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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1970
Page
13
In Belfast, rioting erupted for a second night as rioters used rocks, bottles, arrows and gasoline bombs against British troops. Army units faced ambushes on New Lodge Head with barricades, fires, and aid from water cannons, while reports cited fatalities and widespread unrest.
New York stocks closed mixed as the Dow slipped 1.64 to 723.08. On the New York Stock Exchange 644 of 1,557 issues rose and 617 fell, with volume at 11.65 million shares. The American Exchange saw 396 up and 350 down, while Amex volume reached 2.18 million shares. The rally faltered after the Dow neared 740.
Chicago reports a wide range of cattle prices for slaughter steers and heifers across weight classes from 850 to 1400 pounds with quotations per hundredweight. Also listed are utility and commercial cows and bulls with varied price bands, plus notes on frozen pork bellies and related meat trade activity in Des Moines markets.
Commencement exercises at Uppertown College in Fayette Iowa will start at 10 30 a m on August 13 on the west lawn weather permitting or shifted to the Dorman Memorial gymnasium Dr Aldrich K Paul president of U T U will deliver the address for 107 graduates Charles B Clark academic dean and Roger Bowen registrar assist in conferring degrees Rev Robert Christensen class of 1969 will give the invocation and benediction After the program seniors and parents attend an informal coffee and reception in the Fayette and Upper town rooms of the Garibee complex.
Mike Welsh a six year old boy and son of Mrs Wanda Welsh of 606 Eighteenth Avenue SW sustained facial abrasions and a forehead cut in a bicycle fall on a sidewalk near his home Friday morning He was in fair condition and admitted to St Luke's Hospital ICU.
Federal District Judge William Jones ordered a 10 day extension for air express service halted Saturday. He granted a temporary restraining order blocking discontinuation of the joint service used by small shippers. The petition, filed by 15 pet dealers, warns that stopping the service would decimate their industry due to the need for door to door delivery.
Prices paid on Saturday for hogs ranged around 23.50 to 24.00 for mixture by grade while Friday deliveries varied by weight and condition. Sows under 200 pounds sold lower, butchers 210 to 260 pounds ranged with reductions by weight grade. Packers' price declines followed weight brackets up to 500 pounds with larger cuts above 500 pounds. Poultry prices and Friday delivered offerings are noted with assorted line items.
A New York subway fire killed one and injured many as smoke filled a 10 car train near the tunnel between Bowling Green and Manhattan. Passengers described darkness and困难 while escaping as the MTA faces ongoing safety scrutiny.
Two pipe bombs exploded before dawn in front of the Bank of Brazil on Fifth Avenue New York. Weatherman scrawled on the building and a Viet Cong flag was found nearby. Police reported no injuries in the blast which occurred shortly after 4 a.m.
Kenneth E. Jenn of 207 Twenty seventh street NE faces charges for making threatening or obscene telephone calls. He has until Thursday to move or plead to two counts in the case.
Advertised church schedules list 12 congregations with worship times and sermon topics. Notable entries include Bethel Baptist 8th Ave with "Vacation with God" and "What To Do About Temptation," First Baptist 14th Ave, Grace Baptist 15th St, St Joseph’s Catholic on Sth Ave, and Ascension Lutheran Grand Ave, among others.
A car crashed into a lower East Side storefront, toppling part of a five story tenement. The driver, identified later as in a Cadillac, sped at an estimated 50 to 66 mph. The impact damaged hydrant and trees, caused the front wall and floors to drop, and left eight others injured. Residents woke to bricks and debris. one man, about 105, remains unnamed.
Blaine Elswood a 21 year old University of Utah junior and John Birch Society member announces his candidacy for the Utah board of education. He says most students are conservative and that activists misrepresent them while challenging opponents to match his activist record. The race covers a four county district including Salt Lake County with ten candidates for two seats.
A two car collision on highway 29 three miles east of Independence at 7:46 pm Friday injures two people. Mary Cords 27 of Dubuque slows for a car turning left when Charlotte Baldwin 18 of Manchester rear ends her. Baldwin and her brother David 16 were treated and released at Independence hospital. Baldwin charged with failure to stop in assured clear distance.
Promoters plan a one day rock festival at Avon Lake six miles east of Des Moines next Saturday from noon to midnight. Gene Cooper of Carlisle heads Cooper Enterprises which has booked eight rock groups for the event. Polk County officials approved the festival on a commercial beach with facilities to handle large crowds.
Detroit police officer Patrolman Edward Hoscila carried Renalta Speare to safety from a 200 foot freeway overpass. Firemen aided after he shielded her from traffic while waiting for a fire ladder. The girl had argued with her father about her boyfriend.
Bradley Swyers age 18 of Olin was arrested Friday night on intoxication resisting an officer and disturbing the peace charges. Police said he used obscene language during arrest in the 200 block of Thirty-fifth Street SE after 11 pm and again while being booked. He fought officers in the patrol car and remained jailed Saturday with bond set at 1100 dollars.
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