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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1973
Page
4
New York AP reports a rapid drop in the Dow as banks lead a broad market retreat. Dealers cite a sharp slide in industrials and financials with the Dow closing well below the 900 level amid growing investor caution.
Des Moines and multiple markets show steady prices for hogs cattle and sheep with varying weights. Prices for butchers range around 9.00 to 59.50 per hundred weight while sows and heavier hogs see reductions. Iowa Minnesota and Waterloo reports note higher bids on certain weights and delivery terms. A state library commission board was elected with Mrs. Charles Gee as vice chair and will manage regional funds and librarian education.
Readable parts describe a Chicago grain market report with mentions of IAN Benn and Alabama. The garbled text obscures key details but suggests price moves or daily trading activity and regional context in April.
All charges in Arkansas against former Scott County Sheriff William Strout of Davenport were dropped. Strout and his 19 year old son faced charges related to a U Haul trailer and an arc welder found at the Strout farm near Mountain View Arkansas. Prosecutor Leroy Blankenship said the case was dismissed to avoid further county costs and because related lowal charges in Scott County had already been indicted. Strout had pleaded guilty to a neglected office charge and awaits sentencing August 1. Bribery embezzlement and corruption charges were dismissed.
Local livestock market report from Omaha and Des Moines areas shows mixed prices for dressed meats and various cattle holdings. Entries list weights, prices, and pen notes for heifers calves and steers with described conditions and buyers seeking lots at multiple market locations.
In Montezuma a car driven by Kevin Fallon ran off the road and hit a tree early Saturday. Passenger Barbara Phelps, 15, died. The victim’s sister, Barbara Phelps, 9, was injured.
Downtown Enterprise Builders president Pacer Bezansal says construction of a gas-stony pentail and apartment building in downtown Cedi Rapids may begin soon on urban renewal land west of Lingsevelt hotel. Delays due to loan authorization ended when President Nixon signed funding legislation. Completion timelines and worded phrases remain unclear amid optimistic statements.
San Diego financier C Arnholl Smith a friend of President Nixon backed off a civil suit after agreeing with the IRS to drop the challenge to a jeopardy assessment. The IRS had liens in nine Southern California counties seeking 1980 taxes.
Des Moines Iowa University of Iowa college of medicine received four grants totaling forty four thousand seven hundred seventy dollars Friday for studies of variane lung wide oratery infections Vaccines may be pursued under the grants funded through donations from the American Tung Assn of Town s and last year’s Christmas seal campaign Officials said the Lange Association helped raise over one million dollars for medical research in Iowa in seven years
Bowman Woods Elementary announces library checkout hours for Bowan Woot students starting May. Checkout times are 8 AM to noon from Monday through Friday. Students must bring a strong parental consent statement confirming they are in the 1997-98 school year.
Israeli jets diverted an Iraqi Airlines Caravelle from Beirut to an Israeli airfield on a secretive denial intercept. Passengers were questioned and later allowed to depart, while Israel considered a UN complaint over the seizure and claimed no guerillas were aboard.
Norway defeated Sherril 6 to 21 as Fritav Steve Jumpf Randy Schulte and Yeery Brecht homered. Winthrop beat Decorah 10 to 2 with Jim Gverman also homering. Norway meets Nora Springs at 6 p.m. Saturday and Winthrop faces Newhall Des Males in the next round.
The pasted OCR lists multiple area churches with service times and pastors. It names Mari on churches including Bethyl Baptist First Baptist and Grave Baptist, along with schedules for Sunday school worship and mass. Also present are Catholic and Lutheran parishes and other denominations with weekly timetables.
An accident near Lake City left a local teen dead after a motorcycle collided at the US 2 and a Calin County road intersection. Investigating officers identified the rider as Tayle Gore don, 22, of Lake City, who was wearing a helmet but the crash caused fatal injuries.
The British forces in Sivaly advanced to within sight of the Matian mainland, signaling a strategic push on the coastal front and drawing attention to the ongoing security developments in the region.
A UPI report says a federal jury in Des Moines found Donald Running guilty on a conspiracy to misappropriate about 40 000 tied to the now closed State Bank of Prairie City. Co defendant Robert Ochlert was acquitted on the same charge. The bank held 144 000 linked to investors seeking a California film project. Trial signals broader probe into the Prairie City bank collapse and related schemes.
A Decorah man was injured in a combine accident as reports describe a collision involving a Thirteen county area, while a separate AP dispatch notes a Philadelphia gas rationing appeal ruling and a Clinton fatality in a car steer collision. The article also covers Skylab 2 observations and space weather data from Houston and Boulder scientists.
An accident report from Mason City notes a car strike on a highway left a woman dead and a man injured. The driver fled the scene but was later apprehended. Witnesses report the steer was in the roadway when the collision occurred.
Iowa Utilities Commission officials pledged to hold public hearings in major rate increase cases including electric natural gas telephone and water services. The move follows a Mason City gas rate dispute where a hearing occurred without ready resident turnout. The legislature may clarify rules next year for public hearings guidance.
Sheriff reports a nearly new combine suffered extensive heat injuries and damaged after veering from a side road onto a blacktop. The vehicle turned sharply, rear wheels detached, and the machine went out of control, incurring heavy damage near Locust and Ham.
Officials investigated reports from parents alleging abuse of a nine year old child. Police and social services examined the case and coordinated with medical staff for the child’s welfare.
Williams of Cedar Rapids set an Iowa region seven record winning the 1112 butterfly with 3 31.84 in the Kent Seven Athletic Union meet. Cedar Rapids unattached swimmer Ben Taylor won the 100 meter butterfly and set a town record in the 100 meter backstroke with 1 20 3.084. Julie Baty finished sixth in the 200 IM and John Huston seventh in the 500 free. Diane Kellen berger placed eighth in the 210 girls 5meter backstroke.
A scattered early 20th century sports page lists scores from the Southern League American Association and Pacific Coast League. Highlights include Srlanda 34 Columbus 5 and El Paso defeats Arkanbad 2 0 amid other results such as Waterbury 4 Three Rivers 3 and Reading 6 Wish Maver by Bris 0.
Vartick Wilson scored 54 points in a Jane Boyd junior high game as the five-5 trainced the Hogs 117 42. Randy Hobbs added 27 and Tom Gibson 31 as the Bullets beat the Doc tors 73 60. Joe Kells led the Insers with 24 and Miku Allard added 19 in a 69 50 win.
Darryl Knox of Cedar Mapus advanced to the 16 and over finals at the National Junior Olympics Boxing in Chievene Wyoming by defeating Bernice Spencer of California. Jaiing Chamber of Manchester also moved to the finals by beating Harry Dietrich of South Dakota. Semifinal results set Kyle Reynolds to face Dobye McKinney in the finals as Ton Krox from C. 2 will judge.
A garbled OCR snippet presents mixed names and places including hospital and personal references. The text lacks coherent events or dates, rendering a concise news summary impossible.
John Wasson aged 46, manager at Nocthrup King Seed Car Plant Eldora, was killed when his car struck a highway marking machine just south of Minnesota Valley en route to TOR.
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