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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1979
Page
4
Twenty recruits began training, nine Cedar Rapids members completed the course Friday. Guest speaker attorney David Elderkin urged recruits to uphold laws and recognize policing's tough realities shaped by evolving society and court rulings.
Linn County faces a federal suit over authorizing a boys group home in Hiawatha. Realtors report a Baych property sale is stalled while the case seeks a declaration on covenants restricting to single family dwellings. Trial is set for September with a ruling expected later.
Former probationary firefighter Charles J. Hayes will have an 8:30 a.m. hearing on August 9 before the city Civil Service Commission after being dismissed at the end of June for allegedly disobeying an order to lose weight. Hayes seeks restoration of employment and back pay for the period barred from work.
Arlington native Sarah Levi, newly elected state 4-H officer, reflects on her eight years in 4-H and the election process at the Iowa State Fair. She plans to study journalism and environmental studies at Iowa State University and continues sheep showing with Corriedales. Levi’s family, including father James Levi, farms near Arlington.
Iowa Supreme Court ruling opens cities to liability for negligent housing code enforcement after Des Moines fire suits, possibly delaying Cedar Rapids housing code hearings. City Attorney warns of added liability. council code review may be pushed back.
Chief Judge Harry Perkins of Polk County was appointed to lead Iowa's 5th Judicial District replacing retiring Gibson C. Holliday. Holliday retires Aug. 2 and Perkins will serve the remainder of Holliday's term through Dec. 31, 1979.
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