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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1957
Page
14
USDA estimates Tuesday cattle receipts 6 000 hogs 10 000 sheep 2 000. Butcher hogs down 50 75 cents sow steady to 25 lower. High choice steers steady with prices shown for various weight ranges. Des Moines receipts 80 000 week to date 64 000. butchers 25 65 cents lower, top $19 25.
The New York market closed lower in one of 1957's heaviest trading sessions as year end tax transactions surged toward their climax. Volume reached about three and a half million shares while aircraft stocks bucked the trend with small gains. Dow Jones averages noted declines amid broad selling in other sectors.
Sioux City receipts total 13 000 dollars with calves about 300. Slaughter steers mostly 28 50 with some 25 00 to 27 00. heifers 21 50 to 25 25. Omaha reports 20 000 receipts with calves 350. sales opening slow, fed steers 25 00 to 27 75, good to low choice 23 00 to 24 50, cows 15 50 to 17 00, canners 12 50 to 15 00.
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory report more than doubling the Ar gonne experimental reactor output to 50 000 kilowatts from 20 000 and project potential costs from 5.2 to about 3.2 cents per kilowatt hour within a decade. They caution that commercial plants remain cheaper today but see further reductions possible to around 0.1 dollar per kilowatt hour.
New York AP report notes Joanne Woodward and Andy Griffith win best acting of 1957 in Film Daily critics poll. Woodward cited for Three Faces of Eve and Griffith for A Face in the Crowd, both marking their first screen appearances. Both actors had prior stage experience.
Verle Schnoe belen, 19, of Ainsworth was arrested Saturday night by Iowa City police and charged with drunk driving. He was released on $500 bond and faces a hearing Thursday morning.
Mayor Wagner signed the nation’s first municipal ordinance banning discrimination in private housing. The measure, approved Monday, takes effect April 1 and targets bias in housing access and rentals.
Liquidation set up, at least temporarily, and grain futures closed mixed after a weeklong selloff. Wheat slid to near unchanged, corn mixed, oats steady, rye up, soybeans firm, with related cash grain prices and futures shown for March and January contracts.
The Cedar Rapids Bird Club reported 39 species during their Christmas census from dawn to dusk Sunday. Two observer groups counted 11 each noting northern visitors such as the White-winged crossbill and common redpoll among a detailed tally of birds including ducks, jays, nuthatches, finches, sparrows and juncos.
Charles Riley, 31, of Iowa City, a former army cook, was arrested in Cedar Rapids on a false pretense charge after allegedly proposing marriage to Marie Herzog, a widow from an Iowa City motel. They applied for a marriage license but it was rejected. Herzog claims Riley drew funds from a joint bank account and bought a car before backing out. Authorities say Riley has a wife and three children in Germany.
Live poultry steady to firm in Chicago with 500 000 lbs heavy hens 15 to 16 cents and light hens 12 to 13 cents. Butter 93 score 60 to 61 cents, 90 score about 60 to 64 cents. eggs unsettled with extras 42 to 50 cents. New York butter weak with 668 000 receipts. eggs varied with extras 42 to 48 cents and standards 36 to 42 cents.
INDIANAPOLIS INS Crim inal Court Judge Saul Rabb denied motions to quash bribery indictments against three highway scandal defendants William Sayer Elmer Sherwood and Arthur Mogilner All three pled not guilty They set March 10 as trial date Smith former state highway commission chairman could become state witness facing two to 14 years for crooked expressway deals in Indianapolis
Recruiters report Kleo M. W. oi of 237 Mayden Avenue SW enlisted as an airman second class in the air force. He was sent to Lowry Air Force Base near Denver. Cedar Rapids recruiting offices will close Tuesday afternoon for New Year’s Eve half holiday and again New Year’s Day.
Yokosuka Japan AP reports Marine Cpl Richard Painter of Independence Missouri was acquitted on charges of mistreating prisoners after a Monday court ruling.
Tickets for the Iowa Republican Day dinner in Des Moines on January 20 are available in Cedar Rapids. Linn County Republican Finance Chairman Cyrus C. McCalley announced reservations must reach Des Moines by January 10. Secretary Fred Seaton will speak at the fundraiser. Tickets payable to Linn County Republican Central Committee and mailed to 371 Twenty-first Street.
Des Moines city council approved a resolution allowing dancing to continue in all taverns private clubs and associations until 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve. Beer and whisky service remains at 1 a.m. closing. Clubs pay extra for two hours of paid supervision.
