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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1973
Page
14
New York stocks fell on slower activity with the Dow Jones average slipping to 10 04 and the market near a new low for 20 years. Declines offset advances on the NYSE as investors awaited inflation data and price controls.
The report catalogs cash grain and livestock quotes across markets including Omaha and New York. It notes uneven cattle weights and varying hog prices, with cattle values around 2.00 to 2.50 higher for some grades and hogs fluctuating, while grain quotations show mixed, regionally diverse shifts.
Chicago grains moved higher as wheat led gains after a cautious day. Traders noted limited selling and dull trade with a few buyers present, while corn soybeans and oats declined on profit-taking from the prior week. September wheat hovered around 1.00 a bushel higher. corn fell about 2 to 3 cents. oats down several cents. Soybeans eased modestly on weaker demand.
OCR junk shows scattered headings names numbers and fragments including weddings and local items. Readable parts mention Marion and desectve ves but content is garbled.
Fragmented OCR text shows retail prices and items with unclear labeling. The readable parts mention Sheena products, Rollers, and assorted goods with prices such as 0.68 and 19.00, suggesting a cluttered old catalog or ad snippet. No clear event or person context is ascertainable.
City council faces approval of urban renewal spending at Wednesday’s meeting. A sprinkler system for the riverfront park is bid by Moers Piping Inc at 983,097 with other bids and a reject of a higher alternate. Also set for action is a drainage and planting contract by Mates Landscape Nursery for 34,820 to complete riverfront park improvements.
A Miami trucker, Herb Enfinger, wastes three days trying to unload 40 100 pounds of beef as Pride chain cites shortages. Lyvinger, who owns six trucks, reports delays from Unlatt Packers in Detroit and a Miami warehouse. Company spokesmen confirm beef shortages and extend delivery efforts amid rising prices.
Denise Plickinger from 8885 Srail Ridge Road SE joins 829 other candidates in an informal commencement at Miami University in Oxford. She is to receive a bachelor of science degree amid a candid ceremony in Glin Pree Day.
A magistrate dropped a charge of uttering a false check against Yvonne Englert. The case involved a disputed check for Malle Lo Hears Wn Geb, 27, with unclear further details in the court record.
Timothy Curley of 224 Twelfth Avenue SE faced a single charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case, alleging he encouraged a minor to remain away from home, was dismissed last week in the magistrate's court in the interest of justice.
A charge of drunk driving against Alert Sankot of Fairfax was dismissed Monday in magistrate court. He was arrested May 4 1972.
A charge of assault against Lill Lucy, an address withheld, was dismissed last week in magistrate's court after the rustic complaining witness failed to appear. The alleged assault involving Henry Parrish occurred on June 15.
Public hearing reviewed 52 dilapidated houses on C R Avenue with neighbors’ complaints and a carpenters' exam. Only one house, at 116 Fifteenth Avenue SE, was removed from the list after owners promised renovation and permits within 60 days. Remaining 45 buildings will be declared public nuisances. some razed by owners, others by the city.
London squads defused two large store bombs after fires struck four London sites since Sunday. Investigators tied the blasts to extremist groups. no arrests reported. Provisional IRA elements claimed Harrods responsibility but denied full control.
William Chotinkey at 21 Eleventh Avenue SE pled guilty in magistrate court to a driving charge. He was ordered to school at Kirkwood Community College in len of a $000 lie, and sent to the council for eink l drivers. Arrested on August 2.
Steven Galle of U1 1 avenue UMW faced a magistrate court assault charge linked to a bakery incident. He received a suspended jail term after pleading or being found guilty of assault, with details unclear due to damaged OCR text.
Michael Coniler of 47 Brookview Lane NE pled guilty to disturbing the peace and was fined fifty dollars. A related charge of unlawful use of a telephone arose from a 4 incident, with a note to pick up a plane today and a request to dial 398-824.
Firefighters race to subdue wildfires spanning Utah and Oregon with thousands battling more than 40,000 acres burned. Officials report high winds and dense timber and brush, massive resource use, and ongoing containment efforts as crews push to protect towns and forests.
Nine thousand soft drink cans collected by Boy Scouts at Morvine festival were compressed into two foot square bales and shipped to New Castle. U S Steel affected plants in Briddack converted the bales into steel sheets for use in beverage vans and appliances as part of a weeklong jamboree.
General Mills posted its largest dollar gain in sales and earnings in fiscal 1973, with sales up 18 percent to $1,187,000 and after tax earnings of $65,050,000, or $2.80 a share. Operating profits rose 18 percent to $174,400,000, aided by strong gains across major product lines and a robust foods-at-home group contributing 4.8 percent of operating profits.
AP reports Santa Fe police seek missing boy tied to a radio beacon in the Pecos area. Chief Martin Vigil notes a directional finder located in Mercone failed to pinpoint the boy, but operators say signals were heard from the area before vanishing. Vigil says hope remains as searchers continue passive and active sweeps.
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