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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1963

Page

9

U.S. Installations Affected by Defense Cutbacks

Washington AP lists military sites slated for excess or realignment including Mobile Theodore Terminal and Litchfield Park naval air facility. Fort Chaffee Fort Smith will deactivate by mid 1965. Mira Loma Ontario and Brooklyn over seas supply agency phase out by 1964.

Washington Defense McNamara Mobile Theodore Army General Services Administration GSA Air Force Reserve Batesfield Brookley Air Base Litchfield Park Naval Air Facility Litchfield Air Force Davis-Monthan Afb Tucson West Coast Naval Air Stations Mira Loma Ontario San Francisco Army Overseas Supply Agency San Diego Naval Long Beach Naval Shipyard Stockton Navy Georgia Byron Naval Supply Depot Philadelphia New Orleans Leroy Johnson Greenville Brooklyn Overseas Supply Agency Brooklyn Army Terminal Long Island Fort Tilden Reserve Training Nike Montauk Point Camp Hero Lido Beach New York City Totten Army Air Defense Command Fort Totten Port Washington Federal Mitchel Air Base Rome Griffiss Air Base Schenectady Schenectady-Voorheesville Staten Island Miller Field Naval Air Station Lakehurst N.J Elizabeth City Fort Worth San Marcos Camp Gary

Rails Again Prop Stocks Reach Higher Merger Week

New York AP reports rails continued to advance in a irregularly higher market late Thursday with about 4.3 million shares traded. Defense cutbacks failed to dampen gains as aerospace issues showed scattered declines while overall stocks moved higher on balance.

New York Rails Wall Street Defense

Butcher Hog Prices Rally Amid Mixed cattle trade

Chicago to Des Moines reports show butcher hogs up 25 cents with 7,000 head traded in Chicago and steady to higher prices for sows and heavier hogs. Cattle demand weak with limited slaughter steers and mixed calf and cow pricing. regional estimates include Des Moines market data and wholesale ranges across weight classes.

Chicago

Omaha Livestock Market Report Cattle Receipts

Receipts 1,500 cattle with steer and heifer bids weak to 25 cents lower. Steers 1000 to 1250 pounds mostly high choice in the $21.00 to $21.75 range, a few prime at $21.75. Heifers mostly good to choice $19.00 to $21.25, with loads at $20.75 for choice.

Omaha Cet

Pontiff laments rising marriage failure trend

Pope Paul VI urged stronger moral values to prepare youth for lasting matrimony and family life. Speaking to the Sacred Roman Rota he blamed sensational literature and entertainment for immoral ideas and warned against superficial attitudes toward marriage amid rising matrimonial cases.

Vatican City Paul VI Vatican Paul

Sioux City Livestock Cattle Receipts and Prices Report

Sioux City cattle market reports receipts around 2,500 with calves about 200. Slaughter steers and heifers showed steady demand with prices from 20.00 to 21.50. high choice offerings near 21.00 and some prime. Heifer prices ranged from 19.75 to 20.75 with several high choice at 21.00.

Sioux City Livestock Sioux City UPI Everst Severa Includin Np

Cedar Rapids Hog Prices Edge Up on Thursday

C R Markets reports Cedar Rapids hog prices rose a quarter Thursday with Wednesday’s bulk 200 to 230s at 13.25 to 13.50 dollars and some at 13.60. Packing sows 300 lbs quoted 11.50 to 12.00. Prices vary by grade and plant delivery. butchers and packers face per 10 lb adjustments up to 290 and 400, respectively.

WaTantoy Dhale Des Moines UPI U.S U. S Cedar Rapids

Commodity prices page notes corn soybeans and eggs

The listing shows corn at 2 per bushel and soybeans at 2.46 per bushel with 36 pounds cited, eggs priced at 29 cents for large, 21 cents for medium, and 6 cents for checks and dirty eggs.

Trenton Fire Killing Woman Infant Daughters

A mother with her infant daughter and two young sons died in a Thursday house fire that destroyed their home in Trenton New Jersey.

Trenton N. J

Kennedy Half-Dollar Approved by House Banking Panel

Washington AP says the House Banking Committee unanimously approved the coinization of a John F. Kennedy half dollar on Thursday. The action clears the path for minting a commemorative Kennedy half dollar, honoring the late president.