HONG KONG AP The Mata Hari figure of Red China, Hsieh Hsueh Hung now 57, is accused by the Taiwan Democratic Self Government League of attempting to oust the Communist leadership. The league, tolerated in Peiping, had meetings from Nov 10 to Dec 8, criticizing her. Her 1947 uprising on Formosa aimed at a corrupt Nationalist governor sent by Chiang Kai-shek.
A cheeky station tease urges viewers to stay with Channel 9 KCRG TV for top tele vision programming and the best in upcoming schedule highlights.
Local readers report visits and travels of families including the Holsingers Gunns Kiehls and Marchants from Cedar Rapids and LeClaire. New Year's helpers and turkey duck and chicken sales advertised. church events and hospital updates noted along with social calls and weekend guests.
Rath Packing Co of Waterloo posts total earnings of 1,277,406 for the year ending Oct 26 down from 3,628,629 a year earlier despite sales rising to 289,237,870. The company cites higher livestock costs and drought diminished hog production as factors and avoids paying the fourth quarter dividend. About 8,500 employees work for Rath with 6,750 in Waterloo. roughly one third of Waterloo families receive Rath income.
Berlin AP The Soviet Union opened a travel visa loophole for Western diplomats amid new East German visa requirements for civilians traveling to West Berlin. Beginning Jan 1 civilians must carry East German visas to enter West Berlin, while diplomats with allied missions may still travel via the main highway and rail link.
Honolulu report notes Judge Jank Mc Laughlin, a Hawaii federal jurist assigned to the Alaska bench, returns with a full beard. He explains beards are popular in Alaska and plans to keep the beard, saying he dislikes shaving.
Iowa reported no auto deaths for Saturday or Sunday, a contrast to nine deaths the prior weekend. Patrol Chief David Herrick praised drivers for reduced speed and greater caution, but warned that with the New Year holiday approaching there could be as many as seven highway deaths if caution wanes.
Rep Paul Cunningham said he asked federal officials to delay Iowa interstate highway letting amid labor union claims wages were not being paid per Davis Bacon. He sent telegrams to Commerce and Labor, while Iowa Highway Commission proceeded with bids totaling over 15 million dollars. Chief Engineer Butter denied the specific charges. An investigator will review the situation.
The New York Heart Association offers seven New Year resolutions for wives to help husbands live longer. They urge doctors for worries, nourishing meals, plenty of rest, moderate exercise, vacation time and avoiding stress, plus setting a good example at home.
Police report a senseless theft at Our Lady of the Lord's Church in Bettendorf. Thieves took religious items valued at 610 dollars including a jeweled gold chalice 225 dollars a gold ciborium 60 dollars white chasubles 100 dollars red chasuble 50 dollars a surplice and sash 25 dollars.
In Rochester Minnesota doctors report 11 year old Dale Snyder son of Mr and Mrs Lester Snyder of rural Frankville Iowa shows marked improvement after meningitis hospitalization. He arrived in critical condition Thursday and doctors expect home in about ten days. A vaccination effort treated 35 people in Frankville to prevent an outbreak.
Iowa Governor Herschel C. Loveless was invited to ride a horse in El Paso Sun Bowl parade on New Year’s Day after becoming an honorary member of the county sheriff’s posse. He attended posse breakfast with his wife and daughter Sandy and joined Sun Bowl officials at events in El Paso and Juarez before saying there are better sports than bullfights.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Utilities Association formed in 1942 by private power firms will discontinue its activities as of Tuesday. President N Bernard Gussett of Iowa Power and Light said the move stems from atomic work and the association’s broad functions. The group will wind down, with member companies continuing their functions individually and closing the association office. Members include Iowa Public Service, Interstate Power, Iowa Electric Light and Power, Iowa Southern Utilities, Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric, Union Electric, and Council Bluffs Gas.
Two petroleum barges bound from St. Louis to Bettendorf were due to pass Lock 16 within 12 to 18 hours marking the latest Mississippi passage at Muscatine. Lockmaster Harold Ary noted extreme cold and potential eight hour freezing, but said barges could crack six inches of ice and likely proceed southward.
Orville Summerhaze of Tiffin was dead on arrival at University Hospitals Monday. Johnson County Coroner George Callahan said Summerhaze committed death by own action by strangulation.
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