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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1973
Page
17
Financial and market notes report corn prices slipping while beans rise as stocks sink again. The Dow Jones average fell to around 564.18 with a sluggish week trend and prospects of the year's low closing level. Prev row cited as 967.1900 Feb.
Stocks drifted as investors faced inflation and international money trouble. Bowmar Instrument led NYSE activity with a 3 point drop while CNA Financial and Quaker Wats showed notable shifts. Chicago Soybeans and meal futures posted small gains as grains closed firm on Friday. hogs and cattle edged higher in midwestern markets.
Harnischieger Corp reports first quarter net shipments rose sharply to 21.5 million, up from 20.8 million a year ago, with net income of 12 million or 8 cents a share. The period reflects accounting changes and shows strong domestic orders while urban renewal projects in Cedar Lakes and downtown Cedar Haplds face timing shifts. Urban renewal program funding and project closures forecast by June 1974.
Washington Democrats challenged President Nixon on pollution progress saying the fight is far from won and urging him to back Congress in enacting environmental laws. House Speaker Carl Albert argued last congress passed over 150 environmental bills while criticizing Nixon’s veto on key measures and funding delays. He pledged top priority to environmental legislation and noted the need for action beyond partisan politics. Urban renewal plans involve bids for downtown parcels, HUD approval seeks extension for projects, and several sites face demolition with a projected five year goal was slowed by economy and interstate delays. Want ads invited readers to use the classifieds.
A garbled OCR fragment references Chicago produce stalls with fragmented mentions of Macey Sar an etn sarees and tyne at eer ll ies rear, unclear meters and prices. It appears to describe stalls, gendered items, and incomplete price cues with no coherent event or names clearly identifiable.
A GAO report to Congress found 39 million pounds of fruit and vegetables contaminated with worms insects oil mud rust paint or unsanitary conditions in 39 million pounds across 15 months starting Jan 1970 The FDA handles contaminated foods but the Agriculture Department did not inform FDA about adulterated products nor remove sick items The GAO questioned 31 production lots and found two adulterated and three diverted or destroyed components.
The readable fragments show a speaker urging American people and the President to protect the environment and noting Congress cannot do the job alone. The text references water pollution funding and warns against crippling setbacks and withholding funds.
AFL-CIO president George Meany urged tougher federal controls on food prices at a news conference in Miami Beach. He argued wage limits must yield to higher pay if government prices remain curbed, urged farm to supermarket price controls, and said labor would cooperate with Nixon's Phase 2 plans while keeping a cautious stance on enforcement.
The House approved 26495 to restore the Farm and Rural Development Act, restoring emergency disaster loans for farmers after Nixon cut the program. The move, a grandfather clause extending loans 18 days beyond enactment, faces a likely veto with slim override chances. Earlier votes revived the REAP program and REA loans in separate actions.
A proposed Iowa shield bill would bar government from forcing reporters to reveal sources or confidential material except in libel, slander, or cases to prevent loss of life. The measure, sponsored by Kelly Gruba Blouin and Doderer, allows district court challenges to confidentiality and aims to protect reporters across newspapers, magazines, press groups, and broadcast outlets.
Volkswagenwerk AG announced a seven percent price increase for U.S. domestic markets to partly cover higher costs from a 30 percent dollar evaluation and rising West German wages. A spokesman said no effective date was set yet. VW sells about one third of its output in the United States.
The ZCB Hall at 1200 Third Street SE Cedar Rapids, once the social hub of Cedar Czech life, was sold to Mr and Mrs Richard Julls of 220 Upland five SE. Built as a lodge hall in 1908 it hosted dances and plays until 1957 and has stood empty since 1963. Jerzy Drahovzal recalls the venue as the place for fun before the Western Fraternal Life Assn. sought new quarters in 1981. Julis Enterprises plans to move into the building, while Midwest Dynamics LLC in Vernon Road SE will remain selling motorcycles and go carts. Brusha Inc Realtors handled the sale. possession was given Tuesday.
In London the U S dollar slumped sharply on European exchanges amid rumors that nine European Common Market nations planned a joint currency float. State banks stepped in to shore up demand, prompting a partial recovery as gold prices hit new highs.
AP report from Palm Beach states Bing Hussein, on vacation in Florida, has reportedly purchased four motor homes to be shipped to Jordan.
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