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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 2000
Page
1
Iowa State star Marcus Fizer was chosen in the first round by the Chicago Bulls. Report details highlight his college exploits and the timing of the pick amid other state headlines.
Community events include the Iowa City Jazz Festival and various weekend celebrations. Pleasant Valley course is in great shape with a matured ten-year-old layout and greens described as lightning fast.
For the first time in over 30 years a cliff-hatched peregrine falcon has successfully fledged from a bluff along the Mississippi River. The report appears in Friday's Gazette highlighting the rare urban nesting success.
After seven months in the United States Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba with his father Juan Miguel Gonzalez. The Supreme Court declines to intervene allowing the boy to reunite with his homeland as Cuban crowds celebrate and the family heads to a boarding school for the night.
The Supreme Court decision limits states power to ban partial-birth abortions, prompting Iowa leaders to say the issue returns to the Legislature. House Speaker Brent Siegrist notes the ruling could lead to a revised law that gains one more justice.
Federal court strikes down Iowa law and Nebraska's similar measure while supporters await a Supreme Court ruling. Gov. Vilsack notes the decision sets a benchmark for future restrictions, stressing health protections for women and the need for exceptions. Abortion-rights advocates react with cautious relief.
The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that the Boy Scouts may bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders under expressive association rights. The decision, reversing a New Jersey ruling, prompts mixed reactions from supporters and critics while leaving open the question of excluding gay scouts.
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