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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1965
Page
2
Financial and market news note a sharp stock market loss tied to the Vietnam crisis with late trading recovery. Trading volume reached about 6.2 million shares, up from 5.69 million on Friday, amid Dow Jones averages and miscellaneous listed and unlisted securities.
USDA Tuesday estimates show receipts of 2 500 cattle and 1 400 sheep in Chicago. Butcher hogs gained up to 25 cents per hundredweight with varied steer and hog prices across categories and weights as buyers hesitated in slow trading conditions.
London reports the government banned cigarette advertising on television due to rising deaths from lung cancer in Britain. The move aims to curb smoking and protect public health amid increasing tobacco-related mortality.
ACCRA Ghana AP reports two former Ghana cabinet ministers and three others were convicted Monday on treason charges and sentenced to death. The defendants faced charges tied to attempts to overthrow the government, with the court handing the harsh penalty amid political tensions.
Special to The Gazette Anamosa area residents were treated at Anamosa Hospital for injuries from a two car crash Sunday about 9 10 a m on old Cass road one mile north of here Cars driven by Jacob John Dietiker 19 and Lawrence W Yanda 44 were involved Dietiker was unhurt in his car Hospitalized were Mrs John Albang route 1 Anamosa and John Yanda 13 both with lacerations treated and released were Robert Yanda 11 Rose Ann Albany 10 and Willene Albany 8 all riding in the Yanda car returning home from church
Eight communist guerrillas were killed Sunday in a battle with government forces near Pegu, about 600 miles from Rangoon.
Charles Heinsius 17 of Olin and Dona England 15 of Wyoming were listed in poor and fair condition at St Luke's hospital after a northbound collision with a McCormick car on the highway. Brent Kreinbring 17 of Lowden and Warner Bendixsen 24 of Scotch Grove drove into the wreckage causing further impacts. several others were treated for minor injuries. Investigating Patrolman Del Andel noted the crash remains under investigation.
Des Moines reports steady to higher hog prices versus Saturday with 40 to 50 cent rises over Friday. Slaughter weights and weekly receipts noted with Monday forecast at 75,000 head versus 69,000 last week and 86,000 a year ago. Price ranges listed for various weights and hog categories in US 1 3 and sow grades.
Receipts about 15 000 with 600 calves. Trade slow and prices mixed as seers and feeder cattle show weakness early. Choice 11200 lb steers bring 22.00 to 22.50 with two loads at 22.75 to 23.00. Choice heifers range 21.75 to 22.50.
Sioux City stockyard receipts total 9 500 with cattle and steers in mix. Report notes two steers among offerings and high choice grades expected from buyers.
Prices for soybeans and corn spiked to seasonal highs after reports of American air raids on North Vietnam. Profit taking trimmed gains, short covering kept upward drift, but a late selloff tied to dock strike settlement delays left soybeans unchanged to 1 cent higher, wheat up to 4 cents, corn 4 to 14 cents higher, oats mixed, rye up about 4 to 4 a half.
Chicago cash provisions show no wheat or soybean sales. Corn 2 grade yellow priced at 1 154 per unit and 3 yellow at 1. Oats No 1 extra heavy white 76 ld c. Soybean oil quoted at 12 45 n.
USDA live pool prices hold steady amid wholesale demand for Bert Roasters and White Rock fryers. Prices listed for various regions show modest gains and softer quotes on select meats and produce with limited sales for some items. Red River Valley round reds quoted near 6.25 to 6.40, while other items show tighter markets and fewer buyers.
AP dispatch from New York notes fully adequate demand and steady interest for shell eggs with scores around 93 for AA and 58 to 59 for A grades. Light but adequate demand for standards and whites scarce. prices range from 21 to 35 cents for various egg categories, with weights and sizes detailed.
A tentative agreement reached after a 33 hour session between Local 1291 of the International Longshoremen’s Association and the Philadelphia Marine Trade Association would end the Philadelphia area dock strike. Two thousand five hundred Local 1291 members vote Tuesday night or Wednesday on ratification, amid a national disruption costing about six billion in commerce.
Johnson County Iowa officials imposed a four ton road limit on oil and stone surfaced roads. The embargo includes vehicle weight and aims to protect roads during soft road conditions.
