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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1994
Page
3
In a slow-count tally Feinstein appears set to win the California Senate race over Michael Huffington. With 140,000 absentee ballots left, her lead stands at 157,070 votes as of late Friday, validating her projected victory.
California Governor Pete Wilson urged Congress to adopt a federal version of Prop 187 denying most benefits to illegal immigrants with emergency care as an exception. He said states should be reimbursed or allowed to end such services and endorsed guest worker importation from Mexico. He denied presidential ambitions and pressed welfare devolution and a new world trade deal.
Susan Smith, 23, charged with drowning her two young sons in a fake carjacking asks doctors to be assessed for sanity. Prosecutor seeks psychiatric testing to determine if she can stand trial for murder. She allegedly confessed to driving their car into a lake with Michael and Alex strapped in.
FBI Director Louis Freeh criticizes the administration and says he lobbied Congress for more money than Clinton requested due to ammo shortages for training. He cites inadequate body armor and a lack of bullets for target practice and notes no new agent classes in nearly two years.
Vice President Al Gore condemned government involvement in school prayer and urged that prayer be kept within families and faith communities. President Clinton echoed cautious openness to a constitutional amendment or moment of silence, sparking civil liberties criticism.
Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen told the North Atlantic Assembly that a middle-class tax cut is desirable if funded to avoid expanding the federal deficit. He said any relief would be offset by spending cuts or higher taxes elsewhere to prevent crowding out private capital.
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