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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 2000

Page

4

Tiger bites 4 year old as uncle’s Bengal tiger severs arm

In Houston a four year old boy had his right arm ripped off by his uncle Larry Tidwell’s pet Bengal tiger. Surgeons reattached the limb in a nine hour operation at Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital. The boy remains in serious condition with infection and clotting risks, while Tidwell was cited for keeping a dangerous animal without a permit. The tiger Cheyenne is a declawed four year old female living in the yard behind the family home.

Houston Jayton Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital Henry Larry Tidwell Tracy Olivas Olivas Tidwell Richard Bradley Bradley

Lawmakers push to repeal 3 percent telephone tax

In Washington lawmakers and phone companies back a measure to repeal the 3 percent tax on local and long distance charges. The tax funds the Spanish American War era budget and costs consumers about 5 billion annually, with bipartisan support and a companion Senate bill planned.

Washington Congress Rob Portman Ohio Ways and Means Committee Portman Robert Matsui Calif Senate Treasury

White House staff cleared in FBI case

Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced no credible evidence of criminal activity in the White House handling of FBI background files for former Republican appointees. He said there is no credible evidence that Bernard Nussbaum lied to Congress and closed the investigations with no prosecutions. The ruling drew anger from conservatives and former appointees suing the Clinton administration for privacy invasion.

Washington Robert Ray White House FBI Bernard Nussbaum Congress Ray Hillary Rodham Clinton Bush White House Joseph Duggan

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