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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1961
Page
8
Estimated Monday receipts: hogs 8000, cattle 18000, sheep 2000. Barrows and gilts 25 to 50 cents lower, sows down about 50. Slaughter steers steady to 1.50 lower. No. 1 and 2 hogs around 18.50 for 220 lb, various 190-310 lb ranges 16.50-18.35. Cattle weights see 25-50 declines. DES MOINES and Chicago reports note slow, steady patterns with mixed prime loads and varying price brackets.
A fragmented price table lists various weights from 160 to 400 pounds with corresponding price ranges and notes. It includes entries for sows and mixed lots with multiple price points, units, and unclear decimals. The text reads as an auction or wholesale schedule with inconsistent formatting.
Saturday hog prices were steady with Friday at 16.75 to 17.60 a hundredweight, few at 17.65. packers and butchers priced by weight. sow prices 14.50 to 15.25. poultry and eggs listed with small market shifts. grain quotes show No 2 yellow corn 1.00, soybeans 2.63, oats 0.64.
A bungalow fire in Johnsonburg Pennsylvania Saturday killed three members of a family and injured four others. Authorities investigated the blaze as a residential tragedy with responders on the scene early.
Brief item notes a cash register issue involving Allied Chemical Pitts and firms including Thompson Ramo Hercules Powder Smith KI and Fr. The text references protective equipment or product lines in a disputed accounting context.
United Nations Security Council stalemate over Iraq Kuwait dispute ends in a Soviet veto blocking Britain’s bid to recognize Kuwait independence. Britain withdraws 250 Guards to Bahrain while keeping about 5,000 troops with air and naval support. The U A R Ceylon and Ecuador abstain. council vows watchdog role and possible reconvening if needed.
The United States accused the Soviet Union of a new blow to Geneva test ban talks after a Moscow note reiterated demands for complete disarmament before any control. Washington urged reversal and continued negotiations despite the deadlock.
The interior ministry ordered Belgian consulate staff expelled amid Katanga U.N. tensions after U.N. Swedish forces seized Belgian adviser Georges Thyssens and beat his son. Munongo blamed staff for not protecting Thyssens and expelled Charles Muller. Tshombe lamented the rash move.
A temporary restraining order delaying the national maritime strike was extended by Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan until 4 p.m. Wednesday. He postponed ruling on a government motion for a preliminary injunction that would trigger an 80 day cooling off period under Taft Hartley and keep shipping operating during talks.
Newburgh plans to implement strict welfare rules starting July 15 despite state and federal opposition. A Albany hearing recommended blocking the rules. welfare commissioner John O'Donnell questioned ten provisions amid calls of illegality and discrimination. City officials refuse to testify further and proceed with the plan.
At Fort Benning Georgia four recruits were killed and 15 injured when lightning struck as a group of about 20 soldiers moved to seek cover during rifle training. The victims were part of the 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, undergoing basic training at a remote range.
Washington reports that the omission of the joint chiefs from a Berlin crisis meeting sparked debate over whether the chiefs are being sidelined in Kennedy administration military policy. The president met with McNamara Rusk and Taylor at Cape Cod, prompting questions about authority and advisory roles.
New York AP reports screen star Marilyn Monroe will be released from the hospital Tuesday following surgery on June 29. The announcement came on Saturday.
Saturday at 10 p.m. TV9 airs D. W. Griffiths spectacular Orphans of the Storm. The feature presents classic era cinema with lavish production and period drama.
Sen. Goldwater lauds Mitch Ell as courageous for welfare reform efforts in a letter to the city manager. He commends the action as refreshing and urges nationwide courage to curb welfare abuses, thanking Ell for leading the step.
Garrison exposes a bootleg ring in a Roaring Twenties style segment titled Black Mail. The broadcast airs Saturday at 6:30 p.m. on TV 9, highlighting a crime bust set in prohibition era.
Marion area churches list pastors service times and sermon topics including First Baptist Grace Baptist Christian St Josephs Catholic Free Methodist Lutheran Methodist Presbyterian St Pauls Lutheran Prairie Chapel Seventh Day Church of God United Seventh Day Brethren with details on worship times church schools and special speakers such as Vernon Schrock and Garth Baker in Springfield Ill.
Listing fragments show channel bumps for Gunsmoke Deputy West and Rifleman with Searchers movie title among what appears to be a local broadcast schedule and program notes.
Dr Albert Schweitzer, 86, famed humanitarian and Nobel laureate, agrees to serve as honorary head of a proposed summit peace conference of religious leaders. Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath announces the appointment, saying world leaders are far apart and religion must press for negotiated state action.
America's first nuclear powered surface fighting vessel the guided missile cruiser Long Beach passed its first sea trials with flying colors. Vice-admiral John Haw ward deputy chief of naval operations for development led a 20 man trial board that observed the propulsion tests and called the sea trials very successful and another first for Vice-admiral Hyman Rickover and his staff.
East Berlin police chief bans meetings in the Red sector for a mass Protestant rally planned for July 1923. The move follows ongoing tensions as authorities seek to control large public gatherings in the divided city.
Little Mimi Lennon joins her sisters on the Lawrence Welk Show airing Saturday at 9 p.m. on TV 9, bringing musical family act to a prime time stage.
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