29 Oct 1992
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1992
Page
1
Local business leaders voiced strong opposition to a state health care reform proposal at a Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on Wednesday. Details were continued on page 1B.
Indiana was chosen as the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten basketball title by conference sportswriters and sportscasters at the league tipoff luncheon in Indianapolis. Details on page 1C.
Car continues to chug after shutdown. timing may need checking. Motoring, page 7C.
Forbes magazine highlights Cedar Rapids as a Midwest success story along with Kenosha Wisconsin and Garden City Kansas. Priority One credits the public private partnership for cutting unemployment after Harnischfeger and FMC plants closed in the mid-1980s and notes European owned firms and the PMX Industries plant owned by Poongsan Corp of Korea.
The University of Iowa venue Hancher Auditorium celebrates two decades of concerts and performances. Former directors describe it as more than a building, as a program and concept spanning many genres and patrons exceeding three million.
In battleground Ohio Bush forecasts victory over Clinton and Gore with six days left. Polls show Clinton leading in Ohio and Michigan while Bush campaigns through Lima, Toledo, Strongsville, and Columbus to court 21 electoral votes. A large Columbus crowd cheered Bush, signaling momentum.
Rev. Larry Johnson a Marion pastor and Iowa Coalition for Traditional Values leader begins a low key write in campaign against Republican Jim Leach in Iowa 1st District Johnson says the aim is to send a message on abortion not to win and predicts Leach may switch parties or lose in a future primary while citing conservative Christian influence in Linn Scott and Johnson counties nearing the page 9A tease
Perot Systems Corp expands with a Cedar Rapids office to open in the first quarter of 1993. Desoto Jordan says local leasing and an expanding base will follow as customers evolve. The firm may contract for MCI Communications and supports commercial billing development in Cedar Rapids.
Clinton accused Bush of abusing presidential powers and said Perot’s temper has been questioned by many. He praised and criticized Perot, invited Perot’s advice on POWs and deficit reduction, and noted 122 former Perot supporters backing the Democrats.
Government statistics show mixed signals on growth with a 2.7 percent third quarter rise cited as strong by the Bush campaign and Clinton supporters arguing the pace is modest compared to postwar recoveries. Consumer spending fueled the pickup, rising 3.4 percent in Q3 and 0.7 percent for the quarter, yet overall growth remains slow and contested.
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