30 Mar 2001
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 2001
Page
1
Migrating sandhill cranes draw visitors to the Lillian Rowe sanctuary beside the Platte River in early spring. The note mentions a Nebraska scene and places focus on regional wildlife interest.
Stacy Frese steps in to assist local girls in a community recreation program set for tomorrow. Volunteers from the town organize activities to boost skills and confidence for participating youth.
A scrambled readable fragment from a newspaper page shows section labels like Deaths Classified Editorial Comics Farm Horoscope Jumble Legals Money Movies Notebor People Pictures and Stocks Weather along with page coordinates such as 3-4D 4-5B and 12E. It appears to be an index or table of contents with partial titles and grid references.
The Senate cleared the last major hurdle for campaign finance reform with a 57 to 43 vote to preserve the soft money ban even if the Supreme Court challenges other provisions. Senators praised the bipartisan coalition as President Bush signaled openness to signing any bill that improves the system.
The bill bans largely unregulated soft money donations by unions and corporations to parties. It restricts some issue ads by private groups on radio and TV 60 days before elections. It raises individual donation limits from $1000 to $2000 per election and increases annual aggregate limits for donations to candidates and parties to $37,500 from $25,000.
At St Luke’s Hospital Cedar Rapids rotavirus gastroenteritis has filled the 25 bed pediatrics unit with 109 cases over two weeks plus 31 RSV infections. Tori Eilers, 21 months, and her mother Debbie Eilers describe the experience as a nurse helps manage dehydration with IV fluids. Mercy Medical Center reports many cases as well while Iowa City hospitals see few.
Three of six $1000 Powerball winners in Wednesday's multistate drawing were in Cedar Rapids. Don Sherman of Robins and Eric Van Kerckhove of Cedar Rapids each win about $67,000 after taxes. Sherman bought at Blairs Ferry HandiMart. Van Kerckhove at Williams Boulevard Amoco. The third Cedar Rapids ticket was bought at Williams Boulevard Amoco but remained unclaimed. Other winners hailed from Missouri Oregon and Wisconsin.
Gov. Tom Vilsack issues Executive Order No. 18 to reaffirm equal opportunity in state employment and support affirmative action and diversity. Sen. Steve King criticizes the measure as overbroad and plans constitutional change to ban preferential treatment and potential racial profiling in hiring and admissions.
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