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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1967
Page
5
Slaughter steers and heifers fell 25 to 50 cents while butcher hogs showed uneven movement. Prices varied by weight with steers from 25.75 to 26.00 for prime heavy cattle and hogs ranging roughly 14 to 21 dollars depending on weight and grade. Demand and receipts noted in Des Moines and statewide estimates.
Des Moines AP reports Midwest pastoral meat trade with trade slow in Iowa and nearby areas. Steer heifer and cow beef holding steady with quoted prices for various weight ranges and grades across midwestern markets.
Cedar Rapids market quotes show steady hog prices with 200-220 lb butchers $19.00 to $19.25 and sows 200 lb down at $16.00 to $16.50. Cattle listings include prime and choice steers and heifers with varying weights and discounts for overweight. Grain and eggs prices are also listed with several feed and livestock categories.
Former Oxford Junction resident Dr Arthur Moravec who died Wednesday had services Friday in Fort Wayne Indiana. He graduated from Oxford Junction school and the University of Iowa.
Robert Soukup elected president of the Wilson Cedar Rapids Employes Credit Union. Other officers: Carroll Welsh vice president Margaret Hanzelka secretary James T Van Orsdal treasurer. Board members include Hanzelka Soukup Welsh Vosmek Verteiko and Nesetril. Credit union assets around 2 million serve 2900 members.
New York stocks closed mixed as the Dow and AP average fell while the S and P 500 and NYSE index rose. Trading was active with 8.86 million shares sold versus 10.97 million the prior day. Prices were mostly higher on the American Stock Exchange.
Citizens for Kennedy Fulbright urge Kentucky's 1964 Democratic delegates to back Senator Robert Kennedy for the 1968 presidential nomination and support Fulbright for vice president. Local reaction is muted with Kentucky leaders backing Johnson's reelection and not endorsing the Kennedy Fulbright effort.
The FDA asked removal of more than 245 000 cans of salmon from retailers due to defective seams and possible bacterial contamination. Distributed by Marine Foods Packing Co of Seattle the cans bear lid emboss codes starting with OR OP OS OC or 05. President Alan Dehn reported no illness yet linked to the product.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was hospitalized after a stone strike fractured her nasal bone during an election rally in eastern India. X rays showed displacement and she canceled the rest of her campaign for national elections beginning February 15. She was reported to be feeling much better on Saturday.
Burlington AP report states Douglas X Schroeder 16 of Burlington was killed early Saturday when a Volkswagen he was driving collided with another car. Police identified the victim and described the fatal crash details from the scene.
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt told an Adlai Stevenson Institute dinner that self determination of nations must come first for lasting peace in Europe and that American troops remain a necessary burden. He praised Adlai Stevenson III and noted large donations toward the institute’s $10 million campaign, including $1 million from the Ford Foundation.
Kenneth L Freeman 26, a Cedar Rapids teacher and Washington high school assistant football coach, pleaded guilty in circuit court to armed robbery of a Moline food store. He asked for probation. Rock Island county officials will review the request. Co-defendant James Hollowell 23 of East Moline was arraigned earlier. preliminary hearing set for next Friday. Freeman waived grand jury action and extradition earlier.
A private plane climbed to 300 feet at takeoff from Lovefield and crashed, killing three aboard. Victims were A. R. Watson 66 president of Southwestern Public Service Co his wife Lois 66 and Pilot Fred Dick 47 all of Amarillo. Witnesses report a spin after an engine detached from the wing mount.
Harvard University establishes the John F Enders professorship fund to honor John F Enders who won the Nobel Prize for isolating the polio virus and to support research and teaching.
Multiple Bethel Baptist First Baptist Grace Baptist St Josephs Catholic Christian Lutheran St Pauls Free Methodist First Methodist Prairie Chapel First Presbyterian Reformed Presbyterian Church of God United Seventh Day Brethren listings show service times sermons and guest speakers across Bethel area churches with notes on school services and a recital at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. Also mentions postponed golden wedding open house and a classified ad.
Rev. A J Muste said he relayed North Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh's invitation to President Johnson for peace talks in Hanoi. Muste reported Ho was eager to end the war and would discuss steps toward peace, with no prerequisite bombing halt. Another Muste attendee, Rabbi Abraham Feinberg, urged advancing talks and a permanent bombing cessation.
In Walpole Massachusetts James Faherty 57 became the first of eight convicts to admit guilt in the $1 219 218 Boston Brink s Express robbery at a state parole board hearing The admission came as the board weighed commuting his life sentence to enable parole Faherty did not claim he received money and initially denied participation Others convicted in the 17 year old case include seven still serving and six remaining inmates.
A Friday fire destroyed a 40 by 60 hay shed on the Jim Worm farm 30 miles northeast of here when wind drove an electric fence into the shed igniting hay. Firemen from Manchester, Ryan and Delhi battled the blaze, with several thousand hay bales lost.
Local kitchen seeks a reliable dishwasher for in person application at the Flame Room. Prior experience preferred but not required. immediate openings and competitive wages offered. Apply in person today.
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