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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1970
Page
9
New York stocks closed mixed as the Dow fell 1.64 to 733.09 after an early rally collapsed. The Big Board saw 644 advances and 617 declines among 1,557 issues, while the American exchange posted 394 advances to 350 declines. Trading volume rose to 11.65 million on the Big Board and 2.18 million on Amex.
Official Monday estimates show 7,500 cattle expected in receipts in Iowa with no estimate for sheep. The Chicago AP report notes USDA figures released Monday.
AP reports a range of cattle prices at the Chicago Stockyards. Slaughter steers priced 32.25 to 32.50 for 1,175 to 1,400 pounds, high choice and prime steers 31.50 to 32.25 for 1,125 to 1,400 pounds, and various grades for 950 to 1,350 pounds. Heifers and cows show varied quotes, with bulls listed at 25.00 to 28.00.
Quotations for Friday show high, low and close levels for Ave March May with figures 36.77 37.20 36.30 36.47 and 37.12 alongside volume 6,186 and additional prices 32.40 32.62 32.15 32.45 32.55 89.
Dressed meats report from Des Moines via AP USDA shows steady trade for beef and pork. Steady heifer and bull beef with loins 14-17 pounds priced around 53 to 60 dollars, bellies and hams varying by cut and weight, with 500-900 pound cattle in the 47 to 48 dollar range and pork loins 14-17 pounds at 45 to 60 dollars.
Mike Welsh aged five son of Mrs Wanda Welsh of 608 E eighteenth avenue SW was injured Friday morning in a fall from a bicycle on a sidewalk near his home. He suffered facial abrasions and was admitted to St Luke's hospital in fair condition. The incident was reported to police Friday afternoon.
Federal District Judge William Jones ordered a 10 day extension of air express service halted Saturday. A petition filed by 15 pet dealers seeks to prevent discontinuation of the joint service used by small shippers. They argue regular air freight lacks door to door delivery and surface transport is too slow with weight and size limits.
Prices paid Saturday on the Cedar Rapids hog market were steady with Friday deliveries for country and plant slaughter hogs weighing 210 to 230 pounds at 23.50 to 24.00 dollars. Packing sows 300 pounds and down sold 19.50 to 20.00 with various weight-based reductions for larger hogs. Lambs and sheep also listed with small price ranges and egg and grain quotes included.
A subway fire in a tunnel between Bowling Green and Brooklyn caused one woman to die and over fifty people to suffer smoke inhalation. About 75 to 100 passengers on a 10 car train faced total darkness and chaotic evacuation as lights failed and smoke filled the cars. Robert Klug described how trapped riders struggled to escape and reach the tracks amid the blackout. The incident intensifies scrutiny of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's subway safety record.
Summer commencement at Upper Iowa college Fayettei Ia. will be held August 13 at 10 30 a m on the west lawn of the campus with Dr Aldrich K Paul delivering the address to 107 graduates If needed the program moves to the Dorman Memorial gymnasium Dr Paul aided by Dr Charles B Clark and Roger Bowen will confer degrees The Rev Robert Christensen 1969 will give the invocation and benediction A reception for seniors and parents follows in the Garbee complex Fayette and Upper Iowa rooms
Two pipe bombs exploded before 4 a.m. at the Bank of Brazil on Fifth Avenue New York shattering a plate glass window and damaging the facade. Weatherman was scrawled on the building and a Viet Cong flag found nearby. no injuries were reported by police.
Kenneth E. Jenn of 207 Twenty seventh Street NE faces two counts of unlawful use of the telephone for threatening or obscene calls. He has until Thursday to move or plead to the two charges.
Midweek services at First United Methodist Church run for three Wednesdays with the first service at 8 p.m. in the sanctuary. A play Dangerfield Newby Moves Uptown will be performed by church members followed by a fellowship hour and nursery service.
A list of churches and pastors with service times across Marion. Each entry notes church name, address, pastor, and weekly schedule including Sunday school and worship times. Some also include special sermons and extra services on Saturday or evenings.
Classified help wanted notices highlight affordable options for hiring and for job seekers to find quick work. these briefs emphasize ease, reach, and practical results.
In Belfast on Saturday, British troops faced Catholic rioters using rocks, bottles, gasoline bombs, steel tipped arrows and more. Firebombs and a warehouse blaze sparked clashes as soldiers, protected by shields, fought back with water cannons and tear gas amid a crowd of 300+. The violence followed the Friday death of Daniel O Hagan amid arrests and counter threats from the Irish Republican Army.
A Cadillac plowed into a storefront on New York City's lower East Side at 8 am, toppled part of a five story tenement and killed the driver. Eight others were injured as debris spilled into the street and residents were awakened by the collapse. Pedro Rosario and Victoria Rosario survived the fall and described the chaos. An elderly man, about 105, was found dazed near a street mission.
A two car crash on highway 20 about three miles east of Independence at 9 46 p m injured Miss Charlotte Baldwin 18 of Manchester and her brother David 16 while Mary Cords 27 of Dubuque escaping injury faced a charge of failure to stop in assured clear distance.
Des Moines AP reports promoters plan a one day rock festival at Avon Lake six miles east of Des Moines. Gene Cooper of Cooper Enterprises booked eight rock groups for a noon to midnight event approved by Polk County on a commercial beach with facilities for large crowds.
Detroit police officer Patrolman Edward Hoscila crawled along a wire fence to reach 14 year old Renalta Speare stranded on a freeway overpass. He supported her as they inched back to safety about 50 feet, awaiting firemen who assisted them down after the tense rescue.
Blaine Elswood a 21 year old University of Utah junior and John Birch Society member filed to run for the Utah board of education in a four county district including Salt Lake. He argues most students are conservative and says activists misrepresent them. He plans to run despite the legislature requiring a 25 year minimum.
Bradley Swyers 18 of Olin was arrested Friday night on intoxication resisting an officer and disturbing the peace. He allegedly used obscene language in custody and fought officers as he was placed in a patrol car. He remained jailed Saturday with bonds set at 110 dollars on each count.
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