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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 2004
Page
9
Tim Cooley a 23 year old from Cedar Rapids told police two men robbed him at gunpoint Friday night in the 1500 block of L Street SW. A car pulled up about 11 30 p.m. Two men exited the car one displayed a gun and demanded his wallet. He handed over his wallet and the pair fled toward the waiting car which the driver then drove away.
At 7:30 p.m. a fire at Robert and Judy Lehmkuhl’s home on Hughes Dr SW heavily damaged the rear wall and roof, with interior heat and smoke damage and the blaze spreading to a nearby garage where a car was destroyed. Robert Lehmkuhl escaped uninjured. Cause undetermined. Cedar Rapids rescue truck down. Hiawatha unit assisted with air tanks. Red Cross and Salvation Army aided the family.
Adam Musser, 23, of Iowa City, faces a fourth trial on criminal transmission of HIV in Marengo Iowa County. The case involves a December 2002 encounter and alleges he knowingly exposed four Johnson County women to the AIDS virus. He was sentenced last Friday to up to 25 years for the first case, with three prior convictions and further sentencings planned next month.
Cedar Rapids business leaders including Ernie Buresh create the South Side Development Group Ltd with over 1.3 million in capital, led by Village Bank & Trust, aiming to buy properties south of downtown. AEGON USA contributes 1 million with a goal of 2 million total funding to spur redevelopment echoing the 1988 Development Corp. program. Mayor Pate praises the move as a potential catalyst for Cedar Bend while Helen Arnold Olson links it to a broader redevelopment plan alongside state Vision Iowa funds. The group emphasizes transferring properties into developers’ hands to prioritize redevelopment over profit.
Three expert witnesses including a biomedical engineer a pediatric neurologist and a pediatric forensic pathologist testified that Kayla Blahnik's fatal injuries align with a stair fall rather than shaken baby syndrome. Charles Goddard of Fairfax faces first degree murder charges in Linn County for Kayla's February 2003 death. The defense argues the brain stem injury matches an accidental fall and links back to the home on Owen Street NW where Kayla and her mother Courtney Goddard lived.
Kaylee Lindley, now five months old, underwent a liver transplant at University Hospitals in Iowa City when she was 19 days old. The November operation was successful and she is reported progressing well.
Kaylee Lindley was 19 days old when doctors saved her life with a piece of her father's liver. The transplant at University Hospitals made her the world's youngest related donor liver-transplant survivor. Now five months old, she has had eight surgeries and is back in Iowa City for a minor setback. Born November 7, 2003, in Davenport, she weighed 4 pounds 15 ounces at birth. her mother Kellie Lindley awaits a normal childhood ahead.
W Mike Deupree notes the Iowa General Assembly may sidestep a 12 year old rule requiring three fifths approval to dip below a 3 percent cash reserve. He mocks focus on official state tartan while lamenting gaps on a fish nickname and other priorities, urging accountability at the ballot box. He cites budget risks and discretionary uses of a 160 million reserve, contrasting fiscal restraint with ceremonial pursuits. He lists contacts for Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday columns.
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