mayor Brown said 5,000 local properties were damaged, while Harris County counted at least 10,000. Thousands sought shelter as Red Cross aided over 9,000 people in 30-plus shelters.
A Cedar Rapids plan to add Viola Gibson Elementary to the district may shift attendance areas for Hiawatha Jackson and Nixon. The district aims for minimal family disruption and better transportation while enhancing diversity as a new northeast Cedar Rapids elementary opens in fall 2002.
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