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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1995
Page
1
The new Iowa driver licenses display a red line beneath the holder’s photo to indicate when the wearer will turn 21 years old. The marking provides a quick age reference for law enforcement and officials.
The Iowa Department of Transportation prepares for July 3 state rollout of credit card style drivers licenses. Officers will scan licenses to enter driver data instantly and check driving and criminal records while processing tickets. Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller says high tech should speed up ticketing and reports while reducing paperwork.
The Senate passed a deficit-reduction outline by 57 to 42, pledging to curb three decades of deficits and allow possible tax cuts. The plan aims to save $958 billion by 2002 mainly from Medicare, Medicaid, and other benefits while omitting defense spending in the cuts.
The Senate proposes balancing the budget by 2002 with $958 billion in future spending cuts mainly from Medicare Medicaid and other benefits. It would eliminate 181 agencies and programs across the government and favors using any deficit reduction for tax cuts and other programs. GOP lawmakers say the move protects children from debt costs.
A mid afternoon crash near High Amana Iowa County killed three people. Jason Koehn 24 of Victor and Keith Kirkpatrick 65 of Mount Vernon died at the scene along with Kirkpatrick's wife Arlene 62. Koehn's passenger Larry Messa 32 of Marengo was airlifted to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
Vice President Al Gore outlined 12 VA initiatives to improve veterans care and cut costs in a live Washington telecast watched by about 50 staff and Iowa Commission on Veterans Affairs members at the Iowa City VA center. One proposal would replace annual 93 question eligibility forms with permission to access IRS records.
Bosnian Serbs answered a NATO airstrike with shelling on Tuzla and other safe areas including Gorazde Bihac and Srebrenica. In Tuzla shells struck a cafe area killing up to 70 people as residents aided casualties. NATO launched an airstrike near Pale targeting Serb headquarters and two ammunition bunkers.
University of Iowa researchers report a preliminary trial using fluvoxamine to curb compulsive shopping two to nine of ten participants reduced spending. The study notes women more affected and calls for placebo controlled trials to confirm results.
Busy weekend of prep sports as state tournaments begin for boys golf tennis and track. Details appear on pages 1C and 3C.
Camping season returns with popular Iowa campsites noted in Outdoor. Cedar Rapids Washington claims a 4-0 victory over Dubuque Hempstead to reach the inaugural state soccer championships. The Cedar River Tower downtown changes hands as Waldo Morris of Morris and Co purchases the landmark.
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