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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1996
Page
1
A powerful truck bomb hit a U S Air Force complex near Dhahran Saudi Arabia killing 23 Americans and injuring over 300. President Clinton promised punishment for the attackers while an FBI team joined the investigation. The blast created a 35 foot crater and heavily damaged housing facilities.
First Lt. Brett Thoms, from Cedar Rapids, described a phenomenally loud truck bomb blast at King Abdul Aziz Air Base near Dhahran Saudi Arabia. The attack killed 23 and injured about 300 while Thoms and four others escaped unhurt after windows shattered and walls collapsed.
APAC TeleServices plans to add 300 customer service roles by July in its Services Solutions division. The Cedar Rapids firm already employs over 5,000 in Iowa and 9,000 across 51 centers nationwide, with prior expansions in Davenport and Cedar Rapids. Jobs offer day and evening shifts at $6 per hour plus bonuses.
Gail Maddox of Metro High School helps students who’ve tangled with the law. She says she views their charges as errors of circumstance rather than juvenile delinquency, highlighting a reform-minded approach. Details in Neighbors.
U of I forward Russ Millard aims to hear his name called in tonight's NBA draft while Anthuan Maybank awaits confirmation of his spot on the 4x400 Olympic track team.
The Cedar Rapids trolley will end next month as ridership has fallen to near zero after new downtown parking lots opened. The two trolleys may be chartered or used as backups after refurbishing while a park and ride system prepares this winter.
Iowa's new laws raise penalties for violent felonies and sexual predators, extend jail terms, and cut parole chances for forcible felonies. The package adds prison capacity with a 750 bed Fort Dodge facility and requires insurers to cover maternity leave for 48 hours after birth.
Iowa enacts changes including public access to criminal history records and more victim information, higher $100 handicap parking fines, a new permit process, and jail room and board charges. Parole ends for certain forcible felonies while maternity stays require 48 hours for normal deliveries and 96 hours for cesareans, with protections for pregnancy termination actions.
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