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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1996
Page
7
Police believe a suspect in a Saturday Ramada Inn robbery may have staged a second hold up at the nearby Super 8. The black male in his 20s, about 5'10" and 160 pounds, wore a red hoodie and brown gloves and fled with an undisclosed amount. No injuries were reported.
Cedar Rapids public schools designate Automation Celebration Week with events across Arthur Nixon Hoover and Polk buildings to celebrate automating 31 libraries. Open houses run today and midweek with hours listed and the project cost about 500000 funded by the district parent groups and building budgets.
Marion Water Department crews begin flushing tonight and will continue evenings after 8 p.m. through May 8 starting in the central city and moving outward. Water may appear discolored due to iron sediment. avoid laundry after 8 p.m. and minimize hot water usage if redness occurs. For questions, call the Water Office at 377-4839.
In Iowa City Keith Jackson 37 faces a first degree murder charge for stabbing his brother Raymond 39 during a Nov 4 argument. Raymond died Nov 15. Prosecution argues intent due to debt and control. defense asserts self defense. Jurors begin deliberations after closing arguments.
In a 1900 portrait Thomas Gibney, Mike Gibney's grandfather, and Thomas and James Gibney, Mike's uncles, pose together. The Gibneys lived in the barn during the 1950s and later added a concrete foundation, with the structure enduring over time.
The National Association for the Preservation of Barns holds its annual meeting June 14 and 15 in Des Moines with the State Historical Society convention. For information contact Linda Wessel via phone fax or mail Heritage Expo 96 Iowa Capitol Complex 600 E Locust Des Moines 50319.
The 225 acre Mike Gibney farm near 8108 Ellis Rd NE keeps its 1859 timber barn in use. Despite dairy work fading and horse stalls converted to a milk house, hay storage endures with a pulley system once used for shifting hay from wagons. Thomas Gibney, an immigrant from Dublin, founded the farm in 1856 and moved there in 1859. his great grandson Mike, a Kennedy High School counselor, lives with his wife Ronda and daughters Erin and Ava on the property as Iowa marks 150 years of statehood.
Senator Russ Feingold did not back the Wisconsin Guard expansion of low level training flights over northeast Iowa and western Wisconsin. Opponents collected about 700 letters while supporters numbered a dozen, and the Guard canceled the plan after environmental concerns and noise issues persuaded them.
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