Kennedy Washington John F. Kennedy House Banking Committee

Grains Advance Soybeans Decline on Market News

In Chicago on Thursday December and March wheat rose to season highs on reports of large withdrawals from Chicago stocks. Snow and cold in the Midwest supported corn and oats while profit taking pushed soybeans down. Wheat up 4 1 4 to 4 1 2 cents. soybeans down 14 to 21 4 cents. corn up 4 5 cents. oats up 1 4 to 1 2 cents. rye up 2 to 3 4 cents.

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NY Produce Market Report Butter and Eggs Flat in Demand

Butter shows light grade A supply and ample grade B with solid demand. Creamery 93 score AA at 60 cents, 92 score A at 59 4 cents, 58/2 score B at 59 cents. Eggs are adequate with average 40 lb lots around 30 1/2 cents and standards at 31 1/2 cents.

New York USDA

LBJ U N General Assembly Address to Be Carried Live

President Johnson's U N General Assembly address will be broadcast live by all major TV and radio networks. The speech is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. CST and run about 15 minutes.

New York Johnson U.N. General Assembly

Chicago grain prices report dull with limited sales

Chicago market notes show no wheat oats or soybean sales. Corn prices listed include No 1 yellow at 1.23 and No 2 yellow at 1.23, No 3 yellow at 1.19 with slight variations. Soybean oil terms appear incomplete.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Market Update

AP roundup shows butter steady with wholesale prices largely unchanged. Eggs hold firm with grade A whites about 35 1/2 cents per dozen and other grades near 33 to 35 cents. Potatoes arrive at 40 per car with 169 on hand. U S shipments total 305 as supplies stay light and demand soft. Idaho russets fetch 3.40 and Red River Valley round reds 1.95.

Chicago U. S Idaho River Valley

Wise counsel on growth stocks for a dentist investor

The advisor questions penny stock viability and urges sticking with well known growth issues. He notes assessable shares and the risk of future funding needs. The Brunswick retirement question suggests taking the loss to reduce taxes, and Brunswick is unlikely a suitable retirement stock.

Buildings Razed By Mason City Downtown Fire

A Mason City downtown fire destroyed three buildings amid zero weather and light snow. Discovered about 5 45 a m the blaze burned four hours, with thick smoke blanketing two blocks. No injuries. residents evacuated. Fire spread from Busy Bee Shoe Repair to Made O Day Frock Shop and an empty remodel site, then to Colonial Apartments. Fire crews from Manly Clear Lake and Plymouth assisted.

Mason City Bee Manly Clear Lake Plymouth Mason City Fire Department

Court Settles Valuation on Marion Structure

A Linn County court settlement reduces the assessed value of an unfinished structure at 2490 Seventh Avenue Marion from 5978 to 4723. The appeal, filed June 10 by Leslie H. Smith as trustee for the property owned by DeWitt H. Smith, sought 2500 as the new valuation. Judge B J Maxwell issued the order after the county attorney and Board Chairman Ben F. Holets reached agreement. The building combines a garage a house and an office.

Seventh Avenue Marion Linn District Court Leslie H. Smith DeWitt H. Smith B. J. Maxwell DeWitt Smith

Marion man given time to plead on larceny charge

Ray E Davies aged 24 of 585 Thirty-first Street Marion was arraigned before Judge William Eads and given until next Tuesday to plead to a larceny charge. He allegedly stole a 35mm camera from his half brother Robert Pinch of 913 Ninth Street and admitted stealing $20 on December 3 from the Smith Oil station at Seventh Avenue and Fourteenth Street in Marion.

Ray E. Davies Thirty-first Street Marion William Eads Davies Robert Pinch Pinch Ninth Street Smith Oil Seventh Avenue Fourteenth Street

Woman Receives Probation on False Uttering of Check

Sharon Sibley age 23 of 1944 First Avenue NE pled guilty to false uttering of a $20 check on November 23. Detectives say she also wrote $12.50 in other bad checks. Judge B J Maxwell sentenced her to seven years in the Rockwell City women’s reformatory then placed her on probation.

Sharon Sibley First Avenue NE Women’s Reformatory Rockwell City B. J. Maxwell

Suit Filed Over Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. sues Harlan C Moen Nancy J Moen Robert E Ford Linn county and state of Iowa seeking 11637 01 on a promissory note and foreclosure of a real estate mortgage in a court action.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Harlan C. Moen Nancy J. Moen Robert E. Ford Linn County State of Iowa

The Rebel Tangles With a Gold Seeker on TV

The Rebel collides with a Gold Seeker in a Thursday night broadcast at 10 30 on KCRG TV 9. The matchup promises dramatic action and suspenseful moments for viewers tuning in from home.

