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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1971
Page
24
Financial market notes show airlines slowing Iowa interest amid broader cattle and poultry price shifts. The report cites cow and steer prices, prime wool lambs, and egg and corn markets, with Chicago produce prices and national wholesale butter trends also mentioned.
Chicago AP reports uneven steer prices with cattle steadier to higher, slaughter heifers up to 28 cents. Soybeans firm while wheat dips, and US cash grain quotes show soy strength and mixed grain futures under light export demand. West Germany reports another night jet crash with a safe eject.
The Labor Department added Hartford Newark and Charleston to its set of substantial unemployment areas, bringing the total to 52 of 140 major city labor markets. New Orleans was removed from the list, leaving a year over year rise in cases.
In Philadelphia opposition from residents near the proposed Byberry site jeopardizes a 1976 international exposition tied to the nation's bicentennial. Community groups mobilize petitions and letters amid fears of traffic, tourism disruption, and high costs estimated at 305 million. City leaders warn that without local acceptance and transit improvements, the plan may fail and Boston could take the national celebration role.
IE Environmental Report on the proposed energy center near Cedar Rapids details an in progress environmental study by Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. Officials discuss NEPA compliance, safety measures, monitoring plans, and a retroactive filing amid questions on licensing milestones and emergency preparedness.
In La Paz, Bolivian forces seized the mining contract of Mina Matilde Corp, a US affiliated firm of ALS Steel and Mineral and Chemical Corp, after President Juan Jose Torres announced the contract cancellation tied to May Day. The move follows a leftist nationalist coup last October.
AP report from Arapahoe Nebraska says a school bus and car collided five miles north of town. The car driver was killed and fourteen people hurt, including eighteen pupils on the bus. The bus overturned and burst into flames. a girl passenger in the car was reportedly injured. Several students suffered serious cuts.
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