House approves GATT in historic vote
The House approved a rewritten General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 288 to 146, sending the measure to the Senate. President Clinton hailed the vote as historic for workers and families, while Iowa’s delegation supported the pact.
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Iowa
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Jim Leach
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Jim Ross Lightfoot
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D-Wash
World Trade Organization
America
Federal indictments target eight Wellington Heights crack dealers
The U.S. Attorney in Cedar Rapids unsealed federal indictments against eight Wellington Heights residents accused of crack cocaine dealing in the southeast side neighborhood. Each suspect faces mandatory minimum terms of at least five years, with several potentially facing much longer sentences. one could exceed 30 years. The move marks a shift from prior state-court prosecutions to a federal, more severe approach for suppressing local crack activity.
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Wellington Heights
Cedar Rapids
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U.S. Attorney’s Office
Jeff Mellgren
Mellgren
U.S
Richard Murphy
Iowa
December hearings open for public budget and cable franchise
Brief notices list December hearings allowing public comment on the city budget and cable franchise with further details on internal pages. Benefactors bought the old Marion Carnegie Library for First United Methodist Church. Lynn Black Allen of Cedar Falls designed a Clintons workout room. the Supreme Court upholds retroactive franchise law ban for Iowa. Friends recall Jerry Rubin who died at 56 after being struck by a car while jaywalking.
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Cedar Falls
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Teens seek to start own businesses amid economic uncertainty
Gallup and the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership report nearly 70 percent of high school students want to launch ventures, aiming to avoid corporate layoffs. Many lack basic ownership knowledge with only 12 percent noting friends and family as startup capital sources.
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Center For Entrepreneurial Leadership
Kansas City
Marilyn Kourilsky
Ewing Marion
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El Nino May Bring More Snow to Iowa This Winter
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says El Nino often yields milder winters but recent trends show colder, wetter seasons. He predicts below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation, implying more snow, while the National Weather Service foresees slightly above normal temps with above normal rainfall.
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Dave Gosch
Iowa
Harry Hillaker
Pacific Ocean
Hillaker
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Gary Forster
Furnace a hazard get a second opinion
A central Iowa family faced headaches at home while away they felt fine and tests found cracks in the furnace heat exchanger which was replaced. Experts vary on replacement urgency with tiny holes. many urge a second opinion before spending on a new furnace and advise CO detectors and warranty checks.
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Iowa
Chuck Ensley
Marion Sheet Metal
Ensley
Buzz Graham
Colony Heating
Nace
Tom Greiner
Iowa State University Extension
Greiner
Robert Dengler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Dengler
Graham
Carolyn Schultz
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Minneapolis
Underwriters Laboratories
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