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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1998
Page
1
Breast cancer survivor Nancy Ritter joined her daughter Abigail in Sundays Race Against Breast Cancer as walkers raised about 57 000 to help women detect and fight the disease.
A growing number of new parents choose homemade baby food. Learn a family’s experience and where to find more information and recipes in Tuesday’s Food section.
Brief items from the city page note a bridge project update and assorted notices. A death and other small items are listed among regular briefs and classifieds.
In the final pre election TV debate Jim Lightfoot and Tom Vilsack clashed on tax policy and school funding. Lightfoot touted a 25 percent income tax cut funded by a budget surplus while Vilsack warned of funding gaps and favored first reducing property taxes and stricter teacher standards. Reform Party candidate Jim Hennager also spoke.
A reader voices frustration with pricey local ads and vows to call advertisers to ask how much the ad cost. The comment reflects concern over advertising expenses and the burden on small businesses.
The debate touched Iowa sales tax policy with Hennager pledging to roll back the 1993 1 percent increase and explore further reductions possibly exempting utility bills. He outlined Reform Party rules on fundraising and rejected borrowing. Other candidates offered standard responses.
Online promo notes provide a link to the Gazette Online page where listeners can hear last night’s gubernatorial debate audio. The snippet mentions an address at left for access.
Candidate Tom Villace urges a long overdue shift in Democratic leadership, arguing for new voices after decades of incumbency. He emphasizes fresh perspectives and organizational renewal to strengthen party performance.
U S and NATO prepare for possible bombardment after Holbrooke presses Milosevic to accept expanded international monitoring. Baghdad? no. Militants clash near Makrmalj. Six B 52s arrive in Britain as U S forces in position for military action.
Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Holocaust survivor, will give a free lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Hancher Auditorium as part of the University of Iowa Global Focus observance. The talk titled On the Threshold of the 21st Century addresses human rights on the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration.
In Manchester the trial centers on Ole Munson and Gunnar Munson with witnesses asked to reveal who is lying about a bar fight at Lake Delhi on Aug. 9. Delaware County Attorney John Bernau questions the gun possession charge and Munson's permit while defense argues Munson acted within his rights in a cabin and during target practice.
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