District reforms after embezzlement allegations cited
The Cedar Rapids School District has implemented new controls on funds and fees following outside audits. Changes spread duties among staff in middle schools and aim to apply similarly in high schools. An internal auditor now conducts checks while a new procedure manual governs school fees.
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Corridor right of way debate for Cedar Rapids corridor expansion
Cedar Rapids considers vacating portions of the Fourth Street and adjacent corridor to permit private development while preserving a 10 foot trail and a 60 foot transport corridor. Quality Chef seeks 10 feet of right of way and Loftus Distributing 30 feet. Public hearing held. council has not yet taken final position.
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Magistrate denies bail for Aldrich Ames and wife
FBI agent Leslie Wiser testified Rosario Ames admitted in 1991 that Aldrich Ames was a Russian spy. He said the couple received about 2.5 million dollars, revised upward from 1.5 million, based on a 1989 accounting showing 1.8 million already paid by that date.
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Mark Hulkower
Branstad faces continued vulnerability in latest Iowa poll
Statewide results show Branstad's favorable opinion slipping from 43 to 40 percent and unfavorable rising from 29 to 31 percent between October 1993 and February. Only 32 percent will definitely vote to re elect Branstad, while 29 percent will replace him and 34 percent will consider other candidates. Campbell's favorable recognition dipped to 34 percent with unfavorable at 22 percent, and Grady's favorable fell to 41 percent with unfavorable at 21 percent.
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Inkatha weighs registering for vote amid boycott risk
In Durban Inkatha leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi ponders registering for the vote to avert a boycott as Nelson Mandela makes progress with a rival party. In Brussels the European Union reaches terms with Austria Sweden and Finland for next year's membership.
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