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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 2001
Page
1
Films like Pearl Harbor spark renewed interest in feminine modesty from the 1940s. Retro silhouettes, soft makeup, and practical yet polished looks surface in today’s runways and wardrobes. Designers nod to utility dresses, tailored lines, and understated elegance.
Marc Gladson, 14, soon to be Linn-Mar freshman, claimed a national golf championship in Florida near USC weekend. Details show a young talent rising as he edged rivals for the title in a closely watched event.
Gas prices in Cedar Rapids dropped about 14 cents in the past month as Midwestern petroleum problems were resolved. Local stations reported lower averages across East Iowa, reflecting improving supply and lower wholesale costs.
Twenty players earned roster spots for the 2001 02 season as the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders wrapped their summer tryout camp. Sharon Enneking became the first woman graduate of Kirkwood Community College's plumbing heating and cooling apprenticeship program. Details note in classifieds urges supporting a spouse during job searches.
Linn County Bluestem Solid Waste Agency board rejected the Hennessey site in southwest Cedar Rapids after noon votes. The panel amended by excluding Hennessey and by inviting outside-county private landfills, aiming to haul county waste to privately owned space. Neighbors hailed the move while courts linger over Bluestein’s $2.5 million condemnation claim tied to Hennessey.
Iowa House and Senate approved a new reapportionment map amid complaints it is bizarre and awkward. House vote 78 to 18. Senate 37 to 13. Plan, created by the nonpartisan Legislative Service Bureau, was sent to the Senate after both chambers backed it. Opponents cited incumbents in several districts and warned of possible court challenges. The session also scaled back an electric plant siting bill and extended workforce incentives while exempting federal tax rebates from state taxes.
In a one day session Speaker Brent Siegrist praised a productive day as lawmakers approved a utility plant siting bill and an electric ramp siting measure. They exempted tax rebate checks from state income tax and extended a surcharge keeping 56 workforce centers open while declining to raise community college property tax authority. Governor Vilsack lauded the results noting the energy steps as a significant first move. The Senate adjourned at 6 21 p m and the House at 7 35 p m in the remodel bound historic building.
In Cedar Rapids a 14 year old testifies about a theft ring that stole 29 guns from Taylor Guns and Pawn in Marion on October 17, 2000. Tyrone Griffith, 26, stands trial for possessing firearms as a felon. Witnesses describe the plan to move guns to buyers and the exchange of guns for cash and drugs.
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