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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1970
Page
26
New York trading shows the Dow Jones average up 2.12 points near 700.47 while IBM leads gains amid favorable government data on growth. Chicago and livestock markets report higher prices across steers, heifers, and hogs with mixed but stronger demand.
Two rugby clubs were fined by the Rhodesian Rugby Football Union disciplinary committee for unruly behavior while traveling to matches aboard chartered aircraft. They were ordered to apologize to the airline and two air hostesses after a glass door at Salisbury airport was broken and staff felt embarrassed.
Chicago prices show a general uptick as corn futures advance and cash grain activity rises. Market observers note selective gains across wheat and soy amid ongoing demand shifts and seasonal trading patterns.
Workers at a safety measure discuss protecting hair from moving machine parts. The education officer Samuel Meare proposes hairnets as an alternative, while younger workers mock the look. The report also notes trading data from Cedar Rapids hog market with prices and adjustments.
Fat Rome Tolar appointed to circulation duties as Marion OHike handles display ads. Advertisement volumes show a .36 percent rise with 3250 units noted in METZ records.
A bomb blast early Friday badly damaged a customs house near the border with the Irish Republic. Police and Doone were injured.
In Sheffield a Newton Chambers factory orders hairnets for long haired young workers. The move aimed at safety triggers protests and some workers quitting. The article notes the hairnet policy contrasts with lighthearted film references.
Louisville city zoo commission considered naming options for a new facility. Eugene Alvey proposed a name related to local park heritage, but the suggestion was never voted on.
A federal appeals court denied the motion to reverse the conviction of five defendants David Dellinger Bernard Davis Abbott Hoffman Jerry Rubin and Thomas Hayiden for crossing state lines to riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The ruling says surveillance logs show no eavesdropping on the defendants or staff, leaving other appeal grounds unresolved.
Washington AP report says Democratic leaders halted further action on a measure to limit broadcast spending by candidates for major public office. The bill, drafted by a conference committee, was shelved amid troop shortages and procedural delays. The House cannot act until after recess through mid September, with a chance the Senate may act next week.
A St Bartholomew's Hospital Journal study finds one in three Britain's new doctors leave annually to settle abroad. Of about 2,000 doctors trained yearly, more than 700 go abroad, with Canada the most popular destination.
Fragmentary note discusses private practice and its impact on the national health service. It hints at potential conflict between private work and public duties, without clear details or outcomes.
English calico-printer and chemist Jom Mercer discussed the effects of mercerized cotton yarn in 14 and was granted an English patent, as noted in the Encyclopedia.
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