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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1981
Page
4
Bill Bjorenson and Dick Harman unveil a new rescue net for helicopters at Cedar Rapids airport. The orange and yellow device, costing 1400 dollars, can lift four standing people or one on a stretcher and is on a 40 foot nylon line. It’s the first of its kind in the state per Linn County Civil Defense sources.
Supervisors plan a Friday tour of the McKesson Drug Co. building at 900 Second St. SE to test feasibility for remodeling into a jail. The site could offer about 100000 square feet, with other options including two floors of Harper & McIntire and several future sites. A nine member technical committee and a 21 to 25 member citizens panel will study options and standards, while Cedar Rapids officials discuss shared facilities and costs.
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