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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2000
Page
1
Anthony Ervin and Gary Hall Jr. each clinched gold in the 50m freestyle tying for first as Brooke Bennett captured a second gold in the 800m freestyle. The article notes additional coverage on bond issues and project lists.
Forbes lists Clark McLeod among the country’s wealthiest with an estimated net worth near 1 billion dollars, tying for position with 24 others. The feature notes the 9 billion in assets category and places McLeod among a global elite.
An Iowa program offers guidance and resources to help families plan for aging parents and loved ones, with details outlined in section 6B.
Fourteen Iowa newspapers join in a joint investigation into government openness. The series begins on Page 1A of Sundays Gazette, detailing how sheriffs and police departments regularly deny public information requests.
The Clinton administration will release 30 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over 30 days to ease winter heating oil shortages and lower gasoline prices. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said supplies should improve and motorists benefit, while critics call the move politically motivated.
GOP vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney argues that price controls on prescription drugs would backfire by limiting investment in research and keeping drug prices high overall. He spoke after weather forced a Cedar Rapids stop, noting clouded flight paths and a Boeing 727 diversion.
The report notes expenses of 41015 dollars in fiscal 2000 for two projects with NASA and the European Space Agency. One project involves a small box and a wideband receiver similar to those on Cluster II, currently in orbit.
Iowa and Iowa State University report rising travel expenses in fiscal 2000 with UI engineer Richard Huff leading costs at 41 015 dollars. UI travel rose 13.9 percent since 1997 fueled by grant funds while ISU spent 15.2 million dollars, aided by state support and grant activity.
IowaCorrections officials test GPS bracelets to monitor five to ten violators in Des Moines and plan a statewide rollout. The system provides real time alerts when offenders enter prohibited zones near schools, supplementing existing RF electronic bracelets and voice imprinting for low risk offenders.
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