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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1972
Page
14
Government estimates 1971 soybean output will be down from earlier figures. heavy futures buying pushed prices briefly higher by about 10 cents per bushel in one session, with beans rising around 9 cents and wheat around 1.66 percent as March and January contracts moved.
Prices paid on the Cedar Rapids hog market varied by weight and grade. Sows around 300 pounds traded 19.50 to 20.00, butcher hogs 230 to 260 pounds faced reductions per 10 pounds, and packers adjusted by weight class from 200 to 300 pounds with cents per hundredweight differences.
Two brothers Andrew Gaul and Gary Gaul 23 of Sid Fourth Avenue were sent to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing in municipal court on aggravated burglary charges. They were arrested Dec 1 after police reports from Kevin Werger and Louis Novak of burglaries at a Foul Avenue address. Novak said the pair forced entry and stole $1, a pair of boots, a radio, a electric shaver, a suitcase and car keys. Werger said Gauls took his war. Charges against John Snyder dropped. Snyder, 20, of 80 Highteenth Street NW, was charged with breaking and entering in the Nov 3 breakin at Chamyilin service station, 4648 Jonson Avenue NW, and with failing to pay a bill at Frisco's Hamburg Inn, 218 First Avenue NW.
Lorenz, 18, of 820 Thirtieth Street, pled guilty in municipal court Thursday to larceny. Another larceny charge was dismissed. He received a suspended sentence for taking a pair of pants from Gard-Age, Lindale, on November 2. A cargo theft charge from Crear, Lindale, was dismissed.
A charge of possession of a controlled substance against David A. Hayes at 100 Woodsland Drive SW was dismissed Wednesday due to insufficient evidence. The report also notes a separate marijuana possession in his Pine session Gel incident.
Steven Freno aged 21 of 21s Fourth Avenue SW received a 15 dollar fine plus costs and a 10 day suspended jail sentence after injuring a motor vehicle belonging to Arua Re Selvers on September 18. The case records an offense of damaging an opponent’s property.
Nine defendants linked to the 1969 Panther raid in Los Angeles were sentenced after a six month trial that followed a six month policy raid. The court handed six month county jail terms for malicious injury and related counts to several Panthers with some acquittals and a deadlocked verdict. Judge George Dell condemned neither side while underscoring police rights to life and liberty.
Larry Gorham stands trial in Linn district court on a breaking and entering charge. His attorney argues intoxication prevented intent, calling witnesses to show he was drinking before the alleged crime at Deep Rock service station in Cedar Rapids area.
A Linn district court in Airy awarded Betty J Shelton 35000 for a 125000 traffic accident in Cedar Rapids. She alleged Gladys Aarhus rear ended her on Sixtuuitla avenue SW on June 25 1969 injuring her back. The defense claimed a legal excuse for not stopping due to a slide on the street. Verdict announced four hours after jurors received the case.
Six youths were arrested Sunday night at 1909 to Avenue NE on a search warrant. Authorities seized substances believed to be marijuana. Wingert and Haran faced charges of marijuana possession with intent to deliver and possession respectively. both were arraigned and released on own recognizance.
Edward Fisher, last surviving brother of the Fisher Body Co founders, died Monday at Detroit’s Providence Hospital after a long illness. He was 86, according to funeral home officials. The Fisher brothers built a major auto body business that became part of General Motors.
Charles E Widener faces a rape charge in Linn district court as jury selection continued Monday. He is accused of an incident with a 20 year old woman in an apartment in Cedar Rapids on June 1 and was arrested days later at a southeast Cedar Rapids address.
Charles Slaughlies, 22, of 28 Thirty sixth Street NE, pleaded guilty Thursday to reduced counts after nighttime burglary and two breaking and entering charges. He was fined $1 and placed on probation. Other defendants, Ronald and Greg, received suspended sentences for breaking and entering at Wilde, Cedar Rapids. William Skagman and others faced similar outcomes in Linn district court.
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