Tel Aviv bus bombing kills and injures dozens
A Tel Aviv rush hour blast on a crowded bus injures 48 and kills 20. Police blame a passing by action bomber, possibly Yehia Ayash, as Israel seals Gaza and West Bank borders. Prime Minister Rabin vows a wide crackdown amid riots and peace talks.
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Cedar River Paper expansion adds 95 jobs in Cedar Rapids
Cedar River Paper co plans a second machine adjacent to the current mill to produce linerboard and corrugated medium. The $500 million expansion will raise total plant employment to 225 and add 95 jobs, with production slated to begin in 1996 and 1996.
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George C. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Paul Kiffe
Cedar River Paper
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Elgie Harrison
Paul Gordon
Midwest Recycling Co
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Weyerhaeuser Midwest Inc
Weyerhaeuser Co
Cedar Rapids deals heat up as central purchasing stalls
Centralized purchasing shows a lukewarm response in Cedar Rapids amid sewer solvent scandals. The water safety debate in Iowa continues to split readers and citizens. Linn County GOP to name a sheriff candidate tonight to face Democrat Donald Zeller. Derek Fulton and Mike Morrison of Cedar Rapids join UNI football squad.
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Incumbent Cochran Faces Three Challengers for Iowa Ag Secretary
Incumbent Democrat Dale Cochran seeks a third term as Iowa secretary of agriculture amid three challengers. The race centers on promoting the state’s $10 billion agriculture sector, with candidates highlighting programs, value-added crops, and industry ties.
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Marlene Lucas
Dale Cochran
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Tom Cory
Secretary of Agriculture Team Campaign Profiles
A four candidate slate outlines four individuals running for Iowa agriculture leadership. The Democrat incumbent, 65, Eagle Grove, long tenure as Iowa secretary of agriculture and former House speaker leads. a 46 year old Republican Alleman instructor and farmer with 24 years teaching and 10 years as sheep superintendent. a 41 year old Natural Law candidate Fairfield president of Soil Technologies Corp with work on organic fertilizers. and an Independent Baxter publisher and lobbyist who previously worked with Farm Credit and ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 1992.
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Yo-yo dieting not health risk experts decide
A 13 member NIH task force reports in JAMA that yo-yo dieting over 30 years of data shows no added health risk from weight cycling. Overweight status remains more dangerous than dieting fears. small losses of five to ten pounds can confer health benefits, per Dr Susan Yanovski.
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Law's arm longer than driver thought, court rules
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled municipal police may arrest for state traffic violations anywhere in the state and may invoke implied consent procedures outside their city limits. The decision upheld the arrest and conviction of Scott Snider in Muscatine County for speeding and operating while intoxicated after Atalissa Officer Mark Kopf stopped him on Highway 6.
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Kopf
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