Panel weighs new petition challenge over Cedar Rapids charter plan
A city panel will reconvene to review an eleventh hour challenge by Jan Zonneveld to a League of Women Voters petition aimed at forming a Cedar Rapids charter commission. If denied, an 11 day election on switching to a council manager government could proceed with costly ballot printing.
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Lonnie Zingulazette
Cedar Rapids
Jan Zonneveld
League of Women Voters
P.T. Larson
Joe Rinas
Matt Paul
Zonneveld
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Supreme Court rules public funding for student religious magazine
The court majority holds University of Virginia erred in denying funding to the Wide Awake magazine finding the aid program neutral and not supporting a religious institution. The ruling signals possible impact on future vouchers while dissent argues the decision risks church state separation. Justice Kennedy wrote for the majority with Souter dissent.
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Washington
Supreme Court
University of Virginia
Anthony Kennedy
Kennedy
David Souter
Christian Students
Wide Awake
Congress OKs GOP outline for balanced budget
Congress approved a seven year plan to balance the budget by 2002 with tax cuts totaling 245 billion dollars and held defense spending steady. The Senate passed it 54 to 46 along party lines while the House voted 239 to 194, with one Republican against and eight Democrats for. The plan limits spending on Medicare welfare student loans and farm subsidies, offset by tax cuts aimed at families.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Clinton
GOP budget proposal targets Medicare welfare and student loans
The plan trims or restrains spending on Medicare welfare student loans and crop subsidies and adds 245 billion in tax cuts for families investors and businesses. It excludes defense spending. House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich says balancing the budget means returning money to people as government shrinks. Clinton vows veto power over follow up legislation and warns against measures that would threaten living standards.
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GOP
House Budget Committee
John Kasich
Ohio
Clinton
Congress
Notices of reduced property valuations mailed Cedar Rapids homes
Property owners at 842 Cedar Rapids are receiving reduced valuation notices after a two month appeals process. Details on page 1B. United States Water Co of Denver has relocated to the Mullin Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Owner Randy Easton is a native of West Union. Details on page 4B.
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Cedar Rapids
United States Water Co. of
Denver
Mullin
Randy Easton
West Union
Iowans Headed to World Summer Games in Connecticut
Donna Prosser of Cedar Rapids joins 35 other Iowans traveling to Connecticut for the ninth annual Special Olympics World Summer Games. Details appear on page 1C.
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Donna Prosser
Cedar Rapids
Connecticut
Space shuttle Mir docking marked as historic joint voyage
Americans and Russians linked space shuttles Atlantis and Mir in a perfect docking above Earth capping a five day mission. Ten crew members from the two nations entered Mir, exchanging gifts and pledging joint work toward an international space station beginning in 1997 with participation from eleven countries.
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Vladimir Syromiatnikov
Gibson
Atlantis
Mir
Vladimir Dezhurov
Dezhurov
NASA
Norman Thagard
Gennady Strekalov
Strekalov
United States
Russia
Reward offered in search for news anchor Jodi Huisentruit
Mason City Police announce Crimestoppers fund with nearly ten thousand dollars raised from businesses and individuals to help locate missing CBS anchor Jodi Huisentruit. Investigators pursue leads as volunteers, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and FBI assist in the case.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Mason City
Jodi Huisentruit
Jack Schlieper
Mason City Globe Gazette
Huisentruit
Kgan-Tv
Schlieper
CBS
Iowa
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Larry Serbousek
J.D. Smith
Ann Ollinger
Langenberg
League
Ku Klux Klan
State Capitol
Columbus
Congress OK
Harkin
Lowan
U.S
C.R
Sears
Fields
David Fields
Raydell Lacey
Elonda Lacey
Linn County District Court
Kierra
Aaron
Story
Gazette
Lisa Power
Iowa City
Jodi
Kimt-Tv
Doug Merbach
Jodi Huisentrust
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