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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1994
Page
1
Singapore cites close U S ties in reducing Michael Fay’s sentence from six to four lashes for car vandalism. The government notes President Clinton has spoken on the case three times. Fay, 18, may seek medical unfitness to avoid any lashes.
Members of the Cedar Rapids Efficiency and Reform Committee express frustration at the City Council’s delay in delivering the Blue print for Change. Details appear on page 1B.
Hy-Vee expansion on the northwest side may depend on the company paying for street widening near the store. Details on page 3B.
Cedar Rapids housing officials propose pausing applications after 1,600 filed for 47 federally subsidized housing slots. The report notes a temporary halt while officials review allotments and demand. Details appear on page 1B.
A state federal program to recruit young farmers helped a 22 year old man buy his first farm. Details on page 6C.
The Iowa Iowa State game in Iowa City has been rescheduled to improve chances of television coverage on a special statewide network. Details appear on page 1C.
Three Cedar Rapids area youths, all 17, advanced to the statewide event after strong performances in poetry storytelling and after-dinner speaking. The trio were featured in Youth Plus in Thursday's Gazette.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chair Yasser Arafat reach a 150 page agreement to grant Palestinians daily self rule in Jericho and the Gaza Strip. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosts a signing ceremony with U S Secretary of State Warren Christopher watching closely.
About 1 million people will see the first signs of self rule as Israel releases the first 8500 Palestinian prisoners and Palestinians expelled by Israel begin to return. The new government marks Palestinians governing themselves after decades under Jordanian and Egyptian rule.
Rajja Hanna, now 9, comes home to 1260 15th St. SE after five years in Mercy Medical Center care following an April 1989 car accident that left him with brain stem damage and paralysis. His Syrian family, including Halim, Nahi, Naja, and Nardin, plans for schooling and continued in-home medical support with ventilator and feeding tubes.
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports wool's limited value for farmers. Nick Greiner, who runs 2,000 sheep near Oxford, notes wool washing and processing create only modest gains while subsidy payments kept many producers in the business. In 1992 about 5,600 of Iowa's 8,000 sheep producers received 2,033,984 dollars under the federal wool program slated to end by 1995.
President Clinton, at a televised foreign policy forum, rejects claims of indecision saying the world problems are tougher than expected. He tells a Sarajevo questioner there have been no constant flip flops and warns Haiti's military leaders he has not ruled out actions.
The speaker notes that issues abroad are proving harder to resolve than initially imagined. He points to complex variables and unforeseen obstacles impacting policy and cooperation.
President Clinton speaks on use of force to restore democracy and calls for international inspections of suspected nuclear sites in North Korea. He favors avoiding revoking China’s favored trade status though it remains a possible option. Clinton defends policy successes and notes difficult Bosnia and Haiti issues. He rejects firing his foreign policy team and says they are plowing new ground.
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