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Way Cleared for Special Session in Iowa

Des Moines UPI reports Republican Attorney General Evan L. Hultman declared a special session could legally allow Governor Harold E. Hughes to seek first approval of a new apportionment plan. He said a session would be necessary regardless of federal court Kemapping decisions and hinted at his own gubernatorial prospects.

Des Moines UPI Evan L. Hultman Harold E. Hughes Iowa Hultman G.O.P

Youth Charged With Gun Theft in Cedar Rapids

David A. Maker, 17, of 1203 Center Point Road NE, arrested on larceny for stealing a .22 caliber revolver from Buell Christiansen at 716 Seventh Avenue SE. Held on $1,000 bond. Also charged with parole violation and possessing an altered driver’s license. trial set for December 18.

David A. Maker Center Point Road Cedar Rapids Maker Buell Christiansen Seventh Avenue SE

Bid Setting Date Set For Sewer Extension

City council will set bids at 10 a.m. December 30 for a sanitary sewer extension in McLoud Run near Blairs Ferry Road NE. Mayor Bob Johnson says the project fulfills Cedar Rapids Hiawatha sewer obligations under the agreement. Plans by Green Engineering were filed with the city clerk. the twelfth draft was approved by Cedar Rapids Council last Thursday and the contract received unanimous Hiawatha council approval.

McLoud Run Blairs Ferry Road Bob Johnson Cedar Rapids Green Engineering Hiawatha i Council

Slife Named to Rath Packing Board

Waterloo news confirms Harry G. Slife vice president and general counsel of Rath Packing Co. was elected to the board to replace the late George Rath. Three directors were re-elected Howard Rath Joe Gibson and Albert Gordon. Rath reports 1962 deficit reversed with net earnings of 805000 versus a 585000 loss the prior year.

Waterloo UPI Harry G. Slife Rath Packing Co George Rath Howard Rath Joe Gibson Albert Gordon New York City Kidder, Peabody and Co Rath

Stoddard Resigns as Chancellor of New York University

Dr. George D. Stoddard age 66 resigns as chancellor of New York University and will become distinguished professor of education at NYU's School of Education after the current semester ends in February. The former president of the University of Illinois and former dean at Iowa is moving from UI to NYU.

NEW York UPI George D. Stoddard University of Iowa New York University Stoddard University of Illinois University School of Education

City Briefs Roll Call Of Local Notices And Events

Local brief items report hospitalizations at Mercy and St Luke's hospitals with visitors allowed. Community notices include civic talks, Christmas party plans for youth, and a Danish Underground Movement talk by John Rasmussen. Crime notes mention tire thefts and a stolen car battery. local businesses promote holiday ads and services.

Plea Time On Larceny Charge For Karen Johnson

Karen Sue Johnson 20 of 106 Third Avenue SE was charged with larceny for stealing $20 from a purse at a local restaurant Tuesday night. She appeared before Judge William Eads Wednesday and was given until next Tuesday to enter a plea. Johnson held on $1000 bond at the county jail. The money was taken from a purse belonging to Karen Faye Wilkinson of 713144 A avenue NE.

Karen Sue Johnson Third Avenue SE William Eads Karen Faye Wilkinson A Avenue

New York Firm Wins Regents Bond Issue for Iowa Projects

Des Moines Iowa The state board of regents accepted the low bid of White Weld and Co New York for 16 500 000 in bonds to finance University of Iowa projects The 40 year net interest rate is 3 64828 percent with total interest of 15 391 519 98 The bidding syndicate includes 37 firms Quail and Co Davenport bid for the issue Funds will refinance about 12 million of notes and cover Burge hall Hillcrest alterations Quadrangle remodeling and Currier hall addition.

Des Moines State Board of Regents White Weld and Co New York University of Iowa Quail and Co Davenport University Burge Hillcrest Currier Hall

Fossils Stolen From Syracuse University Geology Dept

Nine fossils of sea lilies dating up to 450 million years old were reported stolen from the geology department at Syracuse University. The items, part of an older paleontology collection, were discovered missing by staff during a routine inventory. Police are investigating and requesting information from the public.

Fred van Dyke Auto Wreckers Sixth Street Syracuse N. Y Syracuse University

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