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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1973
Page
15
U S stocks opened flat with sluggish volume and rumors of Phase 4 plans. Dow Jones industrial average rose to 872.97 while the broader market showed only a slight gain amid uncertain volume and foreign intervention rumors.
Chicago reporting under heavy selling pressure wheat for near term delivery closes with a loss of nearly 10 cents per bushel. Old crop and new crop notes show liquidation while soybeans gain about 3 cents per bushel and meal futures around 85 dollars a ton. Corn and oats move modestly with July corn around 2.12 and oats up slightly.
Cedar Rapids market reported steady butchers and sows with weights 200-280 lbs commanding 40.00 to 40.75, 310 lb sows 35.75 to 85.95, while Chicago and New York pricing showed varied cattle and grain quotes.
Daniels Grocery at 901 Oakland Road NF reported a Sunday night to Monday morning break in with two beer cases stolen worth 6.65 dollars and two more cases taken early Monday. Riverside Recreation Center at 1115 Street SW was entered Friday night with about 15 dollars in change stolen and a second entry Saturday night yielded no reported losses.
SYDNEY Australia AP reports 160 vehicles were involved in multiple pileups on the harbor bridge on a rainy day. Police said crashes happened as cars slid on oil patches on the eight lane span. No injuries were reported as drivers watched helplessly.
Cedar Rapids officials, led by Mayor Ronald Caney, move to block Last Tango In Paris amid court cases on obscenity. A citizen letter requesting a ban arrived as authorities await rulings tied to new regulatory powers. the controversy follows a police crackdown after a Supreme Court decision.
Gladys Towles Root announces her role as corporate counsel for a new Central Iowa airline based in Ottumwa. The venture, led by Willard Davenport and Hilt Vasillos, plans DC-10 operations with Convair charters and aims to route passengers via connections outside Iowa, possibly including Cedar Rapids later this fall.
Two weekend traffic crashes in Cedar Rapids left Josep Eugene Kopish and Norman Rooney hospitalized with facial, leg, and back injuries. Kopish 2 was treated at Mercy Hospital and released. Richmeyer 19 backed into Kopish’s car and was charged with failing to stop before crossing a sidewalk. Rooney 16 was treated for back injuries at St. Luke’s. No charges filed in the final incident.
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