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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1969

Page

24

Snow Delays Wall Street as Markets Close for a Day

New York City faced a snowbound day as the New York and American stock exchanges, along with all city commodity venues and the National Association of Securities Dealers, shut down. Firms ran on skeleton staffs while officials cited personnel shortages. trading was expected to resume Tuesday.

New York American Stock Exchanges National Association of Securities Dealers New York Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange American Exchange

City Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Advertisements

Senior Men-Christian Club meets Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the YMCA with Judge King Thompson as speaker. Outreach Committee to hear Rev. Donald Jarrert at Jane Boyd Community House. Ads note interior designers, furrier closeout sale, and various beauty, cleaning, and floral specials from local businesses. Visitors welcome at Mercy Hospital following a January 31 fall.

Christian Club YMCA Judge King Thompson Donald Jarrert Detroit Jane Boyd

Masked Man Probed After Bank Entry In Upper Arlington

Police rushed to the State Savings bank after a caller reported a masked man inside. Eugene Nolan, 62, said he wore a surgical mask from a dentist visit and did not flee, fearing possible shooting as staff and customers fled.

Columbus, Ohio UPI Upper Arlington State Savings Bank Eugene Nolan

Health ministry says Hong Kong flu not yet in Poland

Warsaw AP report states the Polish ministry of health told alarmed listeners on TV that the Hong Kong flu has not reached Poland or any other European Communist country. It added that if it does arrive Polish services are prepared with A2 virus Hong Kong vaccine.

Warsaw Ministry of Health Poland Hong Kong Financial District Securities and Exchange Commission

Hogs Steady To 25 Lower On Monday Market

Chicago AP reports butcher hogs sold steady to 25 cents lower as receipts reached 5,500 head. Slaughter steers remained steady on 8,500 head received.

Chicago

Cedar Rapids hog market weak with mixed price shifts

C R Markets report a weak Cedar Rapids hog market on Monday with declines up to 25e. Saturday bids show country and plant delivered butchers 200 to 230 pounds at 20.00 to 20.25, sows 300 pounds and up at 17.25 to 17.50. Weight-based reductions apply for heavier hogs and packers. Grain prices listed include No 2 yellow corn at 1.05 and oats and soybeans around 2.50. Sioux City livestock report incomplete data with cattle and steer ranges noted.

Cedar Rapids U.S

Live Hog Trade Report Des Moines Market Slumps

Des Moines reports steady demand with fair trade activity though butchers mostly 25 cents lower than Friday. Receipts estimated Monday at 100000, but actuals for week age 79000 age 84000 and Saturday 55000. Prices listed for U S 1 3 hogs range 17 50 to 20 20 per cwt across weights with sows also shown in multiple weight classes.

Des Moines

Omaha Market Report Shows Steady to Higher Slaughter Items

From Omama, UPI reports cattle prices with calves at 150, slaughter steers and heifers up 25, cows up 25, bulls steady, feeders steady. Load of high choice prime 1,150 lb slaughter steers at 28.78. Prices for mixed grades and feeders quoted around 17 to 23.50 in various lots.

OMAMA UPI

Grain Exchange Falls On Monday Close

CHICAGO AP reports grain prices moved lower at the close with wheat down slightly and corn oats and rye also down amid market activity. Cash grain listings show No 2 hard red winter No 2 yellow and various white and yellow corn and soybean prices with values around 2.64 to 8.95 per bushel.

Chicago Toy Ronan Ns Brothers CL. Natch sWvedend Onpas

Market for Russet Burbanks Steady With Some Fluctuations

Arrivals of russet burbanks from Idaho and large whites vary in price with rounds and mediums showing partial firmness. Demand for russets remains fair as markets balance between supply and steady demand for 89 to 635 sacks, with several grades quoted.

Burbanks Tyee Idaho Russet Burbanks U.S. SA Aetra

Senators Probe Auto Repairs Amid Car Owner Complaints

New York report says U S senators led by Sen Philip Hart plan hearings on auto repair practices amid accusations of overcharging and sloppy work. Experts cite flat-rate pay and technician shortages as factors while critics blame demand for comfort and take on fancy models.

Norman Bennett Society of Automotive Engineers Detroit Glenn Kriegel Kriegel

Soviet Union brushes off Italian Communist critique in Prague

In Bologna and Prague reports indicate the Italian Communist party led by Luigi Longo criticized the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Longo rejected Western blame and urged new European security. Pravda dismissed the protest and reaffirmed Moscow Italian party ties.

Bologna Italy Soviet Union Italian Communist Party Czechoslovakia Luigi Longo West Longo Communist Party Congress Pravda Soviet Communist Party Moscow Communist Party L. Longo

Dorothy Okland Faces Two Traffic Charges

Dorothy Okland 1626 Texas avenue NE was charged Sunday with striking fixtures near the street and failing to keep her vehicle under control. Her car knocked over a traffic signal at Oakland road and Twenty-ninth street NE before leaving the scene. She signed promises to appear and was released from custody.

Dorothy Okland Texas Avenue Oakland Road

Go Everywhere Jacket Pattern 864 Circs from Laura Wheeler

Spring pattern for a knit jacket with a raised leaf yoke sized 32 to 38. Pattern 864 costs fifty cents plus 15 cents mailing for first class and special handling. Send name pattern number and address to Laura Wheeler at The Cedar Rapids Gazette New York box 161 Old Chelsea Station 10011.

Laura Wheeler The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y

Laird Hints ABM Work May Resume On Sentinel

Defense Secretary Laird said no better proposal exists to defend the nation and that Sentinel antiballistic missile work may resume. He noted no slowdown in R and D and promised a budget revision reveal next month. He warned the Soviets have expanded the arms race while China may reach ICBM capability by 1970.

Laird Washington (Ap Congress CBS Soviet Union Soviets Moscow U.S Red China Russia Vietnam Johnson America

Rehmke Wins Local Speech Contest Heads to DeWitt

Cathy Rehmke daughter of Mr and Mrs Herb Rehmke won the Jones county contest in Anamosa for the American Legion speech on the constitution. She received a $25 bond and advances to the Second district contest on Tuesday Feb 18 at DeWitt.

Oxford Junction Cathy Rehmke Herb Rehmke American Legion Jones County Anamosa DeWitt

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Irish Area Nearing Industrial Paralysis

Dublin faced industrial paralysis as unions extended strikes that have disrupted production across the city. About 12 million dollars in exports were lost since 3,000 engineers and maintenance workers walked out last Wednesday, with over 200 plants shut and 50,000 workers idle. Dublin’s five major bakeries were closed and twenty hotels threatened with shutdowns if the strike continues.

Dublin Irish Republic

Flu Epidemic Hits Georgetown As Hong Kong Flu Spreads

A government spokesman in Georgetown says the Hong Kong flu has reached epidemic proportions in Guyana, signaling a severe public health crisis and prompting officials to urge precautions.

Georgetown Guyana

No One Wants Wyoming Girl 14 Now Held

A 14-year-old Casper girl, runaway from a Wyoming mental institution, is held in Linn county jail after being found hitchhiking on Highway 30 near Stanwood. Cedar county officials say Wyoming authorities and the mental facility do not want her returned due to costs and lack of facility space. The girl, reportedly with money, has traveled through Texas, Arizona, and New Jersey while en route to Wyoming. If Wyoming authorities do not claim her, Cedar County may release her, with possible action by the Wyoming relief department.

Tipton Casper Wyoming Linn County Cedar County Stanwood Cedar Texas Arizona New Jersey

Goldman LBJ Not Right for Times Says Ex aide

Former White House aide Eric Goldman criticizes Lyndon Johnson in discussing his book The Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson. He argues three men Muskie Kennedy Rockefeller were more suited for the times. Goldman spoke on Meet the Press and says the book neither praises nor damns Johnson.

Washington White House Eric Goldman the Times Johnson Goldman Lyndon Johnson Edmund Muskie Dmaine Robert F. Kennedy Nelson Rockefeller New York NBC Meet the Press Nixon

Buck Denies Charges in Municipal Court

Larry Buck twenty of 903 Ninth Street SE pled innocent in municipal court to fighting and resisting an officer. Trial set for 9 30 a.m. March 21. Buck free on 220 dollar bond after Sunday arrest at 1420 Mt Vernon Road SE following an alleged strike on a nineteen year old and a struggle with police.

Larry T. Buck Ninth Street SE Buck Mt. Vernon Road

THATS LIFE STAR PEAKER TO JOIN JOEY BISHOP SHOW

E. J. Peaker will appear as a guest on Monday night’s Joey Bishop Show in color at 10 30 p m on KCRG TV Channel 9. The TV appearance brings a familiar screen presence to the late program.

E. J. Peaker Joey Bishop Kcrg-Tv

Stock Stacks May Be Paradise for Thieves

The article reports on massive potential losses from unidentifiable stock holdings in brokerage houses. Insurers, banks, and regulators warn of growing theft risk, while the industry forms a committee to study the problem and implement security upgrades.

New York Gene McHam New York Stock Exchange Stock Clearing Corp Frank Zarb Goodbody & Co

Pueblo Papers Soaked With Blood Describe Pueblo Crew Actions

Engineman Peter Bandera testified that classified papers near the wounded crewman Duane Hodges were soaked with blood and largely unsalvageable after the USS Pueblo was attacked off North Korea. Other crewmen described hits and scuttling doubts, with accounts of beatings and a North Korean guard.

Coronado Calif Pueblo North Korea Peter Bandera Carson City Nev Duane Hodges Creswell Ore Bandera Goldman

Pipe kills three commuters on San Bruno train

A 50 foot pipe being moved near the track pierced a double-decker Southern Pacific commuter train in San Bruno injuring at least 18 and killing three riders. The pipe struck just behind the center doors and exited through windows as the 8 inch diameter object spun after clipping the engine footboard. The accident occurred at 8 a.m. on a San Jose to San Francisco run with about 1000 aboard.

San Bruno Calif Southern Pacific San Francisco A.R.B. Co San Jose

Marshalltown Men Involved In Tama Crash

Cars driven by two Marshalltown men collided five miles east of Tama at the junction of highways 30 and 212. Don E Steen 37 Marshalltown turned west from 212 onto 30 causing the crash. Miles J Goodwin Jr 19 Marshalltown suffered facial injuries and a chipped tooth. Lorena Steen 25 treated for facial cuts. Damages estimated at 1200 and 1500.

Tama Marshalltown G. G. Clerkin Vinton Clerkin Tama County Don EE. Steen Miles Joseph Goodwin, Jr Goodwin Steen Lorena Charles Maplethorpe, Jr Toledo Steen Auto

Rembrandt’s Bible Scenes Supersede Other Subjects

The painter Rembrandt created a larger collection of biblical scenes than any other category, reflecting a dominant focus on sacred narratives in his work.

Rembrandt

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