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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2004
Page
10
Cedar Rapids police investigated an attempted bank robbery at First Federal Credit Union around 4 p.m. Tuesday. A man entered, handed a note, then fled without money through the west bank door at 425 First Ave. SW. He was not located and no full description was available.
Two Kirkwood buildings and a day care center were evacuated around 5 p.m. Tuesday when a contractor struck a gas line on the Cedar Rapids campus. Fire officials said the line was shut off and no injuries occurred. The Environmental Training Center and campus operations should not be affected.
About 30 people gathered outside City High School to counter a planned protest by Westboro Baptist Church over a Matthew Shepard scholarship. No members from Westboro arrived, though organizers expect a show of support at the May 29 graduation at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The North Liberty school district has dismantled a 150 foot wind data tower after nine months to permit construction of new fields at James Van Allen Elementary. Superintendent Lane Plugge says wind data remains uncertain while a decision on wind energy use for the district and a $12 million junior high on Forevergreen Road and Front Street is pending. He expects data accuracy to be minimally affected as summer wind is typically slow.
A state Board of Regents committee unanimously approves a 9.5 percent patient rate increase to protect University Hospitals bond rating. The full board is set to approve at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, effective July 1, 2005, aiming to avoid drastic cost cuts.
Homer Clark, a 69 year old from Monticello with lung and colon cancer, underwent a minimally invasive radio frequency ablation at St Luke's Hospital in February. Dr Mark Pedersen notes it as a last resort when surgery cannot be done though it aims to kill or slow tumor growth. Dr Gregg Berg says the method has been used for liver cancer and two lung cancer patients have been treated so far at St Luke's.
Marion Mayor John Nieland urges Bluestem Solid Waste Agency to contribute 3 million to fund Lowe Park project as the city negotiates Site 2 landfill expansion. He cites Cedar Bend funding and a Vision Iowa grant of 750000 plus private and city donations totaling about 4.0 million toward a 12 million 180 acre park land donated by the Lowe family.
Dr. Gerald Barker and staff fill three examination room ceilings with bumper stickers from patients and friends. The 60 year old physician, a University of Iowa Medical School graduate, started collecting them after moving to Cedar Rapids in 1977.
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