Visitors permitted at St Luke s hospital for Mrs Leon Pettit and at Mercy hospital for Mrs Joseph Jakubcik. Pottery Valentine heart with carnations advertised by Pierson s Florists. Canopus Club meets noon Tuesday at Embassy club with Kenneth Perry speaker. Esquire Cleaners offers men s suits for 1.00. American Legion Mayor Bob Johnson to speak at 8 p m on Cedar Rapids 1965. Wilson junior high school break in reports no loss. vending machine pried at Easy Wash Laundromat. 13 year old Richard V Brown injured in car pedestrian accident on Center Point road listed in fair condition at St Luke s hospital.
Firefighters battled a smoldering blaze at a silo on the Witwer farm four and a half miles southeast of Marion. The fire started from spontaneous combustion and damaged the ensilage core, with two Marion fire trucks and a tanker on scene for most of the day. Assistant Chief Vernon Blietz recalled few silo fires in 20 years.
Investors await public offering of General Aniline & Film Corp as the government prepares to sell its 93.5 percent stake after SEC filing. A 21 day waiting period follows, with about 11 million new shares to be sold and existing 777,720 shares trading around 50 times earnings on the counter market.
DES MOINES Jonathan B. Richards a Red Oak attorney was sent to the senate by Gov Harold Hughes for confirmation to a six year term on the state board of regents Richards is serving an interim appointment on the board
Argentine railway workers began a 24 hour nationwide strike at midnight demanding higher pay. It was the fourth such stoppage this year and affected services across the country.
Police in Hong Kong report the seizure of nearly two tons of opium and morphine worth millions on the illicit market. The narcotics were smuggled from Thailand aboard a ship and hidden at a farm before two Chinese suspects were arrested.
Bruce and Robert Boyson of Boyson Jewelry Co. Cedar Rapids completed a two week store merchandising and operations course at New York University. Bruce serves as vice president and resides at 521 Red Fox Road SE while Robert is secretary and lives at 304 Indialle Road SE.
Judy Pyle, Korean born widow of Sp. 5 Jesse A. Pyle, says she is proud he protected others during a surprise Viet Cong attack on Pleiku. The army credits him with halting the assault by firing on shadows at the perimeter, saving many lives as eight were killed and over 100 injured. The family resides in Marina California near Fort Ord.
Tass reports a nine volume collection of Sinclair Lewis works has been subscribed to by 300000 Soviet readers and is completely sold out. The American Nobel Prize winner is one of the most popular translated foreign writers in the Soviet Union.
Citizens of Linn County Iowa and Audubon Transportation file joint application for transfer of carrier certificate 34 for operation between points in Iowa. Public hearing set for March 16 1965 at the commission office in Des Moines. Also notice of probate hearing in Linn County for the will of Webstererley deceased in Cedar Rapids. Clerk Kenneth Perr.
Notice is given that on February 1965 at 9 a.m. the last will of Frank Studer, deceased, will be presented for probate before the Linn County District Court at the Court House in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Kenneth L. Perry Clerk and Glen McLaughlin Attorney are named officials.
In the District Court of Iowa for Linn County the estate of James Lloyd McCurley, deceased, names Patti Lucille McCurley as administrator. Creditors must file claims with the clerk within six months from the second publication or be barred. debtors should pay the estate promptly. Attorney Francis J. Pruss represents the administrator. second publication February 8, 1965.
In the District Court of Iowa Linn County the hearing to probate the last will and testament of Eriz formerly of Cedar Rapids will take place February 16 1965 at 9 00 AM in the Court House Cedar Rapids Iowa Kubicek Novak Kubicek Attorneys listed as counsel and notice given to all interested parties.
Creditors and all persons indebted to the estate must pay promptly. They shall file all claims with the district court clerk authenticated for allowance. If not filed and paid as directed, claims may be barred. State Savings Bank acts as administrator. Lynch Dallas Smith Harman attorney. final notice dated February 15, 1965.
In District 4 Iowa, Uran County, the will of Jennie Sillin dated July 3 1962 was probated January 29 1965. Clifford Springer is named executor of the estate, Cedar Rapids Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the court within six months from publication or be barred. Abbey Issue Executor date and publication February 8 1965.
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