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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1990
Page
2
Bob Greene argues that the 1990s will not bring universal robots. He notes decades of rosy forecasts, promotional films, and toy models, yet mass produced functional robots remain scarce. He recalls factory robots being flawed machines, not household helpers, and urges readers not to overestimate the robotics boom.
A new lawsuit arises from a January 22 1988 crash on Highway 30 near the ADM plant in Cedar Rapids. Cindy Wickwire seeks damages for injuries and loss of support to her and two children while naming Jeffrey Wickwire James Bender Arlene Sullivan and ADM alleging joint and several negligence and hazardous public nuisance. The crash involved a steam fog from the ADM plant, and previous trials in the related case against the state and ADM assign fault among ADM 45 percent the state 35 percent and Sullivan estate 20 percent with a $90 000 verdict for the estate.
Cedar Rapids police Capt. David Johnson seeks a permanent injunction and declaratory judgment voiding the city nepotism policy alleging constitutional rights violations. The suit cites promotion bans for relatives of current officers and requests openness of examinations under state law. The Civil Service Commission delayed promotional interviews as the case proceeds.
Iowa City officials argue their nepotism rules reduce perceived bias by avoiding direct supervision of relatives. The policy allows transfers or resignations to resolve conflicts and could adapt to Cedar Rapids practices, where the rule restricts promotions of relatives in the Police Department. City manager Dale Helling notes most conflicts can be avoided by moving relatives within departments.
Kathleen Rose Woode, 35, a teller supervisor at Collins Credit Union, was arrested on a first degree theft charge for taking $20,000 from a cash bag Nov. 30, 1989. This marks the second employee theft at Collins in less than a year, following Marcelina Luedeman's case. Woode was released after Friday court appearance.
The Gazette corrects admission prices for a Coe College Jazz Ensemble concert at Sinclair Auditorium to 4.50 for adults and 3.50 for students and notes a Weekend article incorrectly said the event was free. It also corrects James Martin's dedicatory recital details at Cornell College on the Steinway piano in King Chapel.
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