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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1967
Page
2
Chicago reports USDA estimates show slaughter steers mostly 25 cents lower and heifers 25 to 50 cents lower. Butcher hogs were uneven with under 250 pounds $0.25 to $1 lower, over 250 pounds mostly steady. Cattle and hogs detailed price ranges given for various weights and grades.
Des Moines reports generally good demand for cattle with butchers steady to higher by Friday. Estimated receipts 45,000 versus 51,000 last week and 37,000 year ago. hogs show uneven but steady to 25 cents higher than Friday’s close. U S 1 3 numbers list varying prices across weight classes.
Chicago and Des Moines daily quotes show slow trade in Midwest meat markets. Beef and pork prices edge variedly with steer and heifer values steady while frozen pork bellies trade moves at 34.65 to 35.60 per pound across listed sessions.
C R Markets reports Cedar Rapids hog prices steady on Saturday with Friday bids for 200 to 220 pound butchers at 19.00 to 19.25 dollars and 300 pound down packing sows at 16.00 to 16.50. Price adjustments apply by weight and grade, with various discounts for heavier hogs and different packer grades. Egg, poultry, and grain quotes follow, including large eggs at 25 cents, Hyline 6 cents, and No 2 yellow corn at 1.26 per bushel.
Services for Dr. Arthur Moravec former Oxford Junction resident who died Wednesday were held Friday in Fort Wayne He was a graduate of Oxford Junction school and the University of Iowa
Robert Soukup elected president of the Wilson Cedar Rapids Employee Credit Union at a board meeting. New officers include Carroll Welsh vice president Margaret Hanzelka secretary and James T Van Orsdal treasurer. Re-elected to the board were Hanzelka Soukup Welsh Vosmek and Anna Ver teiko with other named members and about 2900 members and assets around $2 million.
New York stocks closed mixed with more advances than declines. The Dow and AP average fell, while the S and P 500 and the NYSE index rose. Trading remained active with 8.86 million shares versus 10.97 million the previous day and gains on the American Stock Exchange.
Citizens for Kennedy Fulbright press Kentucky delegates to switch from Johnson to Robert Kennedy for 1968 nominating fight. Local reaction was muted with officials denying knowledge of the group and supporting Johnson’s reelection rather than a Johnson defeat.
The FDA ordered removal of over 245 000 cans of salmon from stores due to defective seams and potential bacterial contamination. Distributed by Marine Foods Packing Co of Seattle the product carries codes starting with OR OP OS OC or 05. President Alan Dehn says no illnesses reported though agency calls it a health hazard.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was treated for a fractured nose after being struck by a stone at an election rally in eastern India. X rays showed nasal bone displacement and she cancelled the remaining campaign before national elections starting Feb 15.
Mohsen Hekmat graduates from the University of Missouri at Rolla with a Bachelor of Science in petroleum engineering, located at 1402 B Avenue NE.
Burlington police report Doug Lax Schroeder 16 of Burlington died early Saturday when the Volkswagen he drove collided with another car.
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt says self-determination of nations must come before peaceful order in Europe and supports continued American troop presence. He spoke at Adlai Stevenson Institute dinner in Chicago, praising Stevenson and noting U.S. commitments remain heavy. Donation totals for the institute announced include 2 million dollars in first gifts from Field Foundation and Ford Foundation among others.
Kenneth L Freeman 26 a Cedar Rapids teacher and football coach pleaded guilty in Moline circuit court to armed robbery from a $758 holdup at a Moline food store. He asked for probation and the judge referred the request to Rock Island county probation officials. He was arrested in Cedar Rapids and waived grand jury action. James Hollowell 23 of East Moline was arraigned and another hearing was set for next Friday.
A Love Field takeoff ended in disaster as a private plane climbed to 300 feet then crashed. All three aboard died: A. R. Watson 66 president of Southwestern Public Service Co his wife Lois 66 and Pilot Fred Dick 47 of Amarillo. Witnesses reported an engine separated from its wing mount causing a spin.
Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University announces the creation of the John F Enders professorship fund to honor the Nobel Prize winning scientist who isolated the polio virus.
Rev. A J Muste said he relayed a North Vietnamese invitation from President Ho to President Johnson in a letter from Hanoi. Ho urged talks to end the war stating North Vietnam is eager to stop and take meaningful steps, while Muste and Rabbi Feinberg noted hopes for a bombing halt as a step toward peace.
James Faherty 57 admitted guilt at a state parole board hearing for the $1,219,218 Brink's Boston office robbery. He was among eight convicted 10 years ago. six remain in prison. Faherty did not claim to have taken any money.
Fire at the Jim Worm farm 34 miles northeast of here destroyed a 40 by 60 hay shed after wind blew an electric fence against it. Several thousand bales burned as Manchester, Ryan and Delhi fire crews fought the blaze. A separate chimney blaze damaged the Joseph Ryan farmhouse 12 miles northeast of Decorah on the Allamakee Winneshiek line.
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