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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 2004
Page
9
Police hunt a white male in his 20s after a shotgun attack at the Adult Marketplace on 440 Kirkwood Ave. Rescue crews rushed the injured worker to a hospital as bar patrons reported an armed robbery and a nearby shooting at the adult store.
The North Liberty City Council reviewed plans for a proposed 87 bed nursing facility on seven acres of a 34 acre site on the south side of West Penn Street and Hayden Drive. Roger Holdeman of Greenwood Manor Iowa City said the home would employ about 100 workers. The land is owned by Canaan Properties which also seeks hospital development pending certification.
In Solon 32 residents, 91 percent, voted yes to a 10 year non exclusive cable franchise with South Slope Cooperative Telephone Co. In Oxford 49 voted yes, 96 percent, with two opposed. Gazette columnist Dave Rasdal is on vacation. next column Monday.
Tony Murphy, 16, of Dubuque, drowned Monday evening at Lake Delhi. His body was recovered by the Delhi Fire Department around 10:10 p.m. after he disappeared while swimming with three friends near the dam.
Water safety groups urge wearing life jackets and avoiding alcohol while swimming or boating. Delhi fire chief Fink recounts a rescue with three survivors and one person in trouble. They warn to check water depth and hazards before diving and swim only in designated areas with lifeguards.
Casey Jones presents closing argument to jurors in the Brian Zirtzman trial. Zirtzman faces charges of starting a fire at a Cedar Rapids neighbor’s home in April 2003. Jay Grahiman and his six year old daughter Jaymie died in the blaze.
In Linn County, defense attorney Casey Jones urged jurors to consider that Jay Grahlman may have started the fatal April 5 2004 fire that killed him and his 6 year old daughter Jaymie. Brian Zirtzman 40 faces life in prison if convicted of first degree murder and arson.
Supporters of Amy Schoon plan a nurse-in at Hoover House in West Branch after a confrontation over breastfeeding. Owner Carl Nelson says he will welcome the women for dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, noting business will be great. The dispute began July 3 when Schoon says staff asked her to move feeding to a restroom, which she refused.
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