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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1994
Page
1
Whitney Houston captured the best pop female vocal performance and song of the year awards at last night's ceremony in Houston. The article notes her sweep with major wins and directs readers to page 7B for full details.
A Department of Health and Human Services report claims the Clinton health care reform would save Iowa about 339 million dollars. The article notes page 2A for more details.
The Cedar Rapids Water Department engineering division chief will become city engineer after a City Council vote today. Details on page 1B.
Senate and House negotiators meet again in a last ditch effort to lure a Canadian firm to build a steel mill in Iowa. Details on page 5B.
An assistant attorney general tells jurors the Texas truck driver accused of assault acted from anger over a speeding ticket. The prosecutor insists no slurs were used during the incident. Details appear on page 3B.
A Hlas column on page 10 praises Blue Chips starring Nick Nolte and Shaquille O Neal. The piece finds the basketball drama surprisingly entertaining and thoughtful about college recruiting dynamics and moral questions within programs.
Scott Barez, a Marion legislative page, contributed a drawing that helped support a bill to establish a special license plate to raise funds for natural resources. Youth Plus in Thursday's Gazette.
The Senate fell short of the two thirds needed for a constitutional balanced budget, voting 63-37 on the original measure and 78-22 on a compromise with many loopholes. Grassley supported the original, Harkin backed the compromise and sought to shield Social Security from cuts.
A Political Media Research Inc. poll commissioned by The Gazette and KCRG TV finds Gov. Terry Branstad leading Fred Grandy 51 to 40 percent among likely Republican primary voters. In the general election Branstad leads Bonnie Campbell 49 to 40 percent, with Grandy ahead 45 to 37 in November. The survey of 808 Iowans was conducted Feb 24–27 by phone, with a margin of error ±3.5 points.
Quality Chef Foods plans a 43 000 square foot addition at 1100 Third St SE and remodels 27 000 square feet, boosting jobs by 100. The expansion hinges on vacating part of the Fourth Street Corridor, an 80 foot wide rail aligned strip the city may relinquish after Traffic Eng and planning reviews.
Jacquelyn Zobac, 44, of rural Vinton, was fired at a Cedar Rapids district meeting amid a criminal allegation of embezzling more than $10,000 from Franklin Middle School since October 1991. Police say the charge is first degree theft and the case awaits Linn County Attorney review.
The Iowa House State Government Committee approved a measure to raise liquor prices by banning cut-rate deals. If enacted retailers must price liquor at least 7 percent above cost, targeting large stores that sell at deep discounts. The bill passed 11 to 7 with three not voting and moves to the full House. Nearby Grocers lobby for change, Rep. Ertl notes Dyersville store is sole local liquor source.
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