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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
2
New York stocks rose solidly Friday with lighter volume about 9.94 million shares. The Dow Jones indices showed gains led by Du Pont and cemented by mixed moves in steels motors mail order retailers aircrafts and chemicals while airlines tobacco and drugs fell.
Hog prices by weight and class for Friday with ranges for pigs 195 to 600 pounds, sows, boars, plus slaughter steer and heifer quotes across grades Prime through standard. Sheep offered in small lots at 23 to 26.50 dollars per hundredweight.
USDA market notes from Des Moines indicate varied meat quotes Friday. Beef totals show steady to lower prices for heifer and cow cuts with select grades around 43.00 for 800 lb cows and 49.00 for 500-700 lb sleigh beef. pork loin 14-17 lbs at 45.50-45.75, spare ribs 3 lbs at 52.50, skinned hams 14-20 lbs at 43.50-44.00, and seedless bellies 14-20 lbs at 28.00-28.50.
Federal State Market News Service reports three Iowa auctions on August 15. Cattle thus: cows steady to 19.60, feeder steers 25c higher, yearlings steady. feeder calves strong. Feeder steer prices for 475-675 Ibs range 27.00-29.50, 675-935 Ibs 24.50-27.00. steer calves 200-360 Ibs 36.00-41.50, 350-425 Ibs 28.25-31.00. Hogs and feeder pigs moderately active. lambs scarce with limited test data.
Moscow AP reports President Nasser of the United Arab Republic departed the Soviet health resort after three weeks of medical treatment and preparation to return home.
Former Oklahoma congressman Victor Wickersham arrived in Bangkok and claimed he secured the release of 11 American soldiers held by Cambodia in exchange for 14 bulldozers worth about 200000 dollars. He said Cambodian officials promised release soon and that New York businessmen back the plan to fund the machines. A State Department spokesman had no confirmation of the deal.
Four persons were injured in two Friday Cedar Rapids crashes. No injuries were serious. In the Sixth street and Twenty-ninth avenue SW crash, William A. McGee and James E. Nichols were involved, Nichols treated for neck injury, McGee for a laceration, and Joseph Gould sustained head and hand injuries. McGee and Gould treated at Mercy hospital and released. McGee charged with failure to have vehicle under control. A second rear-end collision at First avenue East and Lindale Plaza injured Martha Sheets, who was treated at St. Luke's hospital and released. Darrell T. Vanhander was driving. William Fry charged with failure to have vehicle under control.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference urged members and friends not to vote for the Republican national ticket and adopted a wait-and-see position on the Democrats.
A small bomb exploded Saturday in the offices of Aeronaves de Mexico, shattering windows and damaging furniture. There were no injuries.
Special to The Gazette Tama Tama region resident Tama-Rolland Youngbear, 30, returned home Thursday from a Marshalltown hospital. Earlier in the week he was found leaning against a pole here with an abdominal bruise. Doctors have not yet determined the bruise’s cause.
C R Markets reports Cedar Rapids hog prices steady on Saturday with Friday deliveries. Butchers 200-230 lb at 19.00 to 19.35. packing sows 300 lb and under at 17.25 to 17.50. Weight-based discounts apply for heavier hogs. corn at 94c. eggs mixed with smalls and mediums quoted.
In Cincinnati police charged William Harrison and Elvin Billman with first degree murder in the killing of Willie Roberts 50 as racial violence erupted across Avondale West End and East End. At least four injured ten arrests reported after snipers fired and a carful of youths were attacked near her cafe.
A dawn surge of arson vandalism and looting hit St. Petersburg Florida injuring nine people and triggering tear gas. Police arrested ten men and two women all African American for looting and related charges as order was restored by morning.
Furlough details for Stanley Harford listed with Fort Belvoir posting. Community church services listed with times, sermons and speakers including Dr C Howard Wallace on The Strong and the Weak. Job ads note part time waitress and help wanted at several venues. Local addresses, pastors and service times detailed across multiple churches.
In Madera California the ten Morris orphans remain with guardianship unresolved after two relatives withdrew petitions. A closed hearing Friday saw judges keep the children in their home under juvenile court wards while discussions continue and a new appearance is set within ten days.
Hubert Humphrey, a leading Johnson ally on Vietnam, says he and Robert Kennedy hold remarkably similar views on the war. He cites Kennedy's debate with Eugene McCarthy to illustrate his point, stressing opposition to forcing a coalition government including Kommunists in Saigon.
A federal judge ordered an end to an alleged slowdown by Long Island Rail Road car repairmen that disrupted service on the nation’s largest commuter line for 11 days. Judge Orrin Judd granted injunctive relief amid union claims of obsolete equipment and staffing shortages.
Governor Ronald Reagan agreed to aid Richard Nixon's bid by appearing on nationwide television. He met Nixon for an hour and joined the campaign team, saying his TV work would include speeches and spots.
Bonn would declare the 1938 Munich Pact null to normalize relations with Czechoslovakia. A West German official says voiding the pact could speed diplomatic talks with Prague if Prague renounces expulsions of Sudetenlanders in 1945. Bonn seeks ties without provoking Soviet intervention.
Chicago cab drivers walked out Saturday leaving about 20 percent of the city’s taxi fleet in service. More than 5,400 drivers from the two largest companies joined the action, affecting all but 900 cabs as the Democratic national convention loomed in nine days.
The Civil Defense office with the International Assn of Fire Chiefs offers a home owner self help training course titled Self help Emergency Fire Fighting Training. Cedar Rapids is among 100 U S cities chosen for the pilot. Three two hour sessions will be on Sept 4 11 and 14 with Assistant Chief W T McAllen as instructor and about 50 local participants.
Valeria Solanis, actress accused of shooting Andy Warhol, was found competent to stand trial but ordered committed to a mental institution. Warhol remained hospitalized for two months following the incident.
Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu and Czechoslovak President Ludvik Svoboda signed a 20 year treaty of friendship cooperation and mutual assistance in Prague CTK reported. The pact affirms inviolability of existing treaties and promises action against imperialist plots and aggression.
City Council will hold a public hearing in Cedar Rapids at 9:00 am on August 4 1968 to consider changing zoning from R-1 Single Family Residential to Neighborhood shopping for property owned by Radeo Corporation and Sunray D-X. The notice details the legal description and location near 33rd and 36th Avenues SW. Harold G. Schaefer, City Clerk, published August 17 1968. Notice also invites builders to participate in a housing project in Chariton Iowa with contact details for further information.
City of Cedar Replie Iowa will hold a 9:00 a m public hearing in Council Chambers to consider the annexation and subdivision description for Lot 229 in Fusion Plat 8 Linn County. The notice, dated August 14 1968, specifies the property lines and access details and invites interested parties to attend.
Stewart Granger stars as a swashbuckling swordsman in Scaramouche, the first offering in Channel 9s Saturday Double Feature at 9 30 in color.
District Court of Iowa announces probate of the will of Paul Wey deceased. Alice Chalupsky is appointed executor. Creditors must file claims with Robertson & Robertson in Cedar Rapids by six months from second publication dated August 24, 1968, or be barred. Second publication date noted.
In the Linn County District Court Iowa the estate of Harlan E King is probated The last will dated 1963 was admitted to probate and Isie King appointed executor Creditors must file claims with the clerk within one year from the date of second publication to avoid barring The executor is Isie E King Cedar Rapids Iowa Attorneys Edgar L King for the executor Published August 17 1968
The City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed bids for a sanitary sewer construction project from Bowling Street to Booth Street and adjacent area. Bids due September 4, 1968 at 9:00 AM, with a 10 percent bid bond and a performance bond requirement. The city may reject bids and favors Iowa produced materials. Publication dates August 15 and August 17.
A crowded reader page lists vendors and trades including Buresh Rental Service for tools, Gill landscapers, Tom Quigley repair, Zobac Construction, Jim's Concrete Service, and Nelson Electric. Advertised services span roofing, concrete work, painting, lawn care, plumbing, insulation, hauling, and miscellaneous home repairs with free estimates and insured work.
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