Road link plan scaled back by planning panel
A technical advisory committee to the Regional Planning Commission on Monday backed a reduced plan for a road connection between East Post Road and Highway 13. The panel approved only a long term extension of Bever Avenue to the east and did not extend Cottage Grove Parkway. The full commission will reconsider Wednesday night at City Hall.
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Bever Avenue
Cottage Grove Parkway
City Hall
Cedar Rapids student pauses classes for chemotherapy fight
Chris Soukup, 44, of Cedar Rapids, has put aside her Kirkwood Community College studies to undergo chemotherapy for new tumors, highlighting the impact of cancer on education and daily life.
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Chris Soukup
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Supreme Court to rule on home office tax deductions
The Supreme Court said it will decide if thousands of taxpayers can claim in home office deductions even when they spend most of their time working elsewhere. Page 6D carries more details.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Orrery coach vents after Cyclones loss to Kentucky
Johnny Orr argued with officials after Iowa State's 1980 NCAA second round loss to Kentucky. The rant drew attention in Hlas column on page 1D.
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Johnny Orr
Iowa State
Cyclones
Kentucky
Baker Les Sykora Shares Braided Bread Recipe
Cedar Rapids baker Les Sykora, of Czech heritage, is highlighted in the cookbook Favorite Recipes from Great Midwest Cooks for his braided bread with raisins and nuts. The feature cites his long tradition and a treasured Christmas gift recipe.
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Sykora
Cedar Rapids
Great Midwest
Today's Chuckle Fuzzy dice pitch in trade joke
A light humorous note suggests if Japan refuses U.S. car sales perhaps American fuzzy dice could still find buyers. The quip plays on export chatter with a quirky image.
Spring Car Care in Wednesday's Gazette
A 20 page section offers car maintenance guidance and answers on whether your car is truly all American. The feature explores strategies to shed winter woes and care for vehicles as the season shifts.
Iowa Senate backs one year child support amnesty
The Iowa Senate approved a plan to seek a federal waiver for a one year amnesty for delinquent child support, 38 to 10. If granted, the program would be studied by the Department of Human Services with a proposal due January 15, 1993, and would affect about 122000 cases with $523 million in delinquencies.
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Gazette
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Iowa
House
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Hannon
D-Morley
State Department of Human Services
Mortgage rates inch up to 9 percent
Mortgage rates rose toward 9 percent after an 8.23 percent 30 year fixed rate in January. Tim Murphy of Norwest Mortgage says 9 percent with zero points is possible, while Dan Pence of Hearthstone predicts 9 to 10 percent as rates settle. Dee Strabala of Brenton Bank expects steadiness until fall elections.
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George C. Ford
Tim Murphy
Norwest Mortgage Inc
Murphy
Washington
Dan Pence
Hearthstone Mortgage Co
Congress
Pence
Dee Strabala
Brenton Bank & Trust Co
Cedar Rapids
Vernon Middle School health complaints prompt air sampling
Eight Vernon Middle School teachers allege illness linked to the building. Marion Independent School District officials hire Harcon of Iowa City to perform air sampling, interviews, and a building inspection, with a written report expected within two weeks.
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Vernon Middle School
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Marion
Dianna Linder
Harcon
Iowa City
Linder
Vernon
Jan White
Sharon Logan
White
Logan
Libya to hand over Lockerbie suspects to Arab League
Libyan officials say Libya will transfer Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah to the Arab League for delivery to the UN secretary general Boutros Boutros-Ghali for trial. U.S. doubt arises over timing and venue as arguments unfold at the Hague and within UN councils.
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U.S
Washington
Thomas Pickering
Security Council
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Venezuela
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United States
Britain
Arria
Jean Bernard Merimee
France
Death of Cedar Rapids hair stylist Hajek probed for cause
Detectives probe possible drug or alcohol involvement and neck discoloration in the death of 31 year old Susan Hajek found on her bedroom floor. An autopsy was inconclusive and investigators treat the case as potentially criminal while awaiting toxicology results. Hajek’s baby daughter Ky lie was asleep in the home.
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Cedar Rapids
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Hajek
Glen Fox
Fox
34Th St. SE
Kylie
Mount Vernon
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