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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1967
Page
5
Reports from Des Moines and Chicago show mixed cattle and hog prices with steers steady to slightly lower and hogs mostly steady to weak. Estimated receipts in Des Moines reach 35 000 with Friday activity described as fairly active and trading affected by regional demand.
C R Markets notes Saturday hog prices steady with Friday bids for 200-220 lb butchers 19.00 to 19.50, sow bids 16.00 to 16.50 for 200 lb. Delivered pricing based on grade. Off-price weights and weight-based deductions listed for various ranges. additional poultry and lamb notes appear among fragmented lines. A movie listing for Mogambo on KCRG-TV at 9:30 in color closes the item.
DES MOINES AP A bill to create a merit system for state employees was filed by Ren Minnette Doderer Iowa City. It would not require all workers to take tests for qualification. Those with a year or more in state jobs could be certified by their supervisor. A three member Civil Service Commission would handle tests and disputes. Several exemptions exist including elective officers and governor appointees. Regents institutions could set up their own merit system for nonacademic staff.
Dr. John Walker, Coe College chaplain, was elected president of the East state Midwestern Section of the American Academy of Religion at a two day Evanston conference. He succeeds Dr. Andrew Eickhoff of Bradley University. Jacob Sackman of North Central College Naperville was elected vice president and Robert Anderson of Michigan State University was named secretary.
Floyd Link director of public relations and safety for the Motor Club of Iowa sent a letter to State Sen. David Stanley urging withdrawal of a bill to place stop or yield signs at all Iowa intersections. He argued research shows such signs would not reduce traffic accidents and cites historical data.
Melvin Schriber a 55 year old man slated for questioning in a University Athletic Club break in walked out barefoot from the Iowa City police station around 10 45 a m today. He remained at large at noon as authorities sought him and detectives prepared to question him.
Riceville awards a $20,685 contract to Bertilli Sons of Cedar Rapids for lurb and gutter work in Riceville.
New York stocks closed mixed as more issues fell than rose for the third straight session. The Dow and other averages diverged with one down one up and one unchanged amid a January rally pause. Volume reached 8.54 million shares as activity stayed brisk.
Rhiner Joseph, 17, a Valley High junior, rode a Great Western freight train 30 miles from Des Moines to Peru after boarding near Bell Avenue. He sent a friend ahead to pick him up, lost a shoe, and endured sub freezing temperatures before calling for a ride home.
Whitton visits his parents at 2700 Third Avenue while his son Marine Lt. William Eveland and family travel from Okinawa. The Evelands plan to move to Hawaii March 1. Sunday speaker Miss Irma Thomson discusses ICYE. Marion Rainbow Girls host a Saturday slumber party at Bonnie Potter’s home. Local ads include tax payments and salon hours.
The American Newspaper Guild received almost $1 million in foundation grants since 1960 to fund overseas work, with money in the last two years coming from three anonymous foundations. The Times named the foundations as Warden Trust, Chesapeake Foundation, and Broad High Foundation, while Guild officials declined to reveal fund sources or backers.
Cub Scouts Pack 17 awarded members at St. Pauls Methodist Church including Bob Reuker Mike Benesh Jim Stout David Marsh Keith Klouber Jeff Mabee Cal Franklin Dallas Bayles Pat McCammon Mike Neal John Reilly Alex Anton Alan Anton Dick Wells David Falcone Philip Moershel Dale Juntilla Steve Von Stein. Pack 42 awards followed Friday at Garsfield School with Brad Fleckenstein Kurt Bradley Bob Essig Bruce Creel Rob Bradley Randy Stefani Jimi Wells Randy Gordon Brad Norman Robby Deaver Mike Long Dick Lowry Kirk Nipper.
Church listings for Marion and surrounding areas show multiple denominations with service times and ministers. Notable entries include First Baptist with Rev. Sprankle, St Josephs Catholic with Rev. Blessington and others, Grace Baptist with Rev. Ryal, and Lutheran and Presbyterian churches detailing worship and Sunday school times.
Judy Schneider, Cedar Rapids native and Cornell junior, joins Rep. John C. Culver's staff through the Washington Semester program at American University. She majors in political science and history, holds a political science honors scholarship, and plans graduate work in American government for a college teaching career.
The Iowa state board approved buying a 282 acre site east of Council Bluffs for Area 13 at 413100 and delayed Waterloo Area 7's 320 acre site bid. New courses were authorized at Calmar Fort Dodge and Waterloo, emphasizing full area school curricula beyond junior college aims and extending superintendent terms in four counties.
In Story county district court, Ed Levy, 56, Des Moines, was convicted Friday night of receiving stolen television sets and other merchandise from a fire sale store he operated. Sentencing was delayed to next week. Police seized about 20 color TVs from the raid in September. Levy denied knowledge of theft, claiming he bought the items in good faith. His son Lewis Levy, 20, received 75 years in Polk county district court for second degree murder related to a March 13, 1966 apartment house shooting that killed Benjamin Albert Ayala, 20.
Henry Eichhorn 73, who served as Jones county sheriff from 1933 to 1950, died Friday in the VA hospital in Iowa City. Born in Oxford township he attended Wyoming schools. Survived by a daughter and a brother, Tom. The body lies at Hayden funeral home with services tentatively set for Monday.
Ed Wehrman 79 longtime Belle Plaine city clerk for 10 years will be buried after services Monday at 2 p.m. at Peffers Halverson funeral home He farmed before moving to Belle Plaine 20 years ago and worked for Funk Brothers Seed Co Survivors include his wife two sons Willis of Honolulu and Kenneth of East Westover Mass a daughter Lucille Knoebel of Iowa City and nine grandchildren.
Earl Jackson, 62, of Des Moines, died in an early Saturday auto crash on Highway 14 about three miles north of Monroe, Jasper County.
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