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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1994
Page
1
General Otto Schwarzkopf and Dan Rather co narrate a unique television special detailing a historic mission. The program blends commentary with archival footage to explain strategic decisions and outcomes for viewers at home.
Neighbors woke residents of a southeast Cedar Rapids apartment block in time to evacuate as a fire burned. Authorities investigate the blaze as arson with details to follow on page 1B.
Twenty five years after high school, a Cedar Rapids woman will receive a degree from Coe College today. Her son is set to graduate from high school just weeks earlier. Details on page 1B.
West Union residents challenge the program after officials say they lack authority. Citizens plan to appeal to the governor seeking intervention and a resolution to the local sex offenders matter.
Kentucky born country star Ricky Skaggs mixed music with faith and performed at Impact America held at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids last night. Details are on page 4B.
The Knicks lose again to the Bulls at Chicago Stadium pushing the series to a deciding game. The winner advances to meet the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.
Tomorrow’s feature surveys how property owners renovate existing downtown buildings to sustain jobs and draw new business in Cedar Rapids. It marks the second installment in the Money in Sunday series.
A Cedar Rapids community health delivery plan linking St Luke's Hospital Mercy Medical Center and the Independent Physicians Association struggles to form a Cedar Rapids area Physician Hospital Organization. The Community Leadership Council drives efforts while old hospital and doctor rivalries flare. IPA has signed on while St Luke's links to HealthSource complicates the path forward.
The Iowa DCI reports the Cedar Rapids solvent purchases investigations into Intertrade Chemical Co. are about 95 percent complete. A final report will go to Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard for possible charges, as the probe narrowed to Cedar Rapids and Intertrade with 80 interviewees and a state auditor re-audit partially complete.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will be buried beside John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery after a funeral at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Manhattan. Her son John Jr and sister Caroline attended as arrangements were made. President Clinton praised her life as mourners left flowers and handwritten notes outside her Fifth Avenue building.
Iowa State Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald said a 750 bed prison plan for Clarinda could be state owned and financed to save about 1.5 million versus Branstad’s private build lease plan, prompting bipartisan concerns over bypassing competitive bidding and back room deal making. He noted a possible 25 million borrowing by mid July to meet the corrections schedule and questioned the process that favored one community.
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