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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1977
Page
16
Friday in Cedar Rapids hog market the bulk of country and plant delivered butchers 200 to 230 lb sold at 39.00 to 40.00 dollars. Sows 300 lb steady at 32.00 to 32.75. Heavier butchers 230 to 260 lb discounted by weight, packers trims applied to higher ranges up to 600 lb.
Livestock traders reported moderate to fairly active buying in Des Moines with No 1-3 200-230 lb hogs selling 39.50 to 40.75, 230-250 lb at 38.50 to 40.50, and heavier hogs easing into 33.75 to 39.00 for 250-270 and 270-300 lb ranges. Sows mostly steady with 31.00 to 32.50 for 330-400 lb and 28.50 to 31.25 for 450-500 lb. Estimated receipts 85,000. prior day 27,000. prior week 87,000. year ago 51,000.
Signs at four downtown meters restrict use to handicap drivers who display a state emblem. Emblems are obtained from the state transportation department via mail form, in person at Linn County Courthouse windows, or by phone. A $1 fee applies. emblem transferable between vehicles. City council acted after a request from Cedar Rapids Marion Citizens' Committee for the Handicapped.
Soybeans lead the retreat with a 12 cent drop while corn and wheat slip. Prices at close show March soybeans 7.18, corn 2.54, wheat 2.72. In Iowa, Central Iowa Livestock Market reports hogs 900 head with 1-3 200-240 lb at 42.00 to 42.25, 260-280 lb at 38.75 to 40.00, and sows at 35.00.
The Iowa Medical Society executive council approved a new group malpractice insurance program to be offered by Aetna Life and Casualty Co. by March 15. The plan aims to stabilize or reduce premiums for about 2,400 physicians, with basic coverage, office and premise liability, and catastrophe coverage for large claims. Iowa becomes the ninth state to adopt the program.
A Winthrop Farm Service fuel truck rolled on a gravel road near Rowley causing $10,000 damage. Driver Thomas Simmons 32 was treated and released from People's Memorial hospital after the incident. Fire crews remained on scene during upright operation and fuel transfer to another vehicle.
Frederick Hansen aged 55 of Solon was treated and released at Mercy hospital after his car collided with a semi driven by Donald Garner 47 of Valley Springs South Dakota at Wilson avenue and Second street SW Thursday evening. Police say Garner traveled west on Wilson avenue while Hansen ran a stop sign on Second street. Hansen faces charges of driving without lights drunk driving and failure to stop. Two parked vehicles were damaged in the crash.
Larry E Lathrop aged 25 received three consecutive prison terms up to five years each for assault with intent to rob stemming from a November 11 robbery attempt at a Sinclair station in Linn County Iowa. Judge Louis Schultz ordered the consecutive sentences after witnesses Skalsky Novak and Hlavacek were attacked. the victims rushed the assailant thwarting the robbery at the Skalsky Sinclair station on Sixteenth Avenue SW.
Iowa transportation official says the Great River Road scenic drive along the Mississippi will not consume funds from essential non scenic highway segments. The fate of two Iowa side segments hinges on a general fund appropriation.
At Brookfield Wisconsin headquarters Harnischfeger Corp reports growth and expanding international trade. Board chair Henry Harnischfeger cites plans to double 1976 shipments by 1981 and target 5 to 6 percent or better returns while noting a soft US market but expects improvement in 1977 with new equipment models.
Willie L. Barrett age 29 of 616 Fifteenth avenue SE was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and pointing a gun at another after police stopped him in the 600 block of Fifteenth avenue SE. Barrett allegedly pointed a .38 caliber weapon at Leonard Weems of 417 Sixth street SE at the Weems residence.
A list of phone numbers for current highway conditions in various Iowa cities. Cedar Rapids Atlantic Belmond Cedar Falls Davenport Denison Des Moines Fairfield Fort Dodge Maquoketa Mason City Storm Lake. Calls provide up-to-date travel information.
Fire crews from Monona Luana Traer Toledo Fort Atkinson and Decorah faced extreme cold as they battled hog house and residence fires. Frostbite struck two Monona firefighters and a Toledo crew reported frozen pumps and reduced visibility due to wind and snow. Losses included 140 hogs and a tractor in Fort Atkinson and a hog house at the Carl y le Reeg farm near Monona.
COSGROVE The Marvin Swenka house in rural Johnson county was destroyed by fire Friday. Oxford and Tiffin firefighters faced equipment problems while fighting the 8 30 a m blaze. The home stood two miles south and one west of Cosgrove with no injuries reported and cause undetermined. Firefighters saved some furniture. Minor damage reported in a separate West Branch incident where a furnace ignition caused a wiring flashback.
Carolyn Hill 35 of Atkins was treated at Mercy hospital for fractured heels after a fire at 92 Second Avenue. Edward Hill 39 suffered smoke inhalation and lacerations, was released. Fire may have started in the basement near the furnace. family escaped by jumping from a window. The couple’s four children, 4-month-old baby to 17-year-old Kim, were aided by neighbors as most belongings burned.
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