House Senate deal funds family tax cut in budget plan
A bipartisan budget agreement aims to balance the budget by 2002 with a $500 per child family tax credit and $245 billion in tax cuts over seven years. It includes $13 billion in farm subsidies cuts and $11 billion from graduate student loan subsidies, while preserving Energy and Education departments and proposing to abolish Commerce.
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Bob Dole
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Gingrich
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Charter petition faces challenge in Cedar Rapids
City faces a landmark challenge as an effort to create a charter commission gathers 6,354 signatures led by the League of Women Voters. Opponent Joe Rinas plans to contest signatures and file with the Campaign Finance Disclosure Board, arguing improper in kind contributions from newspaper publication.
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Cedar Rapids
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Myrna Loehrlein
Charter Commission
Joe Rinas
Rinas
Linn County
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Des Moines
Ann Ollinger
Teel Salam
Iowa victim fund falls short for anguished Cedar Rapids mother
Destiny Wright's mother Linda Chambers cannot afford a headstone for her murdered daughter in southeast Cedar Rapids. The state crime victim fund pays funeral costs but does not cover all needs. The Homicide Survivor's Support Group hosts a garage sale at the YWCA on Saturday to aid families like Chambers's.
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Cedar Rapids
Destiny Wright
Chambers
Wright
Kimberly
Rick Smith
Destiny
Iowa
Oklahoma City
YWCA
Fifth St
Linda Sorenson
Sorenson
Leah Wara
Wara
Heat wimps air on the cool side
A columnist notes widespread heat sensitivity as a week of 90 plus degree days keeps people indoors and reliant on air conditioning. Experts like Buzz Graham and Cathy Crist discuss the shift from outdoor activity to climate controlled routines and rising complaints about heat.
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Buzz Graham
Colony Heating & Air Conditioning
Cedar Rapids
Jon Jaschen
Stoney Point Ymca
Jaschen
Stringer Won't Confirm Rutgers Interview Details
Iowa women’s basketball coach C Vivian Stringer says she has not made a decision and will not discuss why she interviewed for Rutgers University’s head coaching job. Further details appear on page 1C.
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Iowa
C. Vivian Stringer
Rutgers University
Gone fishing goes fast in busy Iowa life
Iowa households still post a strong fishing culture but time pressures shrink trips. A DNR survey shows 365,000 licensed anglers taking 8.7 million in-state trips in 1994, vs 395,000 anglers and 11.8 million trips in 1986, with 72 percent citing not enough time.
Fishing Decline in Iowa Offsets by Higher Catch Rates
Iowa's licensed anglers fell 7.6 percent over nine years while annual trips dropped 20 percent. Despite fewer trips the 1994 catch rose to 37 million fish from 34 million in 1986, with anglers averaging four fish per day in 1994 compared to three in 1986.
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Iowa
Bill Voyce
Iowa Department of Employment Services
DNR
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