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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1998
Page
3
Four men attacked a taxi driver before dawn and dumped his body in the taxi trunk from high rise apartments. Eyewitnesses saw the assault and dragging, but no 911 call was placed. The manager says the killing may have stemmed from a parking space dispute.
Arkansas faith leaders urged healing and forgiveness in services across Jonesboro as residents cope with the Westside Middle School killings. Parishioners at Blessed Sacrament shared stones of penance while doctors, nurses, and emergency workers were thanked for their roles in treating the wounded. Memorial events and a community service at Arkansas State University were planned with a video address from President Clinton and in-person talks by Janet Reno and Gov. Huckabee.
The House moves to pass a massive highway bill with 26 billion dollars in extra spending. It will be offset by cuts across education environment health care and other programs over five years. The move risks political backlash and worries White House budget officials. The bill breaks from using the highway trust fund to calculate the federal budget.
Negotiators reach agreement on most provisions of the sweeping tobacco bill. It would raise about 138 billion dollars from the industry and grant the FDA broad authority to regulate nicotine products, while leaving key questions about industry legal protections and fund allocation unresolved.
An 11-year-old girl described Mitchell Johnson as troubled after a brief girlfriend relationship. Police say Mitchell and Andrew Golden fired on Westside Middle School students and staff. four students and a teacher died, with Candace Porter among 10 injured. The two teens face murder and battery charges.
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