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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1965
Page
4
Weekly cattle and hog receipts projected at 14 000 cattle and 7 060 hogs in Chicago estimates. Barrows and gilts ended 60 to 100 cents higher for the week after a Friday dip, with mixed results across weight classes and regions. cattle and sheep showed varied gains and declines.
Three Euclid High School seniors face disciplinary action for wearing black armbands to mourn dead in Vietnam. William Hornsby refused to remove his armband and received a six day suspension. Debbie Wallace and Phyllis Sweigert also were suspended though they will return Monday.
Prices on Friday for bulk 200 to 200 lb butchers ranged 26.00 to 26.50 with sows at 23.00 to 23.50. Butchers priced 25c lower per 10 lb over 300. packers 25c less per grade 300 to 360, 50c less 360 to 500, 75c less over 500. Also notes on corn, soybeans, poultry, wool and eggs with fragmented OCR terms.
Mrs. Jay Joy of Keokuk dies in Gra ham hospital becoming the 18th death from the armory blast on Thanksgiving Eve. Her husband remains critically injured and was moved to the Brooke Burn Center in San Antonio Texas for treatment.
Herman Mayer aged 67 of Cincinnati collapsed during a talk on retirement and death benefits at the National Association of Women's and Children's Apparel Salesmen convention in New Orleans. He was describing benefits when the incident occurred.
James W. Wilson publisher of the iCarroll Herald received the Iowa Good Roads Assn. Mr. Good Roads Citizen award at a Des Moines luncheon. New officers include Martin Wiley as president and Rob ert Keir Riley Richards and Herb Callison among others. The group reported interstate roads in Iowa have a 67.9 percent safer accident record than primary roads.
James Anderson traffic manager for Wilson and Co. is re elected chairman of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce transportation bureau. Merle Van Sickle general agent for the Milwaukee railroad is re elected treasurer and will serve as program chairman. Richard Petska chamber staff and bureau secretary participates with the executive committee which selected 1966 officers.
The United Arab Republic told Britain it will break diplomatic ties at midnight Wednesday if Britain has not acted against the Rhodesian rebellion. The U A R cited the O A U's demand to sever relations with Britain unless the white minority regime led by Prime Minister Jan Smith is crushed by December 15.
Authorities in Winneshiek county search for Larry Stockman 18 Lime Springs who walked away from a jail work detail while serving a 30 day sentence for larceny. He was last seen about 3 30 p m Friday and had served about one day of his sentence.
An advertisement urges readers to prepare for winter health with periodic chiropractic adjustments. It promises better disease prevention and peak body performance to ward off colds and flu, promoting visits to Dr G F Clark at 1119 29th St NE.
In Athens and the nearby port of Piraeus, banks stayed shut Saturday due to a strike by employees demanding higher wages, disrupting daily financial activity in the capital.
At a large Republican gathering in Bettendorf, Speaker Jack Schroeder read congratulatory messages from national leaders including Eisenhower Nixon and Goldwater. About 1,590 Republicans paid 50 for dinner, plus 100 Young Republicans at five, with 400 additional attendees in balconies.
New York AP reports historian Allan Nevins named president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He succeeds Lewis Mumford after Friday election.
In Colombo, 200 university students on strike were injured Saturday as police used tear gas and batons amid protests for better library facilities and grants. Police reported the deputy chancellor’s home set afire and a senior lecturer’s car overturned, later rescued by police.
United Nations General Assembly elected seven nonpermanent members to the Security Council. Argentina Bulgaria Mali Uganda Nigeria Japan and New Zealand were chosen as the body expands to 15 nations January 1 under a charter amendment.
Local guide shows 6:00 lineup including Dream of Jeannie and Get Smart on multiple stations. Lawrence Welk, Secret Agent, and News Weather sport segments follow. Movies listed: Any Man Godfrey, Might City Story, Bright Leaf.
Marines in Vietnam fought from hillside positions on Saturday using terrain to their advantage while enduring limited air support due to bad weather. Navy aircraft from Bonhomme Richard and Kitty Hawk attacked North Vietnamese communications lines despite the weather.
Caterina Valente serves as hostess for tonight's Hollywood Pal Ace program on KCRG TV Channel 9 at 8 30 PM.
Administration officials and agency heads discuss fiscal 1967 plans amid budget pressures. James Webb notes budget uncertainty, while Glenn Seaborg doubts if the Atomic Energy Commission will meet its request. Vietnam spending drives the current year rise as officials brace for the president's next proposal.
In Da Nang a wounded US Marine allowed a television crew to film his leg amputation after being shot during combat. He described seeing suspicious village activity and avoided calling gunships to protect women and children in the area. A colonel confirmed these events.
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