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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1969
Page
9
Cedar Rapids price report notes Saturday activity with hogs steady to 25 cents lower. Friday deliveries for 200 to 230 pound butchers ranged 18.75 to 19.25, packing sows 16.00 to 16.25, and weight-based deductions apply up to 500 pounds. Wheat and corn quotes close the market, with no. 1 shelled corn at 1.10 and other feed grades listed.
The Pi-No-Ha Camp Fire group met Friday at Mrs. Donald Foley's home and elected officers Theresa Godar as president Terri Shilhankeh as vice president Yovonne Pitzen as secretary Julie Van Berkum as treasurer Paula Hudock as telephone Kathy Nebel as historian Cathy Prideaux as scribe Ann Marie Jacoby as refreshments Tammy Cerney and Anne Foley as entertainment Plans were made for an ice skating and sledding party to be held Saturday.
Cedar now on file in hice the ¢ plat ne sched 4 final assessment sidewa l ceh by the Council various locations in ted ey set out in Sidewalk Order No. 1. Hearing and consideration of objections to said plat and final assessment will be held. City Clerk announces deadlines for objections and corrections to the schedule dated January 6 1969.
The City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed bids for the sanitary sewer construction along the Hiawatha extension from Townhouse Drive Northeast to Blairs Ferry. Bids due January 29, 1969, at 9:00 a.m. with public opening in the City Council chamber. Specifications at City Clerk and City Engineer offices. A 1 order of completion and 10 percent bid bond required. the city may reject bids.
U S Treasury IRS notices a public auction in Cedar Rapids Iowa for nonpayment of delinquent taxes. Items include a Paymaster Check Writer a Tiffany style sewing machine and a copier all in group lots with payment by cash money order or treasurer's check. sale conducted by District Director Jol aphed Ravage Ohio.
Frank McDermott 37 a WOR relief helicopter pilot died when his craft struck a three story Queens building during a rush hour traffic report. The fire spread to an adjacent structure and McDermott may have leaped from the helicopter into a nearby yard. Timothy White 12 suffered a broken elbow.
Federal state Market News Service reports Iowa sales on January 9 showing feeder calves and yearlings mostly steady, with cows and calves varying by weight. Winterset and Lamoni entries note weaker steer bids, while steers and calves range around mid 20s to mid 30s per cwt, with several lots listing specific weights and prices.
The clipping shows prices and dates for frozen pork bellies and live cattle quotes from the Mercantile Exchange. It lists February and April contracts with figures like 27.00 and 26.52, plus mentions of May and July dates and mixed numbers.
Kay Corbin 21 Miss University of Iowa was chosen by soldiers of Company D 3rd Battalion 60th Infantry 9th Division in Vietnam as Company Sweetheart. The senior from Marysville Tennessee was picked from college queen candidates based on a photo and a letter.
Authorities investigate Thursday night burglaries in Epworth and Dyersville blamed on the same culprits. In Dyersville the McDermont Ford office was ransacked with a $20 bill stolen. Epworth saw $57 taken from a cash register plus merchandise from Silker's store. Entry came via a broken window and a hole in a cement block wall to reach the safe, which they could not access.
Kathmandu Nepal King Mahendra granted pardons to 175 former congressmen convicted of crimes against the state. The action announced Friday alleviates penalties and clears sentences for those involved in prior political actions.
The United States seeks a two sided Vietnam peace conference while Saigon insists on a real separation of sides. Washington pushes a practical public stance to start talks but faces South Vietnamese resistance and fear of conceding to the NLF. Prospects for early talks remain bleak despite Nixon’s inauguration.
Britain faces a split with Commonwealth partners over Rhodesia as African and Asian leaders fear Prime Minister Wilson will strike a deal with Rhodesian Premier Smith. Wilson kept open his Fearless plan with conditions, while sanctions persist. The rift risks eroding the Commonwealth’s multiracial charter and unity.
A hunter’s stray bullet struck a Northwestern Bell line near Grinnell Iowa disrupting Des Moines to east coast traffic. Carrier circuits were knocked out briefly until rerouting or microwave service restored them by late Friday with crews tracing the fault between Newton and Grinnell.
McGREGOR Loren Byers who runs a tavern was charged with selling beer to minors. He appeared in justice of the peace court and was released on his own recognizance after allegedly selling beer to two teenage boys.
Mr and Mrs Herman Haars and their son Michael of Linn county filed suits in Delaware county district court seeking 30327 dollars stemming from an October 22 1967 Manchester Iowa accident. Defendants are Timothy and Walter Michaelson. The Haars claim negligence by Timothy Michaelson who drove the car owned by Walter Michaelson. They seek 2827 for medical expenses for Mr Haars 2500 for Mrs Haars and 25000 for their son.
Iowa becomes the 28th state to join a federally insured college loan program. Students may borrow up to 1500 dollars per year, with a lifetime limit of 7500 dollars for graduate and undergraduate work, guaranteed by the federal government. The move came after the Town Higher Education Facilities Commission exhausted its capacity to guarantee more loans.
Television listings show a Cedar Rapids block on KCRG and WMIT plus KWWL in Waterloo and KTVO Ottumwa. Highlights include film options Johnny Tiger and Journey to Unknown with news weather and various serials such as Petticoat Junction and My Friend Tony